30/365 - After the Storm

A windy, rainy day gave way to cool, refreshing air.  Goodbye (for now), heat and humidity!

29/365 - Under the Oak

This is the same oak from yesterday's photos-- but this time with a wide angle lens.

I think we've decided to let the tree stay put for now.  It's not near the house, so if it ever did break in half, it wouldn't be a catastrophe. 

Musical Obsession of the Week

Last weekend, I caught a few minutes here and there of an old movie (The Black Cat). I didn't see enough of the movie to say anything about the plot, but whoever was in charge of the music did a good job of choosing memorable bits of classical music.

I recognized the melody of this one, but couldn't remember the name or composer.  A little investigating online-- and here it is!  ...And now it keeps coming back to me.  (There are worse things to have stuck in your head. (g))

The best part (imho) is the first two and a half minutes. 

28/365 - Live Oak Macro

The little black squiggles remind me of the characters of a foreign language...

I'm wondering whether this tree should stay or not.  It's a volunteer in our yard-- a bit crooked, but straightening out.  The potential problem is that it's forked at about my height, and I'm concerned that it might be destined to fail, at some point.  We could just remove the smaller of the two branches, but the larger one's forked, too, further out. 

Decisions, decisions...

27/365 - Magnolia Fuzz

We did a little yard work today, including planting a new "Little Gem" magnolia.  That involved me giving our existing magnolia a look-over (and a small bit of "limbing up").  One of the limbs removed was young enough to still be wearing this delicate fawn-colored fuzz.