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Venus and Moon

The evening before last, Venus and the crescent moon sparkled together in the twilight. Venus, the “evening star,” is also at crescent phase when seen through a telescope. The last opportunity this year to see this pair so close together in the evening sky will occur on March 1, 2025. After that, Venus will plungeContinue reading “Venus and Moon”

Three Fingers

The forked tree shadow resembled fingers poking along the street. I preferred to think that it resembled fingers instead a huge bird footprint, which it also resembles. I would hate to end up being a morsel in a horror movie called “The Chicken’s Revenge.” #shadow #fingers #street #trees #chickensrevenge

Thursday June 26, 2014, Penguins and Cinder Cones

Saturday Travelogue

Oak Furnace

For three nights in a row, this hollow oak log served as a fire pit as ever so slowly it was consumed by the flames. Its changing form radiated warmth and light while containing the fire inside. #oak #firepit #fire #hollowlog

Seeds and Sensibilities

Birds of a different feather do not often flock together, except where food is involved. Though they may have their spats, feasting seems more important than fighting. In that aspect, they seem to be just like people. #birds #chippingsparrow #goldfinch #food #seeds

Window of Irony

I’m not sure that’s the reasoning behind developing hybrids, but he does need some repair work on his back window in addition to the gasoline. #hybrid #gasoline #window #electriccars

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

During the recent cold spell, the bird food seemed to melt away, even in the freezing weather. It had been filled just the day before and by the next afternoon, it was nearly all gone. I have heard that birds need a lot of food to fuel their feathery furnaces just to keep from freezingContinue reading “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow”

Shadows of the Season

The rising January sun lurked low to the horizon, once again casting rays where the sun seldom shines. It is slowly moving north day by day, and in a few weeks its fingers of light will no longer be able to reach this door handle. For now, however, the wandering rays will work their magicContinue reading “Shadows of the Season”

Gretel the Cardinal

Like in the fairy tale, this cardinal is nibbling on a house, but it is one of seeds, not gingerbread. This time there’s no witch, and Hansel is nowhere to be seen. Not to worry, it will soon be mating season and he will return again. They always do. #cardinal #house #seeds #matingseason #hanselandgretel #birds

Return of the Rays

The days are slowly getting longer now, but for the past week or more it was impossible to tell. Cold fronts left the skies gray and even dropped some welcome rain here, though elsewhere in northern Florida, record snow fell. However, the sunlight has finally returned, and though we had freezing temperatures yesterday, warmer weatherContinue reading “Return of the Rays”