Monday, 21 December 2020
I wonder how many meter-reader jobs dried up when these were installed across the city? At least I’m pretty sure this is the dark side of an automated water meter that broadcasts pertinent info somehow to…¿passing trucks? ¿low-flying drones? I dunno that part…. Anyway, I find it’s rare that I see the underbelly of these contraptions.
Sunday, 6 December 2020
The sun came and went several times while I was out, always making me smile.
Lately I’ve been trying to up my daily sixty minutes to around seventy; my success has been uneven, although my (left) knee is holding up. Today I made seventy-four. Whoopee.
The title refers to the wintery transition we made, with our initial use this season of the steering wheel warmer (twice, actually). It came with the car; I don’t imagine we would have ordered it!
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Well there’s a computational photography experiment that was a flop. Portrait mode with spotlight. Not a real spotlight, but an apparent one. Clearly, this technique does not work on a complex subject like these tiny flowers.
However, I do laud such experimentation.
Yes, lots of important current events…just not aired here.
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Sometime during the night the wind went silent and I found the change almost eerie. For today, almost entirely sunshine! Yay!
Nurdles are lentil-sized plastic buttons that manufacturers buy to transform into bottle and other shapes to hold their products. An estimated 53 BILLION end up in the ocean every YEAR. Critters think they’re food, and you know there is nothing good about that.
If you can’t find it in yourself to worry about nurdle pollution, think about the plastic bits that are torn and worn away from the whipping action of weed-eaters.
Back to a positive note: sunny day! ☀️
Nurdle photo-story by Annaliese Nurnberg and Gianmarco Maraviglia, “‘Mermaid Tears’: A photographer documents one of the most dangerous marine pollutants,” in the Washington Post, dated 5 October.
Friday, 25 September 2020
It is Apple season, too. I/we splurged on the new 6 (the first AppleWatch in our household), and originally delivery was promised Oct 3–5. It came today. In fact, it went from Mt Pleasant to Rudyard this morning, then out for delivery. Just days ago it was in Alaska, Singapore, and China—in reverse order.
So far I can confirm that I have a heartbeat and that the device counts my steps, plus I have received and sent texts. You can “write” a text by bringing up this zone for you to finger spell in. My letter shapes were darned crude, yet it got every one correct immediately. Yup, Apple season.
Saturday, 19 September 2020
If we didn’t have fancy aerodynamic bumpers, I’d think about getting a tray-style one. If it didn’t require driving a firetruck to have such useful styling.
I’m guessing special nozzle?
Of course, if I had to fight fires to get such a bumper, well, I’d probably be sent out west right away. Way too impossible.
Monday, 24 August 2020
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.
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).
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.
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.