Black and White – Page 90 – photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

Cyprinus carpio haematopterus

koi in St. Louis — The outside world was not aware of the development of color variations in koi until 1914, when the Niigata koi were exhibited at an annual exposition in Tokyo.–Wikipedia

Five men

MCWWTP — Coleman, Davis, Michie, Scribner and Weinberg. Who were these five men? 55 years ago Council didn’t entertain “matters from the public” or make announcements about Women’s Equality Day. This Monday in January ’58 Councilors were considering legislation that would open the gates to a flood of Federal money that would wash away one neighborhood and blanket a second with stank.
How were those decisions made?
Historians- write our small town’s zoning history!

RESOLVED THAT JAMES E BOWEN JR., CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE SAID APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL GRANT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS
UNDER U. S. C. 466 ET SEQ. IT BEING THE AGREEMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT IF A FEDERAL GRANT FOR THE PROJECT IS MADE PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT (33 U. S. C. 466 ET SEQ.), THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WILL PAY THE REMAINING COST OF THE APPROVED PROJECT; AND THAT THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WILL PROVIDE PROPER AND EFFICIENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE APPROVED PROJECT AFTER COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF.
MR. DAVID J. WOOD JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE WORKABLE PROGRAM FOR URBAN RENEWAL AS PREPARED BY HARLAND BARTHOLOMEW AND ASSOCIATES. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO THE HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY.
–Charlottesville City Council Minutes, January 6, 1958

in the Garden

Gautama Buddha — reminded, perhaps inappropriately, the mind does that, of a favorite Van Morrison song. No guru, no teacher, no method.

Pentagon Memorial

Mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, children, brothers, sisters, coworkers, flight crew, friends, patriots, into memory. This is Carolyn Halmon's bench. — Mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, children, brothers, sisters, coworkers, flight crew, friends, patriots, into memory. This is Carolyn Halmon’s bench.

dies caniculares

dog in chair — I am experiencing the privilege of caring for an old dog.

flat water

kayak corrotoman — Staycation. This flatwater is 109 miles east but Charlottesville Albemarle has plenty of the same + mountain views. Get out on the water! Call Rivanna River Company

Blue Ridge

grace of God — Death, dust, caterpillars, contracts, pain, loss, August…
And Grace,
Forgiveness.
We are traveling a long and twisted road Sir!

anisota senatoria

yellowstriped oakworms in situ — University of Florida has an excellent write-up about these critters.

q palustis w/ egg cluster — They tend to lay egg masses on the lower leaves. So if you were able to inspect a few thousand leaves…

3 versions of same thing — Hoping the Charlottesville downtown mall isn’t beset by these. They particularly like q. phellos.
Differences between instars can often be seen in altered body proportions, colors, patterns, or changes in the number of body segments. —Wikipedia

Equus ferus caballus

horse ears — a case where removing color didn’t make for a better picture. Why is an annoying person a horse’s ass?

pinus strobus

White pines near Marshall Virginia. Waning gibbous moon.