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Scrub Jay Takes a Bath

Photos tell the story.

Posted by67steffenApril 20, 2021Posted inBirdsTags:#scrub jay bathingLeave a comment on Scrub Jay Takes a Bath

Egret’s Disappearing Leg

Took this shot of an egret with one leg showing. A minute earlier it had two legs. Egrets and other species of birds stand on one leg with the other tucked among feathers to maintain warmth–blood flow from the leg is cold compared to blood flow through feathered parts of the bird.

Posted by67steffenApril 19, 2021Posted inBirdsTags:#egret on one legLeave a comment on Egret’s Disappearing Leg

Fast Fiction: “Funny or Not, Here I Come”

A husband with a negative opinion of a co-worker, endures his humor on a double date with his wife’s best friend at my fast fiction site: http://twivelist.wordpress.com. Stories every Sunday.

Posted by67steffenApril 18, 2021Posted infast fictionTags:#perspective on humorLeave a comment on Fast Fiction: “Funny or Not, Here I Come”

Poetry: Waiting for a Response

She is waiting for me to respond From the comfort of my easy chair. I could speak in complete sentences, Wave my hand, or sing a top-40 song For she’s only a dog With expectations And direct knowledge Of where the biscuits are kept. I am on my way to the kitchen.

Posted by67steffenApril 17, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:#dog behaviorLeave a comment on Poetry: Waiting for a Response

Pointing to the Light

The sun above us is what we are accustomed to witnessing. The photo makes the viewer more comfortable, I think, when it is rotated from its original position with the sun below the finger to one where the bright light is above the finger.

Posted by67steffenApril 16, 2021Posted inphotographyTags:#light positioning3 Comments on Pointing to the Light

The Redwood Tree

California has its beaches, mountains and freeways for people to contemplate. But my favorite place to consider the possibilities of life is the redwood tree when it is struck by sunlight which, in this photo, is 2:45 p.m. on a weekday. This particular tree is so tall I can’t set the top when sitting down–itContinue reading “The Redwood Tree”

Posted by67steffenApril 15, 2021Posted inmeaning of life, treesTags:#redwood tree1 Comment on The Redwood Tree

Mourning Dove Nests in Garage

A few days ago I posted about the strange places that mourning doves choose to nest. Yesterday, I visited my son and his family where they showed me their newest boarder, a mourning dove nesting on top of a garage door opener motor. Apparently, it has been there for about two weeks with its newContinue reading “Mourning Dove Nests in Garage”

Posted by67steffenApril 14, 2021Posted inBirdsTags:#mourning dove1 Comment on Mourning Dove Nests in Garage

State Capital Park Cacti Garden

The grounds of California’s capital features a cacti garden that goes well with the state’s recent weather conditions: hot and dry. The drought of 2018-19 is still with us in 2020-21. Here are some perspectives of the garden in photos taken yesterday.

Posted by67steffenApril 13, 2021Posted in#weather, flowersTags:#cactiLeave a comment on State Capital Park Cacti Garden

Broccolini

We bought an organic broccolini that sprouted yellow flowers so we put in a glass of water by the kitchen window. The flowers were nice to look at, then we ate it!

Posted by67steffenApril 12, 2021Posted inphotographyTags:#broccoliniLeave a comment on Broccolini

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