Galls on a tree, just across the fence, a tree that I think - perhaps - I noticed for the first time today. (How is that?). I noticed today that it was covered in dangling, small balls - it was beautiful.
About 10 feet away - the lowquat, and it's trunk - with an interesting pattern - made by a woodpecker perhaps?
A daffodil - in a small cluster of daffodils - sitting there with a bud, a few inches high, a bud sitting there thinking about flowering in the not-so-distant future.
Seeds turning more and more yellow-gold each day, tangled up in the plumes of the striped Eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus').
Looking up at the southern magnolia - a tree composed of five different trunks, slowly growing together and up (I'm guessing the main trunk was taken down during Hurricane Hugo). It's now a presence, a large one, in the front corner of the garden.
A new camellia blossom opening - one that I've wrongly called 'Brigadoon' for a few years (note to self: find out which one it really is).
The texture of a banana tree leaf (after it's frozen, dried out, and quite paper-ish - and no longer banana-leaf green) - still beyond perfect.
Blueberry 'Sunshine Blue' preparing for warm days with tiny leaves starting to sprout, and flower buds beginning to form.
Pieces of paper, pieces of the trunk of the river birch - littered all over the front perennial border.
A beautiful flower, Camellia japonica 'Magnoliaeflora', a flower keeping a sweet beagle company.
These look like pretty amazing observations for me - colour, interesting textures, life.
Posted by: kate | 27 January 2008 at 10:15 PM
wow. So THIS is what "outside" looks like where you are right now...
wow.
Posted by: The County Clerk | 28 January 2008 at 08:34 PM
Kate: Yes, I suppose they are - thank you.
County Clerk: It's 35.8 degrees outside as I type this (I know this because my niece got me this remote thermometer that is quite nice). My citrus are wrapped in their blankets for the night, and some of the camellia flowers (the ones that are open) will get burned a bit. But yes, wow. It is almost February. In February I can plant potatoes.
Posted by: Pam | 28 January 2008 at 10:36 PM
The steady hand of the scientist takes nice observational pictures. See you do get the general public involved.
Posted by: Christopher C NC | 28 January 2008 at 11:15 PM
Christopher C: I suppose. As for the steady hand, the joy of the digital camera is in taking as many shots as you want - and hoping that one of them is truly in focus!
Posted by: Pam | 29 January 2008 at 08:41 PM