Artier than I planned
Friday, 7 August 2020
I tried for an artsy photo with light rays caused by the lens (I think). Turns out I had something—probably hand cream: oops—smudged on the lens for an additional muted effect (that I don’t like).
Musings
Change and evolution
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Pro-tomato, anti-squirrel cage technology.
I still see this and have to translate from Bureau of Land Management to…#BLM.
Hosta bloom portrait. Moderately successful.
Alfa times two?
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
I looked for the logo on this one: Alfa Romeo.
However, I saw this one first…and was so spellbound (ha!) by the flat that I didn’t look for the manufacturer’s emblem. I assumed it was a Fiat (in my general automotive cluelessness) until I saw the above vehicle…now I’m thinking Alfa.
Okay, you’re not getting away with out a flower-eye-candy.
Natural nature
Monday, 6 April 2020
This appeared overnight; I think someone visited a plant nursery.
I experimented with automatic color correction for kicks…ick…turned very blue. Double ick.
I’m admiring the linear spirals of dark pink in the centers of these lovelies. No color correction needed!
The new green growth is pretty darned yellow. Did not try color-correcting with this one…once is enough.
Adventures continue
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Not frosty cold, but we had frost, one of those temperature magic things. This leaf was in a meadow in deep shade at 10:30am. Whew. Still: pretty out.
Here’s trail maintenance by park visitors.
First stop and, for us, the first time: Dick’s for burgers. Mmm. This local chain dates back to the 50s and you order just what’s on the menu, no extra lettuce or animal style.
Then, off to a computer museum that specializes in artifacts, that is old machines that are kept operational.
The Guru calls this 200 MEGAbyte storage unit a chocolate cake. Cost, hmm was it? thousands? Hideously expensive.
Data, suppositions
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Cold snap here…this made me think of our Santa Fé weather rock….
This, however, is all Atlanta…not a bit of Santa Fé.
Narrator comment: Me, I wouldn’t park in that spot.
Pink-pink vs purple-pink?
Thursday, 16 January 2020
I’m skipping mention of the Big Doin’s going on in WashDC, and instead focusing on…small. And local.
These two blooms are from intertwined bushes. Do you see the different shades of pink? I wondered if the camera/iPhone would capture them. Conclusion: pink subtleties—capturable.
For thoughts on the Big Doin’s, visit The Guru’s comments in his resuscitated blog here.
Skip memory test.
Thursday, 26 December 2019
Oh, the title? Something I saw on an ancient IBM screen during the latest season of “Mr. Robot.” [Backstory: we binged through “Mrs. Maisel” like there was no tomorrow, and now we’re enjoying a totally different genre.]
Meanwhile…we missed boxing activities…and boxes. Yay British traditions.
Whoosh
Sunday, 17 November 2019
Today this is a footbridge to nowhere; I think it was built for vehicles, and decommissioned long ago. That means the stone-toothed window was a decoration, nothing more.
While this looks like and entrance to the underworld, I think it’s wholly prosaic…a simple drain.
Age issues
Saturday, 16 November 2019
We allocated our 20%-off-one-full-price-item coupon from REI to new shoes for me. I wanted a great pair to get my exercise on sidewalks in—the urban Thang. I was assured these Hoka shoes would be like walking on clouds! And a tad pricey, so: perfect for the coupon. Soon, I walked three miles in them and I would say: clouds. Wonderful. Like nothing I’ve ever worn. [Bonus: Foot happy!]
Here’s old to go with the new above. I traipsed off in an alley (wearing the Hokas) that’s more of a drainage lined with cobblestones (but still technically public), and found this apparent abandonment scenario. I couldn’t even figure out what the yellow/red/white vehicle was: pickup? van? After snapping this quick digital record, I left the mystery…to be (quietly) mysterious.