Saturday, 4 February 2023
Sun-up, and we got on the road.
We drove and drove and drove. Then, the sun was dropping against a layer of thin clouds.
And we saw another celestial orb, not to be mistaken for a nosy Chinese balloon.
After dark, we reached the snow zone. Note, however, that the road and sidewalk are totally dry. No problems here…and temps overnight are to hover at freezing; that’s warm for these parts.
Friday, 3 February 2023
I walked in the sunshine today, so very lucky. Felt good. There was a bit of a breeze, enough that leafless stick-branches waved. I’ve been futzing around inside too much lately, including spending too much time reading about ancient transitional times, mostly in the Levant.
Thursday, 2 February 2023
Murky, rainy day…so this photo is from one year ago, on a much sunnier day…although you can’t quite tell that. Trust me.
I just read a NYTimes article reporting that bears rub up against trees so that the tree-bark resin/sap gets in their fur and acts as a tick repellant. These bears are I’m not sure where, but it seems rather northern, like Poland, and the trees include beech trees.
I hypothesize this model doesn’t work for southern bears, as leaning against southern trees (e.g., pines) is a good way to get chiggers. Now chiggers are not ticks, but, personally, I’ll take neither…critter infestations of the skin are…ick, yuck, and no thanks.
Article: “Bears May Rub Against Trees for Protection From Parasites” by Rebecca Dzombak, dated 1 Feb 2023.
Saturday, 28 January 2023
Every once in a while I try what I think of as a short vertical pano. It is a vertical pano, and I don’t shoot for very long (ie, the span is brief—it’s chunky not elongated). Here’s one that’s cropped to the aspect ratio that fits this space (16:9).
I think in some cases the distortion in a cropped short vertical pano is “better” (meaning, somehow more aesthetic) than a “regular” shot. With my current iPhone lenses.
Monday, 23 January 2023
Quite a while back, early in the Covid lockdown, I hypothesized that certain vehicles had not been moved for a very long time, based on the sediment deposits beneath them and other clues. [Those were the early days of working-from-home and grocery deliveries and other activities that allowed people to stay home and still survive.]
This car, however, seems like it has been not-moved for far longer than just since Covid. What a fine microenvironment for mildew and mold! (Ick.)
Sunday, 22 January 2023
It was rainy-wet all day, yet we managed to find a window without much drippiness, just mistiness. Which is manageable.
But we were not alone.
Thursday, 19 January 2023
This is an oversized splat. No robin did this. I found it this morning early-ish.
Add this data point. In the dark of the night recently we’ve heard a hootie owl holding forth, and the sound seems like it’s just above our bedroom.
To recap, the splat fits with noisy hootie owl, and the walkway location fits with being above our sleeping heads.
Monday, 16 January 2023
Dramatic sculpture. Simple concept. Well executed. A curved steel sheet with a cutout-outline, bent at a slightly different angle. Harder to describe than to contemplate.
Sculptor: Xavier Medina Campeny (b. 1943). Title: Homenaje a Martin Luther King. The sculptor is Spanish, from Barcelona. The piece was a gift from the 1992 Summer Olympics host city (yes, Barcelona) to Atlanta, the host of the next Summer Olympics, in 1996. [If Wikipeeee is correct.]
Monday, 9 January 2023
I managed to forget that this honeysuckle shrub-bush can bloom this time of the year. As it is this year. My worry: are there bees around? High in the 50s today, 60s the next three days (perhaps soon for the bees), then the 40s (or possibly not).
Sunday, 8 January 2023
This dawn light lasted less than a minute at maximum color. And I was there. Ephemeral.