Säkert vårtecken

Det här trädet har bestämt sig för att det är vår. Härligt. Våren ser jag fram emot. Mycket trevligare än höst. Även om det idag har börjat blåsa och att det är varning för sämre väder senare i veckan.

Towering over the Landscape

Many U.S. communities advertise their special qualities via artwork on tall water towers. This one, locally known as “the Gaffney Peachoid” in Gaffney, South Carolina, touts the area’s tasty peaches. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, 2017 Oct. 28. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.46659 Water towers dot the landscape, almost always the tallest structure in the nearby area. When taking long road trips, they catch my eye, especially ones where the tower has been painted to reflect something about the region or when the tower itself is an unusual shape. For example, the tower at right, in Gaffney, South Carolina, proudly touts the area’s peach production with this 130 foot tall tower shaped and painted to resemble a delicious peach! As always, my visual interests…