afternoon light

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[OT from cottage renovations]

the afternoon was so pleasant I couldn't find it in me to remain sensibly indoors.  surely fresh air and a bit of a walk would do more good than more resting, right? 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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Knott Park

this time of year the hydrangeas can be  nearly  just as attractive in the dried state as they had been at their peak. 

hydrangea

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Chapel Park

backlighting helps bring out the detail of the upper cluster from whose delicate structure nearly almost all of the petals have been blown away. 

hydrangea

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Grove Avenue and 1^st Avenue

cottage peaks show to best advantage in the afternoon light.