Wednesday, 11 March 2015
I looked at the weather this morning and thought about how antsy I was, so I headed out under the almost-cloudless skies (instead of waiting until the possibly rainy afternoon) and looped the lake at H4WP.
The landscaping crew has been through, and all the decorative grasses are cut to nubbins. I was surprised this pair of Canada geese and a mallard were hanging out. Doubt if the great blue heron (aka the denizen) will hang here for a while.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
I did see my shadow twice today—very briefly!, although a meteorologist on Monday said no sun until Saturday. Still, it’s been mostly (super-mostly) cloudy. Despite what the light looks like here, the sun was NOT out when I took the photo, just almost out*….
* Somewhat analogous to William Goldman‘s “almost dead” in The Princess Bride. …I just finished reading Cary Elwes‘s memoir about the making of the movie version of the story, As You Wish… (2014).
Monday, 9 March 2015
I found the hyacinths in a neighbor’s yard and am giving it to you for a pretty.
However, the more interesting image is the large dolly face-down by the fancy playhouse and the birdbath. I couldn’t decide if a child got called inside quickly, abandoning the dolly, or an adult created a still-life for passers-by headed to a nearby entrance to Piedmont Park. You decide.
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Last year’s beech leaves, holding on until budding makes them drop.
I love woods in late winter, before even the color begins to change from the earliest phases of bud growth. Sunlight penetrates to the accumulated old leaves and the color scheme is shades of brown trending toward black and toward yellow, yet reaching neither.
Saturday, 7 March 2015
As I note in my hummus recipe, it’s worth it to sometimes remove the peel/skin on the garbanzo beans before mashing/pureeing, as both texture and flavor are slightly improved. The sometimes I do it are special occasions…like the birthday celebration we took hummus to this evening.
Friday, 6 March 2015
Made it outdoors as the light was getting low in the afternoon, and found a street where I could rev up my vitamin D…and I loved the light on the ripples in the bark of the crepe myrtle*.
* Native of Asia and other places on the other side of the globe….
Thursday, 5 March 2015
We did a spur-of-the-moment lunch-out, and found this fancy wine display-and-storage (that wasn’t in a cellar) was part of the decor of the restaurant. Seems to me that the specialists advise storing wine bottles in the dark….
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
That’s a bad case of winter-skin. I’m not sure lotion/creme will fix it….
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
I left the house and it was wet out but no precip. Then it got misty. Then light-rainy. Then just wet, and my fancy-fiber pants dried out, and I still kept going. The drain that augments the Six Springs sported a wee waterfall, one of the few times I’ve seen it other than dry.
Monday, 2 March 2015
Sun came out for a bit several times. Our rosemary also indicates we’re on the doorstep of spring. I don’t remember noticing blooms on the rosemary very often, perhaps because I’d expect them much later in the growing season.