What's in a number?

What is in a number - any number.  I happened to see the number 752.  What can I learn about this number?   Properties of the Number 752 Because 752 is divisible by 2 ... 752 is an even number 752 has parity 0 752 is not an odd number Because 752 can be factored as 2 x 376 ... 752 is a composite number 752 is not a prime number The most fascinating is the website www2.stetson.edu's What's Special About This Number?  I scrolled to the bottom and found out that 8208 is a narcissistic number.  I guess I am fascinated by the abundance of complicated words in a sentence about something seemingly simple like a number:  "752 is the number of conjugacy classes in the automorphism group of the 11 dimensional hypercube." The internet has resources from so many sources, so I also found entries that go in a very different direction from the above: Angel Number 752: 752 is your number of reference this month. You have seen it very many times. You have come across this repeating number so much that you have lost count. The divine angels are talking to you. From sunsigns.org The Number 752 is the holy name of Jesus of Nazareth - from Historical Archive of the Bible Wheel Site - biblewheel.com

I'll Take Mine Fried

I made it in time to capture the fiery foliage of the Cemetery Japanese Maple.  It is entwined around a headstone, which is not visible in these photos.  November is their month for vivid colour - as long as it doesn't get too windy.  That's always a dilemma here in Grimsby with the wind off the escarpment or the Lake. I planned to capture the large tree in front of one of our heritage homes and the leaves are gone - they dropped in one day.    And around the corner from me is the largest Japanese Maple I've seen in Niagara, with the glorious red colour on the tree and in the driveway. From the den garden website: "In Japan, maple trees are known as kaede (楓/"frog's hands"), as well as momiji (紅葉), which means both "become crimson leaves" and "baby's hands". Momiji is commonly used as the term for autumn foliage in general in Japanese, but it is also used as a term for maple trees. These names come from the appearance of the leaves, which resemble the hands of a baby or a frog. The scientific term for Japanese maples is Acer palmatum."   "In Japan's Osaka prefecture, the red and orange maple leaves are a sight to see during the fall. As is the case in the rest of Japan, people go out in droves to see the beautiful fall scenery. However, in Osaka, locals also go out in droves to collect the leaves and turn them into a deep-fried delicacy! Fried maple leaves are a very popular snack in Osaka, and apparently have been for at least a thousand years. The city of Minoh, located in the north part of the prefecture, is particularly famous for their fried leaves. The maple leaves are dipped and fried in tempura butter, which give them their unique taste. The secret of Minoh's success with fried leaves really isn't much of a secret at all. Chefs there usually store their leaves in barrels of salt for one year, which makes their leaves particularly tasty!"

The Last Leaves are Lasting

I am so impressed with the colours of the Japanese Maples this year.  My own mature tree is a Versicolour, and the leaves range from intense orange-red to yellow to green.

Here are a few shots from this week: