the inhalation before the note is blown

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

these trumpets are just about to sound a mighty blast. 

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Oak Street, Woodward Park

Campsis radicans

it's going to be a close thing, however: something is eating away at the vine's leaves even as the blooms are starting to come out.