Musings

This partly hidden is a flower spike. Perhaps of a yucca…in any case, a pointy leaved plant.

This “hidden” is trickier to spot. Look for four verticle temporary electric connections…for a commercial building project.

We spotted this during a blue-tinted moment on our quick trip to a mall. We’ve gone to a mall (only!) twice since the Descent of Covid, and both times have been Apple missions. Recent b-day dude Mr. Ohio now has a new, fancy, powerful laptop, with a gorgeous screen and four (!!!!) terabytes of storage. Movies, music, video clips? The sky’s the limit!

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I propose marking the progression of spring in increments of when the blooms of a particular species open. Wait: too complicated, too location specific, and too prone to user error [as in: too many people can’t recognize the various flowers].

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Repeated patterns can be mesmerizing. Especially if blue or purple colors are involved IMHO.

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These are the peaks east of Sams Gap, which the Interstate crosses north-south, and the AT crosses east-west. And it’s the state line between Tennessee and North Carolina.

Geography lesson over.

Fortunately for us, the white stuff was at higher elevations than the road.

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This is a city hall, although I find the architectural philosophy matching ever so many county courthouses. Including the cannon. Unusual to be painted silver an to have a chunk of 2×6 blocking the barrel.

I confess I had to look up the USS Maine, as my recollection was too foggy. Ah, the Maine sank in Havana’s harbor, and at the time officials said it had been by a mine, but now it’s thought to be from an internal explosion. Anyway, that kicked off a whole war. Yikes.

Snow report: we saw flakes; we saw sleet; we saw fleeting sunshine. Mostly we drove through rain. And here’s a large rotten snow pile with some fresher frosting…the overall report is rain and melting.

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This is not charming, although I do find it interesting, mostly, I guess, in the lineup of blue trashcans and the double row of meters. And, then there’re the liberated cables and wires. I’m rather glad I don’t have an apartment in this complex, I must admit.

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I went to a party this evening. How long has it been…yah yah, you know. For me, this was a notable Return to Normal Life in this Covid world. We sat on the patio, and my seat was by this lovely water feature. Beautiful evening. [Book club: Robin Wall Kimmerer’s 2013 essay collection Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Highly recommended.

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I hope this makes some kind of sense: I’d like to swim in a pool of that intense and vital pink.

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Wicked weather came through starting about midnight(ish), lasting until daylight. With wind. And more wind. Do Not Like Wind. And some rain. But, now: all is well with the weather.

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The color is ho-hum, but the shape-contrasts are fabulous.

And a wee update from That Corner. After having that smooth cement surface, today it got a new asphalt layer. That I didn’t expect.

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