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I love all my trees. But this Japanese maple is probably the most eye catching of the lot in autumn. If conditions are right, it'll go through many phases of color in the span of about a month. It's quite a joyful presence, especially as the days get darker. Come spring it'll start off deep red, before returning to a dark green.
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and I am thankful, for so much.
My son and his girlfriend are flying out from California as I type this. They'll get in late and we'll have our holiday meal tomorrow. I think I'm done with most of the prep...and the cleaning! I'll be lovely having them out and spending time together.
I hope you all are having a lovely holiday...or a lovely day in any case!
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You could say I have a thing for persimmons. Any more, it would probably be accurate to proclaim them my favorite fruit...with apricots and figs running a close second. One of these years the trees I planted will produce fruit. I've been thinking of planting yet another persimmon tree as well...where it would go I don't know. If I had acreage I might even plant an orchard of these. In fact, someone in VA should start to farm these on a larger scale. I mean, VA grown persimmons in the farmer's market? How cool would that be?
In the mean time I make do with what I pick up at either the international market or Costco. And they're just so darn cute!
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Avery keeps watch as the mail carrier drives by.
It's been wonderfully chilly today. That being said, we only spent a short amount of time out of doors. The avoidance wasn't intentional...the day just turned out that way. I expect to spend some time cutting more plants back or pulling them out tomorrow. The frost this morning covered a lot of territory.
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It's in the mid-40s today. It doesn't feel very cold. I think it takes getting down to the 30s with a stiff breeze, for me to feel cold when out walking. Or, I should say, that's when I know I need extra layers. But today is lovely and the cool air on my face felt very, very good.
I sent the Turkmen rug that I got at a yardsale to be cleaned. I'm also going to have them appraise it...just in case it has any significant value. While I really like the rug, if it was worth more than a few thousand, I would consider selling it. But I doubt that's going to be the case. Anyway, the room downstairs feels bare now without it! How quickly we get used to things.
The garden keeps going dormant, little by little. I was about to take down the old Mexican red sunflower, but when I saw a bee still feeding off a flower I figured it can stay a while longer. It looks a bit shabby, but still has life force...kinda like me!
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Today marks 18 years since I made my first posts on Flickr. This was my initial account. Towards the end of 2006 I (for kinda boring reasons) transitioned here.
It's a trip to think it's been so long. A lot has happened between then and now. I mean, like traumatic and monumental and even some wonderful stuff. And I kept on posting through it all. Maybe that's weird. Maybe that account (and my various blogs) has just been my way of saying, "I'm here." I won't go into all the issues that I've talked about in therapy as to why that might be the case. Suffice to say, it's definitely been a useful tool in my life process.
It's also funny to think that this comes on the heels of another anniversary that no longer is valid. In another 10 years (if Flickr is, ptb willing, still around) the Flickrversary will have surpassed that in duration. A testament to...what? Something maybe. Perhaps my obsession to making images? There are worse things to be obsessed by.
Looking back through that first photo stream, I can feel what life was like. I feel all the good stuff anyway...I'm sure there was less than good stuff. I feel what it was like living in the beautiful bay area. I feel the warmth of home and family. I feel the joy that was discovery of this whole, crazy thing called photography.
There are people who, for their own valid reasons, will pull down old content. I've never felt inclined to do that. Being able to (without getting melancholy or stuck in the past) review my life and my vision inspires me to go forward. Over and over.
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It's a good afternoon to be inside...standing in front of the wood stove, lighting candles, heating leftover soup. I'm glad to have gotten out for a long walk early in the day...and Avery out for a short walk after that. There were a couple errands to run and now I'm back inside. The cherry on top? All the leaves are where they should be to get rained on, owing to a number of hours out in the yards yesterday.
I guess it's below normal temps for this time of year. It feels good to me. It won't stay this cold, but I do enjoy it. With the corresponding darkness, it does feel like hibernation time is upon us.
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