tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87940192024-03-13T12:24:57.497-05:00[sub]urban [text]uremy suburban life, served up in digital images and, occasionally, text.Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-62632680321068838322024-03-11T23:33:00.005-05:002024-03-11T23:33:57.687-05:00Damage | March 12, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9RzB_PHhilGLqt_PqgJStGJuCf5hpjCBFHnuPRoOttIiK1iqZOtknkj9rEzIEt9DXhXmmQK85dTHaxB1mG0wLma303fzzSeCihLLTn4xfPn8fpXTedW0gZewlOZc7SCD0lMpiKqKn9rfI4-MwFYFjBGS8NknyGc9RSYBQkdJdTkRzM7fAIj4/s3815/20240309_194515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="3815" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9RzB_PHhilGLqt_PqgJStGJuCf5hpjCBFHnuPRoOttIiK1iqZOtknkj9rEzIEt9DXhXmmQK85dTHaxB1mG0wLma303fzzSeCihLLTn4xfPn8fpXTedW0gZewlOZc7SCD0lMpiKqKn9rfI4-MwFYFjBGS8NknyGc9RSYBQkdJdTkRzM7fAIj4/w640-h480/20240309_194515.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p><b>Damage</b>: This is a photo of a piece of broken glass on a porch or deck. More debris is seen in the background. I took this photo during an afternoon walk in my neighborhood. This is a sampling of what remains after a house fire that happened in early May 2023. Fortunately, the family escaped unharmed. The building, however, is a complete loss. Crews were on site for nearly three hours. There's just a shell of the former home on that plot now. The porch, or deck, foundation, and some framing to keep the damaged roof from collapsing. You can walk by this structure; the sidewalk is not blocked off. But the shell of the structure itself is roped off. </p><p>Photo taken March 9, 2024, at 5:15pm. Posted on March 12, 2024. </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-13597301105724979042024-03-05T14:59:00.000-05:002024-03-05T14:59:18.823-05:00Smol Mushrooms | March 4, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzt1q1min9IPjCX1-VMM0jD3GF9pAvebNsv7oppRYou5AAWgyzn38fjMy-X0JnBShFb7HS7Gk8MZ84ONVkHVBkVjnduy_dYNsYIDjVQK4rpXp1oor6PyrxFc1rWlKlyFQtPZ_cEp1OGEnZD3Rkjt_lAzVzk54DP2Lm54mGOVoubWGpaU2MXXi/s1920/InCollage_20240304_185314710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzt1q1min9IPjCX1-VMM0jD3GF9pAvebNsv7oppRYou5AAWgyzn38fjMy-X0JnBShFb7HS7Gk8MZ84ONVkHVBkVjnduy_dYNsYIDjVQK4rpXp1oor6PyrxFc1rWlKlyFQtPZ_cEp1OGEnZD3Rkjt_lAzVzk54DP2Lm54mGOVoubWGpaU2MXXi/w640-h640/InCollage_20240304_185314710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: left;">Smol mushrooms in my backyard. Photos taken March 4, 2024, and collaged via InCollage (Android app). </span></div><p></p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-15086542714454130722024-02-21T10:05:00.002-05:002024-02-21T10:05:43.755-05:00Street Heart | February 19, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fBB56Kbwhaf5N0N99sYqSVIiN0922-Z-glXetUcuOTU9-fkb5hXor7OJqAI5uoRVN4cZ38E4yFaK91aH-tYXCwh7OyxO5NyMN5b17DbzSTPEo32csN50ijaEZyVGwkO4k7T88iCj7BGJj7OOr-vOKE_Sd_8oKdE1wtwQ6Qn6ckCKS8gRUkNd/s3441/20240219_215422%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3441" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fBB56Kbwhaf5N0N99sYqSVIiN0922-Z-glXetUcuOTU9-fkb5hXor7OJqAI5uoRVN4cZ38E4yFaK91aH-tYXCwh7OyxO5NyMN5b17DbzSTPEo32csN50ijaEZyVGwkO4k7T88iCj7BGJj7OOr-vOKE_Sd_8oKdE1wtwQ6Qn6ckCKS8gRUkNd/s320/20240219_215422%20(1).jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>"Street Heart" sounds kind of like "sweet heart," right? Anyway, I saw this little heart in the pavement just outside the Upper Gwyned Community Center Building in Parkside Place Park (North Wales, PA). I was packing up after presenting a morning workshop (Chemical Curiosities, Mad Science). </p><p>Where have you seen an unexpected heart? </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-76496774795070751992023-12-25T17:54:00.004-05:002023-12-25T17:54:44.397-05:00Backyard | December 25, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hB8KROq5eJFJOLMe_ADDO5RD3sV6erh6FjBDoGdzYG44LCde-OdCGGxC5GQvRlXw4t0ZH1o6fVNU2AT-eGYCRVHc5FY9jTtwzBTkrtgMrk-Z_QGwqtwPkAHqRgASXdpGDsE59NsBLezCawIME0CQgjtvW9mzTqDboKypDfVBCbrCcGmQLHiZ/s4288/20231225_161228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4288" data-original-width="3744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hB8KROq5eJFJOLMe_ADDO5RD3sV6erh6FjBDoGdzYG44LCde-OdCGGxC5GQvRlXw4t0ZH1o6fVNU2AT-eGYCRVHc5FY9jTtwzBTkrtgMrk-Z_QGwqtwPkAHqRgASXdpGDsE59NsBLezCawIME0CQgjtvW9mzTqDboKypDfVBCbrCcGmQLHiZ/w558-h640/20231225_161228.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>My backyard on Christmas Day 2023. Specifically, around quarter after 4 in the afternoon. Unseasonably warm in southeastern Pennsylvania (approx 57°F), and no snow to speak of. But, I'm wishing you a Merry Chrismahanukwanzakyule. </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-89860691102169719482023-12-17T10:46:00.001-05:002023-12-17T10:46:42.722-05:00SunStacks | December 16, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd37z0Nt_21dOZ6JzAUDd8V2__D40RYRo-2chyphenhyphenk-snAhCEW99BEwOxhZ6a-dnOHvK_-_qqmlM3dkxSxdhyphenhyphenjcSGoEZ5vRX1lmN1fk8Q_ExdARH-8YdIys4Ef4yYig2FhlSJnMeMC7pEIT39kg5S3pocbQnkiCRLem_PIzNkae5JWNDJA5HyfTG/s4032/20231216_142748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd37z0Nt_21dOZ6JzAUDd8V2__D40RYRo-2chyphenhyphenk-snAhCEW99BEwOxhZ6a-dnOHvK_-_qqmlM3dkxSxdhyphenhyphenjcSGoEZ5vRX1lmN1fk8Q_ExdARH-8YdIys4Ef4yYig2FhlSJnMeMC7pEIT39kg5S3pocbQnkiCRLem_PIzNkae5JWNDJA5HyfTG/w640-h480/20231216_142748.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Sunlight behind one of the buildings at <a href="https://www.steelstacks.org/">SteelStacks</a> in Bethlehem, PA. Saw this as we were leaving <a href="https://www.christmascity.org/locations/christkindlmarkt/">Christkindlmarkt</a> yesterday. Photo taken December 16, 2023, around 2:30pm. </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-33556550811762176222023-12-11T10:32:00.001-05:002023-12-17T10:36:30.533-05:00Holiday Tractor | December 11, 2023 <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjzY-YYZ8gi82S7Zwl0Z0XXAnUt9v3LGl4JKLWz9S8cXbw6JvQ0RD5pOnhburbwhjjZamhniv3jsegx2DrZjixphJ3ChXDqjSbf7zC0Y-W-JxlUVOW5MIM6BO96j_BRMi-fCbzbHB-WqMN1LUeJInrf_iR_TDkVtSFNVIGmkLhuF-T3J1NXSG/s4032/20231211_171422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjzY-YYZ8gi82S7Zwl0Z0XXAnUt9v3LGl4JKLWz9S8cXbw6JvQ0RD5pOnhburbwhjjZamhniv3jsegx2DrZjixphJ3ChXDqjSbf7zC0Y-W-JxlUVOW5MIM6BO96j_BRMi-fCbzbHB-WqMN1LUeJInrf_iR_TDkVtSFNVIGmkLhuF-T3J1NXSG/w640-h480/20231211_171422.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>For the 10th Christmas since Dad died, the pedal tractor we purchased in his memory is festively lit.</p><p>Also, this might be the first time in many years that we've lit the gift box decorations that used to grace my parents' front porch during the holidays.</p><div><br /></div>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-71964914213218456542023-11-26T17:15:00.005-05:002023-11-26T17:15:55.427-05:00Wicker Moose | November 26, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFiXXyz-Mqgp7Z-CSNSOFQ_YSkp2JJw1STcFN4UliC2JuhgyYl18JMequA6IV9VOLsiVCQhExOsedMR24WmjM2f918Y099oHimretL3UpI2fOlp-o2v-W57L0emAUHEPl27wNMWdnaG_gNfjrMrAX4dF7lj9InO1c7guH1IzEOQhQdHrUI887/s4032/20231120_161513%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFiXXyz-Mqgp7Z-CSNSOFQ_YSkp2JJw1STcFN4UliC2JuhgyYl18JMequA6IV9VOLsiVCQhExOsedMR24WmjM2f918Y099oHimretL3UpI2fOlp-o2v-W57L0emAUHEPl27wNMWdnaG_gNfjrMrAX4dF7lj9InO1c7guH1IzEOQhQdHrUI887/w640-h480/20231120_161513%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>During a recent walk through the local park, I spied this wicker moose head mounted on a tree. Was it placed there by a passerby, one of the residents' whose backyard borders the park path, or some other entity altogether? Is its purpose protective, amusing, or malicious? We may never know. </p><p>Photo taken November 20, 2023. </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-39041321227945334062023-11-12T11:15:00.007-05:002023-11-13T19:07:31.220-05:00Daisy | November 11, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56sPlIs30mZx-Qlh4B5tZdbIVeZRA4-Lf6eylpG-UxJgc9WlL38CFa76p5ZhjG9IvEyYFaAgERihntJhyTJ2jdP8bRAg4yUWlyht36DPS3i7P-B0JHnZGd3MjQue50j7Ap4oD9fDjtbv4sgC7-GGxG_weRSnpaTP9HU_g-_6dIQUDdwsYdvpe/s1080/Daisy%20-%20October%20to%20November%202023.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56sPlIs30mZx-Qlh4B5tZdbIVeZRA4-Lf6eylpG-UxJgc9WlL38CFa76p5ZhjG9IvEyYFaAgERihntJhyTJ2jdP8bRAg4yUWlyht36DPS3i7P-B0JHnZGd3MjQue50j7Ap4oD9fDjtbv4sgC7-GGxG_weRSnpaTP9HU_g-_6dIQUDdwsYdvpe/w640-h640/Daisy%20-%20October%20to%20November%202023.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Daisy transitions, October 3 through November 11, 2023.</p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-46959157520350168302023-10-31T17:40:00.006-05:002023-11-13T19:07:54.530-05:00Trick or Treat | October 31, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Kr0vbakQ7R68lTd3fdVApkwKJKJ9PSZiOiG9s2PTAzLcafgK5QieDyIClFHV19e9vwGro8fLDJvcmEAz78GfTcX5qEab8kkr4vyCY3ChjwFi_IAyZaoIBx-Ra5q0333Wb2Ndlo9XtXH697DBNX6vadcpjRO6oLvpXZfkR1Fct8qoPMUa2wIN/s1980/20231031_194443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Kr0vbakQ7R68lTd3fdVApkwKJKJ9PSZiOiG9s2PTAzLcafgK5QieDyIClFHV19e9vwGro8fLDJvcmEAz78GfTcX5qEab8kkr4vyCY3ChjwFi_IAyZaoIBx-Ra5q0333Wb2Ndlo9XtXH697DBNX6vadcpjRO6oLvpXZfkR1Fct8qoPMUa2wIN/w640-h640/20231031_194443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The Court of Owls awaits trick or treaters. (There are actually two people in this photo). </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-9701814207558541622023-09-27T15:30:00.001-05:002023-11-13T19:04:17.381-05:00Sweetgum Bath | September 26, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8KCuvyhBGJ2YbjCRU4H6g7YRHQS3ebAA6onAOwnAxu3C0YFbWMbY-gZMzm8piGUYxCeyvTQ7W-Jh8RjHPuJXIfUxxstRV4o84hin2qn0YKrMBFneY472CkxHJbK6GXg2srXmc9nUW3PF-66zDGFeuBcPcDg2Or8Ip4H8zG8BIUvwwW4Wrxc6/s4032/20230926_181557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8KCuvyhBGJ2YbjCRU4H6g7YRHQS3ebAA6onAOwnAxu3C0YFbWMbY-gZMzm8piGUYxCeyvTQ7W-Jh8RjHPuJXIfUxxstRV4o84hin2qn0YKrMBFneY472CkxHJbK6GXg2srXmc9nUW3PF-66zDGFeuBcPcDg2Or8Ip4H8zG8BIUvwwW4Wrxc6/w640-h480/20230926_181557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Sweetgum leaf in birdbath, which has a relief of Green Man in the basin, in my backyard. The rainwater in the bird bath reflects the leafy canopy and sky above. Photo taken September 26, 2023, around 4:30pm.</p><div><br /></div>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-48125578162130576022023-09-01T14:00:00.008-05:002023-11-13T19:06:58.454-05:00Pasta Rover | September 1, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcfF_so8YZ085sg3CUHjLFB7mcjBtjnoD8ldTpMZdp44teFKTDzZNytNeiLE4UsVTXqIrHOdXIU0N3Ib_L_Ed9D8BCgaNZN6FnNGpjMX6PH0LYkjwhyphenhyphenn_Wn04sfNq8JZkrtrGLSQVq0IDOxe-r1bJ3pNvuLycD5kPCU2dps06fPoO-XSFDtNf/s3024/20230901_133420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcfF_so8YZ085sg3CUHjLFB7mcjBtjnoD8ldTpMZdp44teFKTDzZNytNeiLE4UsVTXqIrHOdXIU0N3Ib_L_Ed9D8BCgaNZN6FnNGpjMX6PH0LYkjwhyphenhyphenn_Wn04sfNq8JZkrtrGLSQVq0IDOxe-r1bJ3pNvuLycD5kPCU2dps06fPoO-XSFDtNf/w640-h640/20230901_133420.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Today was the final day of Mad Science's NASA STEM Explorers morning camp at the Bryn Mawr Community Center this week. The kids redesigned, or just decorated, three of their projects from earlier in the week: rover lander, solar sail, and extending arm. They also repaired their pasta rovers so they could test their updated designs.</p><p>Here is my mini pasta rover photographed outside after the conclusion of morning activities.</p><div><br /></div>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-66563660487400662023-08-22T11:30:00.008-05:002023-11-13T19:10:22.984-05:00Half Bloom | August 22, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvJG15U2q_5a3hQQZLLK_JCmZb8XdbaAH1AC0er17cV5PuiEemToAPwXxNfRUlYg6sS8U_EGNtJPdB4FHBbhAc_8SCW8C4KE9_k6dXPpltC6c2Sb6oAii1elyLX1YvajI7Hk-HKhmtMXUoKJY9WlG9eJPetieAA6tfifZMkGIfS6eUv7n5W6Y/s4032/20230821_091524-EFFECTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvJG15U2q_5a3hQQZLLK_JCmZb8XdbaAH1AC0er17cV5PuiEemToAPwXxNfRUlYg6sS8U_EGNtJPdB4FHBbhAc_8SCW8C4KE9_k6dXPpltC6c2Sb6oAii1elyLX1YvajI7Hk-HKhmtMXUoKJY9WlG9eJPetieAA6tfifZMkGIfS6eUv7n5W6Y/w480-h640/20230821_091524-EFFECTS.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>When we returned home on Saturday, our two legacy sunflowers were a bit downturned. They looked kind of like sunflower showerheads.</p><p>But one of those tall sunflowers also has a number of smaller blooms just coming to term. Here's one I caught yesterday.</p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-43548132139595037562023-07-30T20:00:00.001-05:002023-11-13T19:13:34.747-05:00Broken | July 30, 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8ujLOewgx1UvO6atl1fg8-Regl-knGhn__0n-YpvtF9s9Ng5XDFhMrnHPMKWVsN_cGtpAwFPknlGLVqL6LHsFcnhEooXPxn_mBjg05D0Jtn_oprZzfaIHbsn28ygXTAy1-LHb4lnEtKodq_wZ1sV2__r3wjFUbbWcy-Tg7mAi4ULWojdilUk/s2807/20230730_213651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="2807" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8ujLOewgx1UvO6atl1fg8-Regl-knGhn__0n-YpvtF9s9Ng5XDFhMrnHPMKWVsN_cGtpAwFPknlGLVqL6LHsFcnhEooXPxn_mBjg05D0Jtn_oprZzfaIHbsn28ygXTAy1-LHb4lnEtKodq_wZ1sV2__r3wjFUbbWcy-Tg7mAi4ULWojdilUk/w640-h640/20230730_213651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Welp, I guess I won't have to put this summer decor away for the winter. Backed up while mowing and stepped squarely on it. I felt it underfoot and I knew it wasn't a seed pod or anything like that. But until I looked, I had no idea I had crushed a terra cotta sun. </p><p><br /></p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-75316969725234556502023-07-10T20:14:00.001-05:002023-11-13T19:16:38.644-05:00Cigars | July 10, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ufa3xkEnydosYtYH6ijn1sm53dzV3yU6GzZZX7A2kyfbWAGuWIUZp5uPyHndDGxOm02FeQVFQXExDMlwVtg-iUQNZR-uDiW5kf-7siyTM22R-iiZLyGcHq1Y0PaYZ_XYN1Xgr_L_uAnqxgPC7fhzUkPlv005KrJjaNLCus2MFGUrZVrrVxrG/s4032/20230708_130501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ufa3xkEnydosYtYH6ijn1sm53dzV3yU6GzZZX7A2kyfbWAGuWIUZp5uPyHndDGxOm02FeQVFQXExDMlwVtg-iUQNZR-uDiW5kf-7siyTM22R-iiZLyGcHq1Y0PaYZ_XYN1Xgr_L_uAnqxgPC7fhzUkPlv005KrJjaNLCus2MFGUrZVrrVxrG/w640-h480/20230708_130501.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This building used to be one of the small cigar factories in Upper Bucks. It was Factory 875, and home of the "White Ash Cigar." It is now a business complex (and there might be a space or three available). 212 S 4th St, Perkasie, Pennsylvania.</p><p>Photo taken July 9, 2023.</p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-83614566413114954522023-06-17T09:40:00.010-05:002023-11-13T19:22:52.619-05:00Bobby | June 17, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh99R8BMPgUJXt_FUT0oVmsAj56FPro1MtPAeORjbgQ2wuDaiy-x1Ot8L7FgBypkxkGMNfoTvQkCU9AYvYngQSbaXHZ78DOW15CtrwiibhG5cyHVpG4gBNtljjOtugR6Fmi6PlC1Bv32ZXTXfFdCjU2QQVWrVCC1kgbtRB1lxbqcsczJWJCEV/s1920/InCollage_20230617_102420929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh99R8BMPgUJXt_FUT0oVmsAj56FPro1MtPAeORjbgQ2wuDaiy-x1Ot8L7FgBypkxkGMNfoTvQkCU9AYvYngQSbaXHZ78DOW15CtrwiibhG5cyHVpG4gBNtljjOtugR6Fmi6PlC1Bv32ZXTXfFdCjU2QQVWrVCC1kgbtRB1lxbqcsczJWJCEV/w640-h640/InCollage_20230617_102420929.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>This is Bobby Balance. He's an inflatable referee in the Mad Science "Marvels of Motion" kit. I returned him, and the rest of the kit, to HQ yesterday. But before he left, Bobby took some time to scorn my backyard, my back porch deck, and even a garden gnome.</p><p>#MadScience #YourFriendlyNeighborhoodMadScientist #BobbyBalanceScornsEverything</p><div><br /></div>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-4703243206097676032023-05-17T18:45:00.001-05:002023-11-13T19:26:12.312-05:00Dandelion Support | May 17, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgUkKMZ3BAbqi5Ve8Rxl81rE0Oayz7OufXCZOb1qB62giEsScdhk-5wZVAsJJ2G4FkTUZtFD-ey_fp9UrKK65icwQK3Aercfu_TtLgi9fe3RUitywSMLne3ZdPduSPyjAq6Jx7be7i0xUPRO0sFFuGz0gbKkcPW7bZCF5TkVYPazhILZ4tmYA/s1920/InCollage_20230517_191212310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgUkKMZ3BAbqi5Ve8Rxl81rE0Oayz7OufXCZOb1qB62giEsScdhk-5wZVAsJJ2G4FkTUZtFD-ey_fp9UrKK65icwQK3Aercfu_TtLgi9fe3RUitywSMLne3ZdPduSPyjAq6Jx7be7i0xUPRO0sFFuGz0gbKkcPW7bZCF5TkVYPazhILZ4tmYA/w640-h640/InCollage_20230517_191212310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I apparently had a dandelion support by my fence. 📸 Photos taken May 9, 2023.</p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-51980943577016167682023-04-08T19:29:00.001-05:002023-11-13T19:30:51.673-05:00Stage Door Sunset | April 8, 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBooibetN3q7UvaZgRwY79GFXo8vfDVlOeKmDRPApIM5TQDO2U71LM73te5tnkaJkilzC9B5yxIN-vR3KHXZyUvGhzU29wTi7XI4kMcf4w5JiR0GQ98Rfu54geuPxypDzdPQ5bCOxaMBLJMx2esR5HkIyTAr9aeY5epaaHba4v4PaziIw2Khb/s4032/20230408_201757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBooibetN3q7UvaZgRwY79GFXo8vfDVlOeKmDRPApIM5TQDO2U71LM73te5tnkaJkilzC9B5yxIN-vR3KHXZyUvGhzU29wTi7XI4kMcf4w5JiR0GQ98Rfu54geuPxypDzdPQ5bCOxaMBLJMx2esR5HkIyTAr9aeY5epaaHba4v4PaziIw2Khb/w640-h480/20230408_201757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Went out for coffee during the dinner break, caught the sunset upon my return. (I was standing outside the stage entrance at <a href="https://www.montgomerytheater.org/">Montgomery Theater</a> for this photo). </p><p>#tech #theater #theatre #theatertech #sounddesign #lighting #ControlBoothView #ViewFromTheBooth #camelot #sunset #break </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-86379028585717021822023-03-03T17:51:00.002-05:002023-03-03T17:51:29.597-05:00Discarded 3/3/2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_QIr2YPP9SDjvjjZAqqR_FNBTXfNFDyTrj5h5i9C9_2FtJiOZSFqHzh-BmRWOyDVSD8mE42J0k1VNiWmOBod7gwNZs4tLDRRBWrV9B2oLJBHe78dByLNXWlUz7pWh84d4srXuXJ-0DIXWOHBcdkAn2DLxODjn9su_b0qNfC7pKcpO4xGyQ/s2798/20230303_121448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2798" data-original-width="2798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_QIr2YPP9SDjvjjZAqqR_FNBTXfNFDyTrj5h5i9C9_2FtJiOZSFqHzh-BmRWOyDVSD8mE42J0k1VNiWmOBod7gwNZs4tLDRRBWrV9B2oLJBHe78dByLNXWlUz7pWh84d4srXuXJ-0DIXWOHBcdkAn2DLxODjn9su_b0qNfC7pKcpO4xGyQ/w640-h640/20230303_121448.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Discarded 3/3/2023. I don't know this critter's story. All I know is that one of my neighbor's left them for this morning's trash pickup. And that seems sad. </p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-5614489947153231582023-02-17T23:30:00.002-05:002023-02-18T00:09:55.291-05:00Marcescent Oak Leaves 2/17/2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgCuvKIGFlxTRWbS84V5-TC79rX881bs7o4P08fpMwpLI38dBzMkZ3nwWtMc_saInYmzLm8GZ-5OBG2Kc2fGDzQLfaDgsD5qpp-h-fTIHmk1uOyzp2_CWAme-yewbUp9psohASyrmEvmvOcr9cXbFCmWzxd_87tZXb4-pDk8YpSqawv5gMw/s4032/20230217_192843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgCuvKIGFlxTRWbS84V5-TC79rX881bs7o4P08fpMwpLI38dBzMkZ3nwWtMc_saInYmzLm8GZ-5OBG2Kc2fGDzQLfaDgsD5qpp-h-fTIHmk1uOyzp2_CWAme-yewbUp9psohASyrmEvmvOcr9cXbFCmWzxd_87tZXb4-pDk8YpSqawv5gMw/w640-h480/20230217_192843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>A cluster of marcescent oak leaves at sunset. Photographed during a brief cemetery walk. #oak #leaves #marcescent #sunset #sky</p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-11578095510051945442023-01-17T23:00:00.001-05:002023-01-18T01:01:34.683-05:00Leaf on the Path 1/17/2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3n6BebBC7GTQqQlTTUw1Ld-d0pWzP3Oed2ZoAACH3cASWTNEFzYRK7VNwz_x8wIWv-hGcdccv_ksNdvtmaTc9SFEUpG-kEMrNgGnOz0SeUvF7xsAxycssAxN01QKMeKSp3G550AnJX8c68wb1QXbrJzKykn6rPri98rCJRFJ3ToTZwuzYg/s4032/20230117_151252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3n6BebBC7GTQqQlTTUw1Ld-d0pWzP3Oed2ZoAACH3cASWTNEFzYRK7VNwz_x8wIWv-hGcdccv_ksNdvtmaTc9SFEUpG-kEMrNgGnOz0SeUvF7xsAxycssAxN01QKMeKSp3G550AnJX8c68wb1QXbrJzKykn6rPri98rCJRFJ3ToTZwuzYg/w640-h480/20230117_151252.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Previously, it was a leaf on the wind.</p><p>In this moment, it was a leaf on the path.</p><p>Later, it might be something else... or nothing at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>A 📸 from today's cemetery walk.</p><p><br /></p><p>#leaf #path #cemetery</p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-59211269141168825812022-12-27T20:29:00.005-05:002022-12-27T20:29:28.744-05:00Smol Pinecone 12/27/2022<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi88wYQWSvKet2RY1D1AeKOcFzj0mAGHwk3WZlklzE5iwXR5UF2qmtuBtR65gCFmCnaoNIVrcBFw5zE3Eg0O_W_gIyQdorE3VLPPrL_afZBrBENIwl6XkCVmCt4SPc5DTlCNEXiaQi4tu7Q_01Wlp3_ZMBGsEUQG-hkHCEnsLv_6xwfw57Hw/s2247/20221227_170732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="2247" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi88wYQWSvKet2RY1D1AeKOcFzj0mAGHwk3WZlklzE5iwXR5UF2qmtuBtR65gCFmCnaoNIVrcBFw5zE3Eg0O_W_gIyQdorE3VLPPrL_afZBrBENIwl6XkCVmCt4SPc5DTlCNEXiaQi4tu7Q_01Wlp3_ZMBGsEUQG-hkHCEnsLv_6xwfw57Hw/w640-h640/20221227_170732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Smol* pinecone in one of the hemlock trees that border the far side of the local cemetery. </p><p>#pinecone #evergreen #hemlock #smol </p><p>*Seriously, it's not much bigger than the tip of my thumb.</p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-28665148715359768612022-12-24T14:46:00.004-05:002022-12-24T14:46:45.949-05:00Holiday Lights 12/20/2022<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu7tNoT1PQC1Xt589iUpPKa-bZDbRDTZHdT-GympMJlR3PwpjWI7P-oZB8BvgClksdtmGhUH_JhGOPgjw1hyOejNwmeaPhTro9VKWm6dIkz0YjWI9m3bY9ucGpOq6ptlanbytLaDtdAgOnRzJ2owV-Ksh93PEbmO0zoE266dYtySCxMT-wg/s4032/20221220_171444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu7tNoT1PQC1Xt589iUpPKa-bZDbRDTZHdT-GympMJlR3PwpjWI7P-oZB8BvgClksdtmGhUH_JhGOPgjw1hyOejNwmeaPhTro9VKWm6dIkz0YjWI9m3bY9ucGpOq6ptlanbytLaDtdAgOnRzJ2owV-Ksh93PEbmO0zoE266dYtySCxMT-wg/w480-h640/20221220_171444.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Holiday Lights located between Kumo Asian Bistro and Turning Point of North Wales. December 20, 2022. #lights #holidaylights #Christmas #December </p><p><br /></p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-59918802567656076642022-12-18T01:31:00.005-05:002022-12-18T01:31:36.300-05:00Wooly Mullein 12/17/2022<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCx8rOhm4MKGPXs2EruluxjpkfDyDrbdDU8YiHrnCnta0G1cmK0cdSt5Gy-DlwxbnhV9tifCqFlg1pF_d4DJ6UCv11N1tlKnvaSZ03NZ2554bvL_rRpObmmZF8vXXmuMsm1GzT_RbdQwqaUf0aKW27psUEVtqHnlgDeegiEjIC2gb8dXV6Q/s3024/20221217_163957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCx8rOhm4MKGPXs2EruluxjpkfDyDrbdDU8YiHrnCnta0G1cmK0cdSt5Gy-DlwxbnhV9tifCqFlg1pF_d4DJ6UCv11N1tlKnvaSZ03NZ2554bvL_rRpObmmZF8vXXmuMsm1GzT_RbdQwqaUf0aKW27psUEVtqHnlgDeegiEjIC2gb8dXV6Q/w640-h640/20221217_163957.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><p></p><p>Found a crop of Wooly Mullein during this evening's cemetery walk. I don't think I've ever noticed it there before. 12/17/2022,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-86451656924320676852022-11-04T20:00:00.007-05:002022-11-04T23:57:25.948-05:00Sweetgum Leaf 11/4/2022<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzzenTj6fWpZrah1w0uBJ-UcGd9ky9s5bKnf8szk1e6wVD6k3XdTz7o9jBSbWT49oR6NdJfQEjkIfCSO1RI1cyUgVN9INiOHYWpGbZlBtHyMER-3-HeLQqBuHe-3v0ZfBTKAEZSMqiLkC_W72syVeeuW-ruHE0u894zT5pNeWpK5sbzq92Q/s2048/FgxXAdnWAAIU9ME.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzzenTj6fWpZrah1w0uBJ-UcGd9ky9s5bKnf8szk1e6wVD6k3XdTz7o9jBSbWT49oR6NdJfQEjkIfCSO1RI1cyUgVN9INiOHYWpGbZlBtHyMER-3-HeLQqBuHe-3v0ZfBTKAEZSMqiLkC_W72syVeeuW-ruHE0u894zT5pNeWpK5sbzq92Q/w616-h640/FgxXAdnWAAIU9ME.jpeg" width="616" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Sweetgum leaf resting upon on a moss-bordered paving stone. #autumn #november #leaves #leaf #sweetgum #moss #paver #backyard #BucksCounty #PA</p><div><br /></div>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794019.post-63303454556122898172022-10-20T21:22:00.004-05:002022-10-20T21:22:35.943-05:00Namaste, Witches! 10/20/2022<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JR4vfhEHEO3_b9X8xnb97TZZ_slZ8cXhR6sgo7iiRXsLhTx_wjYCr3rPetRzTbWnFWuDj44OHhO6gYv9UbqYwaU2hbrkmnyMOHnyFj5AaLOYX1Q769kc4_6PX6e8lL8CEJNYLBMxl7rvYoBVTkBo-xmF0GqlIhSgBarTZ9dZQA5PePSqaw/s1920/InCollage_20221015_200457138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JR4vfhEHEO3_b9X8xnb97TZZ_slZ8cXhR6sgo7iiRXsLhTx_wjYCr3rPetRzTbWnFWuDj44OHhO6gYv9UbqYwaU2hbrkmnyMOHnyFj5AaLOYX1Q769kc4_6PX6e8lL8CEJNYLBMxl7rvYoBVTkBo-xmF0GqlIhSgBarTZ9dZQA5PePSqaw/w640-h640/InCollage_20221015_200457138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Namaste, witches! (Decor seen at our local bookstore) #witches #namaste #Halloween #decor #meditate</p><div><br /></div>Brainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.com