Friday, 20 November 2015
We wandered off to one of the super-fine markets with international clientele and international foods this morning. To get international foods like carrots, mushrooms, and parsley. We skipped the potato leaf, but did get white potatoes.
And, late in the day, no surprise, I found shadows. I think I got my fifteen minutes of sunshine. Stretch; yawn.
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Found this leafy birdbath today in front of the firehouse. I love the blue and the reflections on the left side especially.
This, however, is my favorite shot of the day…. I do not know why I have a soft spot for Acer palmatum. In this case, the backlighting is a striking addition.
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
I had to watch my feet—rain again plus some leaves and lots of non-leafy plant-like growths…equals slick underfoot. Like these stones. For a teeny-tiny moment I lost my balance…then regained it. Whew.
So much rain-weight that limbs are coming down…rotten wood, festooned with fungi and lichen—loss of habitat in the making. A quiet precipitation story….
Also, reflections.
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
The recent bombings/terrorism in Paris and elsewhere has weighed on me today, not in the front of my mind, but subtly, clouding my outlook.
So, I present happy images, promotion of a comedy night and a classic, a flower, this one with a ladybug attendant.
Monday, 16 November 2015
Sometimes I walk along a street and in front of a building, and other than a few leaves, it looks as it has for the last month and year. Then, there’s a day and place like this, where the driveway has been chunked, with the concrete no doubt to be removed on the morrow. I don’t think that the driveway was in bad shape…although it is now.
Elsewhere, this white picket fence is holding its own…loving the light and shadow.
Sunday, 15 November 2015
We went for a traditional old-timey Sunday drive. Or are then not old-timey? Anyway, it was a bit overcast, yet we had a good time like it was a sunny day. Does that sound weird?
Definitely, it was weird that these bocce balls are of varying sizes. We didn’t have a rake or anything to groom the court. The balls were heavy, but still, the leaves and crap could deflect the trajectory. And the size variations make no sense unless it’s just what happens when bocce balls are donated to a public court.
Saturday, 14 November 2015
I have heard that all the ginkgo trees let go their leaves on the same day. This tree has released only some of its leaves. Somehow, the yellow isn’t quite what I remember.
Around here, we’ve been spending a lot of time with Frahnce van-cat (not its real name). Horrible situation.
On other matters (distractions?), I have been reading about the Lilliput Effect…the theory that after catastrophic extinctions, in general, the size of vertebrates declines. For millions of years. (If you’re so inclined, read more here (paywall).)
Friday, 13 November 2015
Precooked shrimp skewers as floral display….
Also unpurchased: ancho chile liqueur. (Gee, why?)
Very realistic in life, these waterlilies, but somehow the camera captured them as…impressionistic.
There’s a short story or novella in each image in this trio.
Thursday, 12 November 2015
I’m still thinking sunshine is a darned precious commodity…strolling in the rays this afternoon. Breezy. Which is just a bit unsettling. Still, I forged forward.
This irregular-barked tree is a frumpy (non-technical and unofficial condition) birch, and I thought it glorious backlit in this autumnal sunshine. (Yes, SOME leaves on SOME trees, as you can see, yet this is the irregular status that leaves have in this shoulder season.)
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
How appropriate is it that a bumblebee’s deathbed is a flower?