Monday, 21 January 2013
Motorcade time again. Love the dips and hills apparent along the road in this shot.
National rituals are…infrequent, almost foreign/strange—with heightened excitement due to the rarity? Not sure….
Okay, a phalanx is bunched, technically, so this is a…column? parade? mostly a procession?
Sunday, 20 January 2013
We’re not sure what to do with this ugly, but he’s at his best in this winter sunlight….
My big project of the day…olive oil salt bread (quick-bread), riffing on a Mark Bittman recipe, which I’ve posted here. Most informative result: I need fresh baking powder.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Loved the shadows of the filaments/stigmas on the petals….
I cleared the leaves out of the rosemary a little while ago, and now I smell like rosemary.
Friday, 18 January 2013
As I was dumping the coffee grounds this morning, I noticed that a carrot-top is forging ahead in the compost-pile.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
No reason for you to remember, but back in October, we cruised through The Real Cadillac, or the Old World version anyway, although we were focused on other than chateaux that day (we had MILES to cover—and the car worked only in kilometers…). Anyway, today’s shelf-check at the DFM reminded me of that day when we found this Chateau Cadillac Bordeaux. A quick google did not turn up info on the Chateau—I guess we’d have to go back to find out more…?? Oh, wait, hmm, there’s googlemaps—I realize we drove Right By the Chateau. The vines? Well, that’s mysterious.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Succulents are drought tolerant.
Rainishness all day, and the levels of Lake Lanier are rising, and have been since mid-December. Great news, since we’re in the “rainy season,” and Lanier provides ATL’s water…. The current level, at about 11 feet below normal full pool, is still wa-a-y too low. Last 24 hrs: up 0.7 feet—terrif!
Darned autocorrect—I almost didn’t catch that it turned “terrif” into “terrify.” And just did it again!
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
A quick late-day library expedition yielded not only books but also a bit of sunset sky-color. That we could not otherwise see from the house.
Monday, 14 January 2013
Note: this was the yummiest, goopiest cheese I’ve had in quite a while.
Book club rocks!
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Yeah, okay, I admit it. Photo from yesterday.
My day has been so without interest that I generated no…sharable…pictures.
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Lovely light lavender croci.
Meteorologists predicted 72°F*. Our thermometer showed a high of 74°F—in the shade. We strolled over to the BotGarden and checked out the displays. The night-lightshow hardware is partly disassembled. This is balanced by…croci! daffodils! camellias!
* Average high today for this location: 52°F. Sheesh. But nice to get out in!