Musings

While today was cool and windy like yesterday, it was sunny—and lovely in comparison. The ginkgos haven’t yet dropped their leaves, and are rather brilliant in their yellow-green way.

Posted at 6:06 PM | Comments Off on Lovely, lovely sunshine

My apologies—this photo is from the other day…when it was sunny. Today was overcast and windy. The temps started dropping mid-morning, and that is never pleasant this time of the year. The meteorologists say there may be snow overnight in the mountains. Here: nope. Cold cold cold, however, as in below freezing overnight, and tomorrow night, too. I turned up the heat a degree as the house has only mediocre insulation.

Posted at 6:10 PM | Comments Off on Winter is arriving

Nice leetle joke of the tree-cutting crew to carefully place the stump right-side-up in the street. I didn’t quite do a double-take, but I did study it for a half-beat…. No, no stump/tree in the pavement. Just on.

I cannot anthropomorphize this into a conscious decision to bud as November comes to a close (in the northern hemisphere). It’s just an off-season accomplishment. Nothing more; nothing less. Avert your eyes; keep moving.

Posted at 9:22 PM | Comments Off on All in a day

In the process of confirming that this is indeed lantana, I discovered that the parent of this cultivar (likely a cultivar, anyway), is probably native to the New World, albeit south of here. In some places across the globe lantana is a noxious invasive species. Here, it’s just a garden lovely. Is that okay?

Posted at 7:31 PM | Comments Off on Chin up

I was so happy to see parties outdoors, masked, and distanced. We were so distant it was just the two of us. Turkey, cranberries, gravy, salad, pecan pie (from bakery). Made us happy and thankful for a good harvest.

Posted at 8:45 PM | Comments Off on Fall fern fun

I try to empty my brain and just be in the moment (easier said/typed than done) when I’m out for a neighborhood walk. It’s rejuvenating.

Then some brilliant red leaf-light or similar penetrates my perception brain and I surface to take in something other than my personal ohhhhmmmmmm…and today, in that surfacing, I found two dazzling, back-lit leaves.

Posted at 9:35 PM | Comments Off on Focus relocation

Loaded cone flower, weighted with double bees.

Delicate and fine-scented ginger: mmmmm.

Posted at 8:50 PM | Comments Off on Of the moment

That title might mean any of many things. What I thought about today was that at some point this season, I’ll be switching from preferring to walk in the shade (pant pant), to being happy to walk in the sun (oh so cool).

Never noticed a hibiscus bloom that looked quite like that.

Posted at 9:38 PM | Comments Off on Change-over

Mum bee.

Leaves: real and reflected.

Posted at 7:58 PM | Comments Off on Word play

Zeta brought the tree down. Eta brought the leaves down.

Zeta was recently; Eta was yesterday and the day before.

However, there are still many green and greenish leaves on the trees, although I heard the weather gal say this morning that we’re at peak color. Perhaps Greek peak.

Posted at 8:58 PM | Comments Off on Greek autumn