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Pic(k) of the Week: Tiny cinquefoils

2026-04-11T03:31:00.063-05:00

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You're just too marvelous,

Too marvelous for words,

Like glorious, glamorous

And that old standby amorous.

It's all too wonderful,

I'll never find the words,

That say enough, tell enough,

I mean they just aren't swell enough.

You're much too much, and just too very, very,

To ever be in Webster's Dictionary.

And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds,

To tell you that you're marvelous, too marvelous for words.

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Tiny onslaught of spring! Yellow cinquefoil wildflowers blooming near the headwaters (i.e., a municipal storm drain) of Cecilia Creek.

East Decatur Greenway: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
31 March 2026.

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Lester Young

: Too Marvelous for Words
Album: Too Marvelous for Words
Label: Mercury (recorded: 1949 / released: 1950)

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Musicians:

Lester Young — tenor saxophone
Hank Jones — piano
Ray Brown — bass
Buddy Rich — drums
Norman Granz — producer

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This is a close-up. The 1-cm cinquefoils appear larger in the image than they did in 'real' life.

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 15 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Canon 100mm ƒ/2.8 FD (manual focus)
Fotodiox adapter
Settings: 100 mm | 1/125 sec | ISO 400 | ƒ/2.8
Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).

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Pic(k) of the Week: Ēostre

2026-04-04T03:45:00.004-05:00

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Ēostre was the name of a pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn, mentioned by the English monastic scholar, the Venerable Bede in his 8th-century work, De temporum ratione (The Reckoning of Time).

The Old High German name for a goddess of the dawn was Ôstara. In Lithuanian mythology, the feminine deity of the morning star (Venus) was Aušrinė. All were derived from Austrō(n), the Proto-Indo-European name for goddess of 'dawn.'
In Anglo-Saxon England, the springtime festival in honor of Ēostre gave its name to a month (Northumbrian: Ēosturmōnaþ, West Saxon: Eastermonað), the rough equivalent of April, then to the Christian feast of Easter that eventually displaced it.
— Wikipedia.

That being said, the modern Lithuanian name for Easter, “Velykos” is NOT related to the name “Aušrinė,” but derived from the word “vėlės,” for “souls” (as in, the saving of human souls from eternal damnation).

Su Šventom Velykom!

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Photo:

The morning sun rises over wetlands of Burnt Fork Creek, as seen from an elevated boardwalk on the South Peachtree Creek PATH.

Image NOT taken on Easter (4 April 2026), but two months earlier, in winter, on 12 February 2026.

Mason Mill Park in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.

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Pharoah Sanders: The Creator Has a Master Plan
Album: Karma
Label: Impulse! (recorded/released: 1969)

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Musicians:

Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, leader, composer
Leon Thomas — vocal, percussion
Julius Watkins — French horn
James Spaulding — flute
Lonnie Liston Smith — piano
Richard Davis — bass
Billy Hart — drums
Nathaniel Bettis — percussion

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Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 14 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 40 mm | 1/125 sec | ISO 400 | ƒ/11.0
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Pic(k) of the Week: Hibernal narcissus

2026-03-28T03:11:00.008-05:00

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An obligatory annual photo of a daffodil.
— or —
I can't resist taking a portrait of a narcissus in late winter!

The large daffodil — white with a central white 'trumpet'— is an Ice Follies cultivar; the smaller are Jetfire cultivars — yellow with orange 'trumpets' *. All, I admired and photographed in a private garden in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA, on 3 March 2026.

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Lee Morgan: Ceora
Album: Cornbread
Label: Bluenote (Recorded: 1965 | Released: 1967)

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Musicians:

Lee Morgan - trumpet, leader, composer
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock – piano
Larry Ridley – bass
Billy Higgins – drums

* Thank you to a kind commenter on my Instagram page who identified the cultivars. (Per Wikipedia, a cultivar is a human-cultivated plant, selected for desired traits, which retains those traits when propagated.)

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Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 13 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 40 mm | 1/125 sec | ISO 400 | ƒ/11.0
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Pic(k) of the Week: Trout lily ephemeral

2026-03-21T03:14:00.005-05:00

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Ephemeral beauty on a winter forest floor: a native wildflower, the trout lily, blooms on Arabia Mountain.

After a 13-kilometer hike on the mountain, I was less than half a kilometer from my parked car when I stumbled upon this cluster of trout lilies blooming on the side of the Mile Rock Trail. To say that I was delighted AND surprised would be an understatement.

This is a close-up. The blossom appears larger in the image than it did in 'real life.'

DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
28 February 2026.

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About the Dimpled Trout Lily

Erythronium umbilicatum — commonly known as the dimpled trout lily — is a species of perennial flowering plant in the lily family (Liliaceae), native to the southeastern United States, primarily in the piedmont and southern Appalachian areas. It is a spring ephemeral [i.e., short-lived] and its preferred habitat is forests.

Erythronium umbilicatum has green, mottled leaves that are up to 8 inches long (20 cm). The scape [i.e., long, leafless flowering stem] is up to 8 inches long (20 cm), bearing a single, nodding, lily-like flower on a 5 to 8-inch stalk (12-20 cm) with 6 petals, yellow on the inside and streaked brownish-purple on the outside, that recurve backward. The conspicuous stamens are brownish-purple in color. The flower blooms in late winter/early spring before the surrounding trees leaf out and cast shade.

— North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
— Wikipedia.

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Clifford Brown: Sandu
Album: Study in Brown (Label: EmArcy, 1955)

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Musicians:

Clifford Brown - trumpet, co-leader, composer
Harold Land – tenor saxophone
Richie Powell – piano
George Morrow – bass
Max Roach – drums, co-leader

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Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 12 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 150 mm; 1/200 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/8.0
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Pic(k) of the Week: The Marksman

2026-03-14T03:39:00.011-05:00

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The Marksman: Annchen (2009)

constructed of PVC, Lycra, and Swarovski crystals.
Artists: Viktor Horsting, Rolf Snoeren (Netherlands).

Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Statements, at...
The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
7 February 2026.

Dutch fashion artists Viktor&Rolf originally created these costumes in 2009, for Robert Wilson's performance of a 19th-century opera, The Marksman (Der Freischütz). Wilson was a renowned American experimental-theater playwright and director.

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About Viktor&Rolf

For more than three decades, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have explored the connections between the worlds of haute couture and art. The self-confessed fashion world outsiders call themselves fashion artists, blurring the boundaries between clothing and art through their unconventional work. Viktor&Rolf are acclaimed for their masterful technical skill; their surprising, thought-provoking approach to design; and their deep knowledge of fashion and history.

This is the first dedicated exhibition of their work in the United States, as well as the first project sponsored by the Lauren Amos Fashion Project at the High Museum of Art. It features more than one hundred of Viktor&Rolf’s most daring and avant-garde works, alongside videos, sketches, dolls, and photographs that bring their process to life.
Their collections often begin with an abstract idea, and from there, each step of conceptual and technical development considers the final presentation—the fashion show. Rather than straightforward catwalk presentations, their shows tend to be true performances in which they act as storytellers, directors, and often participants. Thinking outside of the box, combining unrelated elements, and pushing the boundaries of the imaginable—together, this is what makes Viktor&Rolf’s designs so unique.

— High Museum website

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About Robert Wilson and "The Marksman"

Robert Wilson (1941 – 2025) was an American director and playwright of experimental theater. He also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer. He is best known for his collaboration with Philip Glass and Lucinda Childs on Einstein on the Beach, and his frequent collaborations with Tom Waits.
— Wikipedia.

In May 2009, Robert Wilson collaborated with dramaturge Wolfgang Wiens, for his production of Carl Maria von Weber's opera, "Der Freischütz," at the Pentecost Festival in Baden-Baden, Germany. The "Freeshooter" was Robert Wilson's second collaboration with the fashion design duo Viktor & Rolf from Amsterdam. They first worked together on the dance piece 2Lips and Dancers and Space (Luxembourg, 2004). The opening in Baden-Baden was conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock.
— Robert Wilson.

Der Freischütz (the "Freeshooter" or "Marksman") is a 1821 German romantic opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), with a libretto by Friedrich Kind, based on an old German folk tale in which a hapless huntsman enters a pact with the devil and, in exchange for bullets that never miss, pays a gruesome price.
— Wikipedia.

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Philip Glass (composer), Robert Wilson (librettist):
Einstein on the Beach
Album: Einstein on the Beach (Label: Tomato Records, 1978)

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Musicians:

Michael Riesman - conductor
Philip Glass Ensemble
Marc Jacoby - tenor
Philip Gavin Smith - tenor

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Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 11 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Lumix G 20/F1.7 II
Settings: 20 mm; 1/100 sec; ISO 1250; ƒ/1.7
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Pic(k) of the Week: A duet requires careful coordination

2026-03-07T04:35:00.004-05:00

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DeKalb Symphony Orchestra cellist Rachel Seong (with fellow cellist Andrew Choi) performs the Cello Duet 1, op. 22 of German composer Friedrich Kummer (1797 – 1879). Theirs was the only classical music performance throughout...

Oakhurst Porchfest
City of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
11 October 2025.

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About

First held in 2015, Oakhurst Porchfest is

a grassroots community music festival where front porches become stages, yards become venues, and radical generosity and goodwill rule the day.

Established in 1964, the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra

presents concerts of traditional and contemporary symphonic repertoire primarily in DeKalb County, Georgia, venues. The orchestra is composed of qualified volunteer musicians from the community as well as a cohort of paid professional musicians serving in principal roles. The orchestra is a member of the League of American Orchestras.

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Friedrich August Kummer:
Duet for 2 cellos, No. 1, Op.22 (3rd movement: Allegro Scherzoso)
Album: Friedrich Kummer: Cello Duets
(Label: Avie, 2007)

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Musicians:

Phoebe Carrai - cello
Tanya Tomkins - cello

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
Photo 10 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6
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Pic(k) of the Week: Light & shadow in the wood

2026-02-28T04:53:00.006-05:00

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Eerie wraiths, deep in a winter woodland.

Mason Mill Park
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
12 February 2026.

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Eric Dolphy: Something Sweet, Something Tender
Album: Out To Lunch (Label: Blue Note, 1964)

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Musicians:

Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet, leader, composer
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
Richard Davis – bass
Tony Williams – drums

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Photo 9 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.
On 17 February 2026, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (185th out of 500 chosen).

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

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Pic(k) of the Week: Winter speedwell

2026-02-21T04:19:00.003-05:00

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In deep winter, a tiny birdseye speedwell (Veronica persica) blooms during a 'false' (22 °C!) spring.

East Decatur Greenway
City of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
9 January 2026.

This is a close-up. The blossom — maybe 0.4 inches wide (1 cm) — appears much larger in the image than it did in 'real' life.

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Walter Piston:
The Incredible Flutist (Tango of the Merchant's Daughters)
Album:
Piston: Symphony No. 6, The Incredible Flutist, 3 New England Sketches
(Label: RCA Victor Red Seal, 1991)

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Musicians:

Leonard Slatkin – conductor
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

On 10 January 2026, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature (399th out of 500 chosen).

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Photo 8 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

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Pic(k) of the Week: A Sunday kind of hawk

2026-02-14T04:56:00.011-05:00

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A red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) perched in a tree: a wonderful find for a winter's Sunday stroll.

When I first noticed this handsome fellow, he was sitting in a marsh, far from my position and partially hidden from sight. I found a fallen bough to sit on and waited, hoping he might move closer for a 'cleaner' shot. Forty-five minutes later, he obliged.

And, for a moment, I felt like a 'birder.'

Decatur Legacy Park
City of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
11 January 2026.

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Barry Harris: Ornithology
Album: Breakin' It Up (Label: Argo, 1959)

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Musicians:

Barry Harris – piano
William Austin - bass
Frank Gant - drums

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Photo 7 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6
Settings: 300 mm; 1/800 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/5.6
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Pic(k) of the Week: Ice in the Deep South

2026-02-07T04:18:00.006-05:00

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In January 2026, a large winter ice storm swept the U.S., from southwest Texas to northeast Maine. In north-central Georgia, the temperature fell to -10 °C (14 °F).

Hawthorne Nature Trail
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
25 January 2026.

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Art Ensemble of Chicago: Dreaming of the Master
Album: Nice Guys (Label: ECM, 1979)

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Musicians:

Lester Bowie – trumpet
Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion
Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinet, percussion
Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion
Famoudou Don Moye – drums, percussion

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Photo 6 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 96 mm; 1/30 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6
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Pic(k) of the Week: Sweetgum sunset

2026-01-31T02:16:00.015-05:00

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Winter-dried fruits of an American sweetgum tree 'litter' a paved trail at sunset.

Stone Mountain Trail at the Avondale Railyard
DeKalb County (Scottdale), Georgia, USA.
21 January 2026 (6:17 pm EST).

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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) is one of the most common hardwoods in the southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. Stepping on the tree's fallen dried seed pods can feel like stepping on a toy Lego piece, barefoot or shod. This hiker was adroitly avoiding that fate.

The Stone Mountain Trail is one in the PATH Foundation's system of pedestrian trails in and around Atlanta, Georgia. It comprises nineteen miles of purpose-built paved trails and municipal-built sidewalks that connect downtown Atlanta (at Centennial Olympic Park) east to Stone Mountain Park.

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Francis Poulenc: Sonate pour flûte et piano (Flute Sonata)
Album: Bennett & Benson – Poulenc: Flute Sonata
(Label: Camerata, 1995)

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Musicians:

William Bennett - flute
Clifford Benson - piano

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Pic(k) of the Week: Couleurs en fin d'année

2026-01-24T04:41:00.005-05:00

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Couleurs en fin d'année: the glory of a tree in December.

Postal Pond in Decatur Legacy Park.
City of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
23 December 2025.

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Betty Carter: Tight
Album: The Audience with Betty Carter (Label: Bet-Car, 1980)

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Musicians:

Betty Carter - vocals, leader
John Hicks - piano
Curtis Lundy - bass
Kenny Washington - drums

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Pic(k) of the Week: Winter catkin

2026-01-17T05:46:00.004-05:00

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Yellow catkins hang,

Crimson buds portend,

Winter shrub un-slumber'd.

Male flowers of a hazel alder tree (Alnus serrulata).

Arabia Lake in Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
8 February 2023.

A catkin is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated (anemophilous) but sometimes insect-pollinated. It contains many, usually unisexual flowers, arranged closely along a central stem that is often drooping. Catkin-bearing plants include many trees or shrubs such as birch, willow, aspen, hickory, sweet chestnut, and sweetfern. In many of these plants, only the male flowers form catkins, and the female flowers are single (hazel, oak), a cone (alder), or other types (mulberry). While the blooming months for catkins may vary due to factors such as climate change and latitude, the following are some general timeframes: hazel catkins bloom from January to March, alder catkins from February to March, silver birch catkins from March to May, oak catkins from April to May, and white willow catkins from April to May.
— Wikipedia.

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Phineas Newborn Jr.: Celia (composition by Bud Powell)
Album: Here Is Phineas (Label: Atlantic (1956)

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Musicians:

Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano, leader
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 3 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 96 mm; 1/125 sec; ISO 200; ƒ/8.0
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Pic(k) of the Week: Gnarly tree in winter

2026-01-10T04:27:00.008-05:00

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Nature as artist;

Tree as canvas.
A winter portrait.

A January pine tree on Stone Mountain.

Stone Mountain Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
16 January 2017.

Looking back through the portfolio can occasionally reveal a hidden gem, such as this painterly arboreal portrait. Well done, nine-year-younger Thomas!

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Freddie Hubbard: Karioka (composition by Kenny Dorham)
Album: Goin' Up (Label: Blue Note (recorded 1960; released 1961)

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Musicians:

Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, leader
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

Thank you to Atlanta, Georgia-based jazz deejay Austin Wheeler for turning me onto this phenomenal album by then 23-year-old Freddie Hubbard.

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 2 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus Pen E-PL1.

Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Settings: 30 mm; 1/100 sec; ISO 200; ƒ/5.6
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Pic(k) of the Week: Night hawks at the Food Hub

2026-01-03T04:48:00.002-05:00

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Night hawks at the food hub: several 'restaurants' share a common kitchen for take-out.

Decatur Food Hub: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
23 December 2025 (7:54 pm EST)

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Gerry Mulligan: Night Lights
Album: Night Lights (Label: Philips, 1963)

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Musicians:

Gerry Mulligan – piano, composer, leader
Art Farmer – flugelhorn
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Jim Hall – guitar
Bill Crow – bass
Dave Bailey – drums

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 1 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Lumix G 20/F1.7 II
Settings: 20 mm; 1/200 sec; ISO 1600; ƒ/2.0
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Pic(k) of the Week in 2025: a recapitulation.

2026-01-01T07:39:00.006-05:00

I became a member of Flickr nineteen years ago, in 2006. Since then, I have uploaded a total of 25,810 photographs and images.

In 2009, I began to curate a selection of those photos, choosing one per week as something that, in my mind, evinced special merit. I called it the Pic(k) of the Week, totaling fifty-two images, of course, for the year. Since 2023, I have also paired each selected photo with a musical selection, typically jazz.

Here's a recapitulation of the fifty-two I selected for 2025. Clicking on the thumbnail will take you to the original blog post.

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January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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DATA

When I first began to use Flickr, I employed the platform as a photo-journal of family, friends, and 'good fermentables.' In about 2018, I began to transform it into my photography portfolio and cloud backup.

Here is a category breakdown of the fifty-two selections in 2025:

	2025	2024	2023
Landscapes	24 (46%)	18 (35%)	21 (40%)
Flora	9 (17%)	16 (31%)	15 (28%)
Fauna	6 (11.5%)	4 (7%)	9 (17%)
Street photography / Portraiture	12 (23%)	15 (28%)	14 (26%)
Sky / Astronomy	2 (4%)	4 (7%)	5 (9%)
Food/Drink	1 (2%)	3 (6%)	6 (11%)
Culture	7 (13%)	4 (7%)	2 (3%)
Black & white	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

(The image total is greater than 52 — and the percentage total greater than 100 % — because categories overlap and percentages were rounded up.)

In an upcoming post, I will detail the camera and lenses I used in 2025. (Spoiler alert: 99% of the time I shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.)

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PREVIOUS RETROSPECTIVES

I began my Pic(k) of the Week feature in 2009; I didn't began collating image retrospectives until 2014.

2024

2023

2022

2021 retrospective (n/a)

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

To conclude, I thank of all of you who continue to patronize my blog and I wish you health, safety, and fulfillment in 2026. Sveiks!

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Pic(k) of the Week: Avondale Yuletide

2025-12-27T04:13:00.048-05:00

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Fah who for-aze,

Dah who dor-aze,

Welcome Christmas,

Christmas Day!

Municipal Yuletide decorations, at night.

Town Green in the city of Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA.
23 December 2025.

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Wynton Marsalis: O Tannenbaum.
Album: A Crescent Christmas Card. (Label: Atlantic Records, 1959).

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Musicians:

Wynton Marsalis – trumpet, arranger, leader
Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone
Todd Williams – clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Wycliffe Gordon – trombone

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 52 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Lumix G 20/F1.7 II
Settings: 20 mm; 1/50 sec; ISO 200; ƒ/2.0
Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).
— Focus bracket (2 images).

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Pic(k) of the Week: The lady in mist

2025-12-20T04:35:00.007-05:00

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At twilight, intimately

Bare-armed,

The lady in mist.

Postal Pond in Decatur Legacy Park.
City of Decatur, Georgia, USA.
7 December 2025.

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Reverse angle (as the mist was beginning to lift).

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For several years, I've been trying to capture a portrait of this lovely lady, but something always seemed off — whether it was distracting foliage, a cluttered background, or an awkward angle. That morning, everything fell into place; I even disregarded my boots sinking into pond muck. When I checked the image on the camera's screen, was that emotion or just morning mist in my eyes?

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Ornette Coleman: Lonely Woman.
Album: The Shape of Jazz to Come (Label: Atlantic Records, 1959).

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Musicians:

Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, composer, leader
Don Cherry – cornet
Charlie Haden – double bass
Billy Higgins – drums

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 51 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 40 mm; 1/640 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6
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Pic(k) of the Week: Your Aureate Majesty

2025-12-13T04:58:00.002-05:00

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Regal autumnal color. Need I say more?

Freedom Park Trail: City of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 19 November 2025.

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Freedom Park

Freedom Park is a 200-acre greenspace with trails that hold vast amounts of history and act as a connector for many of Atlanta's oldest intown neighborhoods. Legend has it that Gemeral Sherman watch Atlanta burn in 1864 from [what is today] Freedom Park. Today, visitors to the park can take in stunning views of the Atlanta skyline and public art along the paved multiuse trail. The park pays homage to the legacy of Atlanta's civil rights legends Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis and is also home to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
— Hiking Atlanta's Hidden Forests
Jonah McDonald, Zana Pouncey (Milestone Press, 2024).

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Cannonball Adderley: Autumn Leaves.
Album: Somethin' Else
Label: Blue Note (1958).

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Musicians:

Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone, leader
Miles Davis – trumpet
Hank Jones – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Art Blakey – drums

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 50 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 45 mm; 1/640 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6
— Panoramic stitch (4 images)

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Pic(k) of the Week: Autumn morning on Arabia Lake

2025-12-06T04:39:00.006-05:00

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As I was setting up my tripod, a passing hiker greeted me.
"It's a beautiful day."
"Yes, indeed," I replied.

Arabia Lake: a man-made reservoir on Arabia Mountain, a granite monadnock near the town of Stonecrest in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 6 November 2025.

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Arabia Lake & Davidson-Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area

The former Davidson Quarry, which owned Arabia Mountain in the mid 20th-century, created the lake by damming small Stephenson Creek. In 1972, the Davidson family closed the quarry and donated the land to the county. Concrete and metal remains of a quarry bridge can still be seen on both banks of the lake (visible, in the photo, in the background)

The land is now part of the Davidson-Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area...

...that encompasses natural, cultural, and historical elements to form a cohesive, nationally significant landscape. The area is due east of Atlanta and spans 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) reaching from the historic commercial center of Lithonia to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, including several sites in between, including Arabia Mountain, Panola Mountain, and the historic Flat Rock Community. The National Heritage Area was established in 2006 and is coordinated by the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Alliance, which includes board members, representatives from the community and local organizations, and staff.

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Miles Davis: Boplicity.
Album: Birth of the Cool
Label: Capitol Records (recorded 1949; released 1957).

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Musicians:

Miles Davis – trumpet, leader, co-composer, co-arranger
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
J. J. Johnson – trombone
Sandy Siegelstein – French horne
Bill Barber – tuba
John Lewis – piano
Nelson Boyd – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Gil Evans - co-composer, co-arranger

See another image I shot at the same vantage point, but in early spring 2024: here.

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Photo 49 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Settings: 14 mm; 1/400 sec; ISO 200; ƒ/5.6
— Panoramic stitch (10 images)

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Pic(k) of the Week: Catch a beat

2025-11-29T04:49:00.003-05:00

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Catch a beat! Drummer in action during a performance by Atlanta-area musician Mandi Strachota and the Major 7s.

Oakhurst Porchfest: Decatur, Georgia, USA, 11 October 2025.

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Porchfest

Porchfests are annual music events held across the United States and in Canada on front porches. Started in Ithaca, New York, in 2007, porchfest events bring local musicians and neighborhoods together to celebrate and create a sense of community.
Since 2015, Oakhurst Porchfest [in the eponymous neighborhood of the city of Decatur] has been a grassroots community music festival where front porches become stages, yards become venues, and radical generosity and goodwill rule the day.
— Wikipedia.
— Oakhurst Porchfest.

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Mandi Strachota

Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in the wilds of Wisconsin, Mandi Strachota is the product of southern roots and Midwest know-how, a potent mix of practicality and soulful dreaming. Mandi has become a fixture on the Atlanta scene, taking her music nationwide in 2019. She is known for her soulful vocals, but is a multi-instrumentalist who is quickly becoming known for her songwriting [...] embracing R&B, gospel, and soul, [...and] dabbling in jazz and blues, with a touch of grit and country sway.

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Mandi Strachota: Daredevil.
Album: Pictures
Label: CD Baby, 2020.

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More photos from the festival: here.

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Photo 48 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6
Settings: 100 mm; 1/640 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/4.5

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Pic(k) of the Week: It's Time for a General Strike

2025-11-22T04:51:00.008-05:00

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"Defend democracy. It's time for a general strike!"

No Kings protests took place nationwide in the U.S. on October 18, 2025, as part of a series of demonstrations against Donald Trump's policies and actions during his second presidency. The demonstrations, which followed the June 2025 No Kings protests, took place in some 2,700 locations across the country, including the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City, [and in Atlanta]. Approximately two hundred organizations collaborated to coordinate the October protests, which drew nearly 7 million participants nationwide, marking it as one of the largest single-day demonstrations in American history.
— Wikipedia (accessed 28 October 2025).

In Atlanta, an estimated 10,000 gathered to listen to speakers near the Atlanta Civic Center in the historic Old Fourth Ward. Following the speeches, they marched, en masse, 1½ miles to Liberty Plaza, situated downtown in front of the State Capitol building.

More photos from the rally: here.

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Frederic Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated
Album: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
Label: Vanguard, 1978.

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Ursula Oppens – piano

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 47 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 49 mm; 1/640 sec; ISO 500; ƒ/5.6

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Pic(k) of the Week: Stone Mountain summit at sunrise

2025-11-15T03:33:00.016-05:00

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It was 'blowing a hoolie' just before sunrise on the summit of Stone Mountain, that is, cold and windy!

A minimalist 'blue hour' silhouette in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA, on 10 October 2025 at 7:20 a.m. EDT.

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Thelonius Monk: Crepuscule with Nellie
Album: Monk's Music (Label: Riverside, 1957)

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Musicians:

Thelonious Monk – piano, composer, leader
Ray Copeland – trumpet
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, arranger
Wilbur Ware – bass
Art Blakey – drums

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 46 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.45mm F1.8
Settings: 45 mm; 1/50 sec; ISO 100; ƒ/1.8

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Pic(k) of the Week: Old Grist Mill in early autumn afternoon

2025-11-08T04:20:00.002-05:00

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A restored 19th-century water-powered gristmill in Stone Mountain Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.

Photo taken 10 October 2025.

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About the mill

The mill was originally built in 1867, operating along a creek in Fannin County in north Georgia (near the current town of Ellijay). It fell into disuse and was eventually abandoned.

In 1965, the mill was dismantled and moved to Stone Mountain Park. There, the mill and its milling equipment, including the mill house and millstones, were reassembled. Additionally, a thirteen-foot-diameter wooden overshot water-wheel and a stone millrace were replicated and put in place.
— Scenic USA.
— Stone Mountain Park.

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Photographer's Notebook

The mill is a well-loved spot in the park, easily accessible from the perimeter road. So, it took some time to capture the image without any visitors in the frame. Fortunately, I finished just as a large group of school children arrived.

The entire scene featured deep contrasts between sunlight and shadow. To capture the full range of tones, I took four separate exposures, blending them later during the editing process. Wind gusts were strong, and some of the foliage shows motion blur. C'est la da-guerre-otype!

Per Merriam-Webster, "gristmill" is one word; the park spells it as two.

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Weather Report: American Tango (Vitouš/Zawinul)
Album: Mysterious Traveler (Label: Columbia, 1974)

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Musicians:

Josef (Joe) Zawinul - electric and acoustic piano, synthesizer, assorted percussion, co-leader
Wayne Shorter – soprano & tenor saxophone, co-leader
Miroslav Vitouš - acoustic bass
Dom Um Romão - drums, percussion

Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.

Photo 45 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Settings: 14 mm; ISO 200; ƒ/5.6
Exposure blend (4 images): 1/200 second; 1/100 second; 1/50 second; 1/25 second.

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Pic(k) of the Week: Afternoon of an owl

2025-11-01T03:53:00.004-05:00

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"Chiefly nocturnal, a barred owl does not generally tolerate close approach." Yet there he was, in late afternoon, perched only a few meters in front of us.

Seminary Wood in Decatur Legacy Park: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA, 24 September 2025.

The barred owl (Strix varia) is a chunky owl with dark eyes, dark barring on its upper breast, and dark streaking below. It is a common resident in dense coniferous or mixed woods of river bottoms or swamps, and upland woods. Its distinctive call is a rhythmic series of loud hoots: 'who-cooks-for-you, who-cooks-for-you-all.'
— National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America.

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba: A Quiet Place
Album: Skyline (Label: 5 Passion, 2021)

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Musicians:

Gonzalo Rubalcaba – piano, leader
Ron Carter – bass
Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025) – drums

"Jack DeJohnette, one of the most daring and dynamic jazz drummers of the last 60 years, with a loose-limbed yet exacting beat that propelled a limitless range of adventurous music, died on Sunday [ 26 October 2025]. He was 83. DeJohnette had a singular voice at the drums: earthy and elastic, instantly recognizable. Rather than focus the articulation of tempo on his ride cymbal, he devised aflowing approach, distributing his emphasis around the drum set, what he called a multidirectional style. In 2022, he won a Grammy for best jazz instrumental album for Skyline, an elegant trio effort with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and bassist Ron Carter." More at NPR.

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Photo 44 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.

Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 135 mm; 1/100 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/5.6

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