We were nearly home from a morning walk when the rapid tap-tap-tap of a small woodpecker drew our eyes upward. A downy woodpecker dangled from a small, broken branch directly overhead as it pecked and dined on the larvae it found. Then it ascended slowly, spiraling around the vertical branch, stopping now and then toContinue reading “Upside Downy”
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100 Down, 900 to Go
Yesterday, during our morning walk, we crossed the 100 mile mark for this year. That means we have 900 left go go for the 2024. That may sound like a lot of walking, but for us it is a lot of happy wandering. PS–Happy Groundhog Day! #hike #walk #woods #100miles
Spectral Sprite
A sliver of sun pierced through tree branches and careened through a beveled window corner which split the beam into its full range of colors. Instantly the prismatic glass showered its rainbow of light to paint this spectrum on the wall, It hovered a few moments and then quickly faded from view; a momentary, colorfulContinue reading “Spectral Sprite”
Electric Candle Light
Before the days of LED lightbulbs, the tungsten incandescent bulbs would drain the life from our Eveready Black Cat flashlight batteries quite quickly. Now with the low LED energy demands, we can enjoy the glow of this centerpiece night after night. Another bright idea given to us by oft-maligned technology. #candle #light #battery #LED #technology
Sunset Spectacle
Mix clouds, blue sky, and setting sun over ocean and beach; stir, then just sit back and enjoy. #sunset #clouds #sky #beach #ocean
Backyard Blossoms
It’s that time of year again, the azaleas are in full bloom. It’s more than enough to brighten any late January day. #azalea #blossoms #winter
Turkey Lurking
Wandering along a sandy trail in the woods, we chanced across this flock of turkeys. The male seemed a bit more impressed with himself than were the ladies (as usual!). We kept our distance and watched as they slowly meandered into the brush, stopping now and then to peck and swallow some choice morsel. TheContinue reading “Turkey Lurking”
Look at the Birdies
There were no birds near the feeder this particular morning, or so I thought. Then something fluttered down to the ground. A quick look with binoculars showed not one, but three goldfinches to the left of the white pole in the upper photo. Though barely visible in the top photo, the lower, cropped and fullyContinue reading “Look at the Birdies”
Time To Leaf
It’s late January and flurries of leaves, not snow are falling in central Florida. All the while new buds are sprouting, soon to be followed by new green leaves. Be they shedding or budding anew, for the trees it is time to leaf. #leaves #trees #sprouts #buds #leaf
Giraffic Bark
It looked like a giraffe was hiding in the woods as we rounded a corner during our morning walk. Nope, it was a tree instead, and since we have not been able to identify it so far, we just call it the giraffe tree. I couldn’t help but wonder what a real giraffe might thinkContinue reading “Giraffic Bark”
