Warmer weather coming

Been a busy week -- working, editing photos, going to Civil War events (stuff in the pipeline so I couldn't just bail out). I must have shot a thousand frames over the weekend, edited it down to 200 or so, and am still working on my Longwood shots from Sunday.

I'm not as discriminating as some photographers in what I share on Flickr, probably because I keep Flickr as my online notebook.

A chunk of this week has been consumed with rassling the PACSCL 2009 books into the sort of shape that will let me take them off to the treasurer today and then to the accountant next week. I always feel better when that's done.

It's been a little chilly around here and I was afraid that the cold and a beating-down rainstorm might have done in my thyme seedlings, but I seem to be okay. The expensive impatiens were a great disappointment, though. I think I'll have five usable plants out of the packet. The backyard garden continues to thrive.

Hippeastrum outdoors and a bike ride

My run down to the treasurer's office to drop off the PACSCL books morphed into a trip to the Wal*Mart, with an extra mile because I was woolgathering and missed my turn. Call it ten miles, total. Go me!

I bought myself some treats -- a pair of flip-flops, which the spaces between big and second toes Do Not Like; a pair of black ballerina-style flats of some man-made substance that looks remarkably like leather; a new little black canvas bag of the identical style to the one that was starting to get sun-faded; a wee small backpack, also black, which can be used on photographic expeditions, leaving me with my hands free with greater comfort than a shoulder bag slung crosswise across the chest. Some vitamins. And a couple dozen hose washers so we'll never run out again.

All the photos from last weekend have been culled, edited, and uploaded to Flickr. I have a couple odds and ends from last week to do.

Today I set out some hippeastrum in a shady place out back. Just before I left for the treasurer's, I set out the Class of 2009. Tonight I staked and set out three of the big ones -- an Appleblossom, the Exotica, and the Gervase. By the time I bring them in the labels may have faded or I may have forgotten, so I need to write it down:

Appleblossom -- terra-cotta colored plastic pot
Exotica -- black plastic pot, one offset
Gervase -- black plastic post, no offsets

Roy is out to dinner with a railroad friend, so I fried me a burger and now am settling down to see what other photos need to be processed. It's supposed to be very warm and very nice this weekend, and I see Big Photo Fun in my future.