yesterday: a bed of ferns

[OT from cottage renovations]

I had the opportunity to contribute some images to a multimedia presentation given during last night's Town Meeting.  the subject of the presentation was the state of the West Woods: where they are and where they will be absent some strong intervention.  as the East Woods have already gone so too could the West Woods, but it doesn't have to be that way. 

holding back on the image of trees downed and threatened by erosion of their root systems, of the volume and content of refuse along the northern perimeter and of the trash-clogged storm drain feeding (that's the term, though excreting would seem a better fit) the stream bed, let's direct our gaze instead to the more uplifting aspects of what it still is. 

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West Woods

thanks to Ann & Elly, Jim and Charlie for their efforts to rouse our collective rabble.  no doubt the topic will receive further attention in this space over the course of the next year. 

flowering cactus

[OT] from cottage renovations

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this cactus is growing in my brother's garden.  the blooms are quite large, 6-8 in wide. 

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frontal view		lateral view
future tense view

split rock

[OT from cottage renovations]
[crossposted to texture]

the local sandstone is abundant, soft and easy to work.  just drill along the desired fracture line and blast. 
the split comes out like this:

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Tornoe Road

mega geranium

[OT from cottage renovations]

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back East geraniums are a small cultivar, native to flower pots or hanging baskets.  out here they run amok, it's not uncommon to see one running along 50 or 100 of roadside fencing.  this one isn't quite that carried away but it would still be considered quite large at home. 

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Tornoe Road

Geranium

that big band sound

[OT from cottage renovations]

this is growing along the shared driveway leading to my brother's place.  it is a veritable shofar among trumpet vines. 

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this spray features buds in various stages of development.