Pic(k) of the Week: Nutcracker Welcome

Christmas curiosities,

Nutcracker welcome.

Y'ule come back now.

And the photo-bombing piglet...all seen at antiques shop Kudzu in Scottdale, Georgia, USA. 18 December 2021.

Sorry for the two groan-er pun but a merry Christmas, nonetheless.

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Pic(k) of the Week: Forest Bleak

Chaos in a thicket,

Lichen on a bare tree.

Forest bleak.

Seminary Wood: Decatur, Georgia, USA. 10 December 2021.

The December solstice ("winter solstice" for us here in the northern hemisphere) occurs on Tuesday, 21 December at 10:59 a.m. EST. In terms of daylight, the day will be the 'shortest' of the year. And astronomical winter will have begun.

Bleak, indeed.

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Pic(k) of the Week: Bicycle PATH

I'm no professional photographer; I only play like one on Flickr. That being said, a photo of mine has been published in...

Rails-to-Trails Magazine
Fall 2021
"Georgia's PATH Foundation Trails"
— Laura Stark

• Rails to Trails is the house magazine for the eponymous non-profit conservancy that is "dedicated to creating a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places for healthier people."


• The PATH Foundation has been "dedicated to trail planning and implementation in Georgia for three decades [since 1991]. The organization is aiming to [soon] reach 300 miles of open trail."

I took the image in August 2019, in Decatur, Georgia, USA, on the PATH's Stone Mountain Trail. I set focus on a logo'd bike rack in the foreground and waited for a bicyclist to travel into the frame. Then...voilà.

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Ignominy repealed

Happy Repeal Day!

Eight-eight years ago, today, on 5 December 1933, Utah became the 36th (of 48 states) to ratify the 21st Amendment (3/4 of all states are required by the Constitution to ratify an Amendment) thus nullifying the 18th Amendment and ending America's 13-year ignominious experiment with the Prohibition of alcohol.

Take a moment today to honor the sagacity of those Americans of eighty-eight years ago. Hoist a beer, sip a whisky, or drink a glass of wine. Legally.

Read more at YFGF: here.

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Pic(k) of the Week: Stoop gourds

Thanksgiving in rear mirror.

Pumpkins on back stoop.

DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 26 November 2021.

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