Monday, 6 September 2021
Two weeks ago (or so), on the 28th, I saw the first few hickorynut husk bits on the sidewalk. Then, the very next day, Sunday the 29th, I heard nut and husk bits falling everywhere and they were abundant on the sidewalks and streets.
Busy squirrels.
And, this holiday weekend, drifts of nut shell and husk shards. As hickories are taxonomic cousins to walnuts, the husk fragments become black and nasty after a few days.
More autumn evidence.
Sunday, 5 September 2021
Of course, I have no idea the scientific name, but I saw this and thought: butterfly weed. It isn’t. It’s butterfly bush. And that makes all the difference.
Friday, 3 September 2021
I had to look this beauty up (as in: trigger my iNaturalist app). I thought surprise lily-ish, but not quite. And it isn’t quite.
It’s a Lycoris species, native to a big swath of Asia, as far west as Iran. One of its nicknames here in the south is hurricane lily, as it blooms during…wait for it: hurricane season.
Thursday, 2 September 2021
Too many huge, scary issues (Afghanistan, Ida, western fires, etc.) in this big world, so I’ll go micro here.
Accidentally dropped my phone on my (bare) foot yesterday afternoon. Don’t do that. Bruised my foot-knucklebone, and it became quite tender. Went to bed with an icepack and managed to sleep okay.
Re-activated stick-assisted walking when I went out this morning…slow pace, something like 23 minute miles vs my usual 17/18 minute miles. But I completed a somewhat shortened version of my (currently) usual loop—yay! And now, over 24 hours after The Phone Drop, and an evening application of ice, my bruise is much, much improved. So: yay and yay!
Sunday, 29 August 2021
Didn’t know okra is a perennial. So are tomatoes.
Although they aren’t typically grown that way in these parts.
Is that why they are so good together in the cookpot? 😉
Sunday, 22 August 2021
Decorated, decorative wall. Turquoise…lichen?
Simple ID: red red red hibiscus.
Saturday, 21 August 2021
Wandering the neighborhood, I saw far more parent-children walkers than normal. Then I got to the firehouse and saw they were having an open house. And it made sense.
Even with the low overcast.
Had to include this spiral gardenia. Smelled terrific.
Friday, 20 August 2021
We’re moving past mid-summer, and I see post-flowering plant-ness (plantations? haha).
Here, cherry tomatoes and canna lily examples.
Thursday, 19 August 2021
To avoid Delta exposure, we went to the drive-through at the pharmacy. Turned out to be a poor choice. It took on average ten (!!) minutes per vehicle ahead of us. Same to take care of us. May try a different pharmacy next time. We were in line long enough that a rain storm came up.
Unusual sprouting trunk. Effectively a natural form of coppicing.
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
We got a bit of a temp/humidity reprieve during post-Fred, although I found it darned oppressive outside this morning. Cooler, yet the air seemed like it sat heavy on my skin.
All in a day’s…outdoor exercise.