Horticulturally, this year is running about three weeks slower than last year. Plants that were in full bloom a year ago are just coming into bud now. Nevertheless, I did find some color yesterday on my first visit to Botanica this year.

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You may think that putting dancers in black costumes on a black stage with dim lighting is very dramatic, but for photographers it is a nightmare.

I visited a church with a nice organ in north-east Wichita earlier today.

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… with my camera.

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On the way to work this morning.

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St. Louis Strings Violin Shop

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Clouds, October 15, 2007

I spent some time going through old pictures today and found a couple I felt like posting.

Tennessee, 2005

In the cathedral again, this time in the choir loft.

I spent some time yesterday afternoon in the cathedral with my camera. Here are a couple of the resulting images.

I also uploaded this year’s Nutcracker pictures to the gallery.

You can see the rest of the picture here and here.

I spent much of yesterday afternoon photographing the matachines at a nearby parish in the cold drizzle. More pictures below the fold.

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I’ve been playing around with the trial version of Filter Forge and wondering if it’s worth $50. Extensive variations on a theme below the fold.

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Mary R. stopped by my office this afternoon and brought Duffy along.

A couple more pictures:

Iris and chrysanthemums blooming simultaneously.

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Probably Malva sylvestris, photographed near the back door of the cathedral.

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Last spring I planted a packet of cosmos seeds of the old “Sensation” variety. According to the packet, the plants start blooming in midsummer and get about four feet tall, which tallies with my memories of the plants in the family garden years ago. However, summer came and went, and the plants showed no sign of flowers. Instead, they just grew and grew. The ones that didn’t flop over are all five to six feet tall now. Finally, in October, they began to bloom. Here are a few pictures I took this afternoon.

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