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Lost Memories Thursday, Oct 8 2015
Modern Photos 22:04
There are a lot of stories in the woods….what these are….well I know some of it, but no one alive knows the whole story. Does that matter? That these photographs, standing alone, can still speak says something about being human. Here is some information: it likely was an engagement ring, heavily worn, and it was lost in the kitchen trash, which trash was then lost. The stump is usually under water, but is a deliberately planted (and cut) Sugar Maple, part of a line along a road planted in the early 1800’s, cut in 1939, flooded in the 1940’s.
Those are the facts, beyond that lies the story.
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Fall river Monday, Oct 5 2015
Landscapes and Modern Photos connecticut, photography 20:07
West branch of the Farmington, at the location of an old mill pond, now an excellent fishing spot.
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Nice of it Saturday, Sep 19 2015
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 21:42
That white Gladiolus, seen in the vegetable garden last year and this year chucked rather quickly into the big garden, has managed to bloom. Despite the late planting in heavy, soggy soil, several of the bulbs have managed to bloom. I didn’t think they would since I planted them in late June; I just hoped that by planting them, I would be able to save them for next year. So far, a nice yellow and the white. It would be wonderful if the crimson and rose would bloom as well; but the yellows are most probable given last years numbers. Still, who am I to complain about this!
Cottage Garden Tuesday, Sep 15 2015
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 21:00
From year to year, and day to day, entirely different. The wild, random nature is part of their nature. It is, perhaps, their charm. The flowers are each, individual, a statement of purpose, a testament to eons of change and evolution, ever sure of their path, blind though it may be. But towards what? That defined purpose simply explodes in a riotous, abandoned display of life by chance. Or not chance? Is that one glorious moment the whole point of the exercise?
I do wonder if that white gladiolus is surviving out in the big garden this year, rather than in the vegetable garden of last year….
Thistles Monday, Sep 7 2015
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 20:15
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For something totally different Wednesday, Sep 2 2015
Landscapes and Modern Photos connecticut 21:49
But nearby….
The glacier met an immovable object here… Connecticut doesn’t have cliffs really, but it does have odd, surprisingly solid chunks of rock that stick up in the forest. Now quite often, you climb to the top and you still only see trees, though in this case if I turned the other way the view is rather nice, which can be a bit frustrating. But the trees are nice trees
Rain Thursday, Aug 27 2015
Landscapes and Modern Photos and Trees photography 21:31
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Apple Trees Friday, Aug 21 2015
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 21:04
always have character. This MacIntosh isn’t that old (mid-1960’s); it is badly in need of a trim. But, photographs like this help to illuminate the overall shape and character that catches and holds the eye. Pruning must take that into account to be aesthetically successful. Interestingly, the biggest limb under consideration for cutting is clearly not important in this picture. It is a minor one heading out to the left, away from the camera, duplicating another branch at a low level. It is lost in the leaves and with apple trees, it seems to me (in theory, poorly executed in practice) the structure should never vanish into the leaves completely. Which is why the green blob on another lawn (now with measles) is something of a frustration.*
*The Wolf River is very large, very green, and Very Full of large increasingly red apples! But a blob it is, despite quite a bit of trimming.
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Hot or Cold Tuesday, Aug 18 2015
gardening and Modern Photos gardening 20:18
Rose of Sharon: Rose Chiffon
Sunflower: Chianti (volunteer seedling no less!)
Aren’t flower colours fun?
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