From Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The gold reflected in the pond above is the roof of the Royal Thai Pavilion.
View more →Taking time to breathe
It’s been a stressful couple of months. Fitting that my first real photo outing in quite a while was last night’s sunset. Things always seem better when you take time to breathe, and savor the beauty that’s in front of you.
View more →The balafon
I acquired a new instrument! Back when I was a percussionist in high school and college, the mallet instruments (marimba, xylophone) were my favorites to play. I’ve been wanting to play one of those melodic instruments again, and with my interest in African music, a balafon was the perfect choice.
View more →Evening sun dog
The brisk temps, clouds (and strong wind!) brought a sun dog to the sky yesterday evening.
September phlox
San Damiano sunset
Biked over to San Damiano park to watch the sunset last night. It’s going down earlier these days — summer is on the wane.
View more →Idyllic afternoon
The sunset beckons
In a scene like this, it’s almost as if the sun is beckoning me to follow the tracks into the sunset, and just walk away from everything. Some days, that notion can be particularly appealing.
Mullberry wing
I caught this mullberry wing butterfly lunching on some purpletop vervain. They’re so small for a butterfly! I assumed it was a moth before I looked it up.
View more →Black and yellow beauties
I think these are black-eyed Susans and not yellow coneflowers. But as I’m not completely sure, I’ll just call them black and yellow beauties.
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