1:30 p.m.
Antelope Community Park
sunny w/clouds, light wind, not too cool
A break in the recent storms has given me a great desire to get out. I've come to this park, next to where they're building the new high school, and the high school grounds are taking more park than I expected. It's a small blow to my heart. The "tree along (the) fence" is gone, as is the old fence - it makes me a little sad but glad that I caught it on film while I could.
Many of my favorite trees are still here though - I'm also looking to see how they all weathered the recent 65mph winds, so I'm enjoying my old friends for as long as I can -
An old heritage oak, previously photographed as "oak near Palmerson Drive."
A small flock or doves roosts in the top of the "woodpecker oak" and a few magpies at the top of another.
The ground is wet but not too soggy, covered in short green grass sprouts and fallen oak leaves. I wander around the park and find a well worn foot path that dead-ends at a chain link fence. New taller fences, looking appropriate for sports courts, are just beyond.
One of the "s curve oaks," brings memories of my kids playing here when they were little.
Lots of tiny little finches flit around branches, twittering and calling out to each other.
I frightened a larger flock of doves on the ground around the felled branch of this tree - the only real damage I find from the storm.
This is actually my last piece of known good Polaroid 665 film - I have some very old boxes I might experiment with - otherwise, I could be transitioning to the Graphic 4x5 camera I got last year, in anticipation of this moment - the end of another era -
Quick digital shot as I was leaving - saw this sign that shows what's being built. Not only the high school, but part of the park is being developed as a "joint use improvement project." Sports fields and a swim center for now - at least they plan on leaving the heritage oaks, too bad they can't stay in a more natural setting.
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