The moon, in the bottom right picture, was one day after the new moon. It followed the sunset. Throughout the week, it trailed the sunset further and further and got bigger and bigger, like the picture on the top left. The bottom left is the fallen fronds of the bald cypress that are in the rain gardens in front of the school. Most other leaves are down and blown away. They create complex patterns and look like a wig. The top right: witch hazel. Blooming now... what is pollinating these blooms?
Things I noticed that didn't fit in pictures:
- Sandhill cranes overhead, trying out Vs, flying to southeast; Some flights as early as November 15th. Many flights of the cranes on November 18th, 19th, and 20th.
- Incredibly strong winds. Winds gusting powerfully and suddenly can affect your walking, making a trip through the Mariano's parking lot a jerking, sliding affair. A sawn tree stump on my bike ride to work, facing east, the ring of sod and dirt pulled up around it, the earth wrenched open, a scar.
- Looking up into the bare elm trees. They are amazing! The biggest creatures in the neighborhood.
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