Mom with triplets...
Male Widow Skimmer dragonfly...
A few thistles. Not much growing during the drought...
A lovely goose/swan? visited the pond for over a week. It had a loud "honking" sound...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Vireos, Aug., 2011
When the Sweetbay Magnolia begins to produce seeds, many birds including the vireos stop by for a snack...
Come On Down!....
A very "fluttery" juvie wants a snack....
"Mom! Come back!!"...
This Summer's Hummers, 2011
This year we had mostly one regular male and female hummingbird at the feeder and sometimes a second female. This was the most common view of Hummer Boy---Not in the sun...
Finally got to see some red!...
Hummer Girl...
All of the Boy with red throat...
"Go Away"!!!...
The next two pictures are of a travelling "Baby" Boy. Note the marks on the throat that will eventually turn all red...
On 9-12 one visited the butterfly bush! Was far away, but glad there is other food for them. The flowers have really multiplied since all the storms...
Saturday, September 17, 2011
The Great Outdoors 9-16 & 17-11
Today was my late Father's birthday, but see someone must have turned THREE!!...
Last evening at about 7:30 PM....
The asters have had a banner year!! Probably all the nice, spring rain...
(will take pic when sedum is pinker)
Friday, September 9, 2011
Pax Park After T.S. Lee 9-9-11
SUNSHINE!!!!.....
Behind the white house (Old Gun Club)on right in above picture, you can see the river from the tall bank. In top, middle is one of the osprey cam platforms. Most of green foliage at bottom WAS along the bank!....
Fishing pier from above....
Same fishing pier at Jackson's Landing....
Boat ramp!?....
Boardwalk path? in the Nature Study Loop. On right is some New York ironweed.....
Floating dock for canoe launching is floating, but you can't get there! Tide would soon be Low and water was flowing at a fast pace...
Moon starting to show!....
Monday, September 5, 2011
Bastrop, TX, Sept. 4 & 5, 2011
Satellite fire spot wundermaps. The upside down orange drop is Location of Sherry and Jimmy's house...
Larger view. Last night it looked like there might be a miracle, but Monday AM showed fires in most of the black smoke density area...
Home aerial view. Orange A is house w/attached garage. Other roof below is garage/shop they built......
Sherry sent these on Monday. White smoke in East, behind downtown Bastrop....
"Riverwalk" to old bridge over (other) Colorado River...
River.....
Thursday, September 1, 2011
OLD Hurricane Isabel , Sept. 2003
Did not get pictures after Irene, but am told damage was similar to old Isabel.
On the way to Patuxent River Park.....
Seen from other side....
Jacksons Landing....
Have been told that Irene didn't do this!!....
At Home---Steps from deck to patio and basement door. Someone anchored
the plastic deck table we had then with hand cart!!....
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