Musings

I’m thinking about the definition of democracy…then considering the destabilizing social discontent, the repeated unapologetic lying by squadrons of elected officials, and the rampant internet propagandizing…and I conclude that I don’t know where we’re going as a nation. Not that I have any political science chops or anything. 🤣

Regarding the title, I’m not sure that’s a daisy, and not a mum or an aster or some other botanical supporter of bumblebees.

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We strolled Piedmont Park this morning before the fog cleared. The actual old RR to the right is still in use, as the fancy new path for the BeltLine is not yet officially open, although it looks ready for traffic.

There’s the east lobe of Lake Clara Meer looking all placid and still a tiny bit obscured.

The rest of the day turned out rather weather-normal.

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The leaf fall rate really popped up today…with more and more coming down as the day went on. I propose a metric for that….

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The wind fought me, and made this three-second exposure a bit blurry, especially on the right. This fits the Sunday pace of life, I think.

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My spidee sense says a time change looms, and this lovely evening light will be sliding back…and our dark mornings will be lighter…that’s the flip side…. Impossibly, I’d like more light at both ends of the day.

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Confession: this photo is from last week in the UP, a daisy-ish fleur in a mowed path, nestled in with a dusting of fallen leaves.

I thought it was dry up there, yet it’s dry dry dry here, too—no rain yet in this month in ATL, which is…WOW!…as it’s already the 23rd. OTOH, it’s great to see a flower even if the weather is especially arid and un-supporting of plants.

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Glacial erratic (taller than The Guru). I think.

Architectural remnant. I think it was the entry to an otherwise destroyed building, slightly modified to have four irregular sides…somewhat like a mini-chapel.

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Sorry if you think this post is about music. The light is the opera, here…. Pre-sunrise, on the way to the point.

The sun’s coming!

Ah, there’s the rise!

Looking back. Note the orange cast on the foam by the tiny, new island.

This is mid-day, looking south from the grove.

The cottage is oddly keystoned…so, keystone kottage?

We don’t cross the bridge this time of day, and so miss this every time—almost sunset.

And, from the first rest area south of the bridge.

Do you forgive me the title?

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Sunglow and shorefoam.

The ridge patterns that the waves make on the bottom…two zones are at right angles…never noticed that before so close together, almost intermeshed…seems so unlikely.

Yesterday, we watched a busy pileated pit this stump in two places. This is the larger, deeper excavation. Fueling up for winter, surely….

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What a clear night to watch the moon, a bit blown out and enhanced by my phone’s algorithms.

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