Monday, 11 December 2017
Sunny today, but cool enough that shady places kept their snow accumulations. Places like our yard. And driveway. The Guru kept after the driveway, and now it’s wet and not icy. And overnight temps are not predicted to go below freezing.
I did get out for a fine walk, not especially ambitious, but a good one. Sometimes with seasonal decorations.
Sunday, 10 December 2017
In the shadow of yesterday’s celebration…
…we returned to routine. Repeating our route, we found a carrot-nosed snow-dude (created after yesterday’s walk) surviving Mr Sun’s best efforts. Wearing a lion-hat…?
Saturday, 9 December 2017
Snow continued off and on since before dark yesterday, and that is mighty unusual in these parts. We got moving earlier than most people, with the full light, but in the still-quiet while most people, I imagine, were still enjoying their morning hot-drinks.
The pilot took Droney up after the snow stopped about 10am and began to melt, and this is the neighborhood.
And this is a neighbor-house, with snow-etched steps and a wreath on a red window-door. Couldn’t pass up a picture.
Twenty-eight years ago it snowed, too, but not this much. I know that because today is the Guru’s and my anniv.🥂🤩🏺🍓
Friday, 8 December 2017
The meteorologists all said it would snow today—days ago. I didn’t quite believe them. They were right; I was skeptical/wrong.
However, the mail-dude did get through this morning, and brought my new device. I’ve been wanting something I liked better than my aging fitbit (which seems to wildly undercount my steps these days), and my SIL suggested a cool, tasteful Nokia watch-fitness device. I discovered Nokia would release a new version that also would monitor heart-rate (the Steel HR), and I figured that would be the model for me!
I had to wait some time for it to be released, then ordered it when they finally accepted pre-orders in mid-November…for delivery in “early December,” which I figured was code for about the 14th. I was wrong. Nokia sent an email on the morning of the 5th, saying that my order was shipped. Over on the USPS tracking, they indicated only that a shipping label had been created that morning. That night, though, my package was at a USPS facility. It trickled down over the succeeding days, to be delivered this morning! And I got it set up! Time to walk! Even though the snow was coming down in big wet flakes, we set off. At my slow speed, it wasn’t slick; lucky me!
I was just upstairs, and the white outdoors and on the balcony reflected the light (despite the overcast), reminding me about night snow-light. Meanwhile, the heat’s going and we are toasty warm, with plenty of goodies in the larder. We are good!
Thursday, 7 December 2017
We’re enmeshed in semi-binge-watching two very different Westerns—Longmire (set in the present), and Godless (set in 1884?—1880s, anyway). Neither have anything much to do with flowers.
I’m posting a flower picture, however, since I went on a walk today and momentarily stopped to photo it…and there were so many months when I had no walks and no walk-photos.
The flower picture is just my little victory. 😎 Plus, I like the rosemary in the background.
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
BTW, the ginkgo leaves are now grounded and the ginkgo trees are bare. Ginkgo Day was yesterday? The day before? I failed to register it….)
This morning when we left for my PT appointment, we deemed it cold enough for…butt warmers! The Prius engineers promote the butt and steering-wheel warmers because they use less energy than warming the cabin air.
PT Mike had me do some new-to-me exercises that emphasized balance (which of course requires strength), rather than simple strengthening. I felt like I made a good showing, with room for improvement. In fact, I felt confident enough to take the wheel when we left! I have no doubt I could have driven sooner, but today, one day before the first anniversary of our Prius Prime purchase, seemed propitious. And we do propitious.
The warmth of recent days is gone, yes, and rain has set in. I still managed a half-hour walk in the early afternoon….
Tuesday, 5 December 2017
The car’s blue-light special trio indicates that it is fully charged! Ready to go vote! I think there were five or possibly six offices on the run-off ballot—not just the mayor and City Council President….
As we neared the polling place, hmm, flashing lights, a fire truck, an ambulance, paramedics with a stretcher…. Not for a voter, but a “homeless” person, or at least someone likely hanging here waiting for the soup kitchen down the street to open, as they can’t spend the day on the property….
And now it’s dark and “run-off” now refers to rain, which we haven’t had in a while. Today’s high of 70°F will become a high of 45°F tomorrow. Brrrr. There’s even a hint of S-talk. Ephemeral, as it will barely reach freezing overnight Fri/Sat morning.
Monday, 4 December 2017
We took advantage of the fine day, and went to a park where I went “off road” for the first time since, well, you know. I took it slowly and safely, carefully watching for gravel and gum balls that might tip my foot in a painful way.
I spotted these denizens of this tree-bark…and it’s not a very old tree. Fast growing moss and lichens!
Homebound, we passed by the surviving snaggletooth of the Georgia Dome, blown up a couple of weeks ago. I’m not sure if this is the spot where the Weather Channel camera was when the MARTA bus photobombed it. But maybe!
Sunday, 3 December 2017
Foggy this morning, but, looking up, it appears somewhat attenuated by camera. Late in the afternoon, we saw a Broad-winged Hawk, I think in one of these trees (different angle makes it tricky to be sure…). We didn’t know which raptor it was, but neighbor F sure did! He identified it, then went in for his binoculars, and of course, in his short absence, the hawk soared away.
Afternoon light, close up. But not macro.
Saturday, 2 December 2017
Would you call this a bi-color azalea bloom? Big one, too….
This flock (aka flamboyance or pat or…your term here) of flamingos are to mark the houses on the tour. Or this collection/bunch marks a super-house?
Too much pink? This is crepe myrtle bark, with wrinkles and marks rather like a desert graben.