Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Full confession: I took this photo yesterday…when it was sunny. The leaf layer was about the same today under solid overcast*, with perhaps ⅓ of the leaves remaining on the tree. Still no ginkgo leaf drop here….
* Rain overnight, I hear, which may be ice to the immediate north. Farther north: snow, snow, and more snow.
Monday, 14 December 2020
Sometimes sunlight and foliage are a truly magical combo. Those leaves are pointy gems.
* …without the painting part….
Thursday, 10 December 2020
I am so surprised to see this daisy hanging on in the face of seasonal-autumnal-transitioning-into-winter-ish (ish).
And pleased.
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
We’re enjoying transitional autumn, with some lovely sunny days, along with lingering colorful leaves. Evidence here. [Not all days are this enchanting, duh.]
Monday, 7 December 2020
Front came through last night. Sometimes that means fine, clear weather. Today: no. Wind increased all day, and the sun barely came out at all when I walked, although I went out early enough to give it a chance.
Even though I encountered several noisy leaf-blowers, I did manage to enjoy my outing just a tad. Outdoors is oh-kay. And I found a lovely burgeoning rosebud.
Sunday, 6 December 2020
The sun came and went several times while I was out, always making me smile.
Lately I’ve been trying to up my daily sixty minutes to around seventy; my success has been uneven, although my (left) knee is holding up. Today I made seventy-four. Whoopee.
The title refers to the wintery transition we made, with our initial use this season of the steering wheel warmer (twice, actually). It came with the car; I don’t imagine we would have ordered it!
Saturday, 5 December 2020
“Mank.” Worth the time. Terrific lines delivered extremely well. Well crafted. Big cast. Today’s news remodeled into historical fiction.
Strange plant in small, overlooked gas station bed.
Thursday, 3 December 2020
I’m lousy at surveillance. I spotted this and one more ginkgo tree with fresh-dropped leaves, but I’m pretty sure the others, maybe a quarter mile away, still had their leaves.
I’ll check tomorrow. The legend of ginkgos all dropping their leaves the same day is at stake.
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
In keeping with the winter-wise temperature transition, I have bowed to the gods of vitamin D, and I am now assuming that I will be wearing more clothing and exposing less skin on my outdoor ventures, and began this week taking supplemental vitamin D. (whew; run-on sentence nomination!).
However (echo: however), sunny today!)
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
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.