22 over 7

Something I snagged from a magpie...

mr damon — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:52:19 -0500

...the Arthur Magazine "Magpie" blog, that is. "Most people have an appreciation for plants and make an effort to occasionally hike among them, repose in their shade or even co-habitate with them. And while it’s safe to say that we recognize plants’ value and usefulness, it’s also a fair assessment to state that the plant kingdom is frequently taken for granted. When we’re not trampling it,

A few more moments on video

mr damon — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:31:52 -0500

More videos from around town (plus one from Seoul):

The Harmonious Journeywound its way throughSeoul on Sunday.

mr damon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:44:23 -0500

Updated 28 April: "Thousands of young Chinese assembled to defend their country's troubled Olympic torch relay pushed through police lines in Seoul on Sunday, some of them hurling rocks, bottled water and plastic and steel pipes at protesters demanding better treatment for North Korean refugees in China. "Two North Korean defectors living in South Korea poured paint thinner on themselves and

On to another bit of business(namely, Brugmansia)

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:20:19 -0500

My Lady Friend laughed and said "I can just see it" when I told her about walking home yesterday, spying a four-foot-tall, yellow-flowered Brugmansia at a shop across the street, and then turning in midstride to cross four lanes (no traffic) in order to see it up close. It was about seven months ago that she and I were out together and my mouth fell open when I saw a double-flowered Datura at a

Meanwhile, rising in the east...

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:31:59 -0500

After dealing with so many photos from Saturday afternoon (331, was that what it said?), on Monday I did not want to add to the backlog. So I left the camera on the sofa when I left for school. Then I walked to the corner and saw this, which I had to use the cellphone cam to capture: This is a 22-degree diffraction halo around the Sun, which you can just make out (look to the left of the utility

Blossom blowout, part 15(After arigato)

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:49:28 -0500

OK, this is the sculpted explosion of azaleas that I referred to in the previous post. And because I like the photo so much, I'll lead with the Arigato girls again. As I told friends by email: "No, I don't know those girls. Yes, that's how they posed." Part 14

Let's take a video break...

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:18:20 -0500

...although the content will still be local flora. First, here's another view of those quince blossoms I went nutty about two weeks ago. Next, the sculpted explosion of azaleas in front of which the "Yes! More Arigato!" girls posed. Finally, from Saturday, some busy bees among late-blooming blossoms. When I get the corresponding photos online, the blossom blowout will be over.

Blossom blowout, part 14(In the pink, part three)

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:30:02 -0500

Part 13 and part 15

Blossom blowout, part 13

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:38:58 -0500

Just thought I'd mention that 95 percent of the tree blossoms (and half of the azaleas) around Gimhae have blown away or begun to fade since these shots were taken. There are so many of these Blowout posts because I was reveling in the emergence of color (and I knew that it would all soon be be gone). Part 12 and part 14

Blossom blowout, part 12(Whiteout)

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:35:20 -0500

Part 11 and part 13

Blossom blowout, part 11(In the pink, part two)

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:35:42 -0500

And now, a splash of red: Part 10 and part 12

Blossom blowout, part 10(In the pink, part one)

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:42:30 -0500

Part nine and part 11

Blossom blowout, part nine

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:24:46 -0500

Part eight and part 10

Scenes from the city...

mr damon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:07:34 -0500

...somewhat related to these.

More moving images from Korea

mr damon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:00:07 -0500

Some other videos were posted here earlier.

I got them lowdown(really low to the ground)Imho Mountain blues.

mr damon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:03:00 -0500

Seen on a recent walk. Reasonably certain that the first set are Hackelia (versus Myosotis). Now, these last three: I called the first something like a wild iris, but it's actually something like (if not actually) wild pansy. The next is sweet violet. And the last one... I have no idea. The closest thing I can reference is five-finger grass. A white version of the wild pansy:

Other flowers and forms

mr damon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:57:34 -0500

Let's take a break from the blossom blowout, shall we?

Blossom blowout, part eight(Some magnolias from March)

mr damon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:08:43 -0500

Part seven and part nine

Blossom blowout, part seven

mr damon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:59:11 -0500

Part six and part eight

Blossom blowout, part six

mr damon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:03:26 -0500

Part five and part seven

Blossom blowout, part five

mr damon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:58:02 -0500

The same tree, two weeks later: Part four and part six

Blossom blowout, part four

mr damon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:25:57 -0500

Part three and part five

Blossom blowout, part three(Captivated by quince)

mr damon — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:40:06 -0500

These photos were taken four days after the quince pics in this post. Part two and part four

Blossom blowout, part two

mr damon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:03:03 -0500

Part one and part three

Blossom blowout, part one

mr damon — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:52:48 -0500

Picking up where I left off... Part two