Category Archives: Picture of the Moment
Not even close
One of my goals for taking regular hikes out at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge is to see wildlife in the wild. I’ve seen a coyote, and lots of birds, of course. My ultimate goal is probably to see some sort of venomous snake in the wild. I’m pretty sure we don’t have king cobras here, or bushmasters, but we do have rattlesnakes. Ah, to see a rattlesnake in the wild. That would be so cool.
As the days continue to get warmer and longer, more wildlife is showing up. Yesterday a big fellow, over a foot long, stopped me dead in my tracks, so to speak. It’s not even close to being a rattlesnake, but it sure was a beautiful blue color:
Remember that if you’re coming to San Diego for business or pleasure, you are supposed to call me so we can meet up! With enough warning, I can play Docent for a Day! Don’t come on April 25 or 26; those days are already reserved for a blogging friend coming in from points north, in this case, near Sacramento.
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A man and his dog
I keep my camera at the ready when I’m driving so if you ever hear of California passing a law prohibiting photography while driving, you’ll know who it’s directed at.
This old guy was driving an old historic vehicle down the street the other day. I made a U-turn to catch up with him and eventually was able to get a picture while at a red light.
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The most accurate weather forecaster in history
I love going to museums because you never know what you’re going to find there.
In June 2012 I discovered the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista, which is where I found one of the greatest and longest-serving inventions ever:
Anyone know what that is?
My wise old grandmother had many of them in her gardens.
They always were 100% accurate!
That, ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, cats & dogs, is a weather stone.
Here is how it works:
For more on the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, see this post: The finest junkyard ever!
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Time to go back to school?
I have a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Texas A&M University (Class of 1977).
Although I have never worked in a field where I could put that degree to practical use, I still have a great appreciation and admiration for trees.
I used to think I understood trees, but after a recent trip to Ocean Beach, I’m not so sure:
I’m sure the seed for the hardwood tree was carried high up into that palm tree by a bird.
What I don’t understand is why the hardwood is growing.
I guess I should go back to school and update my degree.
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Looks mighty uncomfortable
When Zoey the Cool Cat gets into some of her contorted positions to take a nap, I often wonder just how comfortable it can be.
Seems other creatures also like to get into awkward positions that look mighty uncomfortable:
That’s a young flamingo from last year’s brood.
The flamingos at the Zoo are busy building their nests for this year’s brood.
Here are a bunch of nests from last year:
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Slow avocados ahead
San Diego County produces over 60% of the avocados sold in the United States, making it the nation’s largest producer of avocados and allowing the County to call itself “The Avocado Capital of the United States.”
Interstate 15 from Escondido north is known as the Avocado Highway because of all the avocado groves on both sides of the freeway.
There are roadside signs telling you all about avocados, such as this one:
I appreciate that avocados like to go slow, but the speed limit is 70! Maybe some higher octane gas?
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Sad, sad, sad
Usually when I’m out wandering around in the boondocks I find evidence that someone has been there before me.
Recently I was so far out in the boondocks that even I don’t know where I was.
I was pretty sure that I was going where no one had gone before.
The fact that I found no empty cigarette packages, fast food wrappers, empty water bottles…. gave me hope.
Alas, after over three hours of hiking, I came across this:
A sad rock.
It had company….
Me!
I was sad, sad, sad that someone was there before me……………………….
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There’s that guy again!
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And the birthday is only half over!
So it’s been a great birthday so far. First the roofing company showed up at 7:00 (yes, A.M.) to replace the roof.
Zoey the Cool Cat is not too pleased with all the people walking on the roof, pounding, debris raining down from above scaring her mourning doves away……
Then Jim and I left the little queen all alone while we went out to Cleveland National Forest to see the snow.
As soon as we get back, we have a 5.2 earthquake. Nothing significant as far as we Californians are concerned….
There wasn’t as much snow in the mountains as I was led to believe but I got a few good pictures of which this one is my favorite:
It looks so serene, quite, peaceful, restful…. I’ll leave it for you to come up with some more synonyms. It was cold, however. How people actually live in areas where there is snow on the ground for half the year is beyond my comprehension.
I decided to take the picture to Photoshop and create some different pictures with different frames:
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Just when you think you have it all figured out
Giraffes have such long necks that it never occurred to me that they might have a problem drinking water from a watering hole.
They do, though!
It’s because of their long legs, which don’t bend as easily as we might think.
Thus, when a giraffe gets a little thirsty, it has to improvise, as the middle giraffe in the picture below is doing.
Now if that doesn’t look awkward!
It also happens to put the giraffe in a vulnerable position for its predators since it takes a little while for the giraffe to recover to an upright position for running. Giraffes can run at up to 37 mph in a sprint, and can average 31 mph over several kilometers, but not when they are all bent out of shape like that!
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