Metamorphosis
Saturday, 31 October 2026
The leaves…they are turning and dropping….
Musings
Grocery logic?
Friday, 30 October 2026
So literal. So yellow. And totally mustard.
So…black-and-white hairy cereal nuggets???
Color commentary
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Bit distracted by inner thoughts (not a bad thing), so: lovely pale purple, no?
The spy
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Darn. The dust bunny inspector hit the jackpot. So, I carefully escorted her/him/it outside.
Pink return
Monday, 26 October 2026
I noticed the azaleas were back in bloom, but this is the first of the rhodos I’ve seen.
Floral balance
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Symmetry in pink.
I mention this because I’m distressed over all the “for the good of the people” laws and policies that are being overturned and ignored by the Felon in the White House and his toadies. The symmetry is to distract me.
Section 106 is part of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and requires federal agencies (usually through contractors) to consider the potential effects of projects on historic properties, including giving the public opportunity to comment. Historic properties include archaeological sites, like buried features and objects, even roads and railroads. Section 106 does not stop projects.
If you have enjoyed reading any informational signs that mention the past, even vegetation and geology and not just historical information, then you care that Section 106 remains as it is. Call or write your senators and representatives and tell them to support Section 106 as it is, and to not eviscerate or change it.
Please indulge in collective action!
Regional data
Friday, 23 October 2026
The last few days I’ve noticed that the morning temps here and at our UP locations are nearly the same. Afternoons diverge, but the morning chills are very similar, and sometimes identical. Here’s a bee stunned from the morning chill.
Mem-reeeeees
Thursday, 22 October 2026
I remember learning about adjectives and nouns and how they fit together over a crayon color called yellow-green. I didn’t like the shade very much, but to decode the name as a yellow-y shade of green was colossal. Please understand this was a long, long time ago. Preschool. When the crayons were nubs.