Friday, September 27, 2013

Schrodinger's Cat


Hint:  the tree has green and brown leaves simultaneously.  Okay, it's kind of a lame example, because we know (or at least I know) that the tree is hale and hearty.  But it was the first thought that crossed my mind.  Thank you, Big Bang Theory!  (We'll just gloss over the fact that I had to learn about the nature of matter at the sub-atomic level from a TV sitcom . . .    [facepalm] )

Monday, September 23, 2013

Lights Are On, Nobody Home


Cicada husk.  They're singing in the trees and have been for several weeks.  A sure sign summer is winding down.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Blistering Shade


Hot Hot Hot and humid.  With bugs.  Have I mentioned yet that I hate summer?  It's true.  There's nothing remotely redeeming about a humid Midwestern summer.  Like the Wicked Witch of the West, when exposed to too much water I melt into a little whining puddle of ill will.  "What a world, what a world . . . . . . . . . "