{"id":573894867,"date":"2022-10-12T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573894867"},"modified":"2022-10-14T21:34:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T01:34:45","slug":"and-now-photos-from-a-short-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2022\/10\/12\/and-now-photos-from-a-short-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"And now, photos from a short walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The light was just right, I wanted to go outside and stare at small things for a few minutes, and so I did. This is what I saw on my little journey.<\/p>\n<p>Some things out there are still getting ready to bloom. Hope in October, harbinger of winter.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct53.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Some thorns are just &#8230; excessive. Some excessiveness is simply thorny.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct54.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I wonder, if this leaf looked different even 18 hours earlier. I wonder what it might look like in a day or two, if I could find it again. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct55.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It seems awfully convenient that some of these fruits split open for easier access for the birds and squirrels and what not. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct56.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>These still have a way to go, I guess, but I like the way one part of the branch reminds you of what is missing.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct57.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>A bit of one of the local sycamore&#8217;s bark.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct58.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Those trees have such great character. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct59.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It is entirely possible that we can see all the colors of autumn in this one beautiful little leaf.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct60.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and this from another sycamore. One of the leaves, still hanging on its branch, managed to catch a bit of sycamore bark. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct61.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I like that it was holding onto it. I&#8217;ve wondered all night how that happened. Now you will too. Let me know if you figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>More bark, different species. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/oct22\/oct62.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of reasons this could be happening. Some of them are normal and natural. The reasons behind this specific instance will also remain a mystery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The light was just right, I wanted to go outside and stare at small things for a few minutes, and so I did. This is what I saw on my little journey. Some things out there are still getting ready to bloom. Hope in October, harbinger of winter. Some thorns are just &#8230; excessive. 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