Musings

Friday snuck up on me this week. Or, I was too distracted to grasp it had arrived. Along with our flowering quince, honoring my parents and a gift from D&F. This plant is in the Rosaceae family, so the thorns are appropriate.

I took this photo when I was leaving to begin my walk. The sun was tepid. I could see a broad greyness to the NNW. Over time, the grey seeped east, and about 10 minutes before I got home I felt a few drops. But, no follow-through/still dry. Expecting a serious storm tomorrow, early evening, however.

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I have tried to embrace the wide-angle mode…mostly I don’t really like the results. This one I do like, however.

And the other side of the same building, albeit from farther away. And not ultra-wide; see, less distortion.

Oh, and a daisy. An overwintering daisy. Sooo weather-tolerant, this kind. Also, not ultra.

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New-to-me denizen of the neighborhood.

Last-month’s denizens still hanging around.

Flower time. Ornamental red quince?

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Not the industrial kind—the botanic kind.

Tree-shape reflects the species and the individual’s growing conditions. This specimen, here in a park without neighbors, is broad and symmetrical…and bigger and more expansive than such oaks typically are, especially in a forest setting.

This one was almost that immense, but no more. Calling all breakdown organisms!

Without a doubt, the light was terrific today, and the sun toasty.

Even these (foliose? squamulose?) lichens were soaking it in.

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What qualifies as weird weather? I’d say today did/does. There was not-rain, rain, then mostly not-rain. And wind developed. Some sunshine—this overplays it. Note the mistletoe infestation in that oak to the right. Wind continues…maybe snow-bits in the mountains overnight. Brrr.

I don’t remember looking this plant up before, probably because I thought I knew the name. But, nooooo. It’s not forsythia (which I knew it wasn’t); it’s not scotch broom (why did I think it was? ignorance!). It is winter jasmine.

Pretty sure.

Wee cow sculptures…a front-yard’s worth.

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An almost bud, as in: almost open.

Honeysuckle: wide open. And smelling fine.

All oh-vah.

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Big Bud to Little Bud: “How you?”

Little Bud to Big Bud: “K. How you?”

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Went for my walk earlier than usual, had a hunch the weather would get worse…so I ventured into sprinkles and Seattle-type mist…and accomplished my HR* goals. Can’t say I got my Vitamin D for the day, however.

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* Heart rate.

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Hey, bee! Come back! Your presence will make soooo improve this photo. Sigh.

Got no story with this one…beyond the blue, blue sky. Which is enough.

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I couldn’t decide which order for today’s pictures, that is: which order might have a story line. Got nothing. So, here’s pretty…

…followed by a…well: tree of life…tree of lost items…a baby toy and a Atlanta United garment.

And above it all: an overcast sky. [The camellia snap was from yesterday.]

Forgive my disorientation. We’re just over half-way through the final season of “Mr. Robot,” and the story line is still in flux. And thus so am I.

Ho dee ho.

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Now that’s a bright blue Ford. It is a Ford, right? But not a flatbed…and not slowing down…it’s fully stopped.

I call this yellow jasmine, although some call it yellow or Carolina jessamine. Jasmine and jessamine may sound the same—or not—depending on the speaker.

Despite the blooms in the image above, it’s leaves-down season here (many non-deciduous species flourish, however), and a bit overcast today. Love having this piece of woods in the midst of the city.

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