Musings

Apian proof. [See yesterday.]

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I didn’t see any butterflies visiting today, just bees. [Common name: butterfly weed.]

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This was the sunset-ish view out the back; however, just after this we went out to repark both vehicles, and I caught the western view as I drove through the neighborhood, and I saw bright orange-red down near the horizon and almost half-way up the sky. That color makes this look faded and boring. Which it isn’t.

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Still life, composed by nature. Maybe by gravity, and not assisted by a squirrel.

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Strawberries verge on the sacred around here. This is the sixth one I ate from today’s supermarket specimens. The interesting thing is the first five had little strawberry flavor (as is typical), but this one had enough that I could almost imagine it approached being sun-ripened.

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I’m convinced that I met the Guru because of Ted’s choice to become a media guy. Of course, it wasn’t that simple! RIP, Ted.

I asked the Guru to create an image that portrays the intersection of his design work and Ted’s stations. There’re interesting visual tidbits.

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Showy oakleaf hydrangea, still partially in bud.

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Detroit style is what? Extra oily? Dunno. Is there Grand Rapids style, too?

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This woody shrub has been a problem for nearly a decade. I did a temporarily expedient thing several times, chopping off the branches. This left the roots to persist and flourish. More and more each time, each year.

Today, I took the mattock and set about Final Removal. I worked around the sides, made a root-removal donut. It took a while. Then, I worried about a tap root; they can be the largest. But. But, I discovered that there was no taproot, and voila, the whole thing came up. Whew. You’re looking at the bottom—see, it’s flat—no taproot. Lucky me.

Later this week: cleanup and planting!

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Just to the right of center, that lumpy shape: a backyard bunbun. I tried to con it into munching down on the remnants of PI, but: no evidence it took my suggestion. Yet….

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