Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Point & shoot photo album: May

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On a dreamy overcast day.

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Props to the neighbors.

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Teeny rock-hard tomatoes!

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The many book boxes around here have taken on new significance while libraries are closed for all but digital loans.

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The start of a scavenger hunt. "This is the chalk walk. Smell the roses to your right. Then walk 1 block north." The roses did smell magnificent.

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I am a long-time fan of lamb's ear, but this spring noticed its flowers for the first time.

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I have an urge to namaste to this mural lady when I pass her.

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The neighborhood peacock in his tree. I tell you, I did not really believe a bird of his size and shape could climb a tree, but I saw him do it.

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Socially distanced picnic with my mother and girlfriend ended in an ice cream truck purchase.

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Strawberries and yogurt, first strawberries of the year now that they are tasty and grown in-country.

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Stationed at the kitchen table for my work day, books at the ready for my breaks.

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Plant nurseries were permitted to open in May. My girlfriend persuaded me to come along and we got some outdoor babies (including a lamb's ear!).

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Favorite shadows and tree tops and snippets of sun.

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So Haagen-Dazs makes vegan ice cream bars, and it's a very nice time to be alive as a vegan.

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Yes, this same enchanting tree.

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Favorite shadows and snippets of sunlight, continued.

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A neighbor put out free tomato plants! I took this one home, and she's growing so quickly.

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Dear bougainvillea.

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This plant reminds me of a dinosaur version of a Christmas cactus. The flower is wider than my hand is long.

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A weekend morning project - turning a dried bouquet into a wall hanging.

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My girlfriend has such good ideas.

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Sampling a new apple variety for work. I really liked this one.

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This photo reminds me why I like the residential urban parts of the Bay Area so much. A particular homey feeling in the sky, trees, cement.

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A present-day photo, of course, but this construction site near my home was the site of a fire last summer that catapulted me from my sleep and from my house for the night. I called my downstairs neighbor, very very quickly packed a backpack with a few things from my emergency bag and a few things I would need for work the next day, and decamped with my bicycle, that bag, and my roommates a short distance behind me.

I spent the night at my girlfriend's, but was so aggressively awake from the adrenaline that we went for a midnight walk to watch the firefighters finish putting out the fire. I never want to see flames that big from our windows again, but now I know what items I choose to rescue from my house in that usually-hypothetical scenario! (Most interesting thing to report: I had an unexpected absolute lack of interest in all sentimental items during those adrenaline-fueled moments. They truly did not matter to me.)

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On a more peaceful note, the closest I've been able to get to Bruce the peacock.

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Such sunset clouds this day.

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Twinkle lights and the aforementioned flower project.

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Vegan stickers!

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Eating cherries at twilight.

6 comments:

  1. I always look forward to your photo posts. Your neighborhood/day-to-day life/flora/fauna are captured so beautifully!

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  2. Holls! Fell down the rabbit hole of my old blog inspired by you, happy that the trip landed me back to your page. Your photos are as gorgeous and embracing as always. Making me feel nostalgic in these present moments. Hope you're well, gal.

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    1. Omg, Jamie! What a treat to see your name pop up. I remember I was pumped when you made that blog, aww. I am doing pretty well and I hope you are too. <3

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  3. I really love the photo of the steps coated in old leaves.

    And the wall-hanging the two of you made!

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