looking

This commentary on changes in the natural world and otherwise has existed in some form since 2007.   So the number of new entries has certainly decreased over the years. Most of the observations are repeats of years past as we recycle through the seasons of the year here in Vermont. So I especially enjoy seeing something that I don't remember seeing before, and reporting on it.
It's been a hot and dry summer, and more than ever I have opted to park Allyn's car in the shade rather than in the driveway where the sunlight has been more direct. In recent days that has changed. The shadows of trees to the south of the drive now cover the driveway most of the day. We all know that the sun is traveling lower in the sky, but here is direct evidence of it. I have never noticed this before.

What is a course of history, or philosophy, or poetry, no matter how well selected, or the best society, or the most admirable routine of life compared with the discipline of looking always at what is to be seen?
Walden
Henry David Thoreau