Cottage Renovations

[OT from cottage renovations]

seasonal adjustments:  today was a good day for cutting ivy off a neighbour's heavily infested tree (ended up having to use a chain saw -- delicately -- to finish what had been started last fall with hand tools), for cleaning off the porch and for hanging up the hammock. 

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4^th Avenue

one hardly needs the highlight of afternoon sun to pick out the new growth on these branches. 

the Circle

shadow of leaf through blossom - the slanty afternoon light is having fun with the leaves, too. 

Cornus florida

Bittersweet Cottage garden

platycerium

the platycerium has moved outside for the summer, seen here getting some late afternoon sun.  the swath of purple in the lower L is from sunlight on azaleas blooming in the Circle. 

[OT from cottage renovations]

there wasn't much light today but pods and clusters are continuing to distract. 

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4^th avenue backlit dried blossoms

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opening (1)
advanced packaging design:  e-z open strip^tm peels back to expose seeds within



opening (2)
some seeds are revealed; others have already been scattered

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I found the shape, shade and texture of this pod interesting