Florida summer is in full swing with warm mornings, cooled by periodic thunderstorms that drop rain and tree limbs across our yard. The morning that these clouds appeared, we had just finished a 5-mile walk through the neighborhood and had no sooner closed the garage door when great drops came crashing down in a briefContinue reading “Racing the Thunder”
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Sticking With It
Beautiful Brie, usually so sedate and dignified, has a passion for sticks. She carried this one for several of blocks before finally casting it aside, and it was much shorter than it had been when she started. #brie #dog #sticks
Shy Crab
The little crustacean seemed shy and a bit crabby as it hunched into its borrowed shell. I guess, however, I might be a little crabby too if larger creatures were more likely to want to eat me rather than just take my picture. Maybe it’s time for a bigger shell. Missing Grand Cayman. #hermitcrab #grandcayman
Over the Moon
No cat, fiddle, or cow was involved, only an airliner soaring sedately over the Moon, leaving a thin contrail behind. Below, cloudy fingers appeared to cast cottony whips across the lower part of the photo to finish framing the scene. #moon #airliner #contrail #catandfiddle #cow
Kites in a Tree
Charlie Brown has nothing to regret about these kites in the tree. They are swallow-tailed kites, spectacular raptors with white heads and chests and dark wings and a marvelous forked tail. We see them gracefully soaring low over the trees this time of year, occasionally diving to the ground to catch a small critter orContinue reading “Kites in a Tree”
Hunt ‘n Peck
A family of turkeys, adults and young, warily walked across a yard in the neighborhood. Across the street in the woods, another feathered flock watched and waited. Then an unwelcome intruder edged in to the scene; the domestic cat on the right side of the photo. The adult turkeys sprung into action, one directing theContinue reading “Hunt ‘n Peck”
Independence
Without loyal citizens, both military and civilian, we would have no independence. Happy birthday, America! #independenceday #veterans #civilians #loyalty
Red Light, Green Light
I was on the go, back and forth around the house and the lot with much to do, when this red blossom caught my eye. I just had to stop and admire its beauty, if only for a moment. #hibiscus #morninglight
Discovery in a Dirty Rock
It was just another dirty rock in a pile of landscaping material but it seemed different somehow. I picked it up, turned it around and discovered the sparkling splendor of crystals in a small cavity. I couldn’t help wonder how many other things in life are like that, dusty, discarded, but well worth a secondContinue reading “Discovery in a Dirty Rock”
By the Dawn’s Early Light
Horizontal rays from the Sun poked through gaps between other trees to brighten branches that seldom see direct sunlight. ‘Twas a happy thought to start the day. #sunrise #trees #sunlight
