Musings

Trying out the flash on an unsuspecting trio of dan-deeees….

Posted at 9:39 PM | Comments Off on Spring beckons

This fungus appears to host an assortment of other life—maybe some are fungi?

Posted at 9:12 PM | Comments Off on Life upon life

While this is a true capture of a moment here today, it is from mid- not late-afternoon, and it’s from the shady side of the house. Still. The snow does persist. Otherwise, the street is almost dry, and the car is snow-free.

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My ignorance is vast.

Today I worked on improving my knowledge about the Roman Empire’s eastern provinces—specifically those of the Carpathian Basin. And their post-Roman history….

Posted at 10:26 PM | Comments Off on Vast

No Colonel in the conservatory*, just masses of eye-catching orchids, in the new winter display.

* At the ABG—Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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This has become such a gloomy day, it deserves pretty. And we do, too!

Posted at 4:42 PM | Comments Off on Multi-flora

This winter’s science experiment is holding on (barely, I think). Thyme anyone?

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Found a few exceptionally large trees today (compared to most in the greater neighborhood), protected by, of all things, a cemetery. Of course, at some point the top got blown out of this one, and several other tall trees here, by the winds….

Posted at 11:16 PM | Comments Off on Branching

In this area, I have learned that this bloom is a winter-indicator.

I first wrote that the camellia was a harbinger of winter, but it isn’t quite—it’s not a forerunner, it’s a marker. Etymologically, harbinger is related to harbor—of all things.

Posted at 8:56 PM | Comments Off on Wintery signal

A drippy day deserves a conservatory leaf shot….

Posted at 5:30 PM | 1 Comment »