We had a delightful Thanksgiving. Not surprisingly, 1.5 year old Max was the star of the holiday: He is such a happy boy: Nick and Chloe got this parenting thing figured out: I’m still figuring out the grand-parenting thing. Not sure in involves playing with knives: Or sharp pointy…
Posthistoric Ant Remember those prehistoric mosquitoes that were preserved in tree sap in Jurassic Park? I was inspired to preserve a present day ant so that people (or maybe aliens) will have something to play with in a few million years: I have good supply of tree sap, a veritable mini-river of the stuff: It…
Helen got Irina an adorable baby poodle, named Devochka : More cute puppy photos here: Devochka23 new photos · Album by Bruce Winterphotos.google.com We had a nice visit with Sister Sue and Crew in Montana: We caught and ate a fish: Visited Spotted Eagle lake: Sue took a video of a fleet of government weaponize horses…
We took a trip down to Alabama’s Gulf Shore for some good old fashion beach lounging: We found jelly fish of all shapes and sizes: We also found a Stingray Ghost … maybe the jellys got the better of him? … and non-ghost herons … … and pelicans … … and this itty-bitty-fish-that-looks-like-a-big-fish fish: He is now hiding…
The newest member of our backyard menagerie, a red-tailed hawk: Unrelated to the red-tailed moth (I made up that name, but seems to fit): Some of the other residents tried to ask the hawk what his intentions where: But he simply started at them: So now most of the birds seem a little more vigilant:…
Guess ‘who’ moved into the neighborhood: A pair of barn owls had a pair babies this spring, so we now see one of them fairly often: They normally sing the fun and familiar ‘who cooks for you’ song, but at night they occasionally make a really scary jungle monkey sound. At least we hope that is them…