Musings

“Where have all the flowers gone?” Girls may have picked, but they missed this one.

Posted at 8:14 PM | Comments Off on Desiccation

When I was a pre-literate tot and my dad identified these types of ’shrooms to me I heard “shell fungi.” It made sense to me because the tops looked rather like the Shell gas shells.

I felt let down when I found out they were really shelf fungi. Of course, that name makes sense, too.

Title from star-crossed Juliet who may never have seen such fungi by any name.

Posted at 9:19 PM | Comments Off on What’s in a name?

I’ve been eyeing this driveway and steps combo for years, watching the concrete degrade and thinking somehow there’s a photo here, but not finding a way to capture it. This comes close.

This is easier to grasp: leaves (almost) the size of a manhole cover! Ehem, sewer access lid…whatever.

Posted at 7:50 PM | Comments Off on Perspectives

I often find insects on my flower photos, and here are three insects: the large one under the cap on the tissue ring on the stem, plus the two darker dots on the cap-top: insects.

Is this a metaphor? For…what?

Posted at 5:45 PM | Comments Off on Secret lives

Such a colorful flower (bud).

It makes such strange seed pods. Note texture, size, surface (aka total morphology)…little spikey pillows with pointy tongues.

Much more interesting than reading about fomite transmission rates for Covid-19—be much more worried about aerosol rates!

Posted at 9:14 PM | Comments Off on De-fogging

Is this moldy fungi? I don’t remember seeing this combo before….

Okay, portrait mode here…HAD to do it as the flower was standing away from vegetation/visual distractions, all by its lonesome: perfect for the stage-light option.

Posted at 7:18 PM | Comments Off on Nature’s/my experiments

I think I’ve done this before in this “space”: my hypothesized taxonomy, this time for fungi.

The first would be “wet” fungi, and this would be “dry” fungi. Although it looks like there are a few “wet” fungi encroaching on the decorative, “dry” fungi.

Okay, hypothesis is muddy, and therefore: nope.

Posted at 9:05 PM | Comments Off on Observation “science”

Fortified: by a fort.

Invigorated: by socially distant socializing with a long-time friend over cocktails.

Enriched: by a wide expanse of beauty.

Posted at 9:53 PM | Comments Off on Enriched, invigorated, fortified (not in that order)

How many times have I walked past this arrangement on the neighbors’ deck (where we have distance-socialized all summer), and only today I noticed it? My excuse: the light was perfect right then. Truth: I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings.

Look at how this flower cluster captured the now-dry grass-tops. Flowers are maybe two feet above the ground surface. Musta happened when they were both green and growing.

Posted at 7:36 PM | Comments Off on Final day moments

First sweet pea pods I’ve seen in 2020….

Apples coming down, and smelling like yellow jacket heaven. Or cider, depending on your point of view.

Posted at 8:54 PM | Comments Off on Fall-is-coming evidence