It emerged from the shadows in the early morning twilight, sinister in appearance. Water from the sprinklers had left a mark resembling a foot and leg dangling from a witch who was leaning forward over her broomstick, flying to the right while her robes flared wildly behind. Later, after sunrise the mark appeared more hilariousContinue reading “Witchly Watermark”
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Sunlight and Shadows
Sunbeams illuminated the scene and cast transient shadows on the room partition while the metal pumpkin sculpture with its silly grin looked right into the Sun without even squinting. #sunbeams #shadows #pumpkin
Lost and Found
We thought that we had lost or discarded these two smirking, show-off Halloween decorations that we had had since the last millennium, and were quite distraught. However, we eventually found them hiding in the garage in a box labeled “Halloween Decorations.” Who would ever have guessed? #halloween #decorations #lostandfound
Hunting the Moon
For the next several days, the brightening Hunter’s Moon will light the evening skies as it climbs higher above the horizon each evening. Following the Harvest Moon, it once provided light in the autumn for hunters to add to the winter food stocks in the days before supermarkets and Amazon deliveries. Now, it may beContinue reading “Hunting the Moon”
Gordie and How
We bought these two grinning gourdes to replace older, beloved Halloween decorations that we thought we had lost or discarded (much to our relief we found them later–YAY!). These new ones were so cute that we just had to keep them; they make a great addition to our collection. I christened the one on theContinue reading “Gordie and How”
Backyard Bird Brawl
Three times the poor little chickadee tried to get the wren to share the feeder, but the wren would not hear of it. The third time the startled chickadee stopped in mid flight, threw its wings up as if to surrender, and turned around to make its getaway. During their exchange, I think I heardContinue reading “Backyard Bird Brawl”
Good News and Bad News
Good news: A beautiful rainbow arced across in the western sky during our morning walk. Bad news: There is always rain in such a bow; it was headed our way, and we had just reached the farthest point in our walk from our house. However, that did not dampen our delight over the glorious sight,Continue reading “Good News and Bad News”
Sky Boy
He had seen others, including his older brother, jump from an airplane and was determined that he would do it himself some day. Finally, the day came and he loaded into the airplane with the jumpmaster, and they watched the earth sink away through the open doorway. At the appointed time, he climbed onto theContinue reading “Sky Boy”
Ripples in Time
Recorded in the rocks are evidence of times past; once water lapped over corals and beach sand where our house now stands. I know not whether the polygons seen in the layer of sandstone covering part the limestone in the photo were created by living organisms or simply impressions left behind by inorganic processes. EitherContinue reading “Ripples in Time”
Mellow Marsh Bugs
Dragonflies rested on reeds over water filled with small aquatic plants and myriads of microorganisms. They all seemed quite mellow; everyone was getting along very well, which was nice for a change. #dragonflies #marsh #mellow #ocalawetlandrechargepark
