Saturday, May 10, 2025

Pic(k) of the Week: 3-2-1 Sketch!

3-2-1 Sketch!

Pens down! In a 'sketch-off,' participants had only a short time to draw a portrait of the person sitting across from them.

Atlanta Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park: Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 13 April 2025.


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Saturday, May 03, 2025

Pic(k) of the Week: Five Points ceiling

Five Points ceiling

Ceiling over subterranean rail station.

Five Points MARTA: Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 13 April 2025.


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John Coltrane: Giant Steps
Album: Giant Steps (Atlantic Records, 1960)

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Pic(k) of the Week: Tree over beaver dam

Tree over beaver dam

A beaver lodge has been busy building a dam on Cecilia Creek.

Seminary Wood in Legacy Park: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA. 15 March 2025.


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Reuben Brown: All My Tomorrows
Album: Blue and Brown (SteepleChase, 1998)

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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Pic(k) of the Week: Tree over hill

Tree over hill

A tree comes into blossom
Over a dun hill.
A moment recursive
In Brigid's turn.

A municipal golf course, as seen from the Stone Mountain Trail in Candler Park of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 21 March 2025.


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Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares for Me
Album: Little Girl Blue (Bethlehem Records, 1959)

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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Pic(k) of the Week: Spring comes to Beaver Pond

Spring comes to Beaver Pond

The trees were blooming on Beaver Pond.

Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 2 April 2025.

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As I was framing the shot, a bird photographer (aka 'birder') was standing nearby, wielding a 'bazooka-sized' lens. Unbeknownst to me, he had sidled very close.

"What did you spot?" he asked, catching me off guard. "A tree!" I replied. He smirked, saying, "There are many of those," and strolled off. Of course, that was the point.

Quam stulti isti mortales sunt. 


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Shirley Horn: A Lazy Afternoon

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