https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200606141602-2.jpg This period certainly seems to be the “days-of-change.” Powerful protests for BLM continue (Day 12) and are maturing with large, ethnically diverse, and more peaceful crowds. These demonstrations against injustice and racial bias are happening not only nationally but globally as well. Hopefully, some real changes will come from this, and also hopefully people…
…or also known as the Chinese Silk Tree or Silk Tree in the United States. https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200601082533-1-1200×800.jpg On our regular morning walks Maggie and I follow a path which includes walking along the edge of the woods. Almost buried under larger trees and vines is a Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) tree which is in beautiful bloom just…
“We mostly see what we have learned to expect to see.” ― Betty Edwards, Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/05/EBM-20200527084831-1200×800.jpg There’s not been a lot of variety in day-to-day activities during this pandemic countermeasure period. An average day consists of getting-up, taking the dog out, feeding the dog, drinking coffee &…
“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” ― John Muir, The Wilderness World of John Muir https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/05/EBM-20200523090032-1200×800.jpg While Maggie enthusiastically sniffed among the grass and trees, I managed to make this quick photo of nature’s work still bearing the raindrops from yesterday evening’s storm. Now that I’m past the worst of my spring…
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” ― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays 2, 1926-29 https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/05/EBM-20120507151701-1-1200×675.jpg Color is a large part of a flower or bloom’s presence. Remove color and you become aware of things not noticed before. When the image above was converted to black and white I became very aware the center…
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/05/EBM-20150306104741.jpg Recently, when walking our dog Maggie, I noticed several new dogs in the neighborhood. I guess staying-at-home families decided it was an excellent time to adopt a new pet. I hope they’ve also thought of how to cope with a pet when they return to a more regular schedule. Many of these new…