Blue

Blue.

Too many cliches

about blue.

Here is a study

in blue.

Lines,

patterns,

textures,

countours,

light,

shadow,

hues and tones.

Dive into blue.

Taken 8 October 2010.

Semaphore Palms

Like giant feathers

dusting the sky...

these palm fronds

are sending messages

to an unknown recipient

using an secret language

of botanical semaphore;

or maybe

they are doing

a tango.

Dip,

turn,

frond-to-frond,

-6-7-8...

Taken in Tampa, Florida, 2 August 2010.

Chair #4

OK.

So it is not

literally

a chair.

On my blog

benches count

as chairs.

There is something

...ah...

emblematic

about an empty

park bench.

Inviting,

but ominous.

Crier

for the benefits of relaxation,

yet Critic

of the idle moment.

Taken 11 July 2010.

Did I say, "Oddball"?

Oddball is as oddball does?

I find the hues and contours

strangely soothing

yet mysterious;

like grey dunes

with worn ruts

marking the passage

of some roving buggy...

This is an accidental snap

taken when I lay my camera

in the passenger seat

of my car.

Back to the Bark

Today marks the close of the first year

since I posted my first entry

on this blog!

A lot can happen in a year, eh?

This picture of a eucalyptus tree

was taken just two days before I created this blog.

I really thought I was going to upload

a long series of "bark" pictures,

but once I got started

the bark-pics

seemed a little,

well,

boring.

However,

this estimable eucalyptus

has its charms;

not the least of which

is that I find it

a fitting enough

bookend to mark

my one year anniversary.

Also,

I did not manage

to create a montage,

and I couldn't pick

a "top ten" group.

Anyway,

thanks to all who

pass this way

for taking a moment

to stop

and smell

the eucalyptus.