Musings

I’m not quite sure how to classify any given moment in the transition from late summer to early autumn (LS/EA). Clearly, this isn’t mid-summer vegetation, and it’s not full on autumn, either. The yellow of the milkweed leaves and the brown of some of the grasses are the give-away to the transition from summer-green.

Here’s another angle, with still-proud asparagus vegetation and a fine apple tree with some laden branches. Here, the biggest give-away is the color in the top of the maple, left of center.

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I caught sight of this leaf display out of the corner of my eye and strolled over to see if on closer inspection I still thought it is the visual definition of wrinkly. Yup.

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Late morning, we drove north toward the moon.

Late afternoon, I found this very-orange canna lily. Little did I know that the originals are native to tropical New World areas.

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This lichen is busy breaking down this stepping stone, although busy isn’t the correct word for this slow-growing species…and it is really multiple component organisms (species) growing symbiotically in a lichen colony, although, against all odds, species names are given to lichens.

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I just found out this is a native plant, Passiflora lutea, commonly called yellow passionflower.

OMT = one more time, as in OMT, my ignorance is diminished a tiny bit.

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Pruning time. Also: night photo with natural light.

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Back in March 2024, I wrote about the twin magnolia trees next to the BeltLine that used to be behind the outfield of the Ponce de Leon Ballpark and up against the railroad ROW (before it became the BeltLine). Just the other day, one of the magnolias collapsed. Fortunately, Trees Atlanta has cloned the magnolias, so there’s a new generation (if the term is appropriate) growing along the BeltLine.

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We ticked off two big chores today, both before 12:45, after which we exhaled (you know the feeling) and more-or-less coasted. All good.

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Largest crape myrtles I’ve seen in…forever? And in a rest area. [In North Carolina.]

I found this building very confusing. No doors faced the parking area. None. And no signs. Yes, it’s bathrooms, with a door to a womens and mens on each side…. Not that you can tell from here. [In South Carolina.]

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Somebody knows we’re leaving, and his new perch is going with us….

Just after I took this bee picture, and smiling, friendly older fellow in a dashing panama who was stretching his legs nearby invited me to do a few samba steps. It may sound like it could have been creepy, but it wasn’t at all. He gave a little bow and a thank you afterwards. I thanked him back.

We crossed a few rivers—this is over the Hudson—

…and passed through many states (New England proportions, not Midwest and Western). Yawn.

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