Hello, summer clouds — so beautiful! I was discussing them with my friend Nancy yesterday, and she told me she had signed up some years ago with the UK-based Cloud Appreciation Society, which sends her a daily cloud picture and a few words on cloud science or cloud mythology. Consider joining if you need a daily pick-me-up in quarantine.
The next two pictures reference my growing appreciation of fungus. Then comes a bright red intruder in the forest, reminding me of the lamppost that Lucy found in the wintry Narnia woodland after emerging from the wardrobe.
The doorknob in the tree made Suzanne think of a handy panic button (I think she is tired of lockdown), but I’m pretty sure it leads into a home. Probably not a hobbit home, since they prefer burrows underground. Maybe it belongs to Owl.
I love the little red squirrels that have started to appear in our region. John thinks global warming may be bringing them up from the south. Clue me in if you know.
The decidedly unscenic bug repellent had been abandoned along the bike trail. I didn’t touch it as I am a Covid germaphobe, but I got a laugh: I’d been slapping mosquitoes for the whole walk.
In the town of Lincoln, yarn stretched between trees caught my eye. A bit further along the conservation trail, there was a helpful explanation.
The tippy old wooden building is next to Orchard House, a childhood home of author Louisa May Alcott. The building was named the School of Philosophy by Louisa’s hippy father Bronson and continues to offer presentations and lectures in normal times. (I put up my photo of Louisa in her coronavirus face mask for yesterday’s post.)
Speaking of adapting to the times, you will note that the Colonial Inn (founded in 1716) has marked off six-foot segments on its brick walk for safe distancing.
The Art Deco frieze on the old Emerson school building welcomes visitors to what is now the Umbrella Center for the Arts.
I don’t think I need to explain the last three. Sometimes readers give me their reactions to one or two pics. I do get a kick out of that — should you feel moved to comment.
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Fun photos! Serious mushrooms, cute red squirrel, woody walk.
Earle Cummings
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Thanks so much for commenting. Your sister wrote in an email that it all looked very green out East; and she sent me photo of impressive views in Utah.
Love the fungus!!! Thank you for including us in your lovely walk…
And thank YOU for the great posts on your blog and the nightly Facebook concerts.
I like the lighting in several of your photos. It must be morning walks. At least, it looks like when I am taking early walks. Your summer clouds are beautiful. Thank you for sharing what you see.
It is mostly early morning, but the photo of the nymphs on the plaque was taken in the late afternoon. I loved the leaf shadows and rushed outside to capture them.