Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Neckties Be Gone

When I was watching the tennis match on Sunday, it struck me that no one wears ties anymore, even when they are wearing suits. Well, the orange one did of course, but otherwise,  even the exalted big wigs who presented the trophies wore no ties under their finely-tailored suit jackets.

Speaking of the orange one, what a gall to hold up the event for more than a half hour while spectators were searched. At Wimbledon, even royalty does not hold up the game.

Meanwhile, I have some more walkie pics. Of course I do. I'll probably cut back on these sometime, but autumn approaches, and there is change in the air: leaves drop, and colours pop.

These are from the part of the trail that we accessed from the arena sometime last week. Sue has fits trying to get me to fake smile for the birdie, but every now and then something happens that causes a genuine smile. It’s usually me doing something silly with the camera or at least the camera doing something silly while I hold it. Whatever it was in this case, it caused much mirth. The colour was off and showed my face as very red which it wasn’t, so a mono conversion was my solution. 

There are several mini paths off the main trail toward the river. We often bypass them, but we meandered down a few on that day. I like this photo of all of the little trees with their slender vertical trunks.


It feels too early, but autumn colour is beginning to appear.


I have one more photo from a different walk, in which we spotted a Great Blue Heron, near where we saw the Green Heron a week or so ago. 




16 comments:

  1. I really like the shot of those skinny little trees with their twisty looking trunks. It looks like a place you could find fairies!

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  2. Herons are always nice to see. They stand so still for you.

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  3. Ties, ugh! I used wear one every day for decades. When I had a day off and went to holidays at my families, I refused to wear them, while everyone else of course dressed up!

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  4. I guess if I had been shot at once and another person with a gun arrested who had been planning to shoot at me, I would probably be a little careful about security and hope everyone understands. That is partly why I have no desire to hold higher office.

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    1. Or ... he could have arrived a half hour earlier to not inconvenience thousands. Me? I just wonder about his miracle ear. 😊

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    2. Not to mention that he had no interest in the game and either nodded off or schmoozed through much of it.

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  5. Now THAT is a great selfie. I'm all for losing ties, I guess. (The idiot doesn't even know how to wear one. TOO LONG!)

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  6. There are those people who don't care about inconveniencing others. I don't think T. has any interest in anyone besides himself. My dad used to wear a suit and tie to school every day. Women had to wear dresses. How things have changed! I had a principal, even in my era, who wanted his female staff to wear dresses. Luckily, he couldn't force us.

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  7. The lucky Men in businesses today Don’t seem to wear ties Except for the lawyers,.
    Having all the men in my life who used to receive ties for Father’s Day or birthdays or Christmas – itt suddenly gave me real giftgiving problems!

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  8. Oh, and I love the selfie!

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  9. We sane Americans again apologize for our orange idiot. I didn't vote for him. No, he only has sense of self and will never change. Be glad he didn't steal the trophy like he did with the soccer teams. Linda in Kansas

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  10. What a lovely walk. The selfie is a fantastic photo.

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  11. We were waiting for him to steal the trophy. He does have a miracle ear, AC! That really is a good selfie.

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  12. He's a buffoon! Your walk looks lovely tho.

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  13. We only have one type of heron - the grey heron, but we also have the Little Egret and the Bittern.
    Love the photograph - lovely smile.
    I was shocked to discover today that girls are still expected to wear ties at school. I thought that went out with the ark.

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