{"id":885,"date":"2004-08-15T21:46:34","date_gmt":"2004-08-16T02:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/?p=885"},"modified":"2004-08-15T21:46:34","modified_gmt":"2004-08-16T02:46:34","slug":"a-few-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/index.php\/2004\/08\/15\/a-few-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"A few flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melissa asked me to take some pictures of her flowerbed for the folks back
\nhome, so I popped off a few shots Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n

Lately I’ve been trying to show more discipline in choosing which photos to
\npost. I get a few notes saying "please post more!" and I’m grateful
\nfor the encouragement and indulgence. Nevertheless, every minute here is a minute
\naway from your favorite "Everybody Loves Raymond" reruns. That’s a
\nlot to ask of anyone. And besides, the pros take dozens of rolls of film and
\ndistill them to a single shot for publication. I don’t need to be that brutal,
\nbut the least I could do is emulate people who know what they’re doing. <\/p>\n

Anyway, these are the pics I winnowed from the dozen I shot. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Looking straight down from our porch on Melissa’s flowerbed. I like to try
\nshooting at odd angles, but most of my results are too wacked-out. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Something I learned early after moving here: getting the hills in the background
\nalmost always makes the picture prettier. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

A box of marigolds. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Another wacky-angle attempt. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Green tomatoes. Soon we’ll be swimming in fat, juicy red ones. Melissa put
\nthese in planters because months of sun and wind (and no rain) have made the
\nsoil nearby impervious just about anything this side of a laser-guided bomb.
\nShovel blades just ricochet off this dirt.<\/p>\n

So, those are today’s pics. Now get back in front of your television where
\nyou belong. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melissa asked me to take some pictures of her flowerbed for the folks back home, so I popped off a few shots Sunday afternoon. Lately I’ve been trying to show more discipline in choosing which photos to post. I get…<\/p>\n

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