Gray clouds jostled by cold, gusting winds blocked the sun from view for nearly all of the day. Then as we returned from our day’s errands, a momentary beam of light pierced through the clouds and between trees to cast my shadow onto the kitchen cabinet. Less than a minute later it was all over,Continue reading “Silhouetted in the Setting Sun”
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Spirit of the Season
Oh no! After some nice, mild weather, a rainy cold front is approaching and we’ll get freezing temperatures again. I agree with the tree. #cold #rain #tree
Winter Blossoms
While the nearby leafless cypress have surrendered to the season, these azaleas are in their full glory with bright flowers blooming in defiance of winter’s weather. #winter #azalea #Florida
Monarch of Butterflies
Mounted on a pole, this large, winged marvel hovers over the sidewalk setting pedestrians aflutter. #butterfly #sidewalk #deland
Pipe Dream
For some strange reason, I think I know how he feels. #dream #imagination
Re-leaf
The leaves have left the trees to color the water’s reflections. They will soon decompose, shedding nutrients into the waters to be absorbed by roots, and retuned once again as new leaves in the spring. #autumnleaves #leaves #hendersonlake
Cypress Winter Reflections
The cypress in the setting sun contribute to winter’s leafless, but not lifeless, lakeside panorama. #winter #cypress #lakehenderson
Winter Fall
It’s that time of year again, fall, only it’s winter. In this part of Florida, most trees, especially the live oak trees, hold onto their leaves until January or later. Then they turn brown, with little color, and head for the roofs, lawns, driveways, and streets. The live oaks drop their leaves when their tinyContinue reading “Winter Fall”
Farewell Neverland
Once, kids played in the treehouse built in a large oak tree. A blue tarp kept off the rain while they imagined adventures high above the ground, safe from crocodiles, hooligans, and pirates, and out of range of parents and teachers. Summers and winters came and went, the toys began to disappear, the treehouse seemedContinue reading “Farewell Neverland”
Active Sun
The Sun may seem like a bright, featureless blazing ball in the sky, but in specially filtered telescopes it shows an other-worldly host of huge features. Spots larger than Earth can be seen next to bright “plages” that reveal the magnetic fields that cause the spots to form. The brightest plages are massive magnetic explosionsContinue reading “Active Sun”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 