Such close-up, amazing photos!
Curious vole in a hole says hello,
while squirrely plots to get his fix.
Forced to ponder,
as squirrels are,
he finally leaps,
to steal his treats.
And stares me down with a squirrely frown.
Cheers to you from clever critters everywhere~
Really beautiful trees and rocks by the shore!
Crescent City, nearing the border with Oregon.
Battery Point lighthouse began operation in 1856.
Coastal Oaks covered with moss in temperate rain forests.
Southern forests are much drier.
Point Reyes National Sea Shore. (Click to enlarge)
Fierce winds have bent the trees at The Point Reyes Lighthouse.
Klamath California (click and see if you can spot the distant grazing elk herd).
Cheers to you from coastal California~
Western armies lose no matter how big and well-equipped they are because the insurgents are fighting on home ground. – Gwynne Dyer
I will never kneel before such a destructive force (as the Taliban),” declared Ashraf Ghani, the soon-to-be ex-president of Afghanistan. “We will either sit knee-to-knee for real negotiations at the table, or break their knees on the battlefield.” Good luck with that, Ashraf.
General Sami Sadat, still commander of Helmand province as I write this (although perhaps not by the time you read it), was equally confident, but warned that the safety of the world is at stake: “This will increase the hope for small extremist groups to mobilise in the cities of Europe and America, and will have a devastating effect on global security.”
And how did it all come to this? Ashraf Ghani pointed out that it is obviously America’s fault. “The reason for our…
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Goldfinch
The goldfinch is one of the brightest most colourful birds that frequent the gardens and bird feeders around Walden. ‘Finch’s’ are seen throughout the summer in the northeast.
These miniature birds are yellow with black markings (almost like a miniature yellow oriole). Sometimes they are green and look as if they are wet even though they are not.
They travel in packs and will most often be seen flocking a feeder together in numbers of four or five at a time.
If there is safety in numbers there is also beauty in numbers as a group of goldfinch’s together will radiate remarkable sharpness and vivid deep detail. These little birds tend to stick together because in their world there truly is safety in numbers.
If you are really fortunate you may witness blue finch’s. The same small bird but blue. the blue finch is another wonderous sight to…
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Canada geese
As I sat staring at the water in deep thought I heard a noise from far away getting closer. It was the unmistakable honking of a pair of Canada geese flying directly towards the pond in anticipation of a late afternoon swim.
Canada Geese are graceful for their size and when they arrive, they come in like flying ninjas. Originally appearing as if they will land on the ground feet first, but alas they opt for the water.
They immediately look like they were swimming in the pond for hours already.
They can be seen careening their necks back and forth in order to move in the water. After some time the geese eventually step out of the water to dry off in the sun as they walk over to the lily pads searching for frogs.
Awestruck by this treasure provided by nature, I noticed the bird staring…
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