Musings

I see an interesting muddiness in this night exposure…that doesn’t look like it’s nighttime.

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The title says it all. Although momentarily I wondered if this was a tulip poplar…but, nope, it’s a maple.

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Workers are reloading new shelving units in our upgraded local TJs, including the fridges. We saw one fella working from photos to get the cheese layout correct…or at least familiar to the shoppers (and stockers).

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Alignment…via draped wires and cables and whatnot.

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Fleur blanc is not beurre blanc.

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No flocks of phlox blooms any more this spring.

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Until today when I dug into The Great Database In The Cloud, I didn’t know that fringetrees are native to greater eastern North America(ish), including the Southeast. And here’s a specimen to delight and amaze!

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We strolled around the lake at Old Fourth Ward Park…

…and encountered a napping mallard family…

…and a pair of large-ish turtles…that may be a family, also…we couldn’t tell.

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I guess these are called flowers; certainly, they look like them, like tulips…hence, the common name: tulip poplar. The trees are darned tall, so I only ever see the fleurs on the ground, or, here, on a sidewalk.

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Over last week and the weekend we binge-watched “The Residence,” which we thoroughly enjoyed…and recommend. Tonight, we tried the first episode of “The Mountain Detective,” which took us to terrain (French Alps) we haven’t visited…interesting, and worth seeing another episode…a plan for tomorrow.

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