Musings

For an unknown reason, I decided to take an exercise selfie with my handkerchief mask. I am NOT adept at selfie-taking. I tried several backgrounds and camera angles.

I found a nice dark tree, then I realized I was hearing an angry or upset bird overhead. I looked around. Upset. I moved on…looks like landscaping straw is the principal nest ingredient.

Several ways to read this…all positive.

I am astounded by this peach. Not much size (like a golf ball plus), but look, it’s blushing.

Built environment still life with plants.

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I’m not the first to note this, but: these covid days can blur together #hometogether.

We watched a movie tonight as a palate cleanser: “Hopscotch” (1980) with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson, plus a young (as the phrase goes) Sam Waterston…and more. Plenty of laughs.

* Blurred together plants: big hosta leaves, small purple something-blooms, periwinkle leaves, tiny bit of some vine-weed…so four species here, I think.

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I’ve been seeing tiny blooming weeds lately. Blue/white…something.

Yellow…something.

Noticed these fungi on this heartwood, and thought, “un-oh.”

Looked up, and, yup, it’s a dying tree. Sadly.

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I traipsed around different streets again, still on foot from the house. This sidewalk tunnel is within five houses each way of at least two properties that would be put on the market at over a million bucks. Why this sidewalk is ignored is a mystery to me.

Not far away, inside a mini-dead-end-loop, I found this teensy almost-park. With resident lichens that are five-star quality.

On the return leg, I found this over-vegetated fence, with a poisonous denizen…nasty amounts of PI with ordinary, non-toxic, vines.

BTW, fifteen feet is the social distancing gap recommended if a person is exercising or breathing hard—because those exhale-droplets are projected a far piece under those circumstances. FYI.

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Rain this morning, and more coming.

The creek will rise.

A rose is still a rose…

…even if it’s a big plant with lots of blooms.

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The title nails it (if I do say so myself). Decorative maple, with a few seed/helicopters (bright red).

Evergreen showing new green (pushy, up-and-coming, feathery) and old green (tired, monotonous, inflexible).

Hedge-trimmed something…with a few blossoms…rather a mixer.

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“Found objects” is a bit of a stretch, although it gets at what I’m thinking…. A chipmunk is not an object. You can quote me.

Artsy rock. Is this an Easter thing, to paint rocks and put them out instead of eggs?

Cement pond. The maroon color is from an Acer palmatum looming over the pond. Interesting light filter.

Another metallic paint study: burnt orange this time.

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We had an essential errand to do (pharmacy), and I added a loop that took us through downtown and most of the way up to Buckhead. While this street downtown is darned empty, not all were. I’d say that traffic was far less than a Before Times Monday, however. That’s traffic; and the weather: lovely.

This reminds me of the BotGarden floral diversity…which I miss terribly.

Our Governor announced that some businesses can re-open on Friday; our Mayor said nope, not in her town. If I have it right…. I’m with continuing as we are, with our fingers crossed, distant, and staying home….

BTW, we saw plenty of street-corner sitting downtown…homeless I assume…. No masks. Not a one. Gets in the way of the flask rim, ya know.

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In my cynicism-recovery mode (see yesterday), I found these pots to be harbingers of hope…hope for “new life.” I keep feeling the pull of the garden centers…gotta get some basil plants, if nothing else…how can I shape that into necessary and essential?

I first saw two chairs and a tabletop, and thought…street chess gone bad. Then, I realized the chairs are both facing downhill, and thought…waiting for someone to descend the staircase? Too many loose ends, however…spool end…mossy wall…it’s up to you….

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Isn’t this what the comedians lead with: “Funny story…and this is true….” I’m no comedian, but here goes… So I plant my feet to get this photo, but I’m fumbling extra long because wearing a mask means my phone doesn’t recognize me so I have to get in manually…and fumble, fumble. Just as I get ready, I realize a vehicle is turning in next to me…the driveway of This House. See, it’s on the right.

I figure, now I’m going to get hollered at, “why are you taking a picture of my house!??” But, nope! The lady’s laughing, saying, those chairs are falling apart. I say, I like that they’re looking inward, a metaphor for these times, perhaps…. She laughs. And the fence on the porch, I say. She laughs more.

I wave and continue on my way, thinking I shouldn’t be so cynical.

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