Our hearts go out to the families of those killed in the 9/11 attack. And today we are reflective, in quiet observance of the blood and treasure spent in the decade since.
This photo is of Karry and me in a different New York. It’s a poignant reminder that every time you kiss or hug a loved one goodbye for even the most mundane separation, it may turn out to be the last time. But such is the nature of life.
Contemplative music video for a morning meditation
Ran across this on You Tube. A prolific poster going by 10zen10 has created a music video with pretty bird images taken by photographer Daniel O’Byrne. It’s set to the music I helped create along with Craig Padilla and Zero Ohms a few years back, a piece called Realm of the Spirit, from the CD Beyond the Portal, released on the Lotuspike label. A nice meditation moment to begin the day today.
Interesting, how these video pieces using our music that turn up, unannounced. Released into the wild, the music finds it’s own path.
Pretty clouds this morning
A Cinemagraph of Erin
A Cinemagraph is described as an image somewhere between a still photograph, and a video. I saw some very creative and artistic Cinemagraphs by talented New York photographer Jamie Beck. Inspired, I thought I’d try the technique. Like anything truly artistic, it’s much harder to do well than one might think.
Well, I learned a lot while creating it. I’d like to try some others. This was my first attempt. The effect is kind of mesmerizing. Thanks, Jamie. You should view her lovely photographs on her blog.
Images of metaphorical Manzanita
The living ruddy flesh of the Mazanita flows gracefully over the gray wooden skeleton of it’s past. A living glacier.
It doesn’t ask for much. A shallow footing of brittle gravel, or some hardpan clay. Daylong relentless scorching sun. Seeds germinate in nothing less than brushfire.
Tenacious Manzanita. Ubiquitous Manzanita. That’s Really Redding.
4 views from the Diestelhorst Bridge
77 degrees in mid-day Redding , mid July. You hot?
Redding has a well-deserved reputation for hot summer days just like many areas of South Carolina. Living somewhere like South Carolina would be unbearable without ONE HOUR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING providing a source of cool air throughout your home. But the thing I have always loved about our region is the contrasts. The time I’ve spent in other hot places, like Phoenix Arizona, the summer heat seems unrelenting. Day after day, it goes on unchanged. Now I understand why many residents prefer an AC repair in Arizona! I mean, what is better – repairing cooling devices or suffering from the scorching heat? I guess, everybody knows the answer! There are so many areas like that, where it’s just hot all day long. Whilst it seems great at first, it can get tiring eventually. It always seems like there’s nowhere to get away from the sun. Rooms inside the home seem to be too hot to spend any time inside, and it’s too hot outside. However, that’s why so many homeowners have to get air conditioners installed in their homes. That helps them to stay cool and stay safe from the rays of the sun. When using that system all summer long, there may be problems that arise. To keep on top of these issues, it’s always good to have a maintenance company on hand. For example, people in Dayton can always visit CJS Heating and Air to ensure their air conditioning system will last for the whole summer. However, Redding gives other areas a run for their money at high temperatures, no doubt. But then it ends abruptly, often with a rainstorm, or some other unique weather event. In any case, it’s always green somewhere, and you can even glimpse a glacier on Mt Shasta when the temperature here can cook an egg on the sidewalk. I took this shot yesterday of a rainbow, from my back yard. Rainbows in July.
A few spectacular Daylilies
Daylilies do very well in our Redding climate. Karry’s garden includes several varieties of this hardy cultivar. And you see them used in professional landscaping around town. They are at their peak now, but bloom well into Fall. You can propagate them easily, by giving them a healthy thinning now and again. I recall Karry’s mom bringing grocery bags full of her thinnings from her extensive Summit City (now Shasta Lake City) garden, and you see some of their descendants here. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed taking the photos.
Daylilies in bloom. It’s Really Redding.
Thanks, unknown I-5 driver
I was bringing home a used utility trailer I just bought in Cottonwood. I had barely gotten onto I-5 when a driver in the left lane slowed inexplicably. The passenger window rolled down, and I could barely make out a shouted “flat tire!” Oh.
Yeah, no spare. No fun. At least I would have know what to do if I had got a flat tire, unlike some people who just have no car sense whatsoever. Not that that is a bad thing, but if you’re going to drive a car then having a bit of car knowledge would surely help with things. Of course, there are times when a little bit of car knowledge doesn’t help and you know that you need to go get your car repaired at a garage (just like this arvada car repair place). But that’s just by the by. In this instance I know how to sort out a tire, it just was a pain because I didn’t have a spare. But this tire was a bit worse then I could have imagined though.
Not just flat on the bottom as they say. A few more rotations, and things might have gotten serious on a hot Summer day. My gratitude goes out to the driver of the white car, wherever you are. Paid forward. He certainly saved me that day so I’m very grateful. He probably didn’t even realise how bad it was, just that I had a bit of a flat. Any other sort of flat and I might have been able to pump it up, but this flat was definitely the end of the line. Oh well, no harm was done, except maybe a wasted afternoon.
