The little hairs on the multiflora hold up the water droplets, so that they can’t flatten out. It makes them nice and fat and round.
Category: Photography
Violets
This is a crappy photo, but I decided to post it anyway. There’s a carpet of violets out back, which is making the wee woodland critters happy. Mr. Groundhog was out earlier this morning, munching away at them.
Sassafras Blossoms
New Maple Leaves
Happy Little Clouds
The weather did not suck today. And, it’s supposed to suck less tomorrow and even less the next day. Four days in the next week are supposed to top out at 70F. There’s a 40% chance of rain on Saturday, but Friday and Sunday? Patio gardening, here I come!
Meanwhile, Back in Georgia
That’s my grandma Jeanne as a little girl (I’m guessing about 3 years old?), sitting on her grandma’s lap. Estelle had polio, and you can see her crutches leaning against the wall behind them.
And, I just noticed, there’s a baby doll tucked under Estelle’s right arm.
Avon
I got these in a box of junk at a yard sale. I think all of them still have old cream perfume in them. They’re in pretty bad shape, but I kept them because I thought I might use them in an art project. So far, all they’ve done is sit in a drawer. I came across them this afternoon and thought, at the very least, I ought to take a photo of them.
Spring Morning After the Storm
It’s just gorgeous outside this morning–blue sky with that clean air that only comes after a night of storms. There is a whole herd of bunnies out there, grazing, the birds are deafening, and Mr. Chipmunk and Mr. Groundhog ought to be up and about soon.
Speaking of Mr. Groundhog! I was watching him a few days ago while he was grazing at the edge of my patio. He sat up on his haunches, with a loooong blade of grass between his lips, and proceeded go gobble it up like a strand of spaghetti. Very cute.
Cecil Meineke and Clarice Lord
Cecil Meineke 1904-1988 and Clarice Lord 1906-1996
My great grandparents, Cecil Meineke and Clarice Lord. I believe this was their wedding portrait, which means it was taken in 1923.
Black Smoke
I glanced out the window yesterday and saw a plume of black smoke coming out of the smokestack across the street. One of my coworkers said that they must be flue sanding. According to her, they periodically toss sand into the working smokestack to clean the built-up crud off the insides. I guess the heat from the fire makes the sand rise, but before it melts, it tumbles against the sides, sanding off the creosote and whatnot. I’d never heard of flue sanding, and a quick Google wasn’t very helpful. However, my coworker said that the smoke would only be black for a few moments, and she was right. I snapped three pictures, and by the third one, the black smoke was entirely gone.
ETA: YouTube to the rescue! This is about trains, but the concept is basically the same.
red paper boat 