As promised last week (“Vertical Moon” at: https://eskildoodle.com/2023/04/16/vertical-moon/ ), the evening crescent Moon is grinning once again. Just a week ago it appeared nearly vertical as it approached the Sun in the morning sky, but now it appears to lay nearly horizontal like the Cheshire Cat’s grin. The astronomical explanation for this is related toContinue reading “Grinning Again”
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Of Blueberries and Birds
We recently spent part of a morning picking blueberries at a nearby farm. Of course all of the berries ended up in the bucket…well most of them… as blue lips and tongues could attest. Along the margins of the field, periodic blasts of firecrackers and rockets echoed from the trees, sending fruit-eating cedar waxwings scurryingContinue reading “Of Blueberries and Birds”
Half Dime
Believe it or not, before the nickel, there was a half dime. Tiny and made of silver, the ones above were minted 1838 and 1853. The top image was taken of a half dime from the Fort King historical center in Ocala, Florida, while the bottom two images are the front and back views ofContinue reading “Half Dime”
Three Centuries
It was “lunch with an archaeologist” day at Fort King historical site in Ocala, Florida. Fort King was first built in 1827 before the town came into existence and more than 100 years before any of the cars in the photo. The fort and classic cars embraced the 19th and 20th centuries, and one couldContinue reading “Three Centuries”
Hunt and Peck
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”
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”
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