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Moving on from Grayscale Week, I now present to you the first entry of Sepia Week! Given the nature of the on-board camera effect, I will not be doing anything with this week’s photos except for some cropping and resizing. Working with the sepia tones in Photoshop would render the concept of the theme week invalid, so the sepia tones you’re seeing are camera-generated.

This here photo is of an old church building across from Roper Park, site of the W. Haisley Lynch memorial I previously blogged about. The sun was setting behind the building, so I had to adjust the exposure to darken it, but apparently it wasn’t enough. Still, I like the shot. Notice the little bird up there on the top wire.

With a little help from the morning sun, a well-placed tree and some good timing, I was able to remind myself that I need to paint the house.

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Besides having totally owned NCAA sports for the past three years, Gainesville and the University of Florida are known for other things. The campus is a tree-covered green space worthy of national park status. The centerpiece of the campus is The Swamp, but the tour guides are supposed to say Century Tower. All collegiate bias aside, it is quite remarkable, standing as a highly recognized campus landmark.

From the UF Virtual Tour pages:

Century Tower was built in 1953 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the university and was dedicated to UF students killed in World Wars I and II. The interior was originally planned as a historic museum and art gallery, but it was never completed. In 1979, a cast-bells carillon was installed in the Century Tower. The campus enjoys the sounds of this unusual musical instrument, played daily in informal programs during class breaks and in longer recitals for special University events.

Though I graduated some time ago, I can still hear those bells ringing. There were days I would lay on the grass and listen to the wind blow through the tree canopy, accompanied by the bells of Century Tower.

More on the UF Carillon site. Photo credits to my awesome wife Nancy, who is lucky enough to see this every day.

It’s harvest time for the squirrels around these parts. As a result, there’s about ten bazillion acorns – whole and partially eaten – all over the ground. In the popular eating places, acorn scraps cover the grass.

I’ve always like acorns. Finding them intact brings a small amount of happiness to me for some reason. We’ve got dozens in our house, mostly collected by my kids. To find them, all you have to do is look down. Yes, indoors and out.