The heads of the pineapples we ate over the past several days are now planted in the ground in our backyard along with more mature plants that produced the fruit that we enjoyed. It will take two years for the youngsters to bear fruit, but the older plants will likely provide more sweet treats nextContinue reading “Pineapple Patch”
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Look Out Below!
A branch similar to the one suspended in the tree in the top photo crashed down onto our front yard a couple of days ago during a rainstorm. After being cut up, its remains filled one large trash container plus the bottom of the one in the lower picture. The single section at the topContinue reading “Look Out Below!”
Morning Gold
As the sun prepared to rise up from the eastern horizon, golden fingers of light poked beneath the clouds to tickle their undersides with delight. While “all that glitters is not gold,” this moment was certainly golden in more ways than one. #sunrise #golden #lightshow
Toad Bath?
Usually they have a domed top like a soft cushiony, umbrella-shaped stool, so that’s why I like the term “toadstool.” However this one seems shaped more like a birdbath, so might it be called a toad bath? If so, the last toad to use it must have really needed a bath! #toadstool #toadbath #mushroom
Fall Colors
The color of fall depends on where you live. High in the Rocky Mountains we saw aspen turning to gold, in the northern hardwood forests reds, oranges yellows and brown will soon burst forth spectacularly. Here in Florida, the seasonal colors come from the autumn-blooming plants. Regardless of the location and the flora, nature hasContinue reading “Fall Colors”
Flora-rado Rocks
I carried these colorful, angular rocks home from Colorado to Florida, and they now rest atop of smooth river rocks from elsewhere next to our house. Sometimes nature also finds ways of moving rocks out of their original context, such as when glaciers carry rocks many miles from their origin. In those cases, the displacedContinue reading “Flora-rado Rocks”
Off With Their Heads!
In this setting those words refer to something sweet, not something grim. The “heads” of the pineapples have been removed so that the fruit can be cut into edible chunks, and the head will be planted to grow into new plants that will one day produce more delicious fruit whose heads will be removed toContinue reading “Off With Their Heads!”
From Film to Pixels to Cellphone
Twenty-four years ago I bought my first digital camera. That summer we cruised in the Fairy Boat from Puget Sound to the north end of Vancouver Island, and I carried a film camera, a slide camera, and my new, three-megapixel digital camera to document the trip. When all the slides, photos, and digital images wereContinue reading “From Film to Pixels to Cellphone”
Light in the Dark
We arose early one morning to complete our walk prior to scheduled appointments. At the beginning, Orion blazed brightly in the darkness, but as night faded into the predawn twilight, the constellation seemed to gradually dim against the brightening sky. It brought to mind the old saying that the the stars are the brightest whenContinue reading “Light in the Dark”
Privacy
I guess I might want to pay attention to the “Private” sign this time. Just sayin’. #privacy #heresjohnny #stanleyhotel
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 