Wednesday, 30 November 2016
A feisty line of storms came through just as we were driving hither and yon. All the leaves that have accumulated helped the rain pool rather than drain away. I could imagine how many dust, pollen, and smoke particles washed down with the leaves. And, sometime later, the sun poked back out. Watch for mildew densities to rise.
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
The morning’s big news: rain rain rain! Since about midnight. Slow enough maybe it’ll seep in a bit. Other places not far away got more rainfall than we did; let’s hope for more.
This evening’s milestone: the last of the turkey dinner became soup, and we consumed it with gusto!
Sunday, 27 November 2016
Went out for a short wander in the mixed overcast—not smelling smoke today (have I gotten accustomed to it?). Took the fish-eye gadget. Nothing original here, but you sometimes have to try things yourself.
I call this Rose’s World. Exposure is wonky, but the composition has promise.
Saturday, 26 November 2016
First, I thought, oh this geometric light-dark is…dramatic.
Then, I thought: new life. And the burgeoning bulbs took center stage in my mental universe. Go flowers! [Too early for bulb-growth…just too darned early—it’s DEcember.]
Then, I thought: the easy and wise choice is to go with the leftovers-that-don’t-look-like-leftovers. This is not tetrazzini…
The choice is yours…I give you all the options.
Friday, 25 November 2016
Formally, this is leaf senescence. They’re off the tree and desiccating…and the decomposition bacteria and critters are a’coming!
And I think today ties the record for longest stretch in ATL without measurable rainfall—39 days. That’s why we have power-dry and hard-as-cement soil (depending on compaction). Last time we had this stretch was, I think, 1844.
Will anyone say “climate change”? These sure seem like the maximal shifts that multiple specialists have forecast, and perhaps the drying of the interior continent that has been predicted.
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Today part of the group had some discussion about “next time” just having a few sides and dessert. I’m guessing we go instead for a fuller menu when the time comes, just as we did today.
BTW, I forgot the mushroom side in the microwave. Even I didn’t notice that they didn’t appear on the overloaded table as we sat down.
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
I smelled a bit of smoke today outside, but mostly I was pacing around in the kitchen doing this and that and couldn’t smell it (thankfully).
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
More years ago than I care to estimate, I put contact-paper style shelf paper on the “main” shelf of the butler’s pantry. Big mistake. And then, time. With a razor blade, I managed to remove it from half the shelf in a couple of hours (max). It was about 40in of shelf. Scrape scrape.
Sometime when my thumb-bruise is gone, I’ll tackle the other half. After T-giving. You can see the edge of the yellowing ancient stuck-stuff over on the left. The new shelf “paper” is plastic. So modern. Not green at all, but I am confident that it will not stick. 😎
Monday, 21 November 2016
The lack of rainfall means the leaves have stayed fluffy for weeks.
Here’s the same scene with a new fisheye gizmo the Guru found that clips on over the phone lens.
I took the two shots hours apart, hence the different light.
