April 2017 – Pond Peeps – Yeah, We’re Still Around, ‘tho you’d not think so, given the scarcity of posts here. Travel, much needed house maintenance and new commitments to community activism have occupied all the spare space in my head. In January, we managed to get out for a few walks through the woods around…
St. Augustine Road Fish Management area
Yellow
January 2017 ~ Yellow, today’s theme is inspired by my first bird feather of the year. I’ve seen hawk, owl, osprey and Ibis feathers but I think this bright yellow beauty belonged to a Northern Flicker, a woodpecker. In the woods around the St Augustine Road Fish Management Area, we see quite a few woodpeckers…
After the Storm
After the Storm -The St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area seemed to fare well in Hurricane Matthew. The road was flooded and a few trees down but the weather has been cooler so we’re seeing more birds. There still only seems to be one big heron hanging around and although our daily walk around the…
End of Summer
End of Summer 2016 ~ I guess the end of summer was actually in September but it hasn’t cooled down much. There have been a lot fewer interesting bugs in the St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area and only a few birds. Doug gave us a lotus plant that pupped from one in his water garden….
Green
Today, I have a theme: Green. Inspired by this gorgeous green Sweat Bee. With my unsteady hands and little “snappy” camera, I can rarely capture an image with such detail but I lucked up with this one. For many years it seemed the Cuban Brown Anoles were edging out the Green Anoles around our yard but…
May in Earl Johnson Park
Right after I commented that we hadn’t seen any owls this year, we rounded a turn in the road just in time to see one take off for a nearby tree. Here it is – July – I’ve been offline for a while, busy with family trips, and the photo backlog has been growing. So…
April in the St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area
Well, here it is the middle of May and I’m just getting back into action after being away for a while. Good news! Someone is showing the St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area some love – a few benches have been installed around the lake and the little fishing dock has a new railing. So better late…