times of change

It's the start of the fall, and nowhere else does nature announce change with such unrestrained flourish.

Already a few trees are carrot-tops, in a few days the whole belt will be aflame in red, yellow and orange. (oh, what a sight that will be !). A sight to be treasured, for half a month later all that remain are gaunt tree trunks with bare branches, standing as sentinels - silent, unmoving, with not so much as a flutter to acknowledge the raging northern wind.

The few gulls at the bottom of the pic will probably linger around, but will be lost among the thousands of snow geese that will descend on the lake, hibernating from northern Canada, transforming the lake - from a placid mirror, to a cacophony of frenzied activity.

Picture this: In the heart of the winter, over the nearly frozen surface, a white cloud of birds takes flight against the background of the silent sentinels.

A picture that makes it a trip to look forward to.

Seasons change, but each brings with itself new wonders. The amazement never ends.

i ♥ nyc

Went museum-hopping this weekend.




Ended up admiring more than the exhibits.

friday run

Loop around playground behind office

1.8 km * 4

10:56
10:27
11:21
9:54

Beautiful weather - with a clear blue sky and a soft breeze. Temperature: just perfect. Working off a delicious pasta lunch :)
Met on the ground: rabbits, squirrels and umm .. a groundhog ?

But the best part: beating 10:00 on the last lap :)

curious

We were probably the last batch that performed dissection on toads as part of the high-school zoology curriculum. Years down the line, I do not remember much of the amphibian internal physiology, but this I do - the scene at the end of the class could well be described by Toad News as another despicable terrorist attack. Bits and pieces strewn everywhere, with no way of knowing which was whose. It was a yucky business. Curiosity had most comprehensively killed the toad.

This frog looks curious, but is very safe though. It stays in a specially made pond in the Schoering-Hoffman wildlife preserve.

a fresh start

I found a light, and it was perfect, but it was just a flame being at its brightest before going out.

Now to investigate some of those bokeh blobs on the the horizon.
And some beyond.
Its all glow-worms and stars, and no perspective to tell apart .Wonder which of them is true ?

admiring central park

A thing that can be done in all seasons !

on more awesome places to take a snooze in ..

Granted, I was reading a book there, and reading about Ironman finishers is as anti-snooze as can be, but it was all the same thing. This is certainly how Sundays were made to be - a perfect combination of warm sun and cool breeze !