It sounded like a poor typist trying to peck out a letter. Instead it was a pileated woodpecker in a tree in the back yard pecking out insects or larvae from bark around a knot. Occasionally it placed its beak deep into the tree as seen in the bottom photo, and slurped down a bugContinue reading “Hunt and Peck”
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Tray Bien
Add red pepper jelly and brie to filo dough cups, heat in the oven and viola, a tray of tasty treats! Be sure to let them cool a bit before eating, and beware of leaking liquified jelly when you bite into one. Truly a tres bien treat fresh from the tray. #filodough #brie #pepperjelly
Little, but Loud
Small, but powerful, this Carolina wren was poised for its morning serenade. Its chest puffed out then forcefully contracted to power its delightedly loud song. The performance repeated over and over with minor variations. Even with the windows closed it could be plainly heard indoors, and I almost imagined that the white squirrel sculpture wishedContinue reading “Little, but Loud”
Life on a Leaf
It watched warily from its leafy perch. Perhaps it had been stalking insects for sustenance while its eyes were also searching for signs danger and the threat of becoming a meal. Or maybe it was just camera shy, for shortly after this photo was taken, it disappeared into the tangle of leaves. Either way, itContinue reading “Life on a Leaf”
Vertical Moon
Sometimes the crescent Moon resembles a wide Cheshire grin, nearly horizontal to the horizon, while other times, like the one in the photo, it appears almost vertical, like a partial parenthesis, due to the inclination of the Moon’s orbit. This week it will continue with its vertical appearance as it heads towards the rising sunContinue reading “Vertical Moon”
Where the Sun Seldom Shines
The trunk and branches of the old oak seldom see sunlight as they spend the day in the shade of the canopy of their own leaves. But at dawn’s first light, when rays from the sun prod horizontally between other trees, some beams spotlight the the trunk and its spreading branches giving them a briefContinue reading “Where the Sun Seldom Shines”
Orchid Trio
Yesterday these three blooms brightened the morning and again today are poised to make for an “Aloha Friday.” For more about Aloha Fridays, see https://youtu.be/Lx-Pr9WHRmM. Happy thoughts to end the week. #alohafriday #orchids
Passing Glass
Fill them up and pass them around, nothing beats passing the glasses of wine while playing games. Also, nothing like wine beats the sting of being throughly trounced at the game of fast track by the “weaker sex” seven games to three after being ahead three to zero. Pass another glass! #wine #fasttrack #glass
Tropical Tray
This happy memory of places and people we know rests atop the buffet in the main dining room. Someday we will return again to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and even better, reconnect with the beautiful people we know there. #grandcayman #caribbean #sevenmilebeach #pureartgallery
Fungal Fam
In a well watered yard they are popping up like, well, themselves. They start as little white balls, then flatten out overnight, drop their spores and then fade away. But the mushroom fungus is not really gone, for these toadstools are mere projections from fibers of the main fungal body that exists extensively beneath theContinue reading “Fungal Fam”
