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. . . the weak-hearted might run in terror. The cicada, he don't care. Or she. We just don't know, do we.

Here's a cicada that has just crawled out of the ground and up this tree. In a bit, it will break out of its shell, dry its wings, and fly off. Then it will settle in or on a tree, suck some of its sap, make lots of noise (if it is a male), have sex, lay eggs (if it is a female), and die. The eggs will hatch and the larvae will fall to the ground, dig in, suck the sap from roots for a couple of years, dig back out, climb a tree, molt, fly away . . .

This poor slug thought he could get across the sidewalk before the sun got to him. He was, alas, wrong.

Puddle noir.

On the other side of the closed bridge is a road that runs parallel to the closed road. It was decided that work needed to be done on the now-closed road, so they closed it. But they didn't fix the bridge. So everybody had to turn around and drive many miles out of their way. In a simpler times, the result would have involved beatings of those responsible. Oh, for simpler times!

These textures and light were appealing to me.

Same leaf as next picture. All depends on mood!

The Most Reverend Jeffrey Marc Monforton visits Christ the King in Athens, Ohio. The largely student congregation was delighted to discover a really cool bishop.

. . . you gotta suffer to sing the blues.

Tree mostly bare. Doors that can be neither entered nor safely exited. Abandoned remains of a once-proud structure. Reminds me of the America we've decided to build for ourselves.

Cold but bright morning, sun on the other side of the trees. What drew me to this stark image is how common it is in all kinds of natural phenomena: satellite pictures of river systems are of this pattern. Our own circulatory system has many of the same aspects, as do mountain ranges, the support structures in leaves, and so on. I think it's cool. Also pretty.

The intersection of Court and State streets, Athens, Ohio, Christmas Eve, in the rain.

Mary Dewey's two real cats, asleep while everyone has Christmas dinner. This was lit solely by a tiny led flashlight barely an inch long.