Aki’s back on the water. This morning she and her humans boarded a small landing craft to visit an island lighthouse. We bounce up Favorite Channel and into the deep-water fjord called “Lynn Canal. Having just having finished reading a book about John Muir’s visit to these waters in the 1800’s, I try to imagine […] …
The New Neighbors — Day by Day the Farm Girl Way…
Back in June, we learned that an old friend of FD’s had purchased the farm ground west and south of the pecan orchard. We heard he would be putting in wheat for winter cattle grazing on the upper south fields, and would sprig Bermuda grass on the lower river bottom fields. We were thrilled about […] …
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A Cheetah in grasslands — Light Touch
Masai Mara, Kenya . via A Cheetah in grasslands — Light Touch Magnificent photo of a magnificent creature!
Morning is Coming — Simple. Florida. Pleasures.
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I Swear, I Am One Cocktail Away From Telling Everyone What I Really Think! — Through Open Lens
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 160. Least Sandpiper A Sandwich walks into a bar.d The bartender says “Sorry, we don’t serve food here” Interesting Fact: Researchers studying Least Sandpipers discovered a new feeding mechanism. While probing damp mud with their bills, the sandpipers use the surface tension of the water to transport prey quickly from their bill …
The Irish tan… — In and around Dublin
… there is always the odd Scot who tries to compete, but that’s about it. via The Irish tan… — In and around Dublin
Signs of Fall
Happy Cacti & Succulents
While other plants have wilted or retreated from this summer's excessive heat, my cacti and succulents enjoying their seasonal residence on the front deck have relished the long, hot spotlight. Many of the cacti especially have been so happy they've rebloomed twice, a rarity for some species.
Cattails
This is my favourite time of the summer, that time when the cattails (bulrush) rise above their fellow marshland floral companions to proudly display their tubular, brown flower tops for passersby admirers to enjoy. I often stop, mesmerized by their to and fro swaying in the warm breeze.
Skyward
Sometimes the angle of light is just perfect for that unique photo.
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