You might recall autumn is my favorite season. This morning as I sip my coffee and watch the sun rise over the onion and grass fields out my window, I am inspired: Continue reading “Autumn in Five Haiku”
Autumn in Five Haiku
Sunday Snapshots
With midterm grades due Friday and our Veterans’ Day program only days away, I didn’t have much time for taking pictures this week. However, I purposefully took a few hours out of my Saturday to spend some time walking and enjoying the fall weather.
Yesterday, Tryon Palace celebrated All Hallows’ Eve. Since the event is geared for children 12 and under, I simply bought a Gardens Pass – I could enjoy the grounds, see neat costumes, and interact with unique characters. I could not participate in any of the games, make any of the crafts, or partake of any of the “free” refreshments. Ostensibly they were free, but were included in the price of the All Hallows Ticket, so were – in actuality – paid for.
Krystal portrayed a witch:
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Coworker Eliot styled himself “Lord Fall” but I called him Tom Bombadil:
I may have mentioned once or twice before that I simply love the fall. I took advantage of my time at the palace to wander the trails and vegetable gardens largely ignored this time of year. Why they are ignored I have no idea – there is sublime beauty in the temporary death fall brings with it.
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Don’t Cross the Boundary
If you follow American news, you know a storm battered the Southeast this week. Krystal called it “a hurricane without the hurricane.” Schools shut down and businesses closed early as roads went underwater. On Monday, I took some video and photographs to make this montage:
On returning from my rainy journey, I felt this photograph best fit the “boundary” challenged via the Daily Post:
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Old School Connection
This week the folks over at the Daily Prompt challenged us to show them “connect.”
Now, is there anything more connected than a spider’s web?
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Photo Challenge: On The Way
This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is “On The Way“.
With six hours (local time) left until Thursday turns to Friday, I thought I’d share some pictures with you.
The first two were taken at Fort Macon, North Carolina.
These next two were taken in downtown New Bern, North Carolina.
The photographs on the right are desaturated versions of the photographs on the left.
Finally, a floating bridge from the nature trail at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores:
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Sunday Snapshots
The week started with one of the earliest tropical storms on record: Tropical Storm Ana.
For reference, the ditch in the second picture is approximately 5 foot deep.
The photograph was taken approximately 6:00 AM on Monday morning.
Things did not improve until early Tuesday.
Personally, I like how the downspout turned out.
On Tuesday, we held a surprise Spring Recital for F_____’s wife. Normally she puts this on herself; with everything that’s happened, she cancelled it this year. My cousin, one of her students, organized and put on the recital for her. One of my jobs was to make this chocolate piano keyboard.
I didn’t get the right dark bars – I got the “mini” kind instead of the “fun size” ones – but still think it turned out okay. Actually, there were two of them, and only one white bar remained at the end of the evening.
Things were both normal and hectic on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; you know, typical end-of-term stuff. My principal surprised me with not one but two kinds of sushi: eel (my favorite!) and yellowfin (which I hadn’t tried before but found to have just the right amount of spice and kick to it).
Saturday I cleaned the house (laundry and dishes) and cut the grass. Go me!
Now I can treat those annoying anthills . .
Running In My Head 