I take any threat of impending weather to heart. Not from fear, but from interest. Will it be intense? One of my tablet apps actually rings a bell (usually in the middle of the night) and I get all jittery. Today, the warning said rain. Here we are, hours after sundown, and there’s been nothing. Nothing! What fun is that?
posted in politics, Wx | Comments Off on Under imaginary clouds | 260 words
Another early up morning. From a photographer’s point of view, I’ve learned that you can’t fake a sunrise picture. Nor, can you predict it. The only reliable way to “get the pic” is to get the pic. Some mornings offer little, some exceed expectations. I’ll do it again (and again).
posted in environment, photography | Comments Off on Plant with planning | 265 words
On my hands and knees, in the early morning sun, with a paintbrush in hand… wishing I could remember exactly how Tom Sawyer was able to get others to assist him with that fence thing he had going on. No matter.
posted in environment | Comments Off on Did I stain or seal? | 267 words
Good intentions, with the usual fallback. The whole family headed for the campground this morning, before breakfast. The goal: to take part in a fundraising meal. The result: we arrived too early, opted to make our contribution and beat a retreat. Lost along the way: the whole concept of eating. It matters little.
posted in photography, travel | Comments Off on A Big Lunar Moment | 258 words
Last evening, drawn by the faint light of a waxing moon, I found the tripod and headed onto the deck to capture the view. The camera worked fine, but it did require some rapid owner manual reading; how to actually use the B setting. Turns out that holding the shutter button down (open) by hand is hardly a best technique.
posted in photography | Comments Off on Educating the hired help | 270 words
Out for a wander with the dog, just as things get dark enough to leave you wondering: are there wild ones in the woods? We hear them, we see traces, the dog is on edge. Only a matter of time before the first face-to-face takes place. Should I wave and greet, pretend to be invisible, or high-tail it for safety (assuming the dog agrees to proxy his tail on my behalf)? So much new about our lives, after three decades in suburbia.
posted in pets, politics | Comments Off on A tail proxy | 254 words
My poor dog. Innocence incarnate. A mix of anticipation and trepidation. Confusion, before a victory.
posted in music, pets | Comments Off on Despite my feeble fingers | 260 words
Somewhere between sea and sky, a hovering, buzzing machine. Hard at work (sic), mapping a sector of environmentally fragile territory with a camera. All is good… until the battery fails. Suddenly, the sea wins the contest.
posted in politics, technology | Comments Off on Between sea and sky | 270 words
There’s probably a rule: “Tourism begins at home”. If not, I’m claiming nibs. This afternoon, caught up in the spirit of the moment, we set out to explore, while never getting beyond a ten kilometer circle of our own driveway. On the list of things to see… gift shops. It’s the end of the season, and the product (often on consignment) either has to sell or be packed and returned to the owner. Perfect timing, given my new interest in bargains.
posted in travel | Comments Off on Tourism begins at home | 259 words
The campaign lumbers on (nothing to do with wood products or forestry workers). Today, the question of hypothetical airplanes flew, again. Pardon the pun… The promise to buy one model of aircraft was unpromised by another leader, which then saw the other two big time operators claiming that it was the wrong approach. On one side, because we have a contract, which we didn’t have, the last time this question had importance. On the other, because we need to buy something. I’m confused. Doesn’t Air Canada already have too many planes to make a profit. Can’t we privatize, and then scare any enemy with a promise to lose their baggage too… Pardon the low flying attempt at humour.
posted in economy, politics | Comments Off on Campaign lumbers on | 286 words
