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Two male red-headed flickers duel around the post of a 100 year old grape arbor. Photo taken in a series February 26, 2008. To see all photographs click here or ‘Photography‘ left bar under ‘Categories‘.

The snow drop (Galanthus) is the first bulb to flower in spring or winter. This flower measures only 1/2 inch. See previous post. Photo taken in a series February 16, 2008. To see all photographs click here or ‘Photography‘ left bar under ‘Categories‘.

Cicadas do not bite or sting, are benign to humans, and are not considered a pest. Many people around the world regularly eat cicadas: the female is prized as it is meatier. Cicadas have been (or are still) eaten in Ancient Greece, China, Malaysia, Burma, Latin America and the Congo. They go underground and live [...]

On a cool winter morning seven Canada Geese swim by pier ruins from Hurricane Hazel. Photo taken February 15, 2008. To see all photographs click here or ‘Photography‘ left bar under ‘Categories‘.

A heavy fog finally starts to lift at almost 4:00pm this winter afternoon. Photo taken 3:53pm January 17, 2008. To see all photographs click here or ‘Photography‘ left bar under ‘Categories‘.

On this day 49 years ago, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson rising American rock stars are killed when their chartered plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for Moorehead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error. Holly [...]