Day 314

I noticed the monkey grass had sprouted purple flowers. There are a few black eyed susans still alive. Of course, the squirrels were very active this morning. Two were chasing each other around and went into this hollow in a tree where a branch broke off.

Day 304

Near 821 Cafe, I noticed the black eyed susans had dropped almost all of their petals, leaving spiky centers.

Day 300

Since today is the 300th day of this project, I thought I would do a big post. Today, we had rain again. I went outside while the rain stopped, to photograph the wet leaves and flowers. My camera fogged up immediately due to the temperature change. I lightly rubbed the lens, to dissipate the water faster. This helped with focusing, but distorted the backgrounds in ripples. Sort of magical looking.

Japanese Maple leaves

 I tried to focus on the large rain drop, but the camera focused on the leaves behind it instead.

Black Eyed Susan

Azalea

This rose like flower was laying on an flipped planter and partially submerged in water.

More rose like flowers

Day 253

Today, Kit and I traveled to Topping, VA to see a friend from Japan, her husband and his parents. They got married in Japan last year and wanted to celebrate with her family here. Her mom has an amazing garden and spacious farm.