I am the Audience

Moving day!

November 15, 2023

a day in this life, birdwatching, dirt under my nails

And we are never moving that bench again. This is its forever home.

Yesterday evening, I drained the water garden and moved it back about 2/3 of its former footprint. Then, I reloaded and refilled it.

This afternoon, I moved the amaryllis bulbs that were getting crowded by the butterfly bush to the newly opened spot in front of the water garden. Then, Chuck and I moved the bench from the ring bed to the patio.

The amaryllis will have finished blooming before the monarda get busy in the summertime.

We put sunflower chips in the Squirrel Buster feeder because they make less mess than safflower seeds and they don’t sprout.

I picked up a 20 lb bag at Efland Farm and Garden on Monday. I’m curious to see how long it lasts. Our avian buddies have been having a festival.
Jeff Brouws

November 14, 2023

a day in this life, art

I took a picture of a picture so that would remember to look up the photographer.

P.J.’s Lucky Strike, Elko, Nevada, 1995

My photo is subpar. BUT, it let me find this: http://www.jeffbrouws.com/series/main.html

I’m a fan and might need a book.
Instant chai

November 14, 2023

a day in this life, food & drink

I got whipped cream in a can to put on a pumpkin pie I made last week. (It was a test run before Thanksgiving.) We ate all the pie and there was still whipped cream left over. We don’t generally keep milk or cream around. So, my chai is usually all spice / no umami.

Not today!
She Wouldn’t Take Off Her Boots

November 11, 2023

a day in this life, activism, art, memento mori

On Thursday, we wandered around LeBaur Park in Greensboro to find this sculpture. It’s a 3d visualization of a photograph of a group of women right before they were murdered during the Liepāja massacre of December 15, 1941, a series of mass executions committed by the Nazis after the German occupation of Latvia. It was installed in April of this year.

https://www.yesweekly.com/news/she-wouldn-t-take-off-her-boots-is-north-carolina-s-first-holocaust-memorial/article_1c4fa716-d93b-11ed-8b90-2b1ad5a6fb35.html

It’s in a small garden tucked away near the library, not as close to the road as Google Maps indicated. There are roses all around it, still blooming. And a couple of bouquets had been left by other visitors.
Amaryllis 2023

November 10, 2023

a day in this life, dirt under my nails, holidays

It’s that time of year and I have been to Lowe’s. This year’s variety is ‘Apple Blossom’.

I have some glass pots that I prefer to use rather than the thin plastic one that came in the kit. As I got the bulb situated in the growing medium, I saw that it already has a bud coming up (!!!!!!) This may be a quick year.

The leaves are pale because it was sprouting in the box. They’ll darken up in a couple of days.