lettuce b abstract

Day 4

Garden loveliness.

xobb

2 fer 1 photo quiz. And, love. =)

Reflection is the Day 20 assignment…

PHOTO QUIZ: Can you guess where I've been?

Actually, if you'll forgive me, I'll also use this photo for today's assignment,

"M is for…"

And, yes, people, that is a hint.

M applies to the above photo in two ways:

1. The generic term for the sort of place it is

2. the architect of this particular m~. 

So, got any guesses??

If so, please fling them into the comments,

AND, per usual,

PLEASE don't be shy about

WILD, 100% uninformed guesses.

They are all delightful. =)

So, yesterday was Day 21, but I didn't know the theme.

I just wandered around the above place in my usual way, 

and took this photograph:

Turns out the theme yesterday was Love. =) Done! 

To be 100% honest, I had several additional photos for "M is for…"

that I really like,  but my new camera is SO new to me,

it's doing some frankly unattractive things when I shrink some of the photos,

and I don't want to fling wonky, pixel-splattery images at you.

I care too much.

=)

But, just to make up for it,

here's another reflection photo

if you won't think the double duty photo is kosher.

xoxoxoxoxobb

p.s. In case you were wondering, YES, I had a WONDERFUL day, yesterday. =)

Shadows

Day 9 of 30 Day Photo Challenge.

Squiggly & weird.

Why, yes, I DID prune that tree myself, how did you know?

Yo no soy arborista.

I yam, however, tall, so trim limbs that threaten my noggin,

or block my kitchen-office view of the garden.

Hitting the road, today,

so if I continue to try & meet this photo challenge,

it is more likely to be via twitter (@biobabbler).

xoxoxobb

P.S. Years ago someone who was learning English (his English was very good)

asked me (16 at the time) to explain the difference between shadow and shade. Made me think.

because I'm a snob

Mono Lake, October.

And because I can't look at those tomato slices one more second.

This is not a produce stand.

This is a place for nature to quit being demure, and shake it.

'Cause that's what we like around here.

We like it a lot.

xoxoxobb

A new meaning to canvasback (canvas buck?) fm. 10 min ago

 

Was walking towards a doe south of our house, slowly,
with camera in hand, padding across living room floor,
then noticed at my left elbow, this handsome creature.

Took 2 pics, then slowly left as I'd clearly surprised him.

Minutes later, looking for evidence
that I'd not scared him off our property, I found him steadily eating.
First manzanita berries, then many, many nice, fatty acorns. =)

Tho' these aren't all nicely focused
(and are crops of march larger images),
I just love the shadows of the oak on the buck's body.

Lovely.

=)

And I'm glad we got our shed painted red.
A good background for this gorgeous creature.

xobb