July 31: Blue too

I found another surprise blue in my wildflower pot today. Not a cornflower; it might be forget-me-nots. Again, it was like a little color blessing. It was the same color as the burning blue sky, but it was cool.





It reminded me of an evening a few weeks ago. It was near dark, and all the green around the balcony was almost turning grey-green, but the blue spot of the cornflower was still so brilliant... it was like it had been photoshopped to fade all the color except the blue... like a scene in a television show, using filters.



Farewell, July!

August 1: The common ones

August has dawned true to reputation: miserably hot. Last year it was an unusually cool and wet month, but we may make up for that this year.

I went to the zoo this morning. It may have been the first time since I started this daily posting project. That's unusual for me; usually I go a couple of times a month, sometimes more. It's a peaceful place for me; safer than a park, but full of trees and plants and water right in the middle of the city; and there are interesting animals.

The exotic, kept animals are the point, of course; but there are also the common ones. The squirrels, the crows and doves and mockingbirds, the guinea fowl roaming freely. I've discovered over time that these are no more or less interesting to me than the giraffes and flamingos and bush dogs. They're animals. I just like to watch how they behave. I try to work with the light and capture their character. There's always something new.