Musings

Dewy morning.

Dew on blue.

Blue with clouds.

Red Japanese maple leaves. Okay, this is the line that changes the game, although it’s the end here.

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I looked at this wall life and wondered if any of it glows in the dark. Probably not.

This idea likely arose because I’ve been reading about glow worms in caves and grottoes in New Zealand. Those are not worms at all, but instead are the larvae of gnats that are either carnivorous or fungi-eating. […followed by the phrase “whatever floats your boat”??]

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I found a pretty pink camellia today, with a neighboring bud, and now we can adore then together.

Every few days I remember to check the ginkgos and see if they’re still in leaf or enleaved or beleaved, something. These branches were way high up, and I used the 5x lens, then manipulated the image “in post” to get the color of the leaves to pop despite the bright sky.

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I’m really attracted to making a superlative image with these orange-and-yellow flowers. Another not-quite, however. Focus would certainly help hah.

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I just got a text from Joe Biden. It said nothing about Joe Manchin. I guess the texting robot isn’t up on current events.

Text deleted.

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I played with the iPhone camera again. This is the result of a spotlight-portrait combo…with a little tweaking. It’s not evident, but this shot was taken in broad daylight.

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The fennel was showing off in the sunshine. Somewhat ironically, the flower form, an umbel, not only is delicate, but the word comes from the Latin umbelle then the French umbella, both meaning sunshade. Sun to sunshade…the circle is complete.

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Early Europeans recorded on the order of eighty names for sweet potatoes across Māori-land (now called Aotearoa New Zealand). Some referred to color or horticultural variation. Others were regional or dialectically different. Still, sweet potatoes were the primary calorie source year in and year out for pre-contact Māori.

I was surprised that our local Whole-Paycheck (several grocery chains receive this nickname) had four different kinds, each a different color. This was called purple sweet potato on the sign.

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Here’s a visual of the leaf color in this neighborhood. I’d say: still lots of green, yet lots of color, too.

Found this oak with a circle of fungi around the base…indicating…dunno…root decay?

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I didn’t expect to find clematis blooms this time of year; I associate them with spring. The name is from the Greek κληματίς or clēmatís, meaning climbing plant. They’re common in this area adorning mailboxes, as this one is [mailbox not shown].

I learned “voxel” today. Pixels are 2-D. Voxels are 3-D. Or that’s how I understood it. Perhaps I came across voxel before and just forgot…I can’t remember.

Posted at 7:35 PM | Comments Off on Momentary close scrutiny