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by the end of the day the rain finally stopped and the light that remained was enough for walking around to assess conditions.

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the Circle

raindrops were still spattered onto this leaf of Lily-of-the-Valley. 

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for the most part the Grove's magnolias are nearing the end of their run but some aren't quite ready to stop, not just yet.  in afternoon light one can't blame them.

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Zöe Wadsworth Park

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this time of year it's not just about new growth and beginnings.  an end must come to all things great and small.

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Zöe Wadsworth Park

a grove of trees surrounds the lawn in front of the gazebo and over the past few years it has been thinning out ( Read more... )

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the theme of the Grove's Holiday Revels, held earlier this evening, was A Town for All Seasons
or
"... can a family new to the Grove find happiness year 'round?"

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McCathran ( Read more... )

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for a couple weeks the days have drawn me away from the Grove and I have been obliged to lay down camera and take up other pursuits.  Saturday provided the start of a three day weekend, a welcome chance to take it all in again at least for a while.

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tried a 2nd reshoot of a botanical subject here in the Grove only to discover that the 3rd time was not the charm.  maybe some other time.  or not: it doesn't always happen that hardware, software and process can combine to capture an image that correlates well to the one in the mind's eye.

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we're all used to Periwinkle.  it's all over the Grove, a ground cover that though exotic can be tolerated for its pretty little flowers.  it's so familiar it even has a colour named after it, though sometimes it comes in white:

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yesterday's afternoon and evening snow didn't hold up for long against this morning's clear sky and brilliant sunlight.  some of it did linger for a while:

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Zöe Wadsworth Park

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as I headed out Friday morning to a difficult and depressing day at the office, it was even harder than usual to leave the Grove with the light so clear and abundant.  this instilled in me a wish -- and resolve -- to get out into that light if it were to last into the weekend.

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the Grove's music weekend concludes with the baroque breakfast at the gazebo in Wadsworth Park ( Read more... )