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Not a sunset but last month when we had the solar eclipse I noticed this pattern of shadows cast by my hickory tree on my stone walkway. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHcW67y_g2nht_9Hjc2pmd1njAjugiKjk4sLjJtgLx25b6lSiLdY3DzBFl2Dt9un2YPr-5JZbVxqQCxpCDFBoNs-Qm15Nmbv7JZJzCeENRFmmNWYt64X=w2400...

For the first time in a long time there was a heavy thud on my picture window. An unfortunate Red Napped or Yellow Bellied Sapsucker lay dead. The link above explains how they were once thought to be a single species and now there are some hybrids. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHceYgAAqc...

Aaarrrgh! I need to get out more.
This one is more like it.

After 5 years and more than 50,000 miles I replaced the hydraulic lines on my Vmax with over braided stainless steel. The improvement was remarkable. And though I never owned one, as far as exhaust notes go, the snarl of desmodromic valves on a Ducati makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. ...

135 was as fast as I could stand it on my naked 1998 Yamaha V-Max. Though it was capable of more, I was not. Down here we have the Texas Mile. The objective is to break 200 mph. Four motorcycles achieved that in March of this year. The fastest speed being Tommy Fabregas Ninja ZX-14R at 227.4. https:...

American Green Anole Lizard aka American Chameleon can change from shades of brown to bright green but is not a true chameleon. Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar. Google Generative AI: "The adult banded tussock moth is attracted to decaying plants with pyrrolizidine alkaloids. It regurgitates on ...

Well done, Rusty. You have joined an elite group of pistol aficionados. The Tiffany of pocket pistols in my view. For a convertible pocket holster check out Bear Creek Holster . This one is mine. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHcrcEWTY3tODGAmRX6W-4eRPocRJ4VlBzVXCk1A6IgDjA4Favz1tBfqcm7WLM4...

Peter1960 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:27 pm

My favorite season for long bike rides is autumn.

You are correct, Sir. The shoulder season.
Better weather, lower rates for hotels,
fewer tourists, less traffic.
Can't beat it.

In the same vein, the second time I quit riding was after this 2002 BMW F650GS. The low suspension version allowed my precision sized self to put both toes on the ground. This was the successor fully brought in house to the original BMW F650 "Funduro" assembled by Aprilia in Italy with the...

Generative AI is experimental. Info quality may vary. The Virginian tiger moth (Spilosoma virginica) is a medium-sized moth with pure white wings and a few black dots. It's also known as the "yellow woolly bear". Appearance Adults are 17–26 mm (0.66–1.02 in) long Wings are pure white with ...

Saturday night, my Tennessee Treeing Brindle, Ginger, got bitten for the second time by a Copperhead before I could dispatch it with my heavy hiking stick. Once I begin striking the snake, Ginger jumps in, takes it and shakes it. This one got her before I could put it down for the count. No picture ...

European Hornet

Great picture.

Generative AI is experimental. Info quality may vary. The gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) is a small, arboreal tree frog that lives in the Holarctic Tree Frog family (Hyla). The Holarctic is a more formal name for tree frogs that live in areas north of the tropics, including North America and ...

Fantastic!
Sure am glad they are small.

Bumble bees and I think they are mating: "Bumble bees have a different wintering strategy than honey bees. Virgin bumble bees leave their nests in late summer and early autumn to mate. After they have mated, they crawl underground and enter diapause. They spend the entire winter in this quiet s...

Pickerel Frog

That last one came up 7 of 7 on Seek
as a Walnut Orb Weaver.

Giant Crane Fly This from Google Generative AI: Crane flies, also known as mosquito hawks, are larger than mosquitoes and have longer legs. They have bodies about 3/4 inch long and legs about 4 inches long. They can gather in large numbers, and their larvae are about 1 inch long. Crane flies are har...

See says Eastern Hognose Snake.