Asiatic dayflower, Schenley Park, 11 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

18 July 2026

Before the smoke came to town I went on a long walk in Schenley Park and around the neighborhood this week. The captions tell the stories.

• Flowers and a cooperative young rabbit in Schenley Park on 11 July.
• Smoke-free sunrise on 12 July.
• A lovely tiny weed in the cobblestone cracks + a deer eating her way through a front yard on Bayard Street, 13 July.
• A dinosaur statue being repainted, photographed in media res on 2 July and complete on 14 July. (I prefer the 2 July version.)

Bindweed with insects, Schenley Park, 11 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

Young rabbit, Schenley Park, 11 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

Sunrise before the smoke, 12 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

Tiny pretty weed in the cracks, Japanese mazus, 13 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

Doe browsing on Bayard Street, 13 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)

Doe browsing on Bayard Street, 13 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John)