Got out late.
Only visited the local college arboretum.
70.3º to 74.5ºF, with very bright sunny skies.
A bit blustery too.
Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) should be cut back within a week, but it probably won't be.
I spotted 7 monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus).
There were also two Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) butterflies.
The Coreopsis 'Moonbeam' is still flowering!
Roses are red (sometimes).
The All Valley Band Tournament is today, campus stadium.
There were a bazillion kids playing soccer.
I only walked 1.4 miles.
I can hear marching band drum cadences INSIDE MY HOUSE (0.84 miles away!)
In general, people are annoying.
The lovely Junimoon has been in my lap for about 98% of the prep and composition of this post.
Photos from today, October 24th.
Epitaph (including 'March for No Reason' and 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow')
Knowledge is a deadly friend
If no one sets the rules
The fate of all mankind, I see
Is in the hands of fools
Confusion will be my epitaph. Sounds about right. Lovely pics of monarchs and Junimoon
ReplyDeleteBack to a time when we put the needle in the groove, turned the lights down low, and sat back to be spirited away.
DeleteI'm glad you braved the annoying people (that made me laugh!) long enough to get some lovely photos. Beautiful! The cooler weather is feeling so nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tracy. Not listening to the constant drone of an A/C unit for the past few days has been wonderful.
DeleteI don't think I've ever read a post this wired from you before. It must be a marching band effect.
ReplyDeleteI had Juni in my lap and just didn’t feel like writing a story. Just for the image selection and editing portion Juni was probably in my lap for about 1.5 hours. I might entertain this sort of bullet point format more often. The band tournament didn’t end until around 9:00 last night, with fireworks. Never liked marching bands, “Doppler music.”
DeleteSeven monarchs and two Gulf fritillaries made that short arboretum walk quite a butterfly outing. Junimoon keeping you company through almost the whole post was a sweet finishing detail.
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