In recent weeks, my hearing has been getting weak. Since so many people I know have been losing their hearing as a result of age and since I’m 75, I went under the reasonable assumption that I was losing my… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #165 For some people, this is an interesting, albeit impersonal question. For some of us, it’s personal and cuts painfully close to home. How do you feel about what is going on in the United States in regard… Read More ›
FOTD – May 21 – White Azaleas It is blooming time here in the northeast. From icy rain with a hint of hail just 48 hours ago, the temperature has been on the rise ever since. We have our A/C’s in… Read More ›
It isn’t entirely better, but the head on this great big bird is better than the previous drawing. Great Blue Herons aren’t blue. They are grey which in the world of animals is blue. Don’t ask why. I don’t know…. Read More ›
FOTD – May 19 – Lilacs and Rhododendrons It was nasty, wet, and in the low 50s today. Saturday it is supposed to hit 100 degrees. It’s hard to believe that given how cold it was today that we will… Read More ›
Reading Culture and Books I want to start this off by saying almost everything I know that’s important to me I learned by reading. Yes, I went to school. I went to college. I got a degree. I took courses… Read More ›
I think I’m going to redraw this guy so he looks like he’s standing guard. For one thing, they are really tall — 6 feet tall or more. Of course, their primary interest in life are fish. These great big… Read More ›
I miss all the great moons here because I can never see the sky through the trees — even in the winter when the leaves are gone. The moon’s passage is across the southern part of our sky, exactly where… Read More ›
Let’s have our beautiful Great Blue Herons take center stage. Many of these amazing birds make their home in this valley. They live in large groups who nest in trees near the rivers where they fish. Great Blue Herons will… Read More ›
CFFC: Squares and/or Triangles It’s easy enough to find squares, but triangles were more of a challenge. I did find a couple, though.
FOTD – May 18 – Spring in Northfield, Minnesota I wish I’d had time to get some pictures of St. Olaf’s campus, but at least we got some pictures of town and the river. A look up and down Main… Read More ›
Now that I’m home, I redid all these photographs to a reduced size so I don’t eat all my space. This chapel cum concert hall is unique in that it beautifully mimics a Gothic cathedral, yet it’s modern. It has… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 