Black crow

(Entered this the other day but forgot to hit 'post'!)

Mesmerized by a large black crow today. I have the window seat at the café and he turned up pecking into the trashcan by the door. It was a discarded plastic bag with the remnants of someone’s lunch that was the bird’s prey. Several times he got very, very close to success when a café patron would interrupt progress. There is something fascinating about a creature using its instincts and skill on habitat designed for man, not bird.

The café stop is a break from preparing and mailing the Palo Alto gallery shipment of prints. Unfortunately, each of the prints in the shipment needed a second printing as the first printing revealed something that had not been detected in the earlier, smaller versions. In once case I was forced to go back to the raw file to retrieve image detail that had been lost in the processing of the image. Glad to have that detail still available!


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Choco rang and suggested we walk. She took me to Ravenna Park – and what a wonderful find! Ferns and iris and whatnot. Cool and subdued under a high canopy of trees. Places of quiet like this - in the middle of an urban environment – are essential. I hope to make this a frequent destination.

Inspired by Choco’s garden, on arriving home I set about to plant the seeds I’ve been hording. Salad greens, melons, herbs, and cherry tomatoes were tucked into the little seeds trays I’ve been saving. Now for patient care.