Musings

Proof of the recent cold snap…afflicted angel’s trumpets.

Posted at 6:50 PM | Comments Off on Moving on…

For several days, the local meteorologists have been predicting this pattern. This morning, our low was the lowest we’ve had since March: brrrr. Nice later, though, and fine tomorrow, then rain rain rain, and perhaps no rain come Sunday afternoon. The models vary. Temps overnight a bit less cold, then not bad at all.

Proof that the afternoon was sunny and pleasant, albeit a bit breezy, but you can’t see that in this photo of a sculpture called Bulwarks II.

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We’ve a weather change coming late this week—perhaps three days of rain, so I thought I’d be sure to get out and enjoy the sunshine today…and get some perspective.

Posted at 9:07 PM | Comments Off on Taking the long view

Fabulous moon rise or rising moon, whatever.

The day’s other excitement was book club; we talked about the book rather longer than usual, some critical, some enjoyment, plenty of agreement that maybe we should do a field trip to the setting…historical fiction from the days of Michelangelo and Leonardo in the very early 1500s in Florence, Italy. We jest, but ho hum a nice adventure to contemplate.

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Ginkgo leaf drop report: mostly attached, yet plenty have fallen.

Two weeks ago, folks were setting this seasonal business establishment up. Today, business boomed.

Posted at 8:44 PM | Comments Off on Trees and timing

Once again you can see my lack of skill at making artsy shots. The shot I attempted had a single light in the foreground and the background out of focus. Instead, it was all to some degree out of focus. Ironic funny. And, instead, I got this random roaming shot of the context of the lights.

Posted at 8:22 PM | Comments Off on Woohoo

That oak (pretty sure) on the left sure looks like it’s not even tempted to change into fall colors…and the ginkgo sure has most of its leaves…although I saw some on the ground…but it’s not yet a ginkgo-leaf-dump. [Unknown no-leaves-now tree on right.]

Posted at 8:48 PM | Comments Off on Colour, with the power of u

It seems to me that this year (in this place) the leaves are slow to change…these are in a protected nook, and have plenty of green and are still attached.

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I went back to 2015 in the Great Photo Archive in The Cloud (GPATC), and found this lovely CanGoose image…since I took no (interesting) photographs today.

Posted at 7:49 PM | Comments Off on Time travel: 2015

I named this image leaf fluff…becuase the leaves are still fluffy and dry, and fresh-fallen. This was yesterday. Today, they are wet and matted down, on their way to becoming duff. Duff is the organic matter on top of the soil in a forest.

Posted at 7:49 PM | Comments Off on Pre-duff fluff