This fellow was cooperative yesterday.
Sittin on a log – Part 2
Month: April 2015
Cardinals Rule
“The best way to forget oneself is to look at the world with attention and love.” Red Aurebach
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Bird_Red_Cardinal/4/.
Mushrooms
Found a new spot. Lake Monroe Wildlife Management Area, part of the St Johns River system, this primitive park is along the eastern edge of Lake Monroe. It was a very wet hike, swampy, but a nice old oak forest and pine upland area. While the birds were noisy they were well hidden. Dragon flies were epic with some nice flowers about.
I’d have to guess I was the first on the trail for a while, first hike where I actually soldiered through the swamp, getting quite wet in the process. Well worth it – I was able to engage my “living in old Florida” fantasy – it was excellent – I will be back.
Friends
“I destroy my enemies when I make them friends” – Abraham Lincoln
Experimenting with higher ISO. This was very early yesterday morning – ISO 1600. It helps, picture is still a bit dark overall but clearer than usual. Later in the morning I was able to handhold and make some pretty sharp pictures.
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Nature_Friends/2/.
Flower Fireworks
“Fireworks are man’s attempt at mimicking nature’s beauty.” – me
So often flowers remind me of fireworks, but it’s really the other way round. The first pic an elegant explosion, and the second the more chaotic bursts.
Landscapers
“All gardening is landscape painting” – William Kent
Kudos to our (University of Central Florida) landscapers – they do a wonderful job.
Quote found at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/landscape.html
Limpkin Lunch
Fresh mussels – Yum.
Still More Rousseau
“Nothing makes me so happy than to observe nature and paint what I see” – Henri Rousseau
Finished my last available book on Rousseau Portrait of a Primitive by Ronald Alley excellent biography and a good chronology of his works.
I continue my quest to capture greenery and portray it in Rousseau’s style. I’ve said this before, I need to develop some contrast somehow. I’ll continue to work on it.
Quote found at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/henri_rousseau.html
Tandem
Cool the way the ibis fly in sync.
The Accidental Universe
“Suppose time is a circle, bending back on itself. The world repeats itself, precisely, endlessly.” Alan Lightman
I’ve been delinquent on my book reporting. I am behind a few. The Accidental Universe by Alan Lightman is a wonderful collection of essays guaranteed to keep your brain tumbling for days.
My favorite segment was when he explained why bees make hexagonal wax compartments in the honeycombs. Turns out that the hexagon is a shape that can be made and fitted together with the least amount of wax, and it will always fit anywhere so bees can work independently on their chambers and connect them later – assured that the comb will be perfect. Amazing!!
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/8933.Alan_Lightman?page=1
Picture This by Frank 