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Golden to Dross

It starts out looking golden as iron pyrite (iron disulfide) seen pictured above, but when exposed to water and oxygen it will turn into iron oxides and hydroxides, like rust or the limonite on the lower photo. So much for golden dreams, but it did excite the imagination of the kid rockhound when I gotContinue reading “Golden to Dross”

The Gang’s All Here (Well, almost all here!)

Wow, the gang’s all here, almost! Now all they need is a TV, drinks, and chips, and they’ll be ready for the World Series. Only, I don’t really know what they could do with either drinks or chips. Hope the guys aren’t too disappointed by that. And yes, they must be guys; would any womanContinue reading “The Gang’s All Here (Well, almost all here!)”

The Broken Tree

The Broken Treeby Howard EskildsenNot the picture of serenity,It wavered quite uncertainlyA running crackHad split its backAnd jeopardized its destinyFor a time it made some feeble shadeA trembling perch for a wandering jayPropped up by ropeWith the barest hope Of standing for another dayWhether by flaw or fate’s designIt could only be a matter ofContinue reading “The Broken Tree”

Cool Front

Cool weather has finally arrived here in central Florida with the passage of this season’s first real cold front a few days ago. Gusty, northerly winds buffeted the trees and even scattered my yard bags across the lawn and down the street after the yard waste that they contained had been picked up. Gray cloudsContinue reading “Cool Front”

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”

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”