i took this photo a few years back.
there’s a coffee shop called progress near some railroad tracks…
austin near progress coffee
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austin state capitol
sunflowers
colorado
I visited my friend Stacy who lives in Colorado a couple of weeks ago.
Her church The Refuge is a pretty cool bunch who takes care of each other and the downtrodden.
They even have a community garden on the property where they meet.
tilt shifting continued
tilt shifting
i’m experimenting with tilt shift photography in post production.
sure i’d like a fancy lens, but they are pricey.
here’s an example from my visit to the paris natural history musee-any feedback?
summer sunflower
In the community garden where I live, I planted sunflowers.
I’ve never grown them before, but I remember my dziadzi (grandfather in Polish) used to grow them in his garden in Tempe.
stephanie’s cupcakes: the saga
i ordered cupcakes from my friend stephanie to take with me to my family’s easter celebration.
oh my.
they are key lime pie inspired.
they have a filling.
oh yum.
you can order cupcakes from her too.
leave a comment, and i will forward your email onto her.
oranges
this is the time of year when my hoa requires all the oranges to be picked from the trees.
apparently, we are still scared of roof rats!
so yesterday i climbed up into the orange tree and picked every last one of those buggers.
i’m sunburnt and covered in scratched, but i win.
now i have about a million oranges in my kitchen.
i plan on juicing them all-about a gallon will come with me this morning to brunch
where we will make mimosas.
the rest will probably be frozen to enjoy year round.
long time coming
these two giants were chopped down today.
as much as i love nature, i don’t understand why people plant things like this a foot away from their home.
my hoa required them to be trimmed once per year because they make such a mess,
dropping seeds, branches, and fronds…
…on my roof, and in front of my entrance.
and then the day came when the tree trimmers said they were too tall to climb.
goodbye trees too tall to climb.
too tall to see.
too tall.