Added attraction
Sunday, 11 January 2026
I stepped out to catch the dawn color, and bonus: the moon!
Musings
Result
Saturday, 10 January 2026
Tree to self a year or so ago, in a moody rumble: No one walking by on that sidewalk looks up at my green mop and crowning glory…what to do? Aha, I’ll send sprouts out of my bark at eye level.
Tinge- and time-shifts
Friday, 9 January 2026
I looked at these roses and thought pretty!, as I enjoyed the ombré color graduation. Then, I looked closer and thought, ick!, as I realized they were past their prime and a bit withered.
That’s kinda like today, which began with light overcast that became heavier all day. Finally, rain began somewhere around 6pm initiating full murkiness.
Comparison or transformation
Thursday, 8 January 2026
The pre-sun morning sky wasn’t very spectacular…
…so I also took a goodbye-sun photo.
We’re winners
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
At our Xmas gathering, our hostess gave us each a scratch-off lottery ticket. This tradition began to support the Hope scholarships that eventually funded our hostess’s college years, at least in part.
As the odds indicate, mostly none of us win anything beyond the occasional free new ticket.
This year three of the five of us had winning tickets, and somehow we ended up with all of them. The Guru cashed them in this afternoon, and got…tada!…$34. Woohoo!
Foggy became sunny
Monday, 5 January 2026
Foggy, foggy this morning.
Sunny afternoon, although this Mahonia is on the shady side of a building.
Nay-bore-hood newz
Sunday, 4 January 2026
So clear this morning, and colorful.
On my walk, I encountered this…device. Parked on the verge and out of traffic on the road and on the sidewalk. On the screen there on the right sticking up, the type indicated it was “in service.” No evidence of anything being served.
At least: no snakes
Saturday, 3 January 2026
Met up with a buddy to walk in a nearby park. Turned out last night’s rain and the day’s overcast meant slippery steps. Oops, my friend went down, rather gracefully, slowly, right on her backside…ouch, too bad. Worse bad: her phone was in her back pocket. Super-oops.
It also turned out that neither of us looked closely on the map at the “park” we intended to walk in. All those nice looping paths are actually golf-cart trails…and behind a fence. So, we had a neighborhood sidewalk stroll instead. Small solace.
New Year’s Day Boxing Day
Friday, 2 January 2026
We walked in Piedmont Park this afternoon. Overcast, relatively busy. I overheard lots of Spanish.
The title is hubby-humor.