My front yard is mostly evergreen formal plantings, but here and there I slip in some color. My color of choice is blue or pink. Along the front sidewalk is a row of lavender… blue. Next to the porch is a clump of lilies… pink. At the end of the bed are some globe thistles… blue. Next to the bank parking lot is some Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)… pink. At least, it’s supposed to be pink. The blooms on this grass come out so late I haven’t seen them very often. A lot of years, it gets cold too soon and the grass stops growing.
This year we’ve had some pretty warm weather in October, so the wispy pink plumes are out and showing. It’s nice to have something exciting happening in the garden during a time of year when all the other plants seem to be wearing out.
I think the neighborhood appreciates it too, because before I took the picture I only had to pull two pieces of trash out from under the grass.
It’s been almost a year since I posted about a face recognition site that looks at a picture you upload and compares the face in it to a database of celebrity faces. I tried it again, what with all the discussion of celebrities and all. My list was completely different. Although last year Sting was on my list, this year the only “musician” I recognize is Ashlee Simpson. My number one is now Ed Harris. Then Ralf Schumacher (a racecar driver from Germany), and Abdullah Gul (the president of Turkey). Also making appearance on my list: Arnold Schwartenegger and Rutger Hauer. Kind of an odd list this year, but hey, at least I don’t look like Kiera Knightly.
HERE is my list.
HERE is where you try yourself if you want.
Well, I had Denis cut my hair. I was anxious to get it cut because I didn’t like how unkempt the sides looked, and he was willing to do it. He needed a study break anyway. He clipper-cut the sides and back, but didn’t cut the top at all.
I think it turned out well. It almost looks too neat right now, but I can keep it rough looking with judicious use of “product” in my hair. First crisis: averted. We’ll see if I can stick to my guns and grow this crazy hair out.
Note: Yesterday’s photo was of the left side of my head, because I took it in the mirror. Being right handed, any mirror shot will always be of the left side of my head. Today’s photo is of the right side of my head, because it was taken by Denis, and because I wanted to honor Annette’s request. But I’m sorry to say that I will be honoring neither Lauren’s request for Meatloaf hair, nor Karla’s request for Billy Ray Cyrus hair.
I think I’m to the point where I have to decide how to cut my hair next. It’s gotten long on top, but also on the sides and back. The advantage of the really short haircut is that scalp shows through all over my head and the sides look like the top. When my hair is long on the sides and back, the top looks really thin. I think I should have my sides and back clipper-cut. I think that would make the top look a little better. But there is great danger that I will look like a Q-Tip head from the early nineties. And I would look like an old Q-Tip head.
So my next decision is how to get it done. I could have Denis try it, but if something goes wrong, it will have been a friend who did it, not a stranger. I could go to a hair-cutting place, but I’m not sure how I would describe what I want.
I’m starting to falter here. I’m trying to stay excited about a different hairstyle, but it’s weird and fraught with indecision. Fashion is so emotionally costly…
Yesterday was our first Open House of the year at school. It went well. Lots of people came through.
By this time of year, the eighth grade has already studied Jesus’ “Kingdom Parables”. I give an assignment each year where the kids do a stained glass window design that teaches one of the parables. It makes a pretty wall just in time for Open House. This year I was a little behind, so I really had to scramble to get them on the wall. I went on Saturday. I was there for three hours. Criminy! But it shore looks purty.
Now how am I going to make up for all that XBox time I lost on Saturday?
