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Among my interests, one which holds my profound attention is beer. I might say that I have a love affair with beer: not simply its tastes - as delicious, complex, and varied as they may be - but its history, science, lore, and evolving creation. But as a man cannot live on beer alone (although some have tried), I do occasionally post on other topics. Run by Thomas Cizauskas
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4d ago
In early spring, tall, yellow ragwort wildflowers were growing abundantly in the wetlands of Glenn Creek.
Ira B. Melton Park, in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 22 March 2023.
Packera anonyma — commonly known as Small's Ragwort, Appalachian Ragwort, Southern Ragwort, Plain Ragwort — is a wildflower in the aster family (Asteraceae), native to much of the eastern United States, south of New England.
Small's Ragwort flourishes in habitats that are wet during the winter and dry in summer and is one of the first native flowers to bloom in abundance, beginning in March and continuing into June. Th ..read more
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1w ago
Abt 12, a 'quadrupel' abbey ale, brewed by Brouwerij St. Bernardus in Watou (West Flanders, Belgium).
Seen here, served, on draught in appropriate glassware, at My Parents' Basement —a combination pub and graphic novel/arcade game emporium— in Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA, on 6 March 2024.
Monks making beer? Why not? Beer —brewed from water, hops, yeast, and barley malt— is, after all, liquid bread. So, please give us this day our daily bread!
But, like any good story, there's more to it than meets the glass.
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2w ago
In late winter and early spring, tiny red diamorpha succulents are adorned with white blossoms atop Arabia Mountain, a 955-foot high granitic monadnock in southeastern DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 27 March 2024.
Also called elf orpine, diamorpha —a rare plant endemic to the southeast United States— appears, during during winter and spring, as a vibrant red covering patches of Arabia Mountain in shallow solution pit pools. In March and early April, the diamorpha flowers, growing delicate white blooms. The blooms do not last long – they will soon begin to fade as the diamorpha prepare for th ..read more
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1M ago
Framed in a window,
Boccherini, as the sun falls,
Dreaming a double sonata.
Seen in the upper windows of a violin shop in Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA, on the afternoon of 21 February 2024.
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Photo 12 of 52, for year 2024. See a hi-res version on Flickr: here.
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Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Settings: 92 mm | 1/1000 sec | ISO 400 | ƒ/5.6
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1M ago
Look down! Tiny blue winter speedwell blossoms have popped up, low down, in large numbers, seemingly overnight. So small, so unassuming, and, yes, some might say, so weedy.
Lanier Gardens Park: Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA. 24 February 2022.
I've so often walked by over ubiquitous winter speedwell, paying no heed, until one winter afternoon, when I felt the need to get down on the ground and look at them on their level.
My clothes became muddied; I probably received bemused glances from motorists passing close by this tiny strip of streetside greenspace. But there I lay, taken aback by ..read more
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1M ago
In a winter garden,
It teases
Of a spring fling.
Northlake, Georgia, USA.
11 February 2024.
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Lee Morgan's waltz, Haeschen (1968)
Personnel:
Lee Morgan: trumpet, leader
Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone
George Benson: guitar
John Hicks: piano
Reggie Workman: bass
Billy Higgins: drums
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2M ago
"Listen with the ear of your heart."
— Prologue, Rule of St. Benedict (c. 530 CE).
A Lenten rose (hellebore) blooms in mid-winter.
A small garden on the grounds of Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. 3 February 2024.
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2M ago
A winter storm blows away in late afternoon.
Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA. 9 January 2024.
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For brevity (and appropriateness) I embedded only Storm, the final movement of British composer Frank Bridge's 1911 tone poem, The Sea. For the peroration at the 20:20 mark, an oboist plays a brief, bittersweet tune, that could easily be an elegy to those lost in a storm. After a beat's pause, the full orchestra returns with a concluding, emphatic orchestral recapitulation (also brief) of the main theme. Resplendent!
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3M ago
"A rolling stone gathers no moss" ... but a polypore mushroom can!
Briarlake Forest Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
7 January 2024.
Trametes versicolor is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colors', versicolor accurately describes this fungus that displays a unique blend of markings. Additionally, owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail. The top surface of the cap shows typical concentric zones of different colors, and the margin is always the lightest. Ol ..read more
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3M ago
Looking for shapes in the winter woodland.
Seminary Wood in Legacy Park: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA. 27 December 2023.
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Photo 3 of 52, for year 2024. See a hi-res version on Flickr: here.
Commercial reproduction requires explicit permission, as per Creative Commons.
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R.
Settings: 53 mm | 1/160 sec | ISO 800 | ƒ/5.6.
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