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Home for Whom?

Along a wooded trail a hole in a tree appeared and tempted the curious to discover what may lie within. Is it just a hollow in a tree, or is it a home for some unseen creature, perhaps a lizard, a toad, or a squirrel. I doubt that a bird would use it for aContinue reading “Home for Whom?”

Con Art

Unsettled weather patterns set clouds at the cruising altitude of a passing airliner. A jet plowed a furrow through the clouds that quickly filled with the contrail left behind. With the sky as the canvas, the airplane’s trail appeared to be the work of a master “con” artist. #conart #contrail #clouds #sky #jet #airliner

Graphic Traffic Advice

I wonder that the sign didn’t include a cell phone flying out of the pedestrian’s hand. The speed limit is 45 MPH, and most of the cars are likely doing 50-60+ MPH on this remote county road, so it seemed wise to heed the warning. #pedestriancrossing #trail #crossfloridagreenway #goodadvice

That’ll Dew

Dew formed on the windows as temperatures hovered near freezing yesterday morning. What a relief; I remember living in places where it was frost or even a hard layer of ice that regularly accumulated on the inside of the windows in winter. Nope, it wasn’t quite cold enough here to freeze last night, and asContinue reading “That’ll Dew”

Look, Leap, Leave

The titmouse landed atop the rod holding the birdfeeders and warily surveyed the surroundings before leaping off and plunging downward to a perch on the feeder. It quickly snatched a morsel and was gone before the camera could refocus and capture it on the feeder. The bird repeats this sequence many times daily, leaving littleContinue reading “Look, Leap, Leave”

Through Showers and Sunbeams

Sabers of sunlight thrust intermittently through cracks in a grey, veiled sky as I walked along the forest trail. Light rain drops occasionally rattled the tree canopy and a few did make it through to moisten scattered areas of my sweatshirt. I had hoped to walk out 2.5 miles and return, but started to haveContinue reading “Through Showers and Sunbeams”

Fine Feathered Friends

Multiple birds at the feeder is a common sight in January. In addition to the cardinal and goldfinches, other birds including wrens, titmice, and chickadees frequent the feeders. Unlike the birds seen in the photo, the others are very flighty, sticking around only for moments, and seldom waiting long enough for me to pick upContinue reading “Fine Feathered Friends”

Spring Within

It may, in fact, be ok to rush spring a little, as long as it’s done indoors. #amaryllis #spring #indoors

Enlightenment

In the late afternoon, just before sunset, rays of light peeked through the window to enlighten my fingers as I played ukulele. I was practicing finger picking the melody lines for various tunes, which is really fun and a nice skill to develop. Curiously enough, the tune I was working on when this enlightenment occurredContinue reading “Enlightenment”

Kidney Stone

Long, long ago, hot water percolated through sediments and deposited iron oxide minerals in the form of hematite, a type of iron ore. The hematite above came from Minnesota’s Cuyuna Mountain Range, and I purchased it for my collection from a rock shop in Colorado when I was a child. The mineral ranges in colorContinue reading “Kidney Stone”