The weather wizards correctly forecast a messy day for today, from rain and freezing rain to snow and sleet.
I walked this morning on a messy surface wearing waterproof winter walking shoes. When I arrived home my outside layers were dripping but I was warm and dry beneath the wet.
The sun was setting as I left the visitor center at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon. The water was quiet, the light dimming.
A splash of red is highlighted by sharp thorns.
I think this plant is sending a clear message of "look, don't touch"!
A sheet of ice topped with a bit of water painted a reflection of the clouds above.
It was a good day for a walk by the sea.
I started down the beach at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge about an hour after high tide. The tide was heading out but I found that I needed to pay attention to the waves; the air wasn't warm to risk wet feet.
As the calendar fades to the end of the year it's time for me to wander through the photos that I've published in 2019 to find my favorites. It's always an interesting exercise, one that takes time, one that changes day-to-day until I have made my final choices.
From the beginning of the year, here are my selections.
wild ocean
Today was a gift from the weather wizard, a day with temperatures rising to the low 50s.
I thought about heading to a park for a walk in the woods but ruled that out after thinking about the melting snow, ice, and mud that I was likely to encounter. Instead I chose a long exercise walk, dressing in light layers for a 7-mile walk on pavement.
It was a good day for a long walk!
I saw a reference to an article titled The Patterns of High-Conflict People today.
The article was (to me) a good description of the current inhabitant of the White House, an individual who doesn't behave in a manner that fits with the office of president of the United States.
Does the introductory paragraph from the article drawn you in as it did me?
Did you ever meet someone who seemed pleasant enough, until one day they suddenly turned on you and started raging at you for some minor disagreement, blaming you for things you didn’t do, threatening you with public humiliation or demanding that you assist them in criticizing someone else? Such people are often considered to have “high-conflict personalities.”I encourage you to read the article published on the Thrive-Global web site on February 6, 2018.
The petals of this pink camellia show a tight pattern, looking like they are folded into a small amount of space.
I saw an announcement about the impending release of a new apple earlier this year. I've been keeping an eye out for Cosmic Crisp apples; today I saw them for the first time.
Yes, of course I bought some!
The Cosmic Crisp web site opens with the following statement:
The Cosmic Crisp® is a classically bred apple grown in Washington State. |
