Sallyacious: Arboretum Project, Week 23

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June 12, 2006

Arboretum Project, Week 23

Panorama 6-11-06

Yesterday was a lazy day. Rather than starting at the top, walking down to the bottom and then back up, I began at the bottom by the barn. And then I took my time, wandering, meandering, occasionally stopping and just taking things in, like the twelve turtles in the weedy part of the lower pond who would bask, then swim, then bask some more and the occasional jumping fish.

There was a party going on at one of the houses on the rim. The quiet kind, the best kind of party to have on a long, hot Sunday afternoon, where everyone lounges in the sun and eats a lot and drinks good beer while having great conversations to good music. Made me jealous. I went home and had a Pacifico with lime and a couple of handfuls of potato chips, but it just wasn't the same thing.

Columbine

Blue

Cleared for Landing

Keeping an Eye on Me

There is a killdeer in the above photo. It wasn't pleased that I was in its space. But since I didn't do much, other than sit in the shade, it eventually decided it could get a drink without danger. It was right.

Eagerness

Drama

A Tumble and a Rush

This teeny little falls made me want to kick off my shoes and wade. I didn't. But I wanted to.

Blue Skies

Flame Skimmer
(Libellula saturata)

An aggressive little dragonfly, I saw this chase a couple of damselflies away and then return to the exact same iris.

Blue Throats

Do you have any idea how hard it is to photograph a bee?

Buzy Blur

Buzy Snack

In Solitary Splendor

Japanesy

I gave the above photo the name for a couple of reasons. First, there was just something about the shapes that made me think of Japanese gardens. And second, because I once worked with a music director in summer rep who was trying to teach me a drumbeat. He'd play it, then I'd play back what I'd heard. Then he'd say, "No no no" and play it again. And I'd play back what I'd heard. At one point he said, "No. What you're playing is too Native American. Make it more Japanese-y." As if I had ANY IDEA what that meant.

IRISES