{"id":18,"date":"2018-05-28T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-09-03T01:11:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T01:11:56","slug":"gnarly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/gnarly\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnarly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 740px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; position: relative; width: 740px;\">\n<div name=\"89b0\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 10px;\">I\u2019ve got money to give anyone who can guess what this mystery photo is:<\/div>\n<figure name=\"51cd\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 645px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 644.7px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*2iNiAhNoCF3h2VgUIoHGxw.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"4884\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"5304\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 644.7px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 700px;\"><canvas height=\"68\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 644.7px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 700px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12iNiAhNoCF3h2VgUIoHGxw.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12iNiAhNoCF3h2VgUIoHGxw.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 644.7px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"59d1\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">It is not related to a family of bats we found by our front door:<\/div>\n<figure name=\"9fff\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 467px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 466.892px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*bxyiT-16J3jZkBUKrCgfGw.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"2491\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"3734\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 700px;\"><canvas height=\"49\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 700px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1bxyiT-16J3jZkBUKrCgfGw.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1bxyiT-16J3jZkBUKrCgfGw.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"ea76\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">My drone got homesick, tried to fly back to China and got stuck in this tree. Can you spot it?<\/div>\n<figure name=\"6b2d\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 467px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 466.892px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*S2NM8dOn6ZweU9Bc6fxkrw.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"5304\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"7952\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 700px;\"><canvas height=\"49\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 700px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1S2NM8dOn6ZweU9Bc6fxkrw.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1S2NM8dOn6ZweU9Bc6fxkrw.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"f6d2\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">Click for a bigger view. Upper middle. I used it as an excuse to buy some new toys and after a couple of weeks finally got it back!<\/div>\n<div name=\"f6d2\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-oNNr5vz9F8\/0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-oNNr5vz9F8?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div name=\"f6d2\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.003em;\">We hosted some dinners and had some good visits with guests:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-count=\"2\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 52px auto 0px; max-width: 1000px; padding-left: 10px; position: relative; width: 1000px;\">\n<figure data-scroll=\"native\" name=\"54b4\" style=\"--margin-top-multiplier: 0; box-sizing: content-box; clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px -10px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; width: 495px; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; position: relative; width: 495px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 371.25px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*wHpL61-NXLjmK7V38delHQ.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"2160\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"2880\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 371.25px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 495px;\"><canvas height=\"56\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 371.25px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 495px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1wHpL61-NXLjmK7V38delHQ.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1wHpL61-NXLjmK7V38delHQ.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 371.25px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 495px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure data-scroll=\"native\" name=\"2a42\" style=\"--margin-top-multiplier: 0; box-sizing: content-box; clear: none; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 5px; position: relative; user-select: auto; width: 495px; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; position: relative; width: 495px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 371.25px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*S3Y3PsOMXn72aeB5WayZ4g.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"2160\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"2880\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 371.25px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 495px;\"><canvas height=\"56\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 371.25px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 495px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1S3Y3PsOMXn72aeB5WayZ4g.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1S3Y3PsOMXn72aeB5WayZ4g.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 371.25px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 495px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 52px auto 0px; max-width: 740px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; position: relative; width: 740px;\">\n<div name=\"3155\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">I hacked our HVAC venting to mix our up and down air better:<\/div>\n<figure name=\"47f2\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 467px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 466.892px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*4qe04DLa8AVQLtGTvoNBNg.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"5304\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"7952\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 700px;\"><canvas height=\"49\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 700px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14qe04DLa8AVQLtGTvoNBNg.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14qe04DLa8AVQLtGTvoNBNg.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 466.892px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"3bfa\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">Doggies have a daily hunt for the elusive chipmunk:<\/div>\n<figure name=\"d862\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 525px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 525px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*RNUW1dN-sU30BNA396ro4g.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"2160\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"2880\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 525px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 700px;\"><canvas height=\"56\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 525px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 700px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1RNUW1dN-sU30BNA396ro4g.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1RNUW1dN-sU30BNA396ro4g.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 525px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"cec8\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">Occasionally they corner one, but they have un-penetrable defenses:<\/div>\n<figure name=\"0f3b\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 525px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 525px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*ItXGrle86RYBFW9bniWwoA.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"2160\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"2880\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 525px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 700px;\"><canvas height=\"56\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 525px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 700px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1ItXGrle86RYBFW9bniWwoA.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1ItXGrle86RYBFW9bniWwoA.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 525px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"5bba\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">Helen continues to populate the forest with \u201c<a data-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tchotchke\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tchotchke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); background-color: transparent; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.68) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%); background-position: 0px 1.07em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 2px 0.1em; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Tchotchkes<\/a>\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-count=\"2\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 52px auto 0px; max-width: 1000px; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 52px auto 0px; max-width: 740px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; position: relative; width: 740px;\">\n<div name=\"7e97\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">And the forest continues to provide it\u2019s own surprises:<\/div>\n<figure name=\"fc26\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 398px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 397.6px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*A2OfCROQYtyoMJYqJx2w3A.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"2224\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"3915\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"b95d\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">It even gave us an octopus:<\/div>\n<figure name=\"6757\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; max-height: 607px; max-width: 700px; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 606.892px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-action-value=\"1*qwDJDKSbFEvgUkaAxXZMvg.jpeg\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-height=\"769\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"887\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; height: 606.892px; left: 0px; 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visibility: visible; width: 700px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"cbfa\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">(or maybe it was just a decomposing tulip flower)<\/div>\n<div name=\"6aa9\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 29px;\">The best forest surprise this month was a beehive in a cliff tree trunk. I flew the drone up for a visit:<\/div>\n<div name=\"6aa9\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 29px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/W639YRdbwDs\/0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W639YRdbwDs?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div name=\"6aa9\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 29px;\"><\/div>\n<figure name=\"b75b\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 43px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; position: relative; width: 700px;\">\n<div data-scroll=\"native\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: 393.4px; left: 0px; margin: auto; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 700px;\"><canvas height=\"56\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 393.4px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 700px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box; height: 393.4px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: auto; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 700px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-height=\"480\" data-media- data-src=\"\/media\/475557719686ddbe7ff5b9cb740085d8?postId=3a4b505b8f57\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/i.embed.ly\/1\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FW639YRdbwDs%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07\" data-width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/media\/475557719686ddbe7ff5b9cb740085d8?postId=3a4b505b8f57\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 393.4px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transform: translateZ(0px); width: 700px;\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div name=\"f939\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">The last forest discovery is what gave us that mystery photo. It is one of the bumps on the most gnarly tree trunk in the history of our backyard:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; position: relative; width: 2034.67px;\">\n<figure data-scroll=\"native\" name=\"55fa\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 80px 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto; z-index: 100;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px auto; position: relative; width: 2034.67px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1357.12px;\"><\/div>\n<div data-height=\"5304\" data-image- data-scroll=\"native\" data-width=\"7952\" style=\"background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: 1357.12px; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: background 0.2s; width: 2034.67px;\"><canvas height=\"49\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 1357.12px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0.5s, opacity 0.1s 0.4s; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: hidden; width: 2034.67px;\" width=\"75\"><\/canvas><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1vHITqYijRKqHqtlRKHbipg.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/~brucewi2\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1vHITqYijRKqHqtlRKHbipg.jpg?w=640\" style=\"backface-visibility: hidden; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 1357.12px; left: 0px; margin: auto; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: visibility 0s linear 0s, opacity 0.4s 0s; visibility: visible; width: 2034.67px; z-index: 100;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84); font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 740px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; position: relative; width: 740px;\">\n<div name=\"ac49\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 38px;\">Not sure why the tree trunk does this. I\u2019m sure mother nature knows why, but she has not told me yet.<\/div>\n<div name=\"7765\" style=\"--baseline-multiplier: 0.17; font-family: medium-content-serif-font, Georgia, Cambria, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em; line-height: 1.58; margin-top: 29px;\">Bruce<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve got money to give anyone who can guess what this mystery photo is: It is not related to a family of bats we found by our front door: My drone got homesick, tried to fly back to China and got stuck in this tree. Can you spot it? Click for a bigger view. 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