Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Around here, June was a bust for rainfall…we received close to zero-zilch. The last four days have more than made up for that deficit and launched us most of the way to our July average to boot.
The tough part is that it is darned humid outside (outside meaning: beyond the air-conditioning).
Monday, 8 July 2024
Our Left Coasters departed today, and left behind this image of the gorgeous 4th fireworks across Puget Sound.
Sunday, 7 July 2024
We went on a wee tourist loop after lunch. We walked around under overcast skies at the Carter Center.
Since the place was closed, our focus was outdoors, and the Left Coast family learned viscerally what high-heat-and-humidity is like to breath and stroll in. We found this Peace Bell Tower, that I had never seen before as it was dedicated not long ago in 2022. The bell was cast back in 1820, and the government set it aside to be melted down during WWII, but somehow it remained intact. And now it’s in ATL.
Saturday, 6 July 2024
This picture and last night’s picture were taken one day and five-and-a-half minutes apart. We had rain in the late afternoon, which, I’m guessing, sapped some of the dramatic color.
Friday, 5 July 2024
And from the sky descended an airplane carrying precious cargo…loved ones visiting from the Left Coast.
Thursday, 4 July 2024
Look at all the visual contrasts! Color, shapes, living vs inanimate—the whole shebang!
Fireworks began precisely at 9:15pm, and they’re now booming in various locations in the southern direction…with nothing sounding in the northern quadrants. This is audio contrasts?
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
I have irregular success with flash and fleurs. Today, the gods favored me. [Framing, not so much.]
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
This lovely fleur is of the genus Agapanthus, and it hails from southern Africa, if my web sources are correct (and there is no dissent, so I can assume it’s the truth*).
* In these times, truth may be a poor word to choose (in any usage whatsoever), as so many American citizens seem willing to…uhem, I’ll just stop here. Apologies for the near-rant.
Monday, 1 July 2024
This chain is becoming abundant along I75 and I don’t know how far afield. We hadn’t stopped, but today was the day The Guru said: their price is good.
I thought we were just getting gas, but he wanted to make a quick tour of the sales floor. Wow. I decided the establishment seems like a combo of a convenience store, truck stop, and Walmart…plus barbecue. And almost everything has the logo slapped on it.
My theory is that it’s an inside joke that the figure is in a circle…a visual play on buckyball. I am mystified as to why it is wearing a baseball cap.
Sunday, 30 June 2024
I’ve been trying to remember to get a shot of this sign for a while. It’s southbound (dun) just south of the mosque at, I think, where US23 and I75 meet, south of Perrysburg Ohio.
One shot, and wouldn’t you know, it’s out of focus.