Pic(k) of the Week: Vespers for Callery

A copse of Callery pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) is limned by low-angle late-afternoon late-winter sun on the shores of Postal Pond.

Although beautiful when blooming, Callery pear trees —also known as Bradford pears— are considered invasive in the eastern and midwest United States. Plus, they stink!

Decatur Legacy Park: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA. 7 March 2025.

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Frank Morgan: A Flower is a Lovesome Thing
(Album: A Lovesome Thing, 1991)

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• See a closeup of single blossom: here.


• The tune, A Lovesome Thing, is a jazz standard composed by lyricist, composer, and pianist (and longtime arrnger for Duke Ellington) Billy Strayhorn.
  Musicians:
  • Frank Morgan – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, leader
  • George Cables – piano
  • David Williams – bass
  • Lewis Nash – drums
  
  
• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 12 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.
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• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
• Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
• Settings: 150 mm; 1/800 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/8.0


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