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Spring Rains

Stricken by months of persistent drought
The Park responds joyfully to soaking Spring rains.

Stone Mountain Park
DeKalb County, Georgia
Monday 30 March 2009

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Posted on 30 March 2009 in Stone Mountain Park, Wildflowers | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Epistemological Indifference

“Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive”

-- Sir Walter Scott

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Posted on 28 March 2009 in 3. North Carolina, Monochromes, Patterns in Nature | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Giant heavy machines must maneuver at snail speed when parking. I recently watched the shuttle creep along at an inch per minute seeking a gentle trimmed docking with the space station. This working tug was backing and gliding cautiously to the left eventually tying for the night in a sheltered niche along the waterfront. "Hang around the docks at sunrise and sunset," I says to any who listen, " and you'll seldom come away emptyhanded."

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Posted on 27 March 2009 in 1. Georgia, Boats, Water Scenes | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

This One's for Ava

This posting says, "thank you Ava." She leaves kindly comments expressing her appreciation for my flower photographs. The fact that Ava works in the flower business means a lot and encourages me to reach deeper and more often into the botanical archive. Bless you, my Dear.
This lovely specimen is Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii) one of two Phacelias with fringed petals. It blooms in mid Spring and prefers moist woods in Tennessee and Kentucky. I've seen it on one day only; however, that special day it appeared in numerous locations in Jackson County. At one spot by the Roaring River it formed a display that looked like lavender-tinged snow.

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Posted on 27 March 2009 in 4. Tennessee, Wildflowers | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Remarkable Wisps

09:30 am. "…flocks of blackbirds dash and flow. Sweeping, then skimming the ground. In a blink settling to rest. In a blink rising, fading and surging. Disappearing, reappearing. A cloud, an imperturbable wind. Remarkable wisps in an uncertain overcast. So wonderful. Stop at Old Church. I cry…"

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Posted on 26 March 2009 in 5. Virginia, Country Churches | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Overcast. A Cool 52.

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Overcast. A cool 52.
Damp breeze. Turn up collar.
Red-eyed bluet hides in the grass.
Elf Orpine beginning to bud
    inflates its tiny presence
    for the Lilliputian power show
    a fortnight hence.
Early morning shower.
Slippery rocks
    reflect the silver light.
Leg strength not available.
Huff and puff.
Careless steps unacceptable.
Humidity grabs my throat.
Shirt feels wet…