Category: walkabout / local

And at the parking lot:

These days I generally try to keep my workplace visits to weekends only. That turns out to mean that I join in the daily dog walks more frequently. In turn, it means spousal communication on the topics of flora and fauna is often shared. And, following yesterday’s jaunt to Jasper Mountain, where I happened to photograph a tiny flower I saw beside me when I sat to rest, my interest in chasing macro photography seems to be warming up. Maybe it will even get to the level that I take it seriously enough to “do it right” with tripod and manual measures. For now, I’m still lazily hand-holding, even at this alarming view of a coronavirus-reminiscent dogwood (do I remember that right? Is that what Kim said it was?):

Others, somewhat less ominous:

Then, backing off a bit:

Some words:

Finally, over to the west pond at Pioneer Park and … over the top:

Still maintaining, in place, at home:

Downtown, silent and empty:

A lonely drive into the countryside:

Seems that the wildlife refuge acreage around the Veterans Administration hospital and housing is referred to as “The Natural Area” as it claims to be a venue of native flora and fauna as discovered when Native Americans held forth here.

Taking it in and on …

Birdery:

Sunday.  Silence, mostly.

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Unexpectedly came across Timothy as he took a lunch break at the Fort Museum grounds while we were walking Charles the Incorrigible.  First real non-household human contact (socially distanced, of course) in nearly two months.  We discuss the recent work Timothy has done on his Porsche, as well as his project to 3-D print and donate 50 or more face shields as his programming and music gigs slow.