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Autumn Foliage

October foliage at Lake Tahoe

-- Jer

Construction Watching

I'm an inveterate construction watcher. Which is good, because around here, there's always construction to be watched.

On my walks up Salmon Street, I've been keeping an eye on a large long-standing project. It began with the demise of a one-story nursing and rehab facility. The facility was fenced and vacant for a couple of years, and then one day, bulldozers started taking it apart. A huge hole appeared. (I actually took photos of the big hole, but they've disappeared into the smaller hole of my files.)

One day, however, the hole started to fill up with foundations and some structures appeared.

From there, it went to this:

This:

And finally to this:

This Marquis Vintage Suites at Hawthorne Gardens, Assisted Living and Memory Care Community looks good from the outside. I haven't seen the inside. But I'm impressed that a nationwide outfit like the Marquis Companies managed to save most of the hawthorne trees and keep the buildings at a reasonable size and design for the neighborhood.  On the whole, this complex is very much in keeping with the residences around them. Very nice indeed. -- June

Wired Moon

-- Jer

All Hallows Eve, Coming Up

From Lone Fir Cemetery:

-- June

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe on a cloudy day

-- Jer

Green-work Continues

I printed this using some of the images I showed here a few days ago. It's 15" x 45". And no, Larkin, don't worry, no one will recognize the final product from this. It's just a teaser.

--June

Tahoe Crows

Two crows in a dead tree overlooking Lake Tahoe

The crows are on the California side of the lake. The mountains on the far side are in Nevada. -- Jer

Green Procession

The process of trying ideas for the "Good to Be Green" exhibit continues.

I'm using this bit of art from a medieval manuscript for part of my inspiration:

And here are two other elements that I'm thinking will appear in some manner on the 18 x 45 inch piece:

There are days when I wonder if I know what I'm doing. --June

Truckee

The main street (above) of Truckee, Calif., curves downhill toward a shopping center, the Amtrak station, and some old hotels. The train tracks (below) just south of the main street curve in the same way. The street photo looks east; the railway photo looks west. -- Jer

Report from Home

The cedar wax wings are devouring the firethorn (pyracanthus) berries. I tried to photograph them, but the flock took alarm and went off in a great rustle of wings against leaves and air.

The moths are still lingering on the studio doors, attracted by the light and the warmth.

The planters at the Sunnyside neighborhood "crossing" are still green, but showing their age.

And the last of the glorious fruits of the season, having been freshly washed, are  now in our refrigerator. -- June