Wednesday, 11 May 2016
That’s a pairing I expect: shovels and water cooler. Despite the hand-tools, a backhoe (and its driver) were doing the work, and the guy with this truck was sitting in the right seat fondling his phone.
Those pointy-petaled dogwoods are out; the usual ones are long-gone.
And this is a bonus pretty….
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Shortly, this will all be covered up, and we will nevermore see this building’s skeleton. BTW, that yellow machine on the left was burrowing into bedrock, and made the whole area shake slightly.
Monday, 9 May 2016
…the unicorn (Einhorn) and Pegasus…. (Giddy-up.)
A treehouse…but not the traditional combo. And maybe not really a house.
And…Tractorman! Whatta find in about 15 minutes of Rural Road travel.
Sunday, 8 May 2016
Ooops, not. Maybe it’s just an iris, and it IS Mother’s Day.
So, I was doing some simple cooking. And the cauliflower was purple. White at the base and purple at the…flower part. Nice contrast with the capers, no?
And, speaking of colorful, Thai curry à la Sammy and (Trader) Joe. With no fresh basil. And because of the recall, these are Danish peas. Of all things—Danish. Not merely organic….
Saturday, 7 May 2016
I have tried three mornings (when the sun penetrates to this plant) to shoot these blooms, and…meh. Yeah, it’s okay, but not more.
Friday, 6 May 2016
Here’s another early-season bloomer, the magnolia. Actually, the plant family is good-sized, and this is probably a M. grandiflora—cultivar a mystery…; if it is, the species is native to this area. Anyway, I find the white-white of the petals striking….
Thursday, 5 May 2016
I mis-heard a phrase as “floor mites.” I’m told it was “phone lines.” More cocktails, please.
Oh, and the image above? Semi-generic Parisian park-water-“pump” from “last week.” Nothing to do with mites.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Sometimes you need to go big. Sometimes it’s boasting, however. Good luck distinguishing the two. Especially in the moment….
Paris. Not long ago. That statue’s not in my neighborhood.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
So, this azalea is almost dead. This is the only surviving branch, and it sports two blooms and a bud, and maybe there’ll be another, but this may be it it it. I was going to tear up the plant (it’s a miniature) over the winter, but got lazy I guess…anyway, it gets one more hurrah….
Meanwhile, the privet I don’t care about (borderline hate, but can you really hate a plant that doesn’t poison you?) is blooming!! and generally putting on a good show.
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
I’ve (mostly) surmounted the jet lag. I include mostly because every once in a while I notice a bit of sluggishness creeping around my margins. (This café is near Les Halles in Paris.)
And here’s a pure art shot…from the plaza in front of the British Library.
How often do you find a frog-holding-a-ladybug ceramic? And with a decorative €-euro price tag on the belly-bulge? Ah, Paris…. (But, €24? Wowzah. That’s pricey frog-bug art.)