I Lichen Moss

The buses were on detour this morning. 

I missed my connection to make it to swimming practice 

at the Riviera Club, so spent the morning downtown, 

walking along the Canal and River Walk.

Of course, I took a gazillion pictures; I particularly

wanted some of turtles, but except for one determined

fella, there were neither turtles nor herons in sight.

The colors of the lichen and mosses on the

trees and limestone along River Walk

seemed subtle, complimenting each other in

a range of color that reminded me more 

of Fall than of late summer.

But then, autumn is just about a month away.

Mossy River

I stood and stared at this driveway for a bit 

before I took these pictures, wondering whether 

the sealant would show appropriately 

black and shiny. It didn't, so I fiddled with it 

in PhotoShop, making it purple.

Still, the whole thing reminds me of maps 

of a river and it's tributaries,

but reversed, with the green bits being the land, 

and the rest, of course, water.

It's Such a Pretty Place

It's hard to believe the River Promenade has been open and in use 

for over twenty-five years. It's a popular place, heavily used by

runners and other people taking their lunch time walks.

I was so caught up in taking my pictures, of examining everything

that caught my eye, it took an hour for me to walk its

entire length - but very little time to make the return trip.

I know people think it's an attractive site, but they don't seem 

to notice it much, preferring instead to concentrate on their

routine or the music on their i-Pod.

Since I nearly always have my camera at hand, 

it's pretty safe to say that my routine is routinely interrupted 

by something pretty I want to take pictures of.