All within walking distance
Had a wildlife and wild life weekend last weekend…
Category: nature
Good morning-night
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines
Too many pictures to choose from for this week’s Photo Challenge. So guess what? I’ll just put a bunch up here. Sorry gang, the dreaded “family slide show” shall commence now. BTW, I made the pictures smaller to make it seem like you’re scrolling through them faster. Grab your popcorn and beer…please silence your cell phones during the show :)
I’m kind of partial to lines, whether they’re formal or natural (it’s what I’ve done with myself for the past 29 years)….
Wetlands wanted, apply within
Got to tromps around in the mud this morning. Our UNT stadium pond project got its first glimpse at wetland restoration.
Morning Photo Randoms
It was a good morning…
…back in mid-January. With the cool weather the last couple mornings I remembered this draft post I never completed.
Overnight, a heavy fog settled over the lake. The waters were calm. It was me and the ducks, gulls, and one grouchy egret. One ought to take a recording device of some kind and capture the squawking everyone makes at dawn’s first light.
Ducks on a Pond
Actually it was Lewisville Lake. These guys were quite entertaining – I gave up on them before they tired of me.
Exercise, the nature way
Went for a couple walks today…one this morning, then again this afternoon.
Well Hello Again
Sometimes, I swear (not really)…all I can do is shake my head and clear the frog in my throat. From National Geographic Daily News comes this: Photos: Bubble-nest Frog, Other “Extinct” Species Found.
“They”…found…extinct…frogs? Alive? Then wouldn’t that make them un-extinct? Wait, were they not no nevermind ever extinct, right?
Picture post
A week in bizarre review of random pictures….
Chirping
Something’s up.
We get a warm day for a change, the snow and ice pretty much melts away, reportedly some silly football game is about to be played soon in God’s Stadium (with the roof window closed I might add – you know who is gonna be mmmmaaaadddd!).
What’s got all the birds around here frisky, singing, and carrying on today?
Maybe the Groundhog told them about the coming of an early spring.
Punxy Phil
It’s Groundhog Dog! Show’s over however.
In case you missed it…Punxsutawny Phil did not see his shadow, meaning our dreadful winter is about over, if you believe in the legend. I, for one, was ready for a cloudy day.
Ya know groundhogs are actually woodchucks – “Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!” (funny commercial). They’re also kin to the squirrel, so that means they dig and climb, and can even go for a swim if the need arises.
Aldo had it all together
Clear skies, 70°, and no sound of the neighbor’s lawn mower puts one’s butt in a patio chair in the back yard, dogs at your feet, a donned hat to shade the eyes (or protect the bald noggin), and you’ve blown the dust off a fine book worthy of an unseasonably warm January day read. Not too many books out there that fits that bill – maybe only one other… Continue reading “Aldo had it all together”
Yell, Yell, Yellow Yellowstone
According to a National Geographic, Yellowstone has an upset tummy. That’s all we need – a political climate in chaos, an economy that continues to stink up the place, and now a rebellious park with a tempermental disposition. And here I was all worried about global warming. Continue reading “Yell, Yell, Yellow Yellowstone”
Of all the days today could be…
…it ends up being Squirrel Appreciation Day. Gee Whiz I missed it. Yup, I had my slingshot at the ready and could have taken aim.
The National Wildlife Federation came up with the nuisance idea. What were they thinking? Huffington Post gave it some press – the photos at the bottom of the webpage link are worth checking out regardless of your tolerance level for the ornery mammals.
The Wolf Moon
Good Night 2010
And here is the last sunset of the year… Continue reading Good Night 2010
The Last Good Morning…
…of the year. 2010 ended with subtle sunrise so I went about capturing it’s sleepy awaking at a totally different spot this morning (a bit further away than usual…about 2.5 miles from the house).
The moonrise wasn’t too far ahead of the sunrise this morning. And the ducks were restless – we must have a change in the weather headed our way in north Texas.
Totally lunar
It was a cool night and the moon was a center stage all night long. A lunar eclipse on the day of winter solstice – one that last happened in 1638. The next time it occurs on the solstice will be in 2094, according to NPR. BTW, the YouTube below is not mine.
I got the sunrise and moon set this morning…that in itself was kind of cool as I kept switching from the east, 180° to the west, and back and forth and back and forth, messing with different camera exposure settings. Whew, already tired…. Continue reading “Totally lunar”
Me and those dang sunrises
December 17, 2010 sunrise and wildlife at Lewisville Lake…just a mile or so from the house.
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