This time the grafted dual-color plant I saw was an azalea. This was in Fairfax, Virginia. Simply lovely.
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Scene while walking: May 3, 2013
It’s common practice around here to graft a branch from one tree to another to create bi-colored flowering trees. It’s common, and yet I’m always intrigued when I see one.
Scene while walking: May 1, 2013
I have switched up my morning walk before work. I was walking south down the Columbia River. Now I walk north most days. This is the view I have now. Honestly, I don’t know why more people don’t do this, but I really like that I have the whole thing to myself most of the time.
Scene while walking: April 19, 2013
Today I feel a need to share something beautiful.
Scene while walking: April 17, 2013
Also while in North Carolina, a friend of mine took me to Lake Crabtree where we had a nice meander all over the place to the tune of about 4 miles. It was a lovely day and we happened upon a group of people competing in a radio controlled sailboat race. They were very competitive. And a little shouty. The boats were fun to watch, though.
Scene while walking: April 15, 2013
Another picture from my walks in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina during a recent business trip. Between my hotel and the meeting site, I cross a little bridge with a lovely creek. It’s a very pleasant sound and sight.
scene while walking: April 14, 2013
This is my first attempt at writing a post via the iPad app, so forgive me if this is wonky. I am on business travel in North Carolina and had time to walk along a trail in Research Triangle Park. It is so very different than walking a home, where I can see for miles. This stand of pine trees is smack in the middle of RTP.
Scene while walking: April 12, 2013
The irrigation canal has been filled – which always means the return of the duck couples. I spotted several but this was the closest I managed to get for a photo.
Scene while walking: April 10, 2013
I did not know that heron would flock. Normally I only see them individually on the river. Recently I walked by a wetlands preserve that I usually drive past. I don’t generally walk there because I like to have routes that are a loop, and to go to this place I have to walk there and then backtrack.
This has been a mistake. Also, I should take my actual camera, tripod, and zoom lens next time I head that way. Not only were there a ton of heron (I assume it’s a nesting ground) – I also spotted a fox! The heron seemed rather unconcerned about the fox, quite possibly because of the large number of them. Seriously. I’m sorry for the cell-phone photo, but keep looking. You’ll spot a LOT more. (click for larger version)
Scene while walking: April 8, 2013
Yes, this is a weed. I know this because it’s growing up through the lawn at work and will no doubt soon be decapitated by a lawnmower. But it is pretty and it made me smile.
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