Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Finally, Color!


It's not the greatest picture. Most of the roses have had their petals blown away. The shapes and composition are not striking. But, daggonit! There is bright and happy color, something I have missed. The bright pink, purple, and green basked proudly in spring sun.
 
During this long period of self-isolation, it seemed that the only flowers to be found were at the gardens of the club where I swam during the summer mornings, or at the museum where I sometimes would go for a walk. These caught my eye as I walked from my apartment to the bus stop, just a few feet outside my door.
 

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Too Long in the Great Lockdown:

 


One night, just after I'd turned off the kitchen light and was on my way to bed, I looked up and thought, "Oh, there's nearly a full moon tonight." Except ... it was the fading glow of the LED bulb of the kitchen's ceiling light.

The bulb is slow to shut itself down, so I was able to take a picture for you, to show what it looks like when one's imagination has brought the moonlight inside one's apartment, just six inches below the ceiling.