Petals

Patterns in white & purple

Quiet roads

An early morning ride on quiet roads... two lanes, shaded by trees, peaceful.

Glistening water, shapes in sand, colors

The annual Hampton Beach Sand Sculpture context pulled me to the coast this morning. That was just a small part of my wanders though.

Vehicle stashed at Hampton Beach State Park, I walked north along the beach, heading to the location of the sand sculptures. The waves glittered in the morning light, painted with multiple reflections of the glowing sun.

I stood for a while when I reached the sculptures, watching the artists extend their work. Fleeting works of art...

A bit further up the coast, Fuller Gardens were waiting. This was my first visit there; it won't be the last. I started my visit at the Koi Pond, enjoying the shade, listening. What is that sound? It was a repeating sound, calming, but one that I didn't think was created by nature. I listened, moved closer, and found... this:

Water, dripping from a bamboo pipe into another piece of bamboo. The water changes the balance of the bamboo, it pivots, the water empties. As the bamboo returns to a position to receive water, a hollow click/clunk is heard, a sound that carries through the garden.

And then, it was time to wander through the roses. There are perennials around the edges, with the center sections of two large garden areas filled with roses.

A few samples of my day:








Interested in more photos from today? You can see them in the gallery Glistening water, shapes in sand, colors.

Wild

...a wild storm, that is!

There was a severe thunderstorm watch posted for the afternoon, yet the sky remained blue for most of the day. Late in the afternoon, clouds rolled in. As I walked to my car, the rain started.

Rain, light gray sky. Darker, darker, rain pelting down...

Feel the wind! Leaves on trees moving, wind pushing the car as I drove... Hold on to that steering wheel!

Jagged lightening, cloud to ground...

A rainbow, wide and low...

A little further on, another rainbow, then another...

And then, blue sky returned.

Clouds moving

The sky was painted with interesting clouds, moving, billowing, changing, leaving.

I snapped this photo just before I headed out walking early this evening. By the time my walking feet wandered, the sky had changed again. It was mainly blue, decorated with high flung wisps of white.

Glowing yellow, golden

Rabbit, rabbit!

I arrived home this afternoon to be greeted by several rabbits outside of my door. I pulled into the garage, then walked back out to make sure they hadn't followed me in. After all I wouldn't want to trap a rabbit inside!

They hadn't moved, so...

I ran inside to grab my camera, hoping that they would stick around for a while.
Posing, running, hopping, hiding.

Meet Watson

Meet Watson, a child of IBM Research.

Yes, you're right. I talk to computers every day. They follow my lead, and sometimes I imagine they can talk back to me...

I was fascinated to read the New York Times article, What Is I.B.M.’s Watson?. Watson is a question answering computer, and oh! I'd love to see the actual match-up on Jeopardy.

Curious? Click on the video on this page - IBM-Research: Jeopardy!.

Sunday flowers