We have been short of rain here of late…well actually the last few months…but today, it has been raining all day. This hummingbird doesn’t seem to mind too much. It’s priority now is to guard the nearby feeder against other hummingbird intrusions. Nothing like protecting the stash.
August days in Iowa can be downright hot, sticky, and well, right now, pretty hazy. There are forest fires out west…way out west, meaning in Northern California, Nevada and such, and the jet stream will sometimes carry the smoke into our atmosphere here. This makes sunrises and sunsets kind of interesting for a time. There … Read more
I won’t deny that Neowise raised a sense of urgency in me. I’m not much of an astro photographer and shoot very little at night but seeing this comet for the first time (actually my first comet ever) was exciting and inspiring. I have felt this urgent energy of impending ends before…sometimes it’s the end … Read more
Look up up the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense if what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. ~ Stephen Hawking If nothing else, chasing the Neowise comet around has raised my awareness of the vastness of space. Yes, I know, all one … Read more
Along much of the Cedar river you’ll find these backwater sloughs and swamps that, on the surface, are anything but intriguing. Look a little closer though and you’ll find them to be haven for wildlife. They are, after all, virtually untouched over time. They are incredibly hard and costly to develop…for farming or development…and that … Read more
Can you see the “imperfection” in this butterfly? Initially, I did not. And I’m glad in a way, because frankly, I’d rather just see the beauty of something without being too critical about it. As a societal observation I would say we often discount too much and don’t appreciate enough. Yes, we most certainly live … Read more