Just like this sign, standard time is shot to hell for another season. Tomorrow we lurch into “Daylight Savings Time.” The daylight doesn’t get any longer, Earth’s rotation doesn’t change, and the Sun doesn’t care. All we do is change a label and put mind and body into a confused conflict, just like this sign,Continue reading “That’s About the End of That”
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Inching Along
Another curiosity appeared during our walk yesterday. A small caterpillar “inching” its way across the street seemed to have adapted colors of the asphalt. It seemed very appropriately named, and inchworm is much easier to say and remember than geometer moth, which this caterpillar will turn into if it survives. We watched its slow progressContinue reading “Inching Along”
Momma’s Home
Safely aboard a pontoon boat, the guide took us as close as was prudent to this 10-foot long alligator who was guarding her clutch of eggs. The telephoto lens made it appear closer than we actually dared go. After the eggs hatch, she will get the little ones into the water where she will continueContinue reading “Momma’s Home”
Full Dawn
Faint dawn twilight began to brighten the bedroom as I rolled over to snooze just a few minutes more. “Don’t they pick up yard waste today?” said a distant voice that somehow crept into my consciousness. Oooohhh! Yep, I had to get up and get the containers to the street before they came to pickContinue reading “Full Dawn”
Fairies Only
Though I have never been called a gnome, some have suggested I might be a troll. Lucky for me I have a benevolent Fairy who grants me access to the club. #fairies #gnome #troll #club
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#flowers #ravinegardensstatepark #palatkaflorida
Twist of Fate
A curious twist of fate seems to have left spiral reinforcements wound around the trunk of this gnarled old oak. But how did this happen? My best guess is that the tree originally continued to arch to the right side of the photo and beyond, but something destroyed that part of the tree. Over time,Continue reading “Twist of Fate”
Gold of True Value
They had been chased away by an aggressive yellow-rumped warbler time after time, and for a while they had disappeared. But now they are back, and their little nemesis seems to be gone, at least for the time being (see https://eskildoodle.com/2023/02/02/dirty-little-turdy-birdie/). They are changing from their winter plumage to their breeding plumage, which means inContinue reading “Gold of True Value”
Butterflyby
During a hike around the Ravine Gardens State Park, two butterflies flitted about local foliage. The lower one perched on a leaf while the upper one flew above it. The camera just happened to catch both of them in a similar pose though one was at rest and the other flying, a curious coincidence withContinue reading “Butterflyby”
Bunnies and Blue
Three statuary rabbits stand in salute to the smallest member of our family, Blue, our daughter’s lionhead rabbit. Also, they’re hoping to be hopping around for the next month until Easter, and maybe a little later, while I’m hoping I spelled hopping correctly. #bunny #rabbit #blue #easter
