Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Strange times call for strange pictures ...

I haven't used a "real" camera in months, and it feels weird. Being "isolated in residence," my time has been spent primarily indoors. Yours probably has, as well. I shall say no more about that.

What I've been doing, however, is riffling through old photo files, making physical collages, and blending them together somehow.

This is one example, and, frankly, I'm not so sure about it. Perhaps the most I can say is that at least it's different! I combined ink-stained papers I made a week or so ago with a photo of an osprey I took perhaps 10-15 years ago in Portland, Oregon.

Chris says it looks too contrived. And he's probably right. Again.

Image copyright ©2020 Carol Leigh

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Around the yard . . . newly-hatched juncos

We have newly-hatched juncos now in the nest just outside the front door. Three eggs were laid; now there are three chicks, just three days old.

Sorry for such a terrible photo. Taken with the iPhone in great haste, not wanting to disturb the parents too much. Better ones to follow . . . I hope!

©2020 Carol Leigh

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Happy Pollen Days!



Happy Pollen Days! 

When the light is right, we see clouds of this sticky yellow stuff poofing out of the trees. It is everywhere and on every thing.

Chris’s little pickup is now a yellowish grey. And no visibility through the windshield. Pollen buildup on the side window. Not that we’re going anywhere...

But I love the blue/yellow color combo on a water main cover I noticed on a walk down the street.

Are things weird these days or what?

©Copyright 2020 Carol Leigh