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French Polynesia 2012 Day 16: Tahuata: Charming Children and Snorting Bulls

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Fine Fungal Friends

More fungi and ‘shrooms are bursting onto the autumn scene to take advantage of some decaying stumps of dead trees that had to be removed. While they may seem like opportunists of decay, they actually benefit the food chain by releasing nutrients locked in the wood back into the environment. This befits living plants andContinue reading “Fine Fungal Friends”

Fairy Dust

The small Fairy watches from outside her ceramic-shard house as reflected rays from the rising sun sparkle magically about. Its as if the Fairy dust is creating its own happy thoughts to make the spirits soar. Yes, it truly seems that having a Fairy in the house makes things magical, but then, I already knewContinue reading “Fairy Dust”

Reflecting On a Hunter’s Moon

The hunter’s moon cast its reflection in the pool this morning and is a reminder when the fields and forests, not the supermarket, were the source of food for the winter. It will be visible most of the night for the next couple of days and will still be big and bright even as itContinue reading “Reflecting On a Hunter’s Moon”

Stumped

A few days ago I showed photos of downed trees in our neighborhood (https://eskildoodle.com/2024/10/11/aftermath-ii/). They were recently removed, but the workers seem to have overlooked the obvious, the ten feet tall stump that remained of the larger of the two trees. Did they not see it or were they just in a hurry; that’s whatContinue reading “Stumped”

Once in 80,000 Years

Last evening, October 14, 2024, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was visible in the western sky. It will be visible for the next several days in the early evening, and will gradually fade as it climbs higher and higher into the sky. If you get a chance, try and spot it in the next couple of days. OnceContinue reading “Once in 80,000 Years”

Time and Again

This fossil shell stood out among the small crushed rocks of a local driveway. It told of life in the distant past when seas were much higher than they are now, and what was to become Florida was mostly under water. Over the eons, oceans have risen and fallen, time and again, hundreds of feetContinue reading “Time and Again”

Unsteady She Goes?

I did a doubletake on the name of the pickup ahead of me at a local intersection. I expected a name much more fitting of this beefed-up behemoth. Nope, it really is named “Tremor.” Good grief this is Florida, land of snowbirds and old farts who are desperately afraid of getting the “tremors!” Slapping thatContinue reading “Unsteady She Goes?”

Sky Delight Tonight

Shortly after sunset, Venus commands attention in the western sky. Tonight (October 12, 2024) and for the next several nights another heavenly interloper may be visible as well. About 30 degrees to the right of Venus and slightly lower, comet Tsuchinshan (A/2023 A3) should be visible to the naked eye and through binoculars. It willContinue reading “Sky Delight Tonight”

Aftermath II

A full rain gauge and a tree-littered driveway and yard greeted us the morning after Milton. But we had it easy, others had whole trees down in their yards. Around the neighborhood, fallen trees and limbs broke a car windshield; fortunately, no homes were damaged. The power was out for 22 hours and our generator,Continue reading “Aftermath II”