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Been There, Done That

As kids we giggled and pointed at such signs at roadside filling stations and, more than once, ate at such places and indeed did get gas–at 28 cents a gallon. The old service stations were ok for filling gas tanks and tummies, as well as filling our heads with more material for crude jokes. ThoseContinue reading “Been There, Done That”

We Like Them Apples

Our scheduled shipment of Union Hill hard cider arrived today! YAY! No need to ask: “How do you like them apples.” Thanks Andy and fam! #unionhillcidercidercompany #hardcider #apples

Fish From Afar

A sliver of sun sliced through the window on the north side of the house to highlight the face of the fish. It was a gift from special people who had purchased it while in Maui, and it was highlighted by the peak summer sun that is rarely seen through those windows. #butterflyfish #fish #mauiContinue reading “Fish From Afar”

The Great One

We see many birds in our neighbor hood including hawks, whistling ducks, ibises and more, but this is the first great egret we recall seeing on the ground here. Usually they are found close to water or swamps, hunting for food. Perhaps it thought the ibises were on to something; plenty of lizards, insects, andContinue reading “The Great One”

“Slapping the Bull”

Two juvenile red-shouldered hawks in the birdbath were caught eyeing a bold squirrel racing up a tree just a few feet away. The video from which this still was captured shows several squirrels racing up, down, and between trees. The squirrels were quite aware of the young hawks and seemed to be playing their ownContinue reading ““Slapping the Bull””

Racing the Thunder

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”

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”