Live oak covered with Spanish moss (not a real moss but a member of the genus Tillandsia, which makes it a flowering plant. There is also ball moss (another Tillandsia), resurrection fern and some Florida butterfly orchids as well as lichens. This tree is a true ecosystem onto itself. Here is a mix of ballContinue reading “Traveling in the south – Sugar Mill Gardens”
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Traveling in the south – A day at the Atlantic shore
We spent the day traveling on the beach at New Smyrna Beach and at the Canaveral National Seashore. we managed to fins a great variety of plants and animals, including this armadillo. Not far from the armadillo we found a gopher tortoise. Brown anoles are much easier to find than green anoles. Amont the interestingContinue reading “Traveling in the south – A day at the Atlantic shore”
Traveling in the south – some sketches
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers have been our constant companions the past four days. And they will probably be the most numerous warbler for most of our trip. Once we were in southern pines Pine Warblers became quite common. Yellow-throated Warblers are one of the least common warblers that we’ve had so far. But they should beContinue reading “Traveling in the south – some sketches”
Traveling in the South – birds and more
Boat-tailed Grackles are now an everyday sighting. Having seen our first Eurasian Collared Dove of the trip, these are now being seen daily. I wish that we were seeing Loggerhead Shrikes daily, but these are rather sporadic, unlike many years ago. An American Widgen is always a treat. Reddish Egrets are one of my favoriteContinue reading “Traveling in the South – birds and more”
Traveling south – another day
Susan had a sheet set for moths and the moth trap set. In the morning I managed to get a few photos of moths after we had breakfast. This Red-patched emerald was my favorite of the morning. After eating lunch we went back to the Savannah Wildlife Refuge where we had another fun afternoon. ThisContinue reading “Traveling south – another day”
Traveling south
As I am sitting here writing we are on the fourth day of our trip south. The drive through Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia were easy and occasionally interesting. We always stop at the Tennessee Welcome Center on I-75 because they have nice bathrooms and a nature trail. It’s always where we find the first warblersContinue reading “Traveling south”
Today’s America
This would be funny if the problem wasn’t so serious. This is becoming more serious by the day. People are now getting their children vaccinated. Too little too late. And with Kennedy at the head of the CDC it’s bound to become worse. But as it is often the case, science fiction predicts the future.Continue reading “Today’s America”
Drawings – 11 (colored-pencil)
A few years ago, perhaps 8-10, Susan and took a class in colored-pencil drawing. The class was immense fun. Here’s some of what I did at the time. This mandella shows my inability to draw a circle, but I like it anyway. I had improved drawing circles with this drawing of marbles, which I’ve neverContinue reading “Drawings – 11 (colored-pencil)”
This, that and who knows what else
Needless to say, the past two weeks have been interesting, albeit strange. Measles outbreaks, bird flu, odd governmental changes. Here are a few things that got my attention. It’s obvious that in Washtenaw County, Michigan influenza is raging. I’m glad that we got out flu shots in September. The numbers above might not seem largeContinue reading “This, that and who knows what else”
Drawings-10 (Prehistoric animals)
Two drawings of Smilodon (Saber-toother cat) skulls. Both views show different aspects of the skulls better. But how did the actual animal look? Did Smilodon look like a lion, tiger or jaguar? Perhaps we’ll never know. Arsinotherium, a prehistoric ungulate. Recently we were in the U.P. and there was a statue outside of a businessContinue reading “Drawings-10 (Prehistoric animals)”
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