by jove

been thinking too much to blog, if you know what i mean --- just finished goodman and soni's biography of cato, "rome's last citizen" --- excellent

if one were to enlarge the image here, one would see that jupiter is mighty fine right now, if one has not already noticed

eating our way across town

for nearly ten years, each month i've gotten together with three old friends for dinner on a friday night --- we rotate hosting, with the host choosing the venue --- once in a while one of us will cook, but usually it's a different restaurant every month and we've rarely go to the same place twice --- places i would probably never go otherwise --- if i were more of a foodie, i would have been keeping up with all the venues


tonight:  endive publik house, which was excellent in every way, not least because the noise level did not preclude conversation

nice work, if you can get it . . .

next week to white county to meet with the folks about my proposal [from last year] for a history of sautee-nacoochee, although i'm still not sure they're ready to go with it yet --- start a project at elkmont in the smokies in early march --- too bad i won't be there for the synchronous lightning bugs in june --- probably start researching and writing up historical context for cape hatteras lighthouse in the spring --- and there's even talk about being part of a big project at the n.c. state capitol, although that probably won't happen until next year --- looks like my midtown history will continue to languish a while longer.

debris

when they knocked down the neel reid apartments on seventh street, they piled all the limestone and granite from its foundation in the parking lot behind bulldogs --- the granite has disappeared, but the limestone was moved and stacked in the empty space at p'tree and sixth --- will it be incorporated into the new building? who cares?

spring-like temperatures, rain, and hail, ahead of some cold-ass air later in the week

walky, walky, walk

an excellent day! mid-60s this afternoon, and i think the entire population of the city was in the park or on the belt line --- after the bot gdn this morning, i walked over to the old fourth ward for a birthday party , and then met another friend for drinks and dinner --- nearly 33,000 steps and 15 miles of footwork in all that

another morning at the garden

it's nice to go with different people, who always see it in a different way

and 39 geese munching away on the oval this morning ---

yellow river

first time at yellow river park, which was purty nice, although we had to cut our jaunt short after guinness starting throwing up and taking endless shits --- i think he hoovered up the wrong thing off the sidewalk in midtown

i'm not sure why they named it "yellow"

Sec. 78-34. – Improper use of sound producing devices It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use any sound producing or motorized equipment, including but not limited to generators and vehicles, or play or operate any sound amplification devices, including but not limited to radios, television sets, stereos, musical instruments, public address systems and the like, in such a manner as to unreasonably annoy, disturb, injure, or endanger other persons, or to otherwise destroy the comfort, repose, peace or safety of other persons in a park or recreation facility. (Code 1978, § 4-3006; Ord. of 1-2-02(2), § 1)

exhibiting the orchidaean alliance

i sorta wish they didn't feel obligated to have a theme for the annual orchid show at abg --- but they do . . . .

whatever, we had the garden almost to ourselves this morning, except for the tai chi group in the lawn area --- a loop through the garden is an excellent way to catch up with a friend

gardening on the 13th floor

my orchids are not all that, but the fact that i can grow them at all is purty good --- whatever, they give me color year round

bauhaus ballet

flowers at the end of the tunnel

really love this poster for the london underground between the wars --- by irene fawkes, 1928 ---

the wilds of alabama

dog wanted to go to alabama, so we went --- took u.s. 78 from p'tree to mableton and lithia springs, which was all a big mess, then on through temple and bremen to heflin, alabama, where we took a left --- checked out cheaha mountain, highest point in the state, and the talladega national forest --- purty nice, and we had it mostly to ourselves

dog tired at the end

signs of spring

an excellent morning at the atl bot gdn --- i had the place virtually to myself --- the only bulbs blooming yet were the early jonquils