Goodbye summer. 'Bout time you left!

Nature shots

Took these this afternoon. This marsh facinates me, though I have no idea why the wetland trees are dead. It is on Old Canaan Road near my son's soccer complex. I have always been intrigued with the flora unique to bottomlands. The purple flower is back up on the roadside. It is kudzu and it smells like lavendar to me. An intoxicating scent. It is a narrow road with little or no shoulder. I walked in a dicey curve and over a narrow bridge to get these shots.

Jammin'!

Nigel does his thing on the baritone saxophone in a recent impromptu jam session at our house. This kid was born with music in his bones, loves piano, drums, saxophone, recorder, guitar and the list keeps growing. He plans to play at the next UUCS Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse, which is coming up Friday September 24.

He and his friend, singer-guitarist Torey, plan to do a number (or two?) for us. Can't wait! That's one thing I love about our coffeehouses: all ages are welcome to participate and do. To me it is a reflection of UUCS, where kids of all ages are free to express themselves and feel comfortable doing so.

This month's coffeehouse will be special also in that it will have a nature theme. It is our first themed coffeehouse. I plan to read a couple of my nature poems. I sometimes paint with words because it helps seal the beauty in my memory cells. I stalk the natural beauty with my camera too but my acquisition of photography skills is like when you attach a bunch of photos to an e-mail and hit send: I am getting it very, very slowly!