“The Buckle”

Stratum XV-XVI photo survey

Jumping Time Weaver

Anasaitis canosa

Eighth Notch Westbound

You may blaze from Point A to B, or Point C to D, in a path of your own making, in a frame that you maintain. But feenoid fribbles are too presbyopic to pave their own way -- it’s easier to jump onto someone else’s tracks, oblivious whither they go or whence they come.

Heugabel Denkfabrik

Eki Stamps, Waterlogged

Nijō Castle, Kyoto

Nagasaki

Ōsaka

Metro Tokyo

Rifletti sul Crepuscolo Italiano

Fuggire da Roma per un giorno
Gobbi a Ercolano
L’anfiteatro romano di Pompei
Top it off with blurring landscapes and a remarkable view...

Turn to the Bong

Ustahli V’isv’i

Geometrid youth

Sunday Morning Spring at Argonne and Fifth

DATELINE: ‘The Big A,’ c. Stratum XXV
  A somewhat sudden awakening upon the settee -- shades are drawn but mid-morning beams rouse Ian all the same amidst the slate-blue murk. A stained glass lamp stands on the adjoining table. Tchotchkes sit silently nearby, painted canvasses gaze downward, and you sit upright, stretching.
  The bracing aroma of Bustelo wanders into the room followed by Veronique clutching two ceramic mugs. She finds room to place one down on a coffee table cluttered with art and architectural magazines. Ian savours a sip whilst his other hand digs through the crumpled blazer nearby, fishing for a Liggett & Myers to temper the caffeine effects.
  With a taut jerk Veronique raises the blinds and cracks the patio door, inviting the rest of the morning inside to stir the stale room’s redolence of nag champa. Ian takes another sip and another drag to bring himself back to life. The woman turns the hi-fi on to the Big Band music of Album LXXXVIII, setting a leisurely but brisk tempo to begin the day.
  Ian steps out of the shower, refreshed. Veronique returns, having walked the dog. The day is ahead.
  A stroll around the corner to Las Palmeras for almuerzo and a guayabera fresh off the rack. A wander under the sun at Parque de Piamonte. A browsing through literary works at A Capella. Apéritifs on the patio at Neighbour’s. The day wanes, and it is a day well spent.
  The eventual trek out of The Big A takes one through Linguine Interchange, and then a last stop for goods at Hanareum Mart before the Classic City destination.
  Getting out of your town for a day or two can be a holiday in itself.

Stratum VI Spec Advert (reconstruction)

Furley First Formers doodle and squirm under the effete tutelage of M. Kanmer, inspiring caricatures and future speculatives. Attention arose amongst the camarades de classe, and punishment was certain, but all simply had a laugh along with Mme. Costa.

M. Kanmer remained oblivious.

“Azaleas were suddenly ablaze...”

Coral/pink Piedmont azalea variety

The Purple Vine Returns

Wisteria sinensis, Hedera helix

“Gotta go to church, y’all”