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gorgeous James River Wednesday morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0272.jpgIMG-0272Yuki, Mackey and Turner - as fine a pack of dogs as you'll ever meet anywhere https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0047.jpgIMG-0047Caterpillars, honeysuckle, chrysalises, it all makes Dash yawn. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0059.jpgIMG-0059More honeysuckle! You should SMELL it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0089-1.jpgIMG-0089 (1)Pansies are only ever cheerful: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0300.jpgIMG-0300Chrysalis as of 5:00 PM today: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0090.jpgIMG-0090Feast your eyes. That's in the picture dictionary next to "orange." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0148.jpgIMG-0148Caterpillar and a chrysalis at the same time https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0065.jpgIMG-0065In just a few hours it formed a chrysalis! Isn't that amazing!? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img-0050.jpgIMG-0050Monarch butterfly caterpillar preparing to form a chrysalis2020-10-05T00:49:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/09/27/first-sunday-of-autumn/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-0024.jpgIMG-0024Three handsome boys at the edge of the James River this fine first Sunday of autumn: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9873.jpgIMG-9873Honeysuckle - what's not to love? (Except that it's invasive) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9887.jpgIMG-9887Urban gardenia https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-0039.jpgIMG-0039Well-named Beautyberries https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-0038.jpgIMG-0038Monarch butterfly caterpillar (and a smaller one just below) this afternoon in front of my office window https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1skink-1.jpeg1skinkLate season skink - the last of 2020? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1rth.jpeg1rthThere are no vegetarian Red-tailed hawks. They like to eat small live mammals, often in a single bite. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1rbwchow.jpeg1rbwchowThey know the bird seed's not there for decoration. He has a big seed in his mouth. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1bhn.jpeg1bhnBrown-headed nuthatch yesterday, headed for a tree to hatch that nuthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1deersolo.jpeg1deersoloYou cannot feel anxiety and look at a deer at the same time. Anxiety and deer are mutually exclusive. 2020-10-01T14:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/09/20/lord-of-the-butterflies/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9643.jpgIMG-9643September honeysuckle - it smells like April https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9818.jpgIMG-9818Well named "Beautyberries" for caterpillars and humans to enjoyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9810.jpgIMG-9810The milkweed is pleasing the the caterpillars; the caterpillars are pleasing to mehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9657.jpgIMG-9657September gardenia - on Patterson Avenue! In a public parking lot! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9700-1.jpgIMG-9700 (1)I used Turner for scale because I didn't have a quarter handy: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9698-1.jpgIMG-9698 (1)Lush red hibiscus in our backyard https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1churchrsh.jpeg1churchrshHalf a pair of Red-shouldered hawks perched on the cross at Staples Mill Road Baptist Church: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1westburyrth.jpeg1westburyrthPretty female Red-tailed hawk keeps her eye on the Westbury Apothecaryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9785.jpgIMG-9785Best place ever with the best boys ever on the best day ever (today) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1lordofthebutterflies02.jpeg1lordofthebutterflies02Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) 2020-09-21T00:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/09/13/bookended-with-buteos/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9602.jpgIMG-9602Mackey on the left, Turner in the middle, Yuki on the right - James River in the background. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9609.jpgIMG-9609Me, Mackey, Turner and Yuki at the river this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1youngrsh.jpeg1youngrshYoung Red-shouldered hawk at Pony Pasture this morning; its parent had just lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1rshpair.jpeg1rshpairAdult red-shoulder on the right, juvenile not very visible on the lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9626.jpgIMG-9626Monarch butterfly caterpillar on our milkweed. Nice work Evie! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9484.jpgIMG-9484In the transition area - switching from bike to run: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9467.jpgIMG-9467Beginning my first triathlon of the 2020 season: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1skink.jpeg1skinkLate season skink at Deep Run: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/images.jpgimagesI use these to take my cat to the vet but they'd work fine for an injured hawk: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_9441.jpegIMG_9441Henrico Animal Police making sure all the people and hawks stay safe: 2020-09-14T00:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/09/06/a-squirrel-told-me-my-mother-was-a-miracle-worker/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9423.jpgIMG-9423Flower on the riverbank with Yuki in the backgroundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9425.jpgIMG-9425You can smell this from a long way away! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9416-1.jpgIMG-9416 (1)Turner, Mackey and Yuki at the edge of the James River this morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img-9335.jpgIMG-9335Night time butterfly - I never knew! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1drskink.jpeg1drskinkLate summer skink at Deep Run https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1drbluebutterfly02.jpeg1drbluebutterfly02"Red-spotted purple" at Deep Run: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1bryansandpiper01.jpeg1bryansandpiper01Sandpiper at Bryan Park this week 2020-09-11T00:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/08/30/suddenly-beautiful/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-9257.jpgIMG-9257I emailed this to myself with the subject "Never a bad time" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-9274.jpgIMG-9274#omgardeniahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-9122.jpgIMG-9122Dragonfly hitchhiking on my car door at West Creek this week: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1ppfrog02.jpeg1ppfrog02Pony Pasture leopard froghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1bryanbutterfly02.jpeg1bryanbutterfly02Common Buckeye at Bryan Park: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-9079.jpgIMG-9079This rose looks so good it makes ME want to eat it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1monarch01.jpeg1monarch01Monarch butterfly on the flowers Evelyn planted - right outside my office window! 2020-08-31T00:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/08/23/too-many-birthday-presents-is-not-a-real-thing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-9041.jpgIMG-9041Think this looks rich and delicious? Newsflash: it's like TWICE as rich and delicious as it looks. Thank you Sue! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8785.jpgIMG-8785Happy Birthday from Turner and Yuki and Mackey - and Ray! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8997.jpgIMG-8997Breakfast rosehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8777.jpgIMG-8777Gardenias do not remind me of supersonic jetshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8918.jpgIMG-8918The sound of freedom doesn't appear to alarm them https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8337.jpgIMG-8337Landed https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8336.jpgIMG-8336Birds coming in for a landing in SC: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_8273.jpgIMG_8273https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/150thbaday.jpeg150thbadayNine years ago today! And STILL they bring me delicious treats! How awesome is that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-9054.jpgIMG-9054Fresh Key Lime Tarts! Thank you Hannah and Nora and Owen and Kara! YUM! 2020-08-24T10:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/08/16/all-moments-are-key-moments/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8654.jpgIMG-8654Praying mantis on a daisy. Evelyn planted it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1butterfly.jpeg1butterflyMale Tiger Swallowtail at Pony Pasture today https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8540.jpgIMG-8540Virus shaped targets. A year ago, nobody saw this coming. Believe me. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8542.jpgIMG-8542Colonial Shooting Academy - "masked gunmen" are different these dayshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8538.jpgIMG-8538Masked and ready to go inside and shoot: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1bryanosprey01.jpeg1bryanosprey01Adolescent osprey, not exuding confidencehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1greenheron01.jpeg1greenheron01Green heron at Pony Pasture this morning2020-08-18T01:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/08/09/the-lesson-i-missed/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1dovekroger.jpeg1dovekrogerEvening mourning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1flowerbee.jpeg1flowerbeeFlower with bee taking off (or landing) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1rth.jpeg1rthRed-tail near home Wednesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8473.jpgIMG-8473Look at those guys! We were ALL at our favorite place! 2020-08-10T01:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/08/02/its-hard-to-build-with-no-foundation/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8278-1.jpgIMG-8278 (1)Does she look like she's ready to go? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1dragonfly.jpeg1dragonflyDragonfly this week https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2761_edited.jpgIMG_2761_editedDash with his old buddy Handsome (RIP), January, 2008https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img-8306.jpgIMG-8306L-R Turner, Mackey, Yuki, Luna 2020-08-03T02:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/07/26/slender/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-8015.jpgIMG-8015Too bad you can't smell these! What a treasure. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-8012.jpgIMG-8012Editing this picture made my mouth water https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-8124.jpgIMG-8124Mackey, Yuki and Turner as our hike was beginning this morning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7999.jpgIMG-7999Dash in his Wednesday box (one of them) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7992.jpgIMG-7992Dash in his Tuesday box (one of them) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1frog.jpeg1frogFrog (Bullfrog I believe) at Deep Run Monday: 2020-07-27T01:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/07/19/inevitability-its-a-good-thing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7838.jpgIMG-7838"A thing of beauty is a joy forever" - John Keats, 1818https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7872.jpgIMG-7872For those of us who enjoy insects, summer is a grand timehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7835.jpgIMG-7835Dragonfly hitching a ride on my bikehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1butterfly.jpeg1butterflyThis butterfly brought a whole bunch of people together this morning. What a gift and a treat. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1pmrthwestbury.jpeg1pmrthwestburySecond pair of Red-tails in the same day! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1amrthpairdsf.jpeg1amrthpairdsfPair of Red-tails almost in sight of my house Monday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7961.jpgIMG-7961My support crew is hard at workhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7807.jpgIMG-7807Gardenias are like chocolate - there's no such thing as too much https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7939.jpgIMG-7939Mackey and Turner make that river look even better! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7952.jpgIMG-7952Just to the left of the daisies - more cheer in our backyard: 2020-08-03T01:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/07/12/blogging-for-bloggings-sake/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7731.jpgIMG-7731Quick break with water nearbyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1purplemartin.jpeg1purplemartinMale purple martin up on the wire, female still in the house: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7711.jpgIMG-7711Gobbling up the sunlighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1hawkray03.jpeg1hawkray03It hopped up on a rock by a creekbed: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1hawkray01.jpeg1hawkray01When I was driving down the driveway, this young Red-shouldered hawk was perched on the fence: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7642.jpgIMG-7642That's the other thing about Evie's hard work - it makes photography easy! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1flowertoo.jpeg1flowertooThanks to Evie's hard work we have a cheerful backyardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1daisy.jpeg1daisySimple and spectacular https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7744.jpgIMG-7744Our favorite way to spend a Sunday morning: 2020-07-13T01:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/07/05/not-your-fathers-lawnmower/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1purplemartinbryanjuly.jpeg1purplemartinbryanjulyJust a handful of the dozens of purple martins at Bryan Park. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1cardinalmolt.jpeg1cardinalmoltMolting female Cardinalhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1bryanrobin.jpeg1bryanrobinRobin at Bryan Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1thrasher.jpeg1thrasherBrown thrasher / Green grass https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1cardinalfeeding.jpeg1cardinalfeedingTo quote David Sibley, "A male Northern Cardinal offering food to a female." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-5119.jpgIMG-5119Illustration and explanation of Cardinal courtship behaviorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-7542.jpgIMG-7542Drink Floyd - Wish You Were Herehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1urdeer.jpeg1urdeerWhitetail deer thoughtfully prunes shrubs near U of Rhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1rthmaleweag.jpeg1rthmaleweagMale Red-tailed hawk at West End Assembly of God https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdMy dad's favorite bird: 2020-07-07T13:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/05/17/nothing-but-flowers/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1-screen-shot-2020-05-17-at-11.55.46-am-2.png1-Screen Shot 2020-05-17 at 11.55.46 AM (2)Earlier today. The baby is not hungry anymore, at least for a little whilehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-4926.jpgIMG-4926Adult peregrine falcon with hungry baby Thursday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1snakeonpath.jpeg1snakeonpathWater snake out of the waterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1skink.jpeg1skinkFive-lined skink at Deep Runhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6587.jpgIMG-6587Like the river, they're always perfect, always differenthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6583.jpgIMG-6583Dianthus at the river today. Notice the handsome furry white foot? Photographer's assistanthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6582.jpgIMG-6582So nice to be on the actual river again2020-05-18T02:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/05/10/happy-mothers-day-3/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6437.jpgIMG-6437Find a sunny spot and take a nap this week https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1honeysuckle.jpeg1honeysuckleIf heaven doesn't smell this good, they need to get an upgradehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6922.jpgIMG-6922"Get offa' my lawn!" - scolding a nest parasite cowbirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6412-1.jpgIMG-6412 (1)They taste better than they look - and look how awesome they look! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6482.jpgIMG-6482L-R: Yuki, Mackey, Turner, Lola - back row: James Riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1toby.jpeg1tobyMom noticed lots of birds and animals, and often made humorous remarks about themhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_6934.jpgIMG_6934https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-4893.jpgIMG-4893Mom more than half a century later. Wow. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-4890.jpgIMG-4890My mom and dad in their mid-twenties. That is astounding. I'm so fortunate! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6403-1.jpgIMG-6403 (1)Happy Mother's Day! Nice work Evie! 2020-05-11T01:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/05/03/thanking-a-one-year-old-for-putting-the-social-in-social-distance/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6211.jpgIMG-6211It is simply impossible to tire of this: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6216.jpgIMG-6216Game, set, match https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6339.jpgIMG-6339Gardenia from this evening: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6204.jpgIMG-6204Richmond's finest on horseback Tuesday at Pony Pasture: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6292.jpgIMG-6292I'm fortunate to have such a popular neighbor - what a party he had! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6203.jpgIMG-6203A picture of the picture I took - you can see my name! - in Virginia Wildlife magazinehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-6293.jpgIMG-6293What a way to celebrate your first birthday! Thank you Austin! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdA handsome male bluebird posed on our way to the river this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_6875.jpgIMG_6875A male bluebird posed on our way to the river this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1locust.jpeg1locust2020-05-05T00:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/04/26/signs-of-progress-the-system-is-functioning/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6150.jpgIMG-6150Same roses at the top of the post. plus 6.5 days of sun and rain and love: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1bluejay.jpeg1bluejayBluejays dominate the feeder. But crows run them off. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1catbirdpair.jpeg1catbirdpairPair of catbirds energized by suethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1owlpair02-2.jpeg1owlpair02 2The amount of peace in these wild things is inestimable. There is no room for anything else. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6064-1.jpgIMG-6064Big planethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6064.jpgIMG-6064https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6063.jpgIMG-6063Earth day too https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_6065.jpgIMG_6065Earth Day https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6109.jpgIMG-6109A triple gardenia. When you eat pizza near it, the pizza tastes like gardenias. I'm not even kidding. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1bluebells.jpeg1bluebellsStill bluebells left in the woods this week: 2020-04-27T13:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/04/19/poor-photography-backs-me-into-a-corner/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6032.jpgIMG-6032Continued https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6031.jpgIMG-6031Bottom of first pagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6030.jpgIMG-60301994 Journal entry https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-6034.jpgIMG-6034Journal cover from 1994https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1drsq.jpeg1drsqDeep Run squirrelhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5962.jpgIMG-5962Wave your paws in the air like you don't carehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5921-1.jpgIMG-5921 (1)In my notes this says "flawless gardenia" but all gardenias are flawlesshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5948.jpgIMG-5948Pony Pasture Tuesday. See the bench on the right? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1spiderwort.jpeg1spiderwortVirginia Spiderwort at Pony Pasture this week 2020-04-20T23:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/04/12/peace-like-a-river/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5893.jpgIMG-5893Gastropod (snail) at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5836.jpgIMG-5836This flower is wildly uninhibited https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5896.jpgIMG-5896Late season May apple flower from this morning at Pony Pasture: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1purplemartin-1.jpeg1purplemartinPurple Martin at Bryan Park yesterday. "Mad with joy." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5862.jpgIMG-5862"Mad with joy." It's just everywhere you look, isn't it? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1rthmonday.jpeg1rthmondayWell named Red-tailed hawk Monday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebird“People from a planet without birds would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.”https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5917.jpgIMG-5917Photo by Evelyn “People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” - Iris Murdochhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1barredowl.jpeg1barredowlBarred owl at Pony Pasture! Again! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5891.jpgIMG-5891There is no stress there. None. Peace like a river. 2020-04-13T01:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/04/05/the-weird-turn-pro-hunter-s-thompson-1971/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1osprey01.jpeg1osprey01Osprey against a blue April skyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1ospreyfish01.jpeg1ospreyfish01Osprey on a tower with the last bit of a fishhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5753.jpgIMG-5753Pawpaw bud. That's really kind of pretty, in an understated wayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-4788-1.jpgIMG-4788 (1)The caption is included in the photographhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5801.jpgIMG-5801Dogwood in our front yard - that flower is almost finishedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1purplemartin.jpeg1purplemartinMy first Purple Martin of 2020 (at Bryan Park) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5811.jpgIMG-5811Gardenia from our home (not from our yard - yet) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5789.jpgIMG-5789Mayapple flower from Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5794.jpgIMG-5794Yuki, Turner, Mackey - a few minutes later, still not weirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img-5781.jpgIMG-5781Turner, Yuki, Mackey, the James River - the opposite of weird2020-04-06T02:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/03/29/ephemeral-noun-plant-or-adjective-lasts-a-short-time/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1brownheadedcowbird.jpeg1brownheadedcowbirdBrown-headed cowbird - an obligate brood parasitehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1fultonospreys.jpeg1fultonospreysThese ospreys are looking more confidenthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1barredowlweek18.jpeg1barredowlweek18Beginning another sixteen weeks? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5597.jpgIMG-5597Ladybugs defend elderberries with the opposite of the ultimate sacrificehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5603.jpgIMG-5603Ladybug eggs. How awesome is that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5591.jpgIMG-5591Aphids on our elderberries. They are not welcome guests. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1troutlily.jpeg1troutlilyTrout lilyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5606.jpgIMG-5606Mom didn't like all my friends but she adored Gus https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5574.jpgIMG-5574Amigoshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5565.jpgIMG-5565Gus, me, Mt. Rushmore, almost thirty years ago2020-03-30T01:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/03/22/sometimes-its-hard-to-think-of-the-world-as-a-good-place/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5444.jpgIMG-5444Thank you Betsy! Mackey, Turner and me, 11:48 this morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1redbuds.jpeg1redbudsMid-March Redbuds - it's hard to look at these and not feel happy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5261-1.jpgIMG-5261 (1)Weekday hiking posse https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1pileated.jpeg1pileatedMale Pileated woodpecker, working up high https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1ospreypair.jpeg1ospreypairThey are not building a nest really fast. I'm not sure what's up. We'll see. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5415.jpgIMG-5415The camellia bush those came from after she cut the flowers! That is just crazy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5369.jpgIMG-5369Evelyn's camellia arrangement https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1whitesquirrel.jpeg1whitesquirrelMy first white squirrel of 2020 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1bullfrog.jpeg1bullfrogMy first bullfrog of 2020: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1bluebell.jpeg1bluebellVirginia Bluebell greets Spring on the banks of the James River 2020-03-22T23:59:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/03/15/musical-blog-post-titles/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5206.jpgIMG-5206End of the hike - they don't move around as much https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1squirrel.jpeg1squirrelVery jittery young female squirrel at Deep Run Tuesday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1mockingbird.jpeg1mockingbirdI don't get tired of mockingbirdshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5175.jpgIMG-5175No one anticipated buses would be stalled by coronavirus https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1earlybluebell.jpeg1earlybluebellVirginia Bluebells beginning to peek out at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1weagospreys.jpeg1weagospreysA more established osprey nest three miles northhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1weagospreymating.jpeg1weagospreymatingOspreys mating at a nest site that hardly merits the name: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5747.jpgIMG-5747Redbuds - the inevitability of central Virginia Spring: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1week16barredowl.jpeg1week16barredowl16 weeks of Barred Owls - I feel so fortunate! And grateful! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1camellia.jpeg1camelliaCamellias almost seem sheepish - they don't show off. They should! 2020-03-21T13:00:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/03/08/some-cars-have-sunroofs-mine-has-an-eagleroof/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5007.jpgIMG-5007Look at his gaze. He notices everything but nothing worries him. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5029.jpgIMG-5029Look at that beautiful river. Look at those beautiful dogs. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5049.jpgIMG-5049Daffodils and hyacinths. It is impossible (for me, anyway) to look at this and not experience joyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-4919.jpgIMG-4919Outdoor daffodil (from our yard, courtesy of Evelyn and good breeding and photosynthesis) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1drhawkhead01a.jpeg1drhawkhead01aSame bird a moment laterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1drhawkhead02a.jpeg1drhawkhead02aThe first picture I took of a Red-tailed hawk at Deep Run this week: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-4717.pngIMG-4717You Are What You Read: Why Changing Your Media Diet Can Change the World by Jodie Jacksonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-5051.jpgIMG-5051Voting Tuesday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1week15owlnew.jpeg1week15owlnewFifteen weeks in a row! And just as excellent! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-4883-1.jpgIMG-4883 (1)Peaceful2020-03-09T01:46:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/03/01/unless-you-have-wings-and-or-feathers/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-4832.jpgIMG-4832I don't use "Portrait" mode often but this is pretty: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img-4808.jpgIMG-4808Mackey and Turner at their favorite place (and ready to hike) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1februaryflower.jpeg1februaryflowerFebruary flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1shadysquirrel.jpeg1shadysquirrelChilly squirrel getting toasty in the sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1blueheronsky.jpeg1blueheronskyGreat Blue Heron / Great Blue Sky https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1week14barredowl.jpeg1week14barredowlhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5261.jpgIMG_5261Week 14 Barred Owlhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1yellowrumpedwarbler01.jpeg1yellowrumpedwarbler01My first ever yellow-rumped warbler. What a treat. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1turnerpossum01.jpeg1turnerpossum01Turner confronts a brazen bird seed thief in our backyard2020-03-02T02:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/02/23/owls-travel-a-quarter-of-the-way-around-the-sun/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1dogsam.jpeg1dogsamMackey and Turner don't like to stop. Except sometimes on the river. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1drsquirrel.jpeg1drsquirrelGray squirrel hits the deckhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1echorobin.jpeg1echorobinWhen I was much younger these were a sign of Spring. Now they're always around! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1owlpair01.jpeg1owlpair01Barred Owls - thirteen weeks on the same branch! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1redbird.jpeg1redbirdTwo out of three primary colors2020-02-25T01:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/02/16/happy-to-be-outdoors/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4589.jpgIMG-4589Going as a river with a little crew yesterday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4526.jpgIMG-4526Go as a river - Thich Nhat Hanhhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1squirrel.jpeg1squirrelSquirrel against a bright sky on Valentine's Day morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4679.jpgIMG-4679He only does this when the woodstove is burninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1deerswim02.jpeg1deerswim02Here you can see on deer jumping in and another (barely) to its lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1deerswim01.jpeg1deerswim01In this picture a deer is jumping into the water. You can see the splash from another deer too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1deer01.jpeg1deer01Fewer than half the deer I saw at Pony Pasture yesterday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4613.jpgIMG-4613The Nature Fix - Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative - Florence Williamshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1owlpair01-01-2.jpeg1owlpair01-01 2The 1,001st time I see them, I'll be as gleeful as the 1st time2020-02-17T01:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/02/09/people-planes-trains-and-automobiles-and-owls/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4393-2.jpgIMG-4393 (2)Train we rode yesterday to the football gamehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4460.jpgIMG-4460Betsy took a picture of ME before takeoff this morning! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4458.jpgIMG-4458Just before takeoff this morning - Charlotte boundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4663.jpgIMG-4663Barred owls! Eleventh consecutive week! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4361-1.jpgIMG-4361 (1)Friday morning rainbowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4403.jpgIMG-4403Look at those colors! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4399.jpgIMG-4399Outside Defenders Stadium yesterday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4445.jpgIMG-4445XFL Football in DC yesterday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-0669.jpgIMG-0669Birthday boy wearing glasses - he brought us together for a long overdue reunion! Thank you Skye! 2020-02-11T16:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/02/02/2-2-x-2-or-spoiled-by-owls/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdBluebird sunning himself on a cold morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1bryanmockingbird.jpeg1bryanmockingbirdBryan Park mockingbird: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1bryanvulture.jpeg1bryanvultureBryan Park vulture: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/8eb3a188-3a18-4070-98ee-2753404d2f36-365-0000002850ff358e.jpg8EB3A188-3A18-4070-98EE-2753404D2F36-365-0000002850FF358EMe, Ivory and Nicky on the banks of the Yukon River in February, 2006https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4245.jpgIMG-4245Mackey and Turner this morning prior to the driveway picturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1owls.jpeg1owlsSame owls (presumably) on the same branch (that is a fact) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-4252.jpgIMG-4252Same month, same car, same spot, different (but no less excellent) dogs - this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/32fc8a25-fe17-4c3d-ad86-6c642feafb5a-365-0000002a007dbcc5.jpg32FC8A25-FE17-4C3D-AD86-6C642FEAFB5A-365-0000002A007DBCC5February, 2006 - Ivory on the left, Nicky on the righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1gbh.jpeg1gbhGreat Blue Heron near the University of Richmond this morning: 2020-02-03T02:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/01/26/no-prescription-necessary/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1bluebird-1.jpeg1bluebirdBluebird - picture taken exactly 2 hours after the hawk picture. Amazing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1foghawk.jpeg1foghawkClouds are too low for soaring https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-3941.jpgIMG-3941Turner pretending to help Mackey - he's really helping himselfhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-1396.jpgIMG-1396Photo by Evelyn. Sometimes I need to just rest my eyes for a few minutes. Dash too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1owls.jpeg1owlsAmazing that a pair of owls can be this predictable. Amazing and gratifying. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1deer01.jpeg1deer01If you're anxious and look at this deer, you'll stop being anxious. Trust me on this one. 2020-01-28T17:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/01/19/well-floss-that-bridge-when-we-come-to-it/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1swamprth.jpeg1swamprthRed-tailed hawk in the swamp off Patterson Avenuehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-3885.jpgIMG-38853,600 players, 3 days, countless games, amazing organizationhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1merganserpair.jpeg1merganserpairHooded merganser pair this weekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1rbw.jpeg1rbwRed-bellied woodpecker hunkered down on the feederhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1bhn.jpeg1bhnBrown-headed nuthatch - a bird I never knew existed before last yearhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1titmouse.jpeg1titmouseI wonder what an angry Tufted titmouse looks like? Hard to imagine. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1rtht2pair.jpeg1rtht2pairTechnically yucky, but it is huge luck (IMO) to catch a Red-tail pair together in Januaryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-3900.jpgIMG-3900Mackey and Turner resting near the river's edge this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1bridgefloss.jpeg1bridgeflossVolunteers "flossing" a footbridge on a sunny Sunday morning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1owlpair.jpeg1owlpairI'm transfixed, every time I see this. I lose awareness of everything else: 2020-01-21T21:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/01/12/symmetry/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1bryanrsh01.jpeg1bryanrsh01Red-shouldered hawk at Bryan Park this week: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdNot only is there never a bad time to see a bluebird, I smile every time - every time. That is a treasure by itself. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-3776.jpegIMG-3776Mackey and Turner this morning. Another view I'd be grateful to see 365 days/yearhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1owls-02-2.jpeg1OWLS-02 2If these 2 were perched there 365 days/year, I would never get tired of ithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-4428-1.jpgIMG-4428 (1)2020-01-14T17:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2020/01/05/people-are-so-warm-hearted/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-3573.jpgIMG-3573KD at Starbucks Friday. Note the hoodie zipper and coat zipper then read this story: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-3596.jpgIMG-3596Mackey and Turner when we first got to the river today (10:20): https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img-3615.jpgIMG-3615Same river, same rocks, one of the same dogs, nine years later: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_0239adj2.jpgimg_0239adj2Mackey and Roux, Pony Pasture, March, 2011: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1wasp.jpeg1waspLate December wasp. Not long for this world I suspect. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/igrackle.jpegigrackleI've never looked at a grackle from that angle. I like this image. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1tolrshnewyear.jpeg1tolrshnewyearFirst Red-shouldered hawk of 2020 on New Year's morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1owldouble.jpeg1owldoubleTwo Barred Owls near the river earlier today: 2020-01-08T22:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/12/29/i-love-my-family/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3313.jpgIMG-3313Showing off my smartwool socks Christmas present on Christmas morning - dogs too! Socks from Evie's mom, photo by Evie: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3374.jpgIMG-3374It seems like I should be able to identify this gorgeous tree but so far I haven't. I'll let you know. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3371.jpgIMG-3371Fresca wall. If you're on Cary Street, you can't miss it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3396-1.jpgIMG-3396 (1)Puffballs and puffball spores on a rotting loghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1baldeagle.jpeg1baldeagleBald Eagle in a sycamore. Taken out of my car window while I was pulled over with my flashers on. What's not to love? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1deer-1.jpeg1deerShe's ruminatinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1barred01.jpeg1barred01Barred Owl while Evelyn and the dogs and I hiked on Christmas morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3389.jpgIMG-3389What a great, great way to start any day. Mackey & Turner, Saturday morning at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2863_edited.jpgIMG_2863_editedMarch, 2008 - Highland Maple Festival - Monterey, Virginia https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3380-1.jpgIMG-3380 (1)"Waiting for folks to arrive" - Kevin's picture, his caption 2020-01-02T20:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/12/22/hamentashen-theyre-not-just-for-breakfast-anymore/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-4550.jpgIMG-4550Christmas 2005 and my mom and dad's house in Bridgwater, VA with Nicky (black) and Ivory: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3186.jpgIMG-3186Sundays are for Mackey and Turnerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3156.jpgIMG-3156Lola (left) and Luna accompanied me to the river yesterday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3264.jpgIMG-3264Chanukah: "The best way to combat darkness? Ignite a flame." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3237-1.jpgIMG-3237 (1)First day of Chanakuh, 2019. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3248.jpgIMG-3248More light = betterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3209.jpgIMG-3209The first one I saw. This guy was an awesome skater. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3224.jpgIMG-3224Tacky Christmas sweaters, step aside. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3141.jpgIMG-3141As if I needed encouragement. I am so sure. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3204.jpgIMG-3204Hamantash - it's not just for breakfast anymore2019-12-24T15:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/12/15/when-all-else-fails/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2962.jpgIMG-2962"No rush #4" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2957.jpgIMG-2957"No rush #3" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2852.jpgIMG-2852"No rush #2"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2810.jpgIMG-2810"No rush #1" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1gull.jpeg1gullLooks pretty against that riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1mackeyat.png1mackeyatMackey, Appalachian Trail, Christmas, 2007https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2977-1.jpgIMG-2977 (1)Mackey and Turner near shore - the river was "5 feet high and rising" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1sameday.jpeg1samedayIn the same minute, just below that feederhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1flyingbluebird.jpeg1flyingbluebirdGreat example of an image I can only get by accident2019-12-17T15:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/12/08/what-else-is-there-there-is-so-much-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2634.jpgIMG-2634USP Lee from 7,500 feethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2564.jpgIMG-2564This is what you see. No politics, no religion, no advertisinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2629.jpgIMG-2629Departing from Lee County Aiporthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2616.jpgIMG-2616My goal achieved! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2651.jpgIMG-2651Our plane Thursday at Virginia Highlands Airporthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2772.jpgIMG-2772Christmas cactus glowinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2766.jpgIMG-2766Luna (left) and Lola on the riverbank yesterday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2788.jpgIMG-2788Mackey and Turner before the sun got on them https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1buffleheadpair.jpeg1buffleheadpairFemale bufflehead on rock, male bufflehead clearly being attentive toward her. I never saw either of them leave, or any other ducks come over. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1gulls.jpeg1gullsRing-billed gulls on a mid-river rock2020-02-06T18:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/12/01/its-whoo-whoo-whoo-you-know/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-4502.jpgIMG-4502Have you ever? This cat does not know the meaning of the word "shame." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2436.jpgIMG-2436This temperature keeps Dash at about 4.5' away: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-3581.jpgIMG-3581The opposite of lying in front of the fire: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1squirreltail.jpeg1squirreltailWhite squirrel with the sun behind ithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1tolrsh.jpeg1tolrshRed-shouldered Hawk in Witness Protection Program: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2421.jpgIMG-2421Turner (left) and Mackey in the same spot, three hours laterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img-2409.jpgIMG-2409Lola (left) and Luna at the river yesterday morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1barredowl.jpeg1barredowlPony Pasture Barred Owl yesterday. Thank you for the tip Fred and Gale and Bo! 2020-01-26T00:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/11/24/dogtown-dance-theatre-how-could-i-say-no/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2296.jpgIMG-2296Mackey and Turner this morning after our 1.5 hour hikehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1bryan.jpeg1bryanUpper Young's Pond - Bryan Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1bryanmerganser.jpeg1bryanmerganserMale Hooded Merganser from Bryan Park Thursdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1bryanrsh01.jpeg1bryanrsh01Red-shouldered hawk at Bryan Park Thursday, with matching background: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2273.jpgIMG-2273Most of the people from the show. They were in such high spirits, it was infectious. I'm glad I was there! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2243.jpgIMG-2243Joyful, joyful energy - what a treasure! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2248.jpgIMG-2248LOVE YOUR SELF2019-11-25T01:05:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/11/17/shortcut-at-the-finish-line/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2055.jpgIMG-2055Evelyn's thoughtful gift for Wesson. They just grow up too fast, don't they? SMHhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2091.pngIMG-2091Love Your Enemies - How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt - Arthur C. Brooks, 2019https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1990.jpgIMG-1990Warm woodstoves are irresistible on cold damp dayshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1rsh.jpeg1rshRed-shouldered hawk warming up in the cold morning sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1sq.jpeg1sq"SQ" in pretty light Monday at Deep Runhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2098.jpgIMG-2098There is no place I would rather be on a Sunday morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1coal.jpeg1coalGE ES44AC pulling coal at Brown's Island Wednesday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-2073-1.jpgIMG-2073 (1)The two people with medals just ran 13 miles! In UNDER two hours! 2020-01-13T11:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/11/10/memorable-refusals-that-tapioca-though/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1854.jpgIMG-1854Mackey, Yuki and Turner on our wonderful James River this morning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-4450.jpgIMG-4450Screenshot of a facebook image of mom (RIP) & me from 10 years ago, taken by dad (RIP) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdBluebird holding its head just so, so I could see its best anglehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1gbhbryan.jpeg1gbhbryanGreat blue heron stalking something at Bryan Park this week https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1drsq.jpeg1drsqGray squirrel keeping warm in the sun on a blustery morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1880.jpgIMG-1880Tapioca on the left. Almost like ice cream only not as cold, and with "pearls." Try some if you haven't. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1876.jpgIMG-1876Best bacon I've ever eaten. Awesome hash browns too. And the remains of omg fried chicken. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1875.jpgIMG-1875Inside that building looking up (when I wasn't looking at my food): https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1917.jpgIMG-1917Outside the Farmer's Market in Petersburg todayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1ppbuffleheadpair.jpeg1ppbuffleheadpairBufflehead pair at Pony Pasture this morning 2019-11-11T02:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/11/03/my-editor-is-out-of-town/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1moon5pt83days.jpeg1moon5pt83days5.8 day old moon, waxing crescent, 36% full: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1rbwseed.jpeg1rbwseedRed-bellied woodpeckers are big birds with big appetiteshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1703.jpgIMG-1703Mackey on the left, Yuki in the middle, Turner on the right next to the muddy James River this morning at Pony Pasture https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1551.jpgIMG-1551Possibly words don't fail you; they failed me! OMG: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img-1542.jpgIMG-1542These hibiscuses (is that the correct plural?) are beyond compare https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1drflicker.jpeg1drflickerMale Northern Flicker this week. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1bryansqwnut.jpeg1bryansqwnutCompare to previous imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1whsqnut.jpeg1whsqnutCrumbs show up a lot more on whitehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1strwb.jpeg1strwbFirst male Red-winged blackbird I've ever photographer here. In 15 years! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1tolrsh.jpeg1tolrshRed shouldered hawk Monday morning. That sky could not possibly be any more blue. 2019-11-04T03:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/10/27/birdbrain/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1429.jpgIMG-1429Hibiscus same time. Same plant I've photographed all summer - it turned orange! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1434.jpgIMG-1434Backyard rose at noon today: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1437.jpgIMG-1437Small size but LOUD voice! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1450.jpgIMG-1450These donkeys could have walked right under some horses. It was like comparing Dash to Mackey https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1451.jpgIMG-1451Happy as a pig in... sawdusthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1466.jpgIMG-1466Horseback riding today at Mesa Vista Farm. "Cloud" is the white horse closest to the wall. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1moon02.jpeg1moon02Same moon, same day, an hour and 45 minutes later. And 1% smaller! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1moon01.jpeg1moon01Moon 35 minutes before sunrise (6:48 AM) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1bb01.jpeg1bb01Bluebird in a dogwood - Dad's favorite bird in Dad's favorite treehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1halloweenrth03.jpeg1halloweenrth03That car roof was no place for a hawk: 2019-10-28T10:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/10/20/blown-out-casting-about/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1241.jpgIMG-1241Mackey and Turner rock-hopping at Pony Pasture yesterday at 12:30 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1258.jpgIMG-1258Asclepius in our front yard (outside my office window) this afternoon at 4:30: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1089.jpgIMG-1089Relevant (if you're a nerd like me) data about the above moon picture from Monday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1moon.jpeg1moonWaning moon, Monday evening at 9:40: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1pprth.jpeg1pprthRed-tail in the woods at Pony Pasture. They are a lot harder to photograph in the woods https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1homerth01.jpeg1homerth01Better light would have been nice, but any "double" Red-tail picture is a prize https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1fridayrsh.jpeg1fridayrshRed-shouldered hawk perched in a loblolly pine in front of a crisp blue sky https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1098.jpgIMG-1098Hibiscus OMG - look at that petal, that shadow, that sky, those trees - beyond compare2019-10-24T13:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/10/13/first-be-a-good-animal-ralph-waldo-emerson/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1treeheron.jpeg1treeheronGreat blue heron in a tree at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1redbelly.jpeg1redbellyFemale Red-bellied woodpecker with a seed https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1cemeteryrsh.jpeg1cemeteryrshRed-tailed hawk perched over the cemetery on a gray morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1011.jpgIMG-1011Look at that glow. Luck of timing, but still - what a spectacular flower https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-0535.jpgIMG-0535Pineapple sage, grown and photographed by Evelynhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-4392.jpgIMG-4392He who has the sharpest claws gets the fire: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1055.jpgIMG-1055When we were young (this is true) we called this "shelf fungus" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-4408.jpgIMG-4408https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-1041.jpgIMG-1041I hope you don't tire of these pictures; I never tire of taking them: 2019-10-14T00:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/10/06/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1crow01.jpeg1crow01Crow in the creek bottom yesterday. You should have heard those wingbeats. In those silent woods. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-0889.jpgIMG-0889Hibiscus. If this was a person, it would not be shy. Not coincidentally my mom's favorite color. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1talons.jpeg1talonsVery efficient for snatching up rodents. Fearsome too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1youngclosemalerth.jpeg1youngclosemalerthNew kid on the block I believe. Not a confident bird (yet): https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-0749.jpgIMG-0749Flying east, looking north, 3,500' up, near Bumpass, VA Tuesday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-0743.jpgIMG-0743Tecnam P92 Eaglet pre-preflight Tuesday afternoon: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-0846.jpgIMG-0846For Luna, think "lunar colored." Lola is on the right. Pony Pasture yesterday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-0878.jpgIMG-0878Turner (left) then Yuki then Mackey, Pony Pasture this morning2019-10-07T00:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/09/29/calming/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1walnuts.jpeg1walnutsWalnuts ripening - more calories and store longer than a pawpaw (or any) fruithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1mockingbird.jpeg1mockingbirdMockingbird stayed for a real brief instanthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1skinktail.jpeg1skinktailAmazing that color appears in naturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1moon16pctwaning.jpeg1moon16pctwaningThe moon is always calming. It seems like it would be hard to look at the moon and feel angry or upset at the same time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1butterfly.jpeg1butterflyIf my window was open I could practically lean out and touch this flower: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1cemeteryrth-2.jpeg1cemeteryrth 2Male Red-tail stays incognito in the cemetery: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1rthfoot.jpeg1rthfootRed-tail perched on cross sticking foot out - I do not know why https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0585-1.jpgIMG-0585 (1)Tecnam P92 Eaglet N162SF, ready for pre-flighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0696.jpgIMG-0696Calming2019-09-30T01:50:53+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/09/22/the-rebirth-of-corned-beef-row/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0420.jpgIMG-0420Stained glass skylights in Penn Station in Baltimorehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0424.jpgIMG-0424Downtown Baltimore from the restaurant on top of our hotel. THAT was worth the whole trip! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0477.jpgIMG-0477That sign alone was worth the trip. On Corned Beef Row. Seriously. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0474.jpgIMG-0474Attman's Delicatessen - 104 years old!! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0451.jpgIMG-0451Charm City hibiscushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0542.jpgIMG-0542Photographer and cat owner: Aileen. Cat: Pancake Plus Evelyn and mehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0501.jpgIMG-0501Fun crowd! Sublime meal! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0550.jpgIMG-0550Train 99 prepares to depart Baltimore southboundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0401-2.jpgIMG-0401 (2)Train 88 prepares to depart Richmond Saturday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1overheatsq01.jpeg1overheatsq01Treehugger2019-09-23T02:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/09/15/casting-about/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0262.jpgIMG-0262How could a butterfly resist this? It probably reminds them of a family member. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0255.jpgIMG-0255Monarch butterfly caterpillar in our front yard two (2) minutes after sunset this evening: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0238.jpgIMG-0238Mackey and Turner at Pony Pasture this fine September morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1wmcprth-1.jpeg1wmcprth9:40 AM Westhampton cemetery Red-tailed hawk - 9/9/2019https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1dumcrth-1.jpeg1dumcrth9:30 AM Discovery United Methodist Church Red-tailed hawk - 9/9/2019https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1wmcprth.jpeg1wmcprth9:40 AM Westhampton Cemetery Red-tailed hawk, 9/4/2019https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1dumcrth.jpeg1dumcrth9:30 AM Discovery United Methodist Church Red-tailed hawk - 9/4/2019 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1bigbeefly01.jpeg1bigbeefly01Giant bee in upper right, about to land on a passion flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1drskink.jpeg1drskinkGreat looking five lined skink at Deep Run Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1drwhitesquirrel.jpeg1drwhitesquirrelWhite squirrel - Deep Run 2019-09-19T13:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/09/08/the-kindness-of-strangers-2/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0071.jpgIMG-0071Our generous hyacinthhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1caterpillar.jpeg1caterpillarTrailside caterpillar at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0063.jpgIMG-0063Beautyberries from today on the northeast corner of our house. Their name is well-deserved! And they're native! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0023.jpgIMG-0023A little dark but so pretty! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1toad-1.jpeg1toadToad in center of picturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1monarch.jpeg1monarchMonarch butterfly outside my office window. This one is looking old. But graceful. I mean, come on, it's a buttefly! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0008.jpgIMG-0008Correct data for preceding moon imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1moon2130.jpeg1moon2130Moon - Friday - 9:30 - 59.71% full, 7.62 days oldhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-0001.jpgIMG-0001Correct data for preceding moon imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1moon2030.jpeg1moon2030Moon - Friday - 8:30 - 59.27% full, 7.58 days old2019-09-11T00:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/09/01/playing-chicken/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1jewelweed.jpeg1jewelweedJewelweed - it certainly is gleaming like a jewel https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1riversaturday.jpeg1riversaturdayPony Pasture yesterday. Guaranteed to lower blood pressurehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-9828.jpgIMG-9828Luna on left, Lola on right, yesterday - that river just gives, gives, giveshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-9852.jpgIMG-9852What's not to love? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-9856.jpgIMG-9856It does not get better than thishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1toad.jpeg1toadEastern American Toad at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1wren.jpeg1wrenChow houndhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-9871.jpgIMG-9871One of Evelyn's prolific backyard hibiscus flowers, around noon todayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img-9834.jpgIMG-9834Look at that thing. But pawpaws taste so good. I can see why it was in there. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1chippy.jpeg1chippyChipmunk - Evolution selected them for real, real elastic cheeks 2019-09-03T14:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/08/25/butterflies-in-the-ground/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9718.jpgIMG-9718Pawpaw with car keys "for scale" and a bite taken out so I can say "OMG" with complete authorityhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9714.jpgIMG-9714That's what two healthy dogs look like. Turner left, Mackey right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1ppfemaleswallowtail.jpeg1ppfemaleswallowtailLovely female Tiger Swallowtail at Pony Pasture this morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1rthtalonswesthampton.jpeg1rthtalonswesthamptonTalons of a big, confident female Red-tailed hawk https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9698.jpgIMG-9698Finisher's medal (back)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9697.jpgIMG-9697Finisher's medal (front)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9721.jpgIMG-9721I was still 57 on Thursday. But Friday I earned this tattoo (my age) for the race. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9700.jpgIMG-9700Monarch butterfly caterpillar in our front bed this morning: 2019-08-26T01:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/08/18/the-craziest-picture-ive-ever-taken/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9472.jpgIMG-9472This is a good thing to pay attention to. Just for an instant. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9473.jpgIMG-9473Tell-tale sign you've been visited by a yellow-bellied sapsucker. A while ago. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-4238.jpgIMG-4238King Dashhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1obligatoryrth.jpeg1obligatoryrthHopefully this isn't an "obligatory" Red-tail. I just feel peaceful when I see them. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1watersnakesnacks.jpeg1watersnakesnacksBaby catfish, a.k.a. "water snake snacks" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9572.jpgIMG-9572Mackey and Turner at Pony Pasture this morning. Words are unnecessary and inadequatehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1skinkinhole.jpeg1skinkinholeSkink peering out of a buildinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1rockpaperscissors.jpeg1rockpaperscissorsCrayfish on left, watersnake on right, fish caught in the middle2019-08-20T14:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/08/11/hula-girl-this-time-its-personal/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9396.jpgIMG-9396Dash's expression: inscrutable but trustinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9325.jpgIMG-9325Turner's go-to expression: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9398.jpgIMG-9398This flower is not dourhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1strikingfigure.jpeg1strikingfigureShe looks stunning in that light. I'll bet she's not daydreaming. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9351.jpgIMG-9351The bloom is on the rosehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1swallowtail.jpeg1swallowtailPony Pasture male swalowtailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9413.jpgIMG-9413Paradise on the Jameshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9416.jpgIMG-9416That is unimprovable. How could you make it better? It is entirely w/o flaw. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9342-1.jpgIMG-9342 (1)Hula girl2019-08-14T23:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/08/04/if-this-isnt-nice/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9304.jpgIMG-9304https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9294.jpgIMG-9294https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img-9305.jpgIMG-9305Hibiscus in our backyard 3:50 this afternoon. At noon the petals weren't curling up. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1rosasharn.jpeg1rosasharnBackyard Rose of Sharon https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1bryanfish.jpeg1bryanfishBottom of the food chain. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1ospreynest.jpeg1ospreynestThis osprey was not peaceful or placid. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1ospreys03.jpeg1ospreys03Two offspring on the nest, one adult on the righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1postswimrth-e1564955427922.jpeg1postswimrthMolting male red-tailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1drgoldfinchdragonfly02-e1564955276837.jpeg1drgoldfinchdragonfly02Goldfinch in foreground, big blurry dragonfly in the upper left https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1tolmocking.jpeg1tolmockingSlender young mockingbird2019-08-07T20:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/07/28/walking-into-spider-webs-screening-phone-calls/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-9056.jpgIMG-9056-Thich Nhat Hanhhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-9042.jpgIMG-9042Spiderwebs, the river, roses - all the same. Perfect the way they are - they cannot be improved. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1spiderweb01.jpeg1spiderweb01I know it's not a rose. But it is spectacular. It's not even a miracle - any more than a rose is. But still. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-9143.jpgIMG-9143Turner (left) and Mackey today https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-9123.jpgIMG-9123Luna (left) and Lola yesterday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1skink.jpeg1skinkShiny tiny skink with bright blue tail https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1rth01.jpeg1rth01Big female red-tail waking up, waiting for prey to wake uphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1sunvulture.jpeg1sunvultureCarrion eater welcomes the morning sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1buck02.jpeg1buck02Whitetail buck, as photographed from Starbucks parking lot: 2019-07-30T16:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/07/21/some-things-in-life-can-be-improved/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/071099dogsonrimscloser-4.jpg071099Dogsonrims,closer-4Ivory (left) and Nicky on the Rims in Billings, MT, twenty years ago this month! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1cardinal.jpeg1cardinalBRIGHT! The second of three primary colors I saw on my bird feeder todayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1goldfinch.jpeg1goldfinchI think if goldfinches were invasive species you might hear less grumblinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1turtleshroom01.jpeg1turtleshroom01Box turtle gobbling up a mushroomhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1squirrel.jpeg1squirrelThis is how squirrels cool off when it's hot. It jumped up and ran off a moment later. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/63709309-8597-4cb6-9c87-fd1aa9e56654-391-00000018d4397e47.png63709309-8597-4CB6-9C87-FD1AA9E56654-391-00000018D4397E47Plane in front of a "Blue moon" - August, 2015https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-8973.jpgIMG-8973Mackey and Turner watching the river flow downstream this fine July morning at Pony Pasture https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-8971.jpgIMG-8971Me, Ariel, Evelyn and Jackie, Rocketts Landing yesterday evening just after dinner2019-07-23T12:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/07/14/light-work/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1river.jpeg1riverAll of it - us, the churches, ospreys, deer, everything - all here because of this river. I'm happy every time I look at it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-8737.jpgIMG-8737Dog shadow closeup. I don't think this ever happens when Mackey and Turner are home. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-8736.jpgIMG-8736Dog shadow through philodendron leaveshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-8748.jpgIMG-8748Philodendron in living roomhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1deer05.jpeg1deer05Mother and youngster make it across the street and head for the riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1deer04.jpeg1deer04It was a pleasant morning and the traffic was light, but I suspect this fawn was a little anxious. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1deer03.jpeg1deer03Parent and offspring about to have a road crossing safety lesson. It went well. I watched the whole thing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1deer02.jpg1deer02Probably the biker was happier than the deer. But this was not traumatic for the deer: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1deer01.jpeg1deer01Sauntering and/or ambling toward the road: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-8836.jpgIMG-8836See that little deer? Just in front of the bank door? Boy this is an excellent time to be alive. 2019-07-16T01:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/07/07/where-to-start-embarrassment-of-riches/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-8683.jpgIMG-8683Evelyn's stunning roses, classic rose look, classic rose smellhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1prothonotary01.jpeg1prothonotary01Prothonotary warbler with an insect in the canopy at Pony Pasture on the Fourth of Julyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1spredshoulder.jpeg1spredshoulderRed shouldered hawk probably cooling off on the edge of Patterson Avenuehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1jay01.jpeg1jay01Pony Pasture whitetail just a few minutes down the trail from Sam's butterfly! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1sam04.jpeg1sam04Tiger Swallowtail - the Virginia State Insect - excellent picture taken by Sam. Nice work Sam! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1asong.jpeg1asongSong sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Isn't this a fun picture? 2019-07-16T01:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/06/30/pimento-cheese-picnic-and-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1rabbit-1.jpeg1rabbitIf our front door fell off its hinges it would have smooshed this rabbit: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1pantingmartin-1.jpeg1pantingmartinhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1pantingmartin.jpeg1pantingmartinPanting Purple Martin at Bryan Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1rose01.jpeg1rose01That is about as perfect as a living organism can lookhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8350.jpgIMG-8350Gardenia before coming indoorshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1stbartosprey.jpeg1stbartospreyOsprey about ten feet from Patterson Avenuehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1dumcrth.jpeg1dumcrthI hope people don't tire of these images. For me it's like a breath of fresh air every time I see one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8322.jpgIMG-8322One of zillions of Rose of Sharon flowers in our backyard. And a zillion more are on the ground. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1dekays01.jpeg1dekays01See it hiding out in there? See the way those water snakes look in old pictures - lying out in the open? Much different.https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1ebonyjewelwing.jpeg1ebonyjewelwingEbony Jewelwing at Deep Run2019-07-01T22:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/06/23/soap-that-floats-instructional-bath/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8157.jpgIMG-8157Largely unchangedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8282.jpgIMG-8282#ivorysoap #soapthatfloats #recommendedforbathinginlakeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-4108.jpgIMG-4108"Instructional bath" with Ivory soap, mid-1970's, Camp Waredaca, MDhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8236.jpgIMG-8236Did you find all five? Did I miss any? Leave a comment! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1inclover.jpeg1incloverSame rabbit as last week I'm guessing, in bloomed cloverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8237.jpgIMG-8237There are (no less than) FIVE snakes in this picture. Scroll down for ID. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8278.jpgIMG-8278GOTD or Gardenia Of The Day, first Sunday of Summer, 2019: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8279.jpgIMG-8279This makes me want to stop blogging for a minute and go fry an egg. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8239.jpgIMG-8239Hibiscus - photosynthesis in action - it practically grows while you're watchinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1tigerswallowtail02.jpeg1tigerswallowtail02Tiger Swallowtail, the Virginia State Insect at Pony Pasture this morning2019-06-23T20:56:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/06/16/turner-and-i-are-creatures-of-habit/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1rabbit.jpeg1rabbitCottontail rabbit in my neighborhood when I left for work Wednesday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1launch.jpeg1launchOne Red-tail launches from a cell phone tower while the second hawk remains behindhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-7618.jpgIMG-7618Climbing out above runway 03/21 at Accomack Airport, KMFAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-7607.jpgIMG-7607Tecnam P92 Eaglet at Hanover Airport. That is what good flying weather looks like. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1payingpossum.jpeg1payingpossumThat's what "playing possum" looks like https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-8019.jpgIMG-8019I gave Turner the empty PB jar to "lick the bowl." Ev snapped this picture: 2019-06-17T02:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/06/09/things-with-wings/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1bvchurch.jpeg1bvchurchBlack vulture - same cross, different time, different sidehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1rshchurch.jpeg1rshchurchRed-shouldered hawk on the cross at the Brandermill Church https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1adolescentredtailcontort.jpeg1adolescentredtailcontortSame bird less than 1 minute later. See what I . mean? Uncoordinated. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1youngrthperch.jpeg1youngrthperchAdolescent Red-tail perchedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1jaytoad02.jpeg1jaytoad02Second Bryan Park toad, not long after the first onehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1jaytoad01.jpeg1jaytoad01Bryan Park toad, not long after the Purple Martin pictures https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1fledglingpmbryan01.jpeg1fledglingpmbryan01Dragonflies probably laugh at this bird. But not for long. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/15birds.jpeg15birdsFive purple martins, including three with dragonflies in their mouths! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1purplemartindragonfly.jpeg1purplemartindragonflyPurple martin with a dragonfly in its mouth2019-06-10T00:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/06/02/dog-days-of-summer-montana-style-and-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-7402.jpgIMG-7402Turner, Mackey and Yuki at Pony Pasture at 9:30 this morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1hometowerpair01.jpeg1hometowerpair01Poor light with eyes blocked. But still. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-7412.jpgIMG-7412I believe if I were a butterfly or hummingbird I would find this difficult to resist. It is undeniably voluptuous. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1hometowerrth.jpeg1hometowerrthBaby Red-tails look cute. But adults are incapable of it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-7321.jpgIMG-7321How can this not look fun? I LOVE flying. You cannot imagine how joyful it is to fly up a few thousand feet and sightsee around the state. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1tigersawllowtailfemalepp.jpeg1tigersawllowtailfemaleppFemale Tiger Swallowtail in the parking lot at Pony Pasture at 11:30 this morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-7423.jpgIMG-7423Ivory and Nicky THIS WEEK 20 years ago, 11,000' above sea level in Montanahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img-7422.jpgIMG-7422Me, Ivory (left) and Nicky, southern Alberta Canada, June, 19992019-06-10T00:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/05/26/some-weeks-i-dont-know-where-to-begin/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-7225.jpgIMG-7225If you get real close your nose touches the wet leaves when you smell it - it's amazinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1rth.jpeg1rthMale red-tail hawk near the Willey Bridge, full crop: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-7112.jpgIMG-7112From the pilot's seat Thursday morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-7113.jpgIMG-7113Near Fredericksburg, from 2,600': https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1bluebirdmale.jpeg1bluebirdmaleThe male - very bright colors. Thanks for pointing him out Ray! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1bluebirdfemale.jpeg1bluebirdfemaleLike many birds (think of mallards) the females are less brightly colored than the maleshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1toad.jpeg1toadFowler's Toad https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1parsley.jpeg1parsleyEastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar gobbling fresh parsley (last year's model) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1ratsnake.jpeg1ratsnakeEastern Rat snake crossing trail https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-7204.jpgIMG-7204Peaceable kingdom (still image) - Yuki, Turner, Mackey, unnamed turtle2019-05-27T10:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/05/19/famine-to-feast/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1bryanpurpleclover.jpeg1bryanpurplecloverClover - the essence (there are a lot of essences) of Springhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1purplemartinpair.jpeg1purplemartinpairPurple Martins, blue sky, Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6915.jpgIMG-6915Raise coffee - excellent coffee and an excellent cause! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6958.jpgIMG-6958https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6946.jpgIMG-6946Not much longer nowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6824.jpgIMG-6824Half of the aforementioned 830 calories - with keys, for scale. Sorry about the tomatoes Sheila! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6822.jpgIMG-6822Big Mike's BLT - an actual menu item! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6799.jpgIMG-6799Looking downrange. I use paper plates for targets - cheap and easy to hithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6796.jpgIMG-6796My bike at the range Thursdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6770.jpgIMG-6770Tappahannock - Essex County Airport2019-05-20T12:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/05/12/friday-on-my-mind/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6711.jpgIMG-6711Black and brown and greenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6704.jpgIMG-6704I predict we'll have more elderberries than grains of sand on a large beach. Just you wait. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1tadpoles-1.jpeg1tadpolesFor every frog egg laid, I wonder what percentage lives to maturity. Probably ~0.000001 or less. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1cricket02.jpeg1cricket02Cricket frog in weak lighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdIt's odd to see a bluebird looking pensive. Or maybe it's not; maybe they always feel "blue"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1smallwatersnake.jpeg1smallwatersnakeSmall and probably young Water snake at Deep Run: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1mockingbird.jpeg1mockingbirdMockingbird from an unflattering vantage pointhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1cardinal.jpeg1cardinalI interpret this expression (if he has one) as quizzical. ymmv https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1thrasher.jpg1thrasherThat tail appears well suited to thrashinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1brightwhite.jpeg1brightwhiteGleaming white against green 2019-05-20T00:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/05/05/race-day/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1hummingbird02.jpg1hummingbird02Female hummingbird, center-left: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1locust.jpeg1locustThese locust flowers are simply beyond comparehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6393.jpgIMG-6393Another stunning rose from your yard: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1tadpoles.jpeg1tadpolesCricket frogs to be, a.k.a. tadpoles: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1cricketfrog.jpeg1cricketfrogCricket frog at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6508.jpgIMG-6508Late in the race I had a problem with running. Voila. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6554.jpgIMG-6554Also at the finish line. Beauty everywhere I looked. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6542.jpgIMG-6542Me today after the race - 32 years of triathlons! My gratitude knows no boundshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6534.jpgIMG-6534The finish line awaitshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img-6559.jpgIMG-6559My bike shortly after the race2019-05-07T00:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/04/28/eavesdropping-and-money-problems-a-true-story/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-6349.jpgIMG-6349Taking a break at the halfway mark https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1backazalea.jpeg1backazaleaOutdoor azalea - got a little more exercise: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1sideazalea.jpeg1sideazaleaI just opened the window and leaned out and took this picture: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-6361.jpgIMG-6361Graceful new dogwood in our backyard: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1doubleskink01.jpeg1doubleskink01Two juvenile five-lined skinks, identifiable by their blue tailshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1skinkdeck01.jpeg1skinkdeck01Mature five-lined skink: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-6273.jpgIMG-6273Blaze rose blooming beside our garage this week: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1whitesqu02.jpeg1whitesqu02White morph gray squirrel (not an albino) 2019-04-29T01:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/04/21/the-second-most-memorable-thing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/12snakesnozoom-01.jpeg12snakesnozoom-01Same snakes, same time, REALLY hard to see - lower left 1/4 of the image. Look hard. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1snakepair02.jpeg1snakepair02See them? Near the center? On the left? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1snakepair01.jpeg1snakepair01Two obvious Northern water snakes. Next picture is this one zoomed out https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1bryanratsnake01.jpeg1bryanratsnake01Eastern Ratsnake at Bryan Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1grackle.jpeg1grackleGrackle on the feeder this weekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1feederbluebird.jpeg1feederbluebirdBluebird in the same spot about two seconds later: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1catbird.jpeg1catbirdCatbird on my feeder Friday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1landingospreysouth.jpeg1landingospreysouthOsprey landing at Stony Point nest Wednesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1mayflower.jpeg1mayflowerMayflower in April - isn't that graceful and elegant and delicate? And borgeous? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1raccoonpollen.jpeg1raccoonpollenHow we know it's April in Virginia. I wonder of raccoons sneeze? 2019-04-24T20:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/04/14/birds-flowers-spring-images/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1evdaffodil.jpeg1evdaffodilIt's hard to look at daffodils and not smile. Great job Evie! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1dr2snakes03.jpeg1dr2snakes03Two of the FOUR Northern Water Snakes I saw at Deep Run Friday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-5921.jpgIMG-5921Thanks to Evelyn's careful instruction this bloom actually appeared WHILE SHE WAS GONE!! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1pphawktree.jpg1pphawktreeThe red-tail shown above was perched in this tree a moment before I took this picturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1ppparkingrth.jpeg1ppparkingrthRed-tail in the parking lot at Pony Pasture - lucky shot! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-5885.jpgIMG-5885Yuki in his "fort" under our dining room tablehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1weagdogwood.jpeg1weagdogwoodAnother dogwood - like the other one, I know - but this was on the side of the road? Wild! All the more lovely. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1weagosprey.jpeg1weagospreyOsprey on Parham Road overlooking West End Assembly of God: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1dogwood.jpeg1dogwoodDogwood in our front yard Wednesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1yrwb01.jpeg1yrwb01Red-winged blackbird at the Tuckahoe YMCA2019-04-15T02:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/04/07/the-opposite-of-attention-deficit-disorder/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-5786.jpgIMG-5786In our backyard now. Thank you Tim! This will be perfect for burning around Halloween, when wood burning season begins againhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1ppbluebird.jpeg1ppbluebirdMale bluebird on a maple branch this morning at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1fiddlehead.jpeg1fiddleheadPoorly executed image of a lovely fiddlehead fernhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1ymcadoves.jpeg1ymcadovesMourning doves in the morning - they don't appear to be in mourninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1redbud.jpeg1redbudPony Pasture Redbud - classic Spring image of a classic Spring planthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1stptosprey.jpeg1stptospreyMale osprey near Stony Point. Look at that sunlight gleam in his eyehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1troutlily.jpeg1troutlilyTrout lily at Pony Pasture - a delicate and beautiful ephemeralhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1deerpair.jpeg1deerpairThese deer hardly have a care in the world. I suspect I've been walking dogs past that spot since their grandparents lived there, so they're used to us. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1turnerdeer01.jpeg1turnerdeer01There is no deficit in Turner's attention. See the deer in front of him? Possibly a surplus of attention. 2019-04-08T01:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/03/31/thats-whats-up/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5636.jpgIMG-5636Garter snake Shane and Wesson found this morning in Blacksburg. Maybe 16" long: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5625.jpgIMG-5625Mackey and Turner, road trippin', by Evie: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5626.jpgIMG-5626All of us walking in Blacksburg this morning - except Evelyn! She took the picture! Thanks Evie! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1backredbud.jpeg1backredbudBrand new Redbud Evelyn planted in the back yard - delicious! Thanks Evie! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1frontdogwood.jpeg1frontdogwoodFront dogwood - watch this space next week https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1pileated.jpeg1pileatedBryan Park Pileated woodpecker with GIANT holehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1moon.jpeg1moon48% full waning crescent moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1fultonpair.jpeg1fultonpairNewly arrive ospreys on a scraggly nesthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5589-1.jpgIMG-5589 (1)"That's what's up" 2019-04-02T20:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/03/24/the-world-is-full-of-injustice/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5355.jpgIMG-5355Evelyn and photosynthesis keep our kitchen bright and our home fragranthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5470.jpgIMG-5470Yuki on the left, Turner middle, Mackey right, muddy James River behindhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1rtht3.jpeg1rtht3Male Red-tail near my house earlier todayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1deer.jpeg1deerIt was a good day to relax in the woods. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5452.jpgIMG-5452Evelyn's Gardenias put the "G" in "OMG": https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1thrasher.jpeg1thrasherBrown thrasher on the feeder - not their normal hauntshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1ospreypair.jpeg1ospreypairOsprey on right with giant fresh fish. Osprey on left on nest, probably with eggs. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1ospreyfish02.jpeg1ospreyfish02Osprey with a fish across from West End Assembly of Godhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5374-1.jpgIMG-5374https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5374.jpgIMG-5374Camellia in our yard. Just amazing. Looks like it's made from flamingo feathers2019-04-02T20:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/03/17/incoherent/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mr-floyd111608.jpegMr Floyd111608Mister Floyd, November, 2008: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-5196.jpgIMG-5196There are gardenias, and there is every other flower: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1waxing.jpeg1waxingWaxing moon Friday evening: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1homerth.jpeg1homerthAround the corner from home. This one has a full crop, the bird equivalent to a full belly. You can see it bulging. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1rsh.jpeg1rshRed-shouldered hawk Friday. They seem similar to Red-tails until you begin to "get to know them better." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/16turtles.jpeg16turtleshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1caption.jpeg1captionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1osprey03.jpeg1osprey03Both at once. Not sure how long until there's babies - I'll learn about that. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1osprey02.jpeg1osprey02His partner, I believe. She's blinking - that membrane is how they protect their eyes underwater. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1osprey01.jpeg1osprey01Look at those talons. That fish is not going anywhere. 2019-03-20T00:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/03/10/a-crybaby-liberal-has-a-macho-weekend/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18b59a0c-ef53-4017-bfb8-800901f9ab59.jpeg18B59A0C-EF53-4017-BFB8-800901F9AB59Most of my clays broke when they hit the ground. But it’s a cool t-shirt. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ffc35d9f-b96c-4b08-84ab-788b48eeade9.jpegFFC35D9F-B96C-4B08-84AB-788B48EEADE9Front of the t-shirt: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/b5aebcb7-9ac7-474c-8070-aa97ebe3636e.jpegB5AEBCB7-9AC7-474C-8070-AA97EBE3636EDevotion book cover https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/c9d8d9d8-ffa5-45bd-83aa-9c7e59c251e1.jpegC9D8D9D8-FFA5-45BD-83AA-9C7E59C251E1Red-shouldered hawk at Bryan Park this week https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/5b9b63fd-48bc-4b21-a471-276b500a04ac.jpeg5B9B63FD-48BC-4B21-A471-276B500A04ACLake Martha, Meridian MS, this morning. I took this picture from the boat. It didn’t suck. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/b8105567-e590-4df7-9329-01edf65ad2a3.jpegB8105567-E590-4DF7-9329-01EDF65AD2A3Daniel got me started flying propeller planes. It’s unlikely I’ll ever fly a jet. But this was so cool: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/6c75c226-22d4-4193-a115-3ecf00c75373.jpeg6C75C226-22D4-4193-A115-3ECF00C75373Daniel (or Pat) took this picture of me shooting at skeet today 2019-03-19T13:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/03/03/how-can-i-put-this-delicately-or-prader-willi-continues/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-4651.jpgIMG-4651Charlie's Bridge, still partially immersed Tuesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-4648.jpgIMG-4648My shoes are waterproof, but I chose not to put them to this testhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-4678-1.jpgIMG-4678 (1)I always feel like I should be able to smell it through the monitor. Gardenias are incomparable. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img-4692.jpgIMG-4692An early example of Evelyn's seemingly infinite crop of daffodilshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1waxwings01-01-2.jpeg1waxwings01-01 2A little zoom reveals a lot of lovely detail: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1waxwings01.jpeg1waxwings01Zooming in revealed this: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1waxwings02.jpeg1waxwings02At first glance I thought these were starlings. Then I zoomed in - see below: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1parisrsh02.jpeg1parisrsh02Red-shouldered Hawk keeping an eye on mehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1gho01-01-2.jpeg1gho01-01 2Imperfect image of a Great Horned Owl, but I was so grateful to even see one2019-05-04T03:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/03/02/experimental/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/08620443-175c-4788-a43d-83ac6b5d629d.jpeg08620443-175C-4788-A43D-83AC6B5D629DFirst gardenia (that I’ve seen and smelled) in 2019 2019-03-08T08:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/02/24/lots-of-h2o-few-pictures-prader-willi-syndrome/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1mockingrain.jpeg1mockingrainMockingbird on our front light in the rain yesterday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1homerth-1.jpeg1homerthSo happy to finally see some blue sky. Red-tailed hawk 2:45 this afternoon near home: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1starling.jpeg1starlingDoes this starling appear likable to you? I'm working on it: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-3851.jpgIMG-3851No anxiety here: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-4627.jpgIMG-4627Black goes with everything - isn't he spectacular? 2019-02-25T01:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/02/17/trust-the-process-not-quite-100-of-the-time/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-4428.jpgIMG-4428The bottom - isn't this wonderful? I am so touched. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-3822.jpgIMG-3822Valentine's bowl with chocolate - stunning! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1tuftedtitmouse.jpeg1tuftedtitmouseAdding a Tufted Titmouse to my GBBC totalhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1downy.jpeg1downyHandsome male Downy woodpeckerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1gbbc2019chickadee.jpeg1gbbc2019chickadeeChickadee - what's not to love? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1gbbc19bluebird.jpeg1gbbc19bluebirdBluebird (from today, really, but I "got" a bunch yesterday)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1gbbc19cardinal.jpeg1gbbc19cardinalMale Northern Cardinal - my first bird of the Great Backyard Bird Count, 2019: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-4510.jpgIMG-4510Mackey, Turner and Yuki at Pony Pasture this morning. You can always "trust the process" with these guys. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1ccvrsh02-2.jpeg1ccvrsh02 2Red-shouldered hawk at the Country Club of Virginia - the only raptor I photographed this week! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1doubledeer01.jpeg1doubledeer01Where "trust the process" meets "80% of success is showing up" - this morning at Pony Pasture2019-02-21T15:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/02/10/the-time-between/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1pphermit.jpeg1pphermitPony Pasture hermit thrush from Thursdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1riversky.jpeg1riverskyThere are more stressful places than thishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1rthtn5.jpeg1rthtn5Another sunny Red-tail, twenty hours later and about two miles north https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1dsfrth.jpeg1dsfrthSunny pre-sunset Red-tail Thursday eveninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1bonairrsh.jpeg1bonairrshRed-shouldered hawk in Bonair in a natural (and difficult to photograph) background: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-4377.jpgIMG-4377"Absence of killer instinct; Still Life With Cat #2" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-4375-1.jpgIMG-4375 (1)"Absence of killer instinct; Still Life With Cat #1" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-4365.jpgIMG-4365Always ready to hike. But they were real mellow today. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1moreisbetterevening.jpg1moreisbettereveningYou can only take this picture when you take it - if you move to "improve" it, the sun is gone. I love it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-4361.jpgIMG-4361The sky at the river this morning. Words are inadequate. 2019-02-11T02:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/02/03/in-touch-with-my-inner-hermit/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1dogspptoday.jpeg1dogspptodayMackey, Yuki and Turner pause on the trail this morning- they enjoy the nice weather too! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-3781.jpgIMG-3781Mackey & Turner at Bryan Park. See Turner standing on that big stump? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1dsa01.jpg1dsa01Double Red-tail Friday. Hard to believe this is the same day I got the Hermit Thrush picture (at the top of this blog post) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1drhermit-1.jpeg1drhermithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1homerth.jpeg1homerthThe Red-tail and the sun are both welcome sightshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdBluebird enjoying some winter sun at Pony Pasture this morning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1drhermit.jpeg1drhermitDelicate (appearing) and beautiful Hermit Thrush at Deep Run Friday: 2019-02-03T23:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/01/27/slim-pickens-or-trust-the-process/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-3966.jpgimg-3966The frost on this window will be LONG gone when her bulbs bloom. Hopefully very soon! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-4111.jpgimg-4111Bulb 3 - week 1https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-4110-1.jpgimg-4110 (1)Bulb 2 - week 1https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-4109.jpgimg-4109Bulb 1 - week 1 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1sundaydogs.jpeg1sundaydogsMackey, Yuki and Turner this morning in their "natural habitat" at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1dogslarus.jpeg1dogslarusMackey (left), Turner (right) in front of big rocks at Larus Park Thursdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1swamprth-edit01-2.jpeg1swamprth-edit01 2I like Red-tails on church crosses and cell phone towers. But natural settings are gorgeoushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1flicker.jpeg1flickerNorthern Flicker in a frozen bird bath2019-02-01T23:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/01/20/dredge/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-3939.jpgimg-3939Yuki, Turner and Mackey at Bryan Park yesterdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1accipiter.jpeg1accipiterRed-tails (earlier in this blog) hunt mammals. This is an accipiter, and they hunt other birds. With no detectable remorse. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-3835.jpgimg-3835Same moon, seven hours "older"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1moonlate.jpeg1moonlateSame moon, seven hours laterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-3829.jpgimg-3829https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1moonearly.jpeg1moonearlyThe moon Tuesday afternoon at 3:30: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1fridayrth-02.jpg1fridayrth-02I find many antidotes to being overwhelmedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1alsouncomplicated.jpeg1alsouncomplicatedsimplify too https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1uncomplicated.jpeg1uncomplicateduncomplicated2019-01-21T01:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/01/13/mixed-emotions/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-3801.jpgimg-3801They are not fair weather hikers. They are all weather hikers. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1ppdeer0113.jpeg1ppdeer0113Deer only eat plants. They don't kill animals. Hawks are the opposite - they ONLY kill animals. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1ppdeer0112.jpeg1ppdeer0112A deer's emotions in no way resemble a hawk's. IMO. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1rshpatterson.jpeg1rshpattersonRed-shouldered hawk, a quick glide away from the Red-tailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1rthcemetery.jpeg1rthcemeteryThat bird does not appear to be worried. Maybe it is, or maybe they don't have emotions. How would I knew? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-3797.jpgimg-3797Our wonderful James River this cold, gray morning: 2019-01-20T01:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2019/01/06/nobody-yawns/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1amriver.jpeg1amriverJust look at how beautiful our river looked this morning. It makes everything okay. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1turtlecourtin.jpeg1turtlecourtinTwo male turtles in the water, courting this female on the loghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1ppbluebird.jpeg1ppbluebirdBluebird sunning itself at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1wrendr.jpeg1wrendrCarolina Wren at Deep Run Friday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1ppsq.jpeg1ppsqGray squirrel in view of deer at Pony Pasture. Part of a squirrel convention, IMOhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1deerpp.jpeg1deerppA white tail deer, a "ruminant," ruminating at Pony Pasture Thursday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-3524.jpgimg-3524A mid-train locomotivehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1pattersoneagle01.jpeg1pattersoneagle01Nobody yawns when they're surprised by a free roaming eagle2019-01-12T03:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/12/30/used-w-o-permission-or-happiest-flies/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1vulturesq01.jpeg1vulturesq01Vulture filling its belly with the aforementioned squirrel. Energy is neither created or destroyed. Remember that. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1vultureyawn.jpeg1vultureyawnVulture getting sleepy with a belly full of squirrelhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-3462.jpgIMG-3462My boys at Bryan Park today. I was standing on their leashes when I photographed that hawk. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1rshbryan.jpeg1rshbryanThey watch, watch, watch. Red-shouldered hawk at Bryan Park todayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1rthpair.jpeg1rthpairPair of Red-tails on the cross at Grove Avenue Baptist Churchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-3428.jpgIMG-3428"Used w/o permission" or "Happiest flies" 2019-01-01T15:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/12/23/stuart-little-and-the-third-definition-of-religion/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-2910.jpgIMG-2910Look at that. See the moon back there? Rising over the mountains? Scrapple for lunch? How much fun can one person have? It's indescribable. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-3099.jpgIMG-3099You can't really eat lamb unless you have mint jelly https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-2904.jpgIMG-2904Can you figure it out? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-2900.jpgIMG-2900Zen Turner: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-2897.jpgIMG-2897Uncle Buck's Family Restaurant, 42 E Main St, Luray, VA 22835https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-2908.jpgIMG-2908Luray Caverns Airport. You just cannot beat this kind of flying. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-2941.jpgIMG-2941My flight instructor Ernest and me just before takeoff Tuesday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1homerth.jpeg1homerthRed-tail sparkling in the early winter sunlight this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-2990.jpgIMG-2990Thanks for the picture Elizabeth! Flying and dogs - how much more fun can a person have? 2018-12-24T15:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/12/16/people-trains-planes-maximum-fun/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/C32947F1-F441-44FA-BD3C-0E1F376B2916.jpegC32947F1-F441-44FA-BD3C-0E1F376B2916Wise words inside The Flaky Tart: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/165951B0-6F6B-4D93-A92A-0B0F54D694BC.jpeg165951B0-6F6B-4D93-A92A-0B0F54D694BCPath to the plane https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FECEC8F9-1E9C-4E34-AD9F-875754965657.jpegFECEC8F9-1E9C-4E34-AD9F-875754965657Flying over Buggs Island Lakehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/B34A38F7-330D-4B78-BCE8-7518EACB2016.jpegB34A38F7-330D-4B78-BCE8-7518EACB2016Tuesday morning before engine start. Planes fly better in cold air - not even kidding https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2BB88D49-0276-445C-97DB-0A5D7135E375.jpeg2BB88D49-0276-445C-97DB-0A5D7135E375Ready to leave Richmond early Friday morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9742DD60-69CB-424B-BF66-A0E2F60D444D.png9742DD60-69CB-424B-BF66-A0E2F60D444DEv’s friend Ben’s Tropical Bath and Body white tea and ginger soaphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/C78E1A35-C332-4772-9F50-447C73325CAF.jpegC78E1A35-C332-4772-9F50-447C73325CAFFrom the Flaky Tart. I have no idea what it’s called. It is beyond compare. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2BE02CE0-E4C7-4C30-9484-1BA368B60F12.jpeg2BE02CE0-E4C7-4C30-9484-1BA368B60F12Evelyn’s Mom’s backyard - #noplacelikeit https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/60AE0D12-F98D-458C-8035-E90C8FC28307.jpeg60AE0D12-F98D-458C-8035-E90C8FC28307Evie’s warm heart takes away the chill https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/330DD28B-4540-488F-BF4E-A55CC402FCEA.jpeg330DD28B-4540-488F-BF4E-A55CC402FCEACaption unnecessary - just read the words:2018-12-24T15:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/12/09/peace-and-love-goat-stew-farmers-market-snowstorm-wow/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1snowydeer.jpeg1snowydeerSnowy whitetail at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2349.jpgIMG-2349Mackey, Turner and Yuki at the river this morning. "Yuki" is Japanese for "snow" - seriously! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2369.jpgIMG-2369Grass cutting to snow shoveling in a mere 24 hourshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2329.jpgIMG-2329My front yard yesterday afternoon; I just cut and mulched it, fueled by OCP OMG https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2327-1.jpgIMG-2327 (1)They say "OCP"; I say "OMG" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2320.jpgIMG-2320Mackey, Turner and me at the Back Creek Farms maple syrup stand at the South of the James farmer's market yesterdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2177.jpgIMG-2177Lake 250 Renegade seaplane Tuesday at Chesapeake airporthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2158.jpgIMG-2158Northrop Grumman OV-10 Bronco at Norfolk airport Tuesday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2149.jpgIMG-21494,500' over Newport News Tuesday around lunch timehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2237.jpgIMG-2237peace2018-12-11T00:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/12/02/cheerful/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-1932.jpgIMG-1932Williamsburg Jamestown airport - KJGGhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2108.jpgIMG-2108He barks at the UPS truck but not FedEx. I think the white truck looks more familiar. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1ppcrowpair.jpeg1ppcrowpairTwo crows at Pony Pasture this morning. I should have tried a cardinal. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-1889.jpgIMG-1889Tecnam P92 Eaglet - I actually got to fly it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-1923.jpgIMG-1923Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor at KJGG (Williamsburg Jamestown airport) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2080-1.jpgIMG-2080 (1)Monochrome river this morning. Mackey on the left, then Luna, then Turner then Lola. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-2018.jpgIMG-2018It's hard to look at this picture and not feel cheerful2018-12-03T20:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/11/25/giving-thanks-for-great-luck-luck-counts-too/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1769.jpgIMG-1769My planned course to get my next four passport stampshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1763.jpgIMG-1763Saturday it'll be December! Look at those flowers! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1716.jpgIMG-1716Tecnam P92 Eaglet I'll get to fly another dayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1710.jpgIMG-1710Piper Warrior I preflighted and almost flew Tuesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1nest.jpeg1nestBald-faced hornet nest in West Creek Monday, 11/19/2018https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1stbufflehead.jpeg1stbuffleheadMy first bufflehead of 2018 - on Thanksgiving Day https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1deer01.jpeg1deer01Deer 11:51 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1raccoon01.jpeg1raccoon01Raccoon 12:09 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1waxwing02.jpg1waxwing02This picture (of a Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), was 100% luck2018-11-29T03:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/11/18/god-must-love-common-people/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1649.jpgIMG-1649TMI #2https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1moon2230.jpeg1moon2230Moon 10:30 PM yesterdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1641.jpgIMG-1641TMI #1https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1moon1540.jpeg1moon1540Moon 3:40 PM yesterday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1rthpair.jpeg1rthpairRed-tails are pairing up again now that the youngsters have moved onhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1graysquirrel.jpeg1graysquirrelIt's not as cheerful (for most of us) to see a squirrel. But they're handsome little creatureshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1robin.jpeg1robinIt is always cheerful to see a robin2018-11-19T02:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/11/11/all-true-living-is-face-to-face-albert-schweitzer/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1352.jpgIMG-1352Self serve stamp in mailbox plus two spare pencils and a spider egg casehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1346.jpgIMG-1346Stamp inside at Louisa (KLKU): https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1348.jpgIMG-1348"Welcome to Virginia" - it greets you wherever you landhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1341.jpgIMG-1341Hangar at Khttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1368.jpgIMG-1368When there are no laps immediately available: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1316.jpgIMG-1316"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere" - Van Gogh https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1311.jpgIMG-1311Pineapple sage blooming in our yard on Election Day, 2018: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1492.jpgIMG-1492Tara got left out of the first picture - here she is! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_1502.jpgIMG_1502Pony Pasture Panorama - this morning around 11:00: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1dsfrth.jpeg1dsfrthMale Red-tail on the power line tower at Freeman High School2018-11-12T23:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/this-that-11-2018/2018-11-05T19:01:54+00:00weekly0.6https://newfaze.org/2018/11/04/two-words-about-politics-i-vote/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1202.jpgIMG-1202Evelyn's wonderful nasturtiums (1) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1201.jpgIMG-1201Evelyn's wonderful nasturtiums (2) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1114.jpgIMG-1114The YMCA's spectacular roses (1) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1113.jpgIMG-1113The YMCA's incomparable roses (2) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1250.jpgIMG-12505 stamp flight planhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1146.jpgIMG-1146Two of the seven stamps I've accumulated so farhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1145.jpgIMG-1145My Virginia Aviation Ambassador Program passporthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-0992.jpgIMG-0992Climbing out over Ocracoke on a pretty dayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-1132.jpgIMG-1132Cessna 172 with the engine cover offhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1tolsharp.jpeg1tolsharpImmature Cooper's Hawk2018-11-05T02:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/10/28/out-to-lunch-or-god-spelled-backwards/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0935.jpgIMG-0935I don't know what thought Dash chooses. But it's totally the right choice. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-1069.jpgIMG-1069Worry #2: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0872.jpgIMG-0872Worry #1: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0953.jpgIMG-0953The smell of alcoholhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0927.jpgIMG-0927Boeing (yes, that Boeing) B-17 Flying Fortress at Hanover airport this week. It flew in and flew out! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1frontfour.jpeg1frontfour"Front four" on a long coal train Wednesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1flyingrth.jpeg1flyingrthTwo of the three Red-tails circling above my driveway Monday morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1nasturtiums.jpeg1nasturtiumsCheerful yellow and orange nasturtiums in mid-Octoberhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-1083.jpgIMG-1083'god' spelled backwards: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0891.jpgIMG-0891Pano of Tangier Island airport (KTGI) on Tuesday2018-11-30T23:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/10/21/a-tale-of-two-rivers/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0764.jpgIMG_0764M&T at the edge of a field where Dad & I used to hunt. The cellar was at the edge of the woods just above Mackey's backhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdUncharacteristically reclusive Bluebird at Deep Run Friday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0651.jpgIMG-0651A koala (L) and a kookaburra my Dad's dad brought back from Australia in the 1930'shttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0845.jpgIMG_0845Dead people couldn't care less where they are. But for living people, this place is awesome. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0794.jpgIMG_0794Mackey and Turner barely visible on the edge of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River yesterday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1dsfrth01.jpg1dsfrth01Red-tail at Freeman HS https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0666.jpgIMG-0666Pitts high performance biplane. Gorgeous. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0658.jpgIMG-0658Blue Ridge Regional Airport on a wonderful October dayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1dogs.jpeg1dogsTurner, Yuki and Mackey waiting for me to put the camera away and start hikinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1river.jpeg1riverJames River at Pony Pasture in Richmond this morning. I hope you got outdoors! 2018-10-22T01:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/10/14/the-struggle-the-flying-lesson-struggle-is-real/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0604.jpgIMG-0604Dash recovering from the exhausting effort of warming his old bones by the fire: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0596.jpgIMG-0596Dash is under the spell of the woodstove. Believe me, it's a powerful spell: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1watchlikeahawk.jpeg1watchlikeahawkWatching like a hawk: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0443.jpgIMG-0443Another of Evelyn's roses. Every time I think they can't get more beautiful, they get more beautiful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0418.jpgIMG-0418Owens Creek Corner Store, my bike on the right, Pat's on the left: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0587.jpgIMG-0587Virginia Tech Transportation Institute - Advancing Transportation through Innovation - Shane carrying Wessonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0564.jpgIMG-0564Smith Mountain Lake from 8,500 feet (1.6 miles!): https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0585.jpgIMG-0585KBCB - Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5869.jpgIMG_586990 minutes later, taking off to head home: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5854.jpgIMG_5854Moments before landing at Blacksburg on Saturday: 2018-10-15T13:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/10/07/when-theres-nothing-to-say/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1dumcrth.jpg1dumcrthFemale Red-tail perched on the cross at Discovery United Methodist Churchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-0321.jpgIMG-0321"Cessna 9754 Foxtrot" - that's how I identify myself to Air Traffic Control https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1redbelly.jpeg1redbellyHawks won't eat bird seed. Woodpeckers will: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1dumcrth.jpeg1dumcrthLIke cats, hawks are "obligate carnivores." That gaze does not look apathetic: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1hawksky.jpeg1hawkskyOne hawk soaring in the center of this image; I like the texture of the clouds: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1moon1002.jpg1moon100225 hours later, the difference is slight but detectable: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1moon.jpeg1moonWaning gibbous moon, 60% full, less than 24 hrs prior to "third quarter": https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1cemeteryrth.jpeg1cemeteryrthAdult female Red-tailed hawk at Westhampton Memorial & Cremation Park on Monday, 10/1/2018: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-3514.jpgIMG-3514A Love Letter to the Planet - Thich Nhat Hanhhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-3515.jpgIMG-3515Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl2018-10-08T02:02:14+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/09/30/sort-of-like-a-road-trip/2018-10-02T02:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/09/23/sorry-to-write-such-a-long-letter/2018-09-25T01:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/09/16/nostalgiaphobe/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-54601-e1537022591763.jpgIMG-5460My first dog, Ivoryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-54591.jpgIMG-5459My "other" first dog, Nicky2018-09-18T19:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/09/09/random-but-fortunately-a-hawk-came-to-visit/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1beautyberry.jpeg1beautyberryBeautyberry almost shading the lantanahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1lantana.jpeg1lantanaOne of many different lantana buds: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1catscradle.jpeg1catscradleDogs making "Cat's Cradle" out of retractable leasheshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-5366.jpgIMG-5366Camera on fungushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1iphonefungus.jpeg1iphonefungusIphone on fungus - see my image? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-5245.jpgIMG-5245Look at that. 4 visible in 1 image. It's an embarrassment of riches. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1rose01.jpeg1rose01I can look one direction and see a gardenia and turn my head and see this: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-5222.jpgIMG-5222Turner guarding potted gardenia on right side of image: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1cat01.jpeg1cat01Look at the remarkable camo on this gardenia gobbling caterpillar: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-5216.jpgIMG-5216The hawk was seated on a branch high up on the right side of that pine. I sat on the chair to take this picture. 2018-09-10T02:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/09/02/why-isnt-there-anything-in-holes-o-henry/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1gardenia.jpeg1gardeniaI like whipped cream a lot - that's probably why my mouth waters when I look at this. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1spider.jpeg1spiderBlack and Yellow Garden Spider https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-5060-1.jpgIMG-5060 (1)Behind the prop spinner! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-5061-1.jpgIMG-5061 (1)The center of the action - the prop spinner of the Cessna 172 I flew Thursdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img-5027.jpgIMG-5027It's hard to look away fromhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1visitor.jpeg1visitorEv's gorgeous plants attract another gorgeous visitorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1moonshot.jpeg1moonshotWaning gibbous moon - 68% full - 9/1/2018 - 6:00 AMhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1butterfly.jpeg1butterflyButterfly I saw at Pony Pasture today (sorry for the lack of ID)2018-09-04T01:49:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/08/26/more-is-better/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4970.jpgIMG-4970Hikes at the river with dogs - more is betterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1toad1.jpeg1toadToad at the river this morning - sorry no ID or item for scalehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1riverflowers.jpeg1riverflowersSuch wonderful light this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1morehawks.jpeg1morehawksMore hawks is better toohttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4945.jpgIMG-4945Bike is on the side this time: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4947.jpgIMG-4947T-62 tank with bike for scale https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4937.jpgIMG-4937Age group medalist on left, first time triathlon finisher on right, very happy person in the centerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1t45taxi01.jpeg1t45taxi01Daniel taxiing up to the ramp shortly after landing: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1t45fly01.jpeg1t45fly01Daniel about to land at Richmond airport Friday in his T-45 Goshawk: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1flower.jpeg1flowerIf you were a hummingbird, you would totally not be able to pass this up: 2018-08-27T15:50:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/08/19/try-to-be-a-little-kinder-aldous-huxley/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1moonshot201808162140.jpeg1moonshot201808162140The moon Thursday evening, just because I enjoyed thishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4773.jpgIMG-4773Nasturtiums - Dad's favorite colorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1dogsfordad.jpeg1dogsfordadMackey, Turner and Yuki at the river this morning. I almost just wrote "Dad would have been in heaven." But I caught myself. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4682.jpgIMG-4682Smells like a million buckshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1gardenia.jpeg1gardeniaI practically want to sniff the screen. You cannot imagine what this flower smells like. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1westburyrth.jpeg1westburyrthFat and I suspect happy (well-fed, anyway) female Red-tailed hawk near the Westbury Apothecaryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fam10282012adj-1.jpgfam10282012adj (1)In back, from left, Kevin, Katie, me, Mom, Dad. Shane, Sheila and Tara seated. 28 October, 2012, Doswell, VA - Kevin's living roomhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-46021.jpgIMG-4602dad try 2https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-45631.jpgIMG-4563Mom try 1 2018-08-20T09:37:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/08/12/civic-duty-dumpster-diver-quick-and-dirty/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1toad.jpeg1toadPetite toad from Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1snake.jpeg1snakeNorthern Water Snake swimming at Pony Pasture. Thanks Drew! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1dsfrth.jpeg1dsfrthRed-tail on the powerline at Freeman High Schoolhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4602.jpgIMG-4602Dash, Lord of the Junglehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4563.jpgIMG-4563Luna moth near Starbucks Friday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1deer.jpeg1deer1 deer in the center, another a bit less visible to the righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1moon.jpeg1moonWaning crescent moon early Tuesday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1raccoon01.jpeg1raccoon01Dumpster diver at Pony Pasture Tuesday afternoon: 2018-08-13T14:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/08/05/my-only-aunt-i-have-no-uncles/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4470.jpgIMG-4470You will never get in trouble following Mackey - that dog has an instinct for safety: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4364.jpgIMG-4364Stained glass window inside Shell Chapel looking out. See the shells on the walls? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4393-1.jpgIMG-4393 (1)Sheila and me in The Shell Chapel at Saint-Mary-of-the-Woodshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4375.jpgIMG-4375Me, Kevin, Katie, Sheila and Cappy with Janet's "Band" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4473.jpgIMG-4473Janet, Katie, Jim - Camp Waredaca, 1987 - Katie and Jim's wedding https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img-4371-1.jpgIMG-4371 (1)Me, my sister Katie, my mom (pushing stroller) her sister Janet (kneeling), and their parents (my grandparents), ~19622018-08-11T00:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/07/29/2000-over-pony-pasture-in-a-light-plane/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4309.jpgIMG-4309Where we flew north across the river Thursday. See the field at Pony Pasture below? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4192-1.jpgIMG-4192 (1)Pony Pasture is on the bottom on the left - you can see a few dams https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4188.jpgIMG-4188The view from my seat (just under the left wing in the preceding picture) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4181-2.jpgIMG-4181 (2)Our chariot awaits. Look at that beautiful sky. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1villagerthpair.jpeg1villagerthpairMale (up high) female (down low) Red-tails overlooking The Village Shopping Centerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1snaketongue.jpeg1snaketongueIsn't that just remarkable? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4280.jpgIMG-4280Elderberries - some green, some ripe, some eaten by birdshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1nasturtium.jpeg1nasturtiumAnother product of Evelyn's House of Happy Flowershttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4271.jpgIMG-4271What words would you use?! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4298.jpgIMG-4298That is what a happy flower looks like2018-08-02T20:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/07/22/rags-to-riches/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1sleepyowl.jpeg1sleepyowlSleepy young owl dozing off in the afternoonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4101.jpgIMG-4101All is right with the worldhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1youngowl.jpeg1youngowlFirst year Barred Owl contemplates the creek https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1babyswallows.jpeg1babyswallowsYoung barn swallows on a mid river rock at Pony Pasture todayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-4023.jpgIMG-4023Northern Rough Greensnakehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3965.jpgIMG-3965It calmed down when it was back on solid groundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3961.jpgIMG-3961This snapper felt I was unwise to move it out of the road: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1stbartrth.jpeg1stbartrthYou cannot beat that light. Plus a branch is a much nicer perch than a powerline. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1youngskink.jpeg1youngskinkYoung skink. See the blue tail? It's a ruse, to throw off predators. They grab that first, and it breaks off, and the skink scampers awayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdAny day I see a bluebird is a good day2018-07-24T01:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/07/15/just-pictures/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1beggar.jpeg1beggarThis is every baby bird picture: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1antlers02.jpeg1antlers02In this one you can see the antlers but not much else. Such is summer photography. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1antlers01.jpeg1antlers01Small herd of deer peering through the foliage. Base of antlers barely visible on left hand deer. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1sentinels.jpeg1sentinelsMackey and Yuki look worthy of being self-respecting sentinels. Turner, not so much. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3859.jpgIMG-3859A lot of glare flying west in the evening, but still fun. Thanks for the lesson and the picture John! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3853.jpgIMG-3853#omgardeniahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1rthdouble-02.jpg1rthdouble-02Double Red-tail image, West End, Monday morning - note spiderweb too https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1rthpair.jpeg1rthpairSecond pair of Red-tails in one day - unprecedented, at least for me2018-07-16T02:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/07/08/where-do-i-start/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/12xrthhome-03.jpg12xrthhome-03Double Red-tail pics are like magic to me. Male top left, female bottom centerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3814.jpgIMG-3814We never had these when I was growing up. But Dad would have remearked about them every single day. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3724.jpgIMG-3724Snowflakes of the lower world - each different, each perfect https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180704rth.jpeg20180704rthRed-tailed hawk in center; "Lauderdale beta" on lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3729.jpgIMG-3729Pre-pre-flight (the wings and tail are still tied down) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1grocereysunset.jpeg1grocereysunsetI took this picture from a grocery store parking lot! In Henrico Country! (last year) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3830.jpgIMG-3830That's the way dogs are supposed to look after a great hike https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3819.jpgIMG-3819Ready to hike https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1amriver.jpeg1amriverOnce again, words fail. Heaven does not need to be an improvement - this is fine the way it is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3821.jpgIMG-3821Northeastern tip of Pony Pasture: 2018-07-10T17:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/07/01/the-best-mosquito-repellent/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1rosasharn.jpeg1rosasharnRose of Sharon gracing our backyardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-3645.jpgIMG-3645Another of Ev's gardenias. Maybe next week I'll use one of her pictures - she grows them and phtographs them wellhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1towhee01.jpeg1towhee01Eastern Towhee outside my window. I'm getting more looks, but no great images - yet. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1boxturtle.jpg1boxturtleBox turtle at Pony Pasture yesterday 2018-07-02T20:04:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/06/24/time-stops/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1flowerinsect.jpeg1flowerinsectThis was a luck shot. I have no idea what this flower was doing in that spothttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdGrateful when a bluebird returns to my feederhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3510.jpgIMG-3510Thanks for the lesson and the encouragement and the photograph John! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1gardenia2.jpeg1gardeniaA falconer described the scent of her hawk as "peppery." Gardenias do not smell like hawks. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3267.jpgIMG-3267A good reminder. For all of us. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1tolrsh1.jpeg1tolrshWest End Red-shouldered hawk https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1suburbanrth.jpeg1suburbanrthSame bird only a few minutes earlier. First time I've ever had the pleasure of being this closehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1theeye.jpeg1theeyeThat bird knows it's being watched. First time I've ever kooked down at a Red-tail 2018-06-25T09:58:44+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/06/17/at-a-loss-for-words/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1drbluebird.jpeg1drbluebirdEastern Bluebird Friday at Deep Run Park: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1magnolia1.jpeg1magnoliaMagnolia not fifty feet from where I took the picture of the Red-shoulder on a branch: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1nasturtiums.jpeg1nasturtiumsHappy, happy nasturtiums. We'll ALL be even happier when she gets home tomorrow! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1cheswtadpole.jpeg1cheswtadpoleTadpole on its way to becoming a frog: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1tolrsh.jpeg1tolrshRed-shoulder on a roof: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/160thrshscannells.jpeg160thrshscannellsRed-shouldered hawk. It flew beside me then landed on this branch. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3316.jpgIMG-3316Take it from an experienced slacker - this is what we do: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3300.jpgIMG-3300It looks like whipped cream, like real whipped cream if you make it yourself. My amazement (and gratitude) never fades: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1malerwb.jpeg1malerwbMale Red-winged Blackbird. Again with the iconic cat tail: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1frwb.jpeg1frwbFemale Red-winged Blackbird on a cat tail: 2018-06-19T11:14:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/06/10/largesse/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3270.jpgIMG-3270Maybe the squirrels are eating elderberries! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1squirrel.jpeg1squirrelOdd squirrel tail colors in our yard https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1rthchat.jpeg1rthchatSure looks like a consultationhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1hawksjay.jpeg1hawksjayBluejay respectfully inspecting raptors: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3284.jpgIMG-3284They don't complain - but they didn't want to stophttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/14finches.jpeg14finchesLook at that - four male goldfinches! At one time! Talk about "largesse"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1bluejay.jpeg1bluejayGood looking birdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1tolrsh-desk.jpg1tolrsh-deskRed-shoulder Friday morning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1magnolia.jpeg1magnolia"Sugar Magnolia blossom's blooming" - Grateful Dead, 1970https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1gardenia1.jpeg1gardeniaIf this was food I'd never eat anything else2018-06-12T01:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/06/03/road-trip/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3143.jpgIMG-3143Yay! My newest niece! I will never get tired of being an uncle! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3145.jpgIMG-3145Two of the three prettiest girls in the house this weekend. The thir d one took the picture. Thanks Kristin! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1rose.jpeg1roseRose of the weekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1nasturtium.jpeg1nasturtiumNasturtium of the week: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1gardenia.jpeg1gardeniaGardenia of the weekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img-3069-2.jpgIMG-3069 (2)How could I not love a cast like that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1rthdouble.jpeg1rthdoubleRed-tail double about 75 yards from my house: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1mackeyturner.jpeg1mackeyturnerMackey and Turner this morning in Blacksburg. Turner falls asleep with a ball in his mouth - not even kidding. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1fly.jpeg1flyGreen fly, green leaf, Blacksburg: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1nephew.jpeg1nephewMe, Mackey, Turner and Tara this morning in Blacksburg. Thanks for the picture Wesson! 2018-06-05T01:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/05/27/reflection-of-hope/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1rose.jpeg1roseSee preceding captionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1gardenia.jpeg1gardeniaHopefully scratch-n-sniff internet is coming soon to a blog post near youhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1jewelwing.jpeg1jewelwingMy first ebony jewelwing of 2018. What a beautiful animal. Beautiful name too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2930.jpgIMG-2930I'm on the wing, looking forward: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2929.jpgIMG-2929Walking out for pre-flight: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2880.jpgIMG-2880Having a hard time controlling its excitement about the upcoming World Turtle Day https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1sta13.jpeg1sta13Henrico County Fire Station 13. See the hawk on top of the tower? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1rthsta13.jpeg1rthsta13Red tail up high on Firehouse 13 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2977.jpgIMG-2977They were (you guessed it) unique, talented and wonderful in their own way. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2981.jpgIMG-2981They were all so nice! What a day2018-05-28T00:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/05/20/bridge-over-troubled-water/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2795.jpgIMG-2795Squirrel staying above it all Friday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1rosedemure.jpeg1rosedemureThis rose is confident in its beauty: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1honeysuckle.jpeg1honeysuckleConsolation prize if you missed the locust blossomshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1rsh02.jpg1rsh02Red-shoulder at Stapes Mill Rd. Baptist Churchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1rsh01.jpeg1rsh01https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1rth.jpeg1rthRed-tail at Henrico Fire Station 13 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1buck.jpeg1buckIt's easy to see his right eye. Look closely; his left antler is obvious too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1skink2x.jpeg1skink2xHorizontal skink lower right, vertical skink upper left - look closelyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1skink.jpeg1skinkFive-lined skink - a nice looking animalhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1spotted.jpeg1spottedSpotted Sandpiper at Pony Pasture Tuesday2019-09-11T00:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/05/13/oh-no-another-snake/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1ponypasturecarp.jpeg1ponypasturecarpBig carp moving up the creek at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1snakehead.jpeg1snakeheadSee its head and eye and white underbelly there between the leaves? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1wren.jpeg1wrenI took about 12 pictures of this wren. It just popped into the sunlight for this one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdNot my best work technically, but I enjoy the pose and the color contrasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1locust.jpg1locustIf you missed smelling locust flowers in 2018, put it on your calendar for 2019. You'll be glad you did. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2618.jpgIMG-2618Repeat preceding captionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2619.jpgIMG-2619It is impossible to look at this and feel in any way upsethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1019c612-677a-4e60-a8b3-3cd7be0b6536-280-0000001715ef178c.jpg1019C612-677A-4E60-A8B3-3CD7BE0B6536-280-0000001715EF178CThis is where it came from: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2610.jpgIMG-2610Cross section of a nutmeghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1tobychipmunk.jpeg1tobychipmunkThat is a lot of food storage2018-05-13T22:05:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/05/06/every-single-person-was-nice/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2533.jpgIMG-2533https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2555.jpgIMG-2555Top of the food chain, everybody harasses you. Carefully. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2539-1.jpgIMG-2539 (1)Random dog wearing finisher's' medal: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2430.jpgIMG-2430Yum! Great for refueling mid-Big Mike Biathlon. Especially since Ev met me for lunch! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2428.jpgIMG-2428They named a sandwich after my Dad! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2429.jpgIMG-2429The menuhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2413.jpgIMG-2413Perfect day for a bike ridehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2433.jpgIMG-2433More of Evelyn's handiwork (plus the miracle that it's there at all) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-2435.jpgIMG-2435Not many things are more fun than triathlons - but this comes closehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1rosebreast.jpg1rosebreastRose-breasted Grosbeak - isn't that a treat?2018-05-09T20:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/04/29/too-wet-to-fly-but-there-were-snakes/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1deeprunsquirrel.jpeg1deeprunsquirrelSome consider them the starlings of the mammal world. But they're cute. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1deeprunflower01.jpeg1deeprunflower01Deep Run wild rhododendronhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1deeprundogwood.jpeg1deeprundogwoodEver-graceful late Spring dogwood at Deep Runhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1snakehead.jpeg1snakeheadSame snake: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1watersnakecoil.jpeg1watersnakecoilWater snake coiled at Deep Run Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1snaketongue.jpeg1snaketongueSnake sticking its tongue out - that's how they smellhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1snakehead02-02.jpg1snakehead02-02Same snake from underneath. I think they scratch their chins on thorns - I've seen them do it beforehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1samsnakeshot.jpeg1samsnakeshotCongratulations Sam! Excellent shot - very calm and focusedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1mayflower.jpeg1mayflowerMayflower in the shade Thursday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1mockingbirdsuet.jpeg1mockingbirdsuetMockingbird flailing around on my suet feeder2018-04-30T13:34:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/04/22/rare-as-an-udder-on-a-bull/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-2204.jpgIMG-2204Yum! The original energy gel! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-2197.jpgIMG-2197That is only funhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdOne bird that always make me smilehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1windydogs.jpeg1windydogsWindy day! Thanks for the candid shot Sam! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1gull.jpeg1gullGreat Black backed gull - photo by Sam https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1westburyrth.jpeg1westburyrthWestbury Apothecary Redtailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1bluejay.jpg1bluejayBluejay at Deep Run Park Fridayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1brownhead.jpg1brownheadBrown-headed cowbird perched in that spectacular dogwoodhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1gorgeous.jpeg1gorgeousNothing I write can improve this: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1flower.jpeg1flowerGorgeous2018-04-24T14:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/04/15/the-opposite-of-complaining/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1snake.jpeg1snakeBlack snake getting above it all at Pony Pasture Saturday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1mockingbird.jpg1mockingbirdThey sing - they don't complain. But I don't know why they tilt their heads. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1snowflake.jpeg1snowflakeSummer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1osprey.jpeg1ospreyFulton Bank ospreyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1deer.jpg1deerI don't think deer are able to look clumsy. They only ever look like this. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-1936.jpgIMG-1936Just before my one hour flight Tuesday afternoon. It was spectacular. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1liilac.jpeg1liilacCan a flower be the opposite of complaining? If so, it looks and smells like thishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1amazingdaffodils.jpg1amazingdaffodilsWho knew daffodils could be this spectacular? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1dogwood1.jpeg1dogwoodDogwood in our front yard, and staging area for feeder-bound birdshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1sparrow.jpg1sparrowChipping Sparrow chipping away at fallen bird seed2018-04-16T14:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/04/08/flying-over-the-hoods-of-cars/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_1588.jpgIMG_1588l'opossum, accident anniversary eve, 2018https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1chip01.jpeg1chip01Chipping sparrow drops in https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1dogeardeer.jpg1dogeardeerYuki's ears are pointed directly at 2 deer - they're at the top of the image - look closely: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/12deer.jpg12deerDelicate deer in the April woods at Pony Pasture https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1dogwood.jpeg1dogwoodDogwood blossoms - same thing every year, brand new every year - sort of like the river in slow motion. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1whitelilac.jpeg1whitelilacAbout to be full, fragrant, delightful blossomshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-1918.jpgIMG-1918Brightening our yard and our house! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1daffodil.jpeg1daffodilThis is just one - I should do a pano - they're everywhere in our yard. Multiple varieties. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-1919.jpgIMG-1919Snow on my car this morning. It's April! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-1865.jpgIMG-1865Hanover County from 2,000 feet: 2018-04-09T10:22:53+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/04/01/short-definitely-and-sweet-hopefully/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-1795.jpgIMG-1795Penny giving Mackey the traditional canine Easter greetinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1ospreywfish.jpeg1ospreywfishThe same (or similar looking) osprey with a recently deceased fish https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1samosprey.jpg1samospreyAnother great image - nice job Sam! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1daffodils.jpg1daffodilsAlmost too bright to photograph! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1drturtles.jpg1drturtlesDeep Run turtles sunninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1deergroom.jpeg1deergroomMutual grooming at Pony Pasture https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1buffleheads.jpg1buffleheadsBuffleheads - for the last time in the Spring of 2018? We'll see. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1redbud.jpg1redbudRedbuds along the creek at Pony Pasture - another of my favorite Spring treeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1troutlily.jpg1troutlilyTruly ephemeral Trout Lilies on the creek bank at Pony Pasture Saturday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1deerdogs.jpg1deerdogsThe deer ignore these guys (and me) 100% of the time2018-04-02T10:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/03/25/cuernavaca-la-eterna-primavera/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-1650-1.jpgIMG-1650 (1)T-shirts are like memories, because they fade, but unlike memories because memories last foreverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1bluebirds.jpeg1bluebirdsBluebirds on the feederhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-1690.jpgIMG-1690Evelyn's flowers from the yard: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1vulture.jpg1vultureTurkey vulture in Henrico County https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1robin.jpg1robinOddly postured robinhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_3100.jpgIMG_3100Dash and Mackey negotiating over who gets to lie in front of the firehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1redtailpreen.jpg1redtailpreenFemale Red-tail preening in a tree near my house Thursday afternoonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1ppsq.jpg1ppsqSunlit squirrel at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1jayosprey.jpg1jayosprey1/2 of an osprey pair on the edge of Brandermill Lakehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1deerdogs.jpeg1deerdogsrapt attention / raptors / enraptured2018-04-02T10:11:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/03/18/ecclesiastes-there-is-a-season-turn-turn-turn/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1hermit.jpeg1hermitHermit thrush at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1yrth.jpg1yrth2nd Red-tail of the day - at the Tuckahoe YMCA https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1wrth.jpg1wrth1st Red-tail of a 2 Red-tail day - this one near the Westbury Apothecary https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1hyacinth.jpeg1hyacinthHyacinth gleaming and fragrant beside our driveway this morning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1mockingbird1.jpg1mockingbirdSharp looking bird, inelegant backgroundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1nearhomersh.jpg1nearhomershRed-shouldered hawks seem comfortable on low percheshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1tolrsh.jpg1tolrshNeither the hawk or I were ready for this shot. Possibly should have skipped it. But it was my first raptor of the week. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/11stosprey1.jpg11stosprey1st Parham Road osprey of 2018: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/11stosprey.jpg11stospreyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1snowflicker.jpg1snowflickerNorthern Flicker in the snow2018-03-19T10:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/03/11/ive-been-upstaged/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-1477.jpgIMG-1477This will hopefully be enough to keep us warm through the snow tomorrow. Thanks Tim! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1hawkposition.jpg1hawkpositionSee the hawk? Just to the left of the "F" in "Forest"? Above the "r" in "Paris"? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1rsh.jpg1rshRed-shouldered hawk watches me from a wire on Forest Avenuehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-1491.jpgIMG-1491Lola on the left with her back to us. Mackey is black, Yuki is white. Turner is the brown dog second-to-right, and Luna is all the way on the right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1flyingbufflehead.jpg1flyingbuffleheadBufflehead flying. I've seen 10,000 or more in my life - and nover once on land. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1mockingbird.jpg1mockingbirdDoes this bird look like it's modeling? I don't know what else it was doing. Warming up. Digesting. Something. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1rivermonday.jpg1rivermondayJames River at Pony Pasture - my Safe Spacehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1owlsam.jpg1owlsamBarred owl at Pony Pasture - perfect light, perfect picture. Great job Sam! 2018-03-12T01:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/03/04/squirrel-lovers-avert-your-gaze/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1pileated.jpg1pileatedFemale Pileated Woodpecker at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1chip.jpeg1chipChipmunk with its cheeks stuffed with bird seedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1redbelly.jpeg1redbellyDoesn't that look aggressive? I think it is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1rthgsq.jpg1rthgsqVery alive Red-tail with a very dead squirrel: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1downy.jpg1downyMale Downy woodpecker, well-camouflaged, center of the imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1wren.jpg1wrenCarolina Wren on my fenceposthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1redbudbegin.jpg1redbudbeginFirst redbuds of 2018https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1daffodils.jpeg1daffodilsDaffodils still glowing beside the trail at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/13deer.jpeg13deerA deer in the center, two more on the righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1evcreek20180304-01.jpg1evcreek20180304-01Waackaack Creek, New Jersey, a couple of hours ago. Thanks for the picture Ev! 2018-03-06T12:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/02/25/paper-cranes/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1songsparrow.jpg1songsparrowSong sparrow in Ariel's backyard early this afternoon: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1youngster.jpg1youngsterCompare this gaze to the one above. I wish I'd known their heart rates. I guarantee this deer's was 20% higher than the other one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1deer01.jpeg1deer01A picture of calm awareness. She's in the moment. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1deerdogs.jpg1deerdogsThey're such a handsome, easygoing crew. A joy to hike with. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1rthpair01.jpg1rthpair01I don't love this image, but it makes me happy every single time I see two Red-tails together. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1bluebirdbrownhead.jpg1bluebirdbrownheadBrown-headed nuthatch, lower left. I'm always grateful when I see one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1bluebirdseed.jpg1bluebirdseedNot a crisp image, but this bird looks triumphant. To me. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1gardenia.jpg1gardeniaMy jaw always drops. There is simply nothing to not-like about a gardenia. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1daffodil.jpg1daffodilYellow and green - note the conspicuous absence of the blueshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-1143.jpgIMG-1143Paper cranes at Black Hand Coffee2018-02-26T11:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/02/18/february-is-the-new-march/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1firstflowers.jpg1firstflowersThat's an appetizer. The main course will take about two months. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1bluebirdmouth.jpg1bluebirdmouthEverybody is filling up for Spring! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1oddbluebird01.jpg1oddbluebird01Odd light, odd color. Cute bluebird. It's Spring. After a fashion. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1woodpeckersnack.jpg1woodpeckersnackI don't know why I think they should get seed and starlings shouldn't. But there it is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1riverrescue.jpg1riverrescueTraining for work. These people are hard core. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1redtaildsf.jpg1redtaildsfWet Red-tailed Hawk near DS Freeman HShttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1flooddogs.jpg1flooddogsMackey and Turner on one of many newly dead-end trails. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1frogdogs01.jpeg1frogdogs01"Frog Dogs" at Pony Pasture this morning. Listen to the 7 second video to hear why2018-02-19T04:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/02/11/short-and-primarily-sweet/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1pileated.jpg1pileatedAdult female Pileated woodpecker, Pony Pasture, Monday middayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/13rdraptor.jpg13rdraptorThere really is NOT such thing as too many raptors. But three is enough. Red-tail Friday. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/12ndraptor.jpg12ndraptor2nd raptor of the week, Red-tail leaping from a cell phone tower in sight of my house Tuesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1straptor.jpg1straptorMy first raptor of the week - Red-shouldered hawk, 9:20 Monday morning, 10000 block of Patterson Avenuehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-0942.jpgIMG-0942Mackey keeping an eye on us, me walking Turner, Wesson walking point. This morming in Blacksburghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-0930.jpgIMG-0930Check out that jaunty dog-walking flair. That's how it's done - he's a Natural. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_3038.jpgIMG_3038Blacksburg this morning - Shane, Kristin, Wesson, Evelyn, me, Tara, Mackey, Turnerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1fam20180211.jpg1fam20180211https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-0938.jpgIMG-09382018-02-14T00:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/02/04/there-is-no-full-moon-in-february/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1askewbird.jpg1askewbirdThey're cute even when they don't cock their heads like this: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1downy.jpg1downyBright Downy Woodpecker clutching the bird feeder pole outside my office windowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1marauder.jpg1marauderMarauding Red-winged blackbird. I am surprised nearly every day. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1drrobin.jpg1drrobinRobin at Deep Run on Groundhog Day. I believe it saw its shadow. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1poopsign.jpg1poopsignA sensible sentiment about pet waste removalhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1rthhwood.jpg1rthhwoodFemale Red-tail at Hollywood Cemetery. Converting some other form of life into living hawk. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/unnamed.jpgunnamedNasturtium seeds on our kitchen windowsill. They look like tiny moons. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1nasturtium01.jpeg1nasturtium01Glowing orange nasturtium from our yard last Mayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1rshclark.jpg1rshclarkRed-shouldered Hawk on a wire in Bonair2018-02-05T21:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/01/28/slim-pickens/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1mallards.jpg1mallardsPair of midstream mallards at Pony Pasture, captured in a non-dabbling momenthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1bluebird-copy-2.jpg1bluebird copy 2"Bluebirds never fail to make me feel happy" - commenter on a "Nature Lovers" Facebook pagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1dove.jpg1doveFront yard mourning dove in January: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img-0754.jpgIMG-0754We're still close! All these decades later! It is a good fortune beyond compare. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0751.jpgIMG_0751FAA's final decision on my pilot's license: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0161adg-1.jpgIMG_0161adg (1)Roux in the background, Ivory in the center, Mackey in the foreground, Pony Pasture, March, 2009https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1tolaccipiter-copy-2.jpg1tolaccipiter copy 2I'm amazed I got another accipiter. I hope I see more. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1dsfrth-copy-2.jpg1dsfrth copy 24th consecutive weeks of a raptor-a-week 2018-01-29T11:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/01/21/i-cant-complain-but-sometimes-i-still-do/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1black-back.jpg1black-back1 Mature & 1 immature Great Black-backed gulls, + innumerable Ring-billed gullshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1junco01.jpg1junco01Dark-eyed Junco. Astounding I took that picture 3 days ago, and we ate lunch outside today. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1hawkspot.jpg1hawkspotThe hawk is perched in the top of a tree near the center of this image - it's a dot: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1riversidersh-2.jpg1riversidersh-2Red-shouldered Hawk Monday afternoon (see below for location): https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1river.jpg1riverOur incomparable James River this morning, about 5 casual minutes' hike from the main parking lot: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1ppaccipiter02-2.jpg1ppaccipiter02-2Pony Pasture accipiter2018-01-23T01:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/01/14/ricotta-frittata/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1csxdouble.jpg1csxdoubleBusiness end of two CSX freight trainshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1mackeyyuki.jpg1mackeyyukiThese dogs love cold weather - they are 100% invigorated, 100% of the time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1waspdrp01.jpg1waspdrp01Bald-faced hornet's nest, Deep Run Park, western Henrico, VAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1postwfrsh.jpg1postwfrshShadowy Red-shouldered hawk in a maple tree in Glen Allen Monday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1ppdeer.jpg1ppdeerA shy doe near Charley's Bridgehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2999.jpgIMG_2999Thanks Sam! There was no danger of breakage - it could have held up a truck. But it was slippery! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1riverthisam.jpg1riverthisamThe frigid James River on a spectacular January morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1pileated01.jpg1pileated01My first Pileated woodpecker encounter of 2018. Watch this space for improved quality images. 2018-01-21T00:10:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2018/01/07/bombogenesis-and-or-relentlessly-pragmatic-happy-new-year/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1deer01.jpeg1deer01My first Pony Pasture deer photograph of 2018. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img-0457-1.jpgIMG-0457 (1)Pony Pasture Rapids during early January freeze, 2018: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1cardinal.jpeg1cardinalMale Northern Cardinal - the colors this week are astounding! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1bluejay.jpeg1bluejayBluejayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1stbluebird2018.jpg1stbluebird2018New Year's Day Bluebird: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1thrasher.jpg1thrasherBrown thrasher in my backyard, same dayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1redbelly.jpeg1redbellyRed-bellied woodpecker on my front feeder Thursday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1strsh2018.jpg1strsh2018My first Red-shouldered hawk of 2018, 11:00 this morning near the Huguenot Bridgehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1st2018raptor.jpg1st2018raptorBald eagle on Williams Island - 1/1/2018 - my first raptor of the yearhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img-0471.jpgIMG-0471Richmond air pressure, Sunday - Sunday, first week of January, 20182018-01-08T00:32:45+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/12/31/out-and-in-with-the-old-and-new/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1riverdogs.jpg1riverdogsThree handsome hikers on a COLD river! Happy New Year! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1hermit.jpg1hermitHermit thrush at Deep Run Park Friday: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1thrasher.jpg1thrasherBrown Thrasher scooping up fallen bird seedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1twohees.jpg1twoheesTowhee visible center and partial Towhee visible lower lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1dsfrth1.jpg1dsfrthLots of birds soaking up sun when the opportunity presents itself https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1eagleflight.jpg1eagleflightBald Eagle on Williams Island ascends into a west wind Thursday afternoon: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1houseflowers.jpg1houseflowersIf these were at Pony Pasture they're probably be torn out as an invasive species but what can I say. December needs more brightness. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0401.jpgIMG-0401New Year's Eve lilac bud - isn't that remarkable? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1christmasbluebirds.jpg1christmasbluebirdsMy favorite gift - you can't buy this on Amazon2018-01-01T11:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/12/24/you-cant-buy-this-on-amazon/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1samgbh20171101-02.jpeg1samgbh20171101-02Sam's Great Blue Heron photograph from November at Pony Pasture. And now my stationery! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0339.jpgIMG-0339Mackey, Turner, Yuki and me about to head for the wilds of the James River Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1blackback.jpg1blackbackBlack-backed gull mid-stream at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1rth-copy.jpg1rth copyRegal Red-tail against a flawless blue backdrophttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1killdeers-copy.jpg1killdeers copyTwo noisy killdeers in the fading light at West Creekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1nest.jpg1nestRiverbank hornet's nest at Pony Pasture, in a maple treehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0311.jpgIMG-0311Stationary my friend Sam made from a picture he took while hiking at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1river-copy.jpg1river copyYou can buy pictures on Amazon. But you can't buy the experience of being on that river bank2017-12-27T14:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/12/17/box-of-chocolates/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1river1.jpg1riverDo you know when the river looks bad? I'll tell you when: neverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0276.jpgIMG-0276#shamelesshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0231.jpgIMG-0231The word "anxiety" is not in Dash's vocabularyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0271.jpgIMG-0271Yuki (white), Turner (brown), Mackey (none of the above) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1rth.jpg1rthPretty hawk and sky, but that perch is ineleganthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1rsh.jpg1rshRed-shoulder, yellow poplar, blue sky - primary colorshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1accipiter.jpg1accipiterAccipiter near Freeman HS - possibly a Cooper's, possibly a Sharp-shinnedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1mallardgbh.jpg1mallardgbhMallard pair (lower left); Great Blue Heron (upper right)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1gbh.jpg1gbhPony Pasture Great Blue Heronhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1oddbird.jpg1oddbirdAn immature male Red-winged blackbird, as it turned out2017-12-22T03:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/12/10/must-be-present-to-win/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1focus.jpg1focusIt is a privilege to spend time with these boyshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1river.jpg1riverThis is a safe, quiet, peaceful, comforting place. It's like a secret how great it is in the winter. If you haven't visited recently, by all means do! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0178.jpgIMG-0178Evelyn is a master at choosing gifts that won't get left lying around unised. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0209.jpgIMG-0209You wouldn't even call Mackey "long-suffering" - he just accepts it all. He is very Zen. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0213.jpgIMG-0213When it comes to "having a ball," Turner takes it literally. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-2971.jpgIMG-2971Dash could not care less about snow. Ice. Cold. That cat is 100% satisfied, 100% of the time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1squirrel.jpg1squirrelGray squirrel at Deep Run. Like all of the other birds and animals, they're packing in the calories right nowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1bigflock.jpg1bigflockIsn't that remarkable? That's ~1/3 of the flock. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1merganser.jpg1merganserTwo male Hooded mergansers at West Creek2017-12-11T03:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/12/03/footballs-in-the-trees/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0089.jpgIMG-0089The fireplace is like a magnethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-2960.jpgIMG-2960All is always right in Dash's world https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0140.jpgIMG-0140I don't know where she finds this stuff. Isn't it excellent? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1myboys.jpg1myboysTurner on the left, uncharacteristically timid. Yuki in the center, characteristically in the limelight. Mackey on the right, characteristically peaceful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1turtle.jpg1turtleTurtle in the river in December! It looks mighty comfy though. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img-0144.jpgIMG-0144Bald eagles and I each draw sustenance from the riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1dsfrth.jpg1dsfrthLike a football with wingshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1williamseagle.jpg1williamseagleBald eagle on Williams Islandhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1mockingbird.jpg1mockingbirdMockingbird on a sign - my favorite picture in a while. It was an accident! 2017-12-05T14:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/11/26/healer/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1cardinal.jpg1cardinalGlen Allen cardinal https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1flyinggull.jpg1flyinggullThey look so elegant. When they fly. Ring-billed gull. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0083.jpgIMG-0083Dash just can not stop worrying. It is his burden. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1posseineffect.jpg1posseineffectMackey casting his own shadow on the left, Turner front and center, Yuki on the righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1thanksgiving2017.jpg1thanksgiving2017Personalized place tag, 2017 edition - Yuki, Mackey & Turner. Thanks Wren! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1thanksgivingrth.jpg1thanksgivingrthRed-tailed hawk, Thanksgiving morning, probably looking at our chimneyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1bluebird.jpg1bluebird1/2 hr after & 1/2 mile downstream from the eagle - Eastern bluebirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1river.jpg1riverI know how to feel crummy, and I know how to look at this river. It's almost impossible to do both at the same time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1eagle.jpg1eagleBald eagle on Williams Island yesterday (11/25/2017) around 12:30: 2017-11-27T11:31:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/11/19/the-color-of-our-planet/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-4694.jpgIMG-4694Man made lake at West Creek this afternoon. I don't think of "man made" and "beautiful" at the same time. But there you go. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1dogspp.jpg1dogsppYuki left, Mackey center, Turner right. All three handsome, all three happy. I am too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1buffleflight.jpg1buffleflightBuffleheads splash-flying upstream this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1gbhturtles.jpg1gbhturtlesGreat blue heron mid-river. Turtles in the lower right - see them? - making sure nobody sneaks up from behindhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1rsh.jpg1rshDifferent bird, different day, different light - Red-shouldered hawkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1rth.jpg1rthNeighborhood redtail https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1redleaves.jpg1redleavesThere are three "primary colors" - blue, yellow and red. This completes the sethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1yellowleaves.jpg1yellowleavesAnother "primary color" at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1blueplanet.jpg1blueplanet"Blue, the color of our planet from far, far away" - Regina Spektor, "Blue Lips"2017-11-20T15:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/11/12/either-a-janitor-or-a-thief-apprehended-by-dogs/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1downy.jpg1downyMale Downy woodpecker eating suet in front of my house this afternoonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1pprth.jpg1pprthRed-tailed hawk perched in a tree directly in the center of the parking lot at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1donttrythis.jpg1donttrythisDon't try this at home. Unless you have a Mackey and a Yuki to keep everybody organized. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1buffle.jpg1buffleFirst flock of Buffleheads I've seen on the James since April: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nike-swoosh.jpgnike-swooshhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1baldeagle.jpg1baldeagleMid-river Bald Eagle at Pony Pasture, watching the November sun creep uphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1gbh01.jpg1gbh01Great Blue Heron at Pony Pasture. They never look cheerful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1sqdrp.jpg1sqdrpEastern gray squirrel on a branch at Deep Run Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1playingpossum.jpg1playingpossumA healthy, fully alive, untouched opossum, busted stealing (or cleaning up) bird seed, now "playing possum" 2017-11-13T02:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/11/05/placeholder-yet-again/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1nasturtium.jpg1nasturtiumEvelyn's nasturtiums are not meek or weakhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1moss01.jpg1moss01Moss glowing on the forest floorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1ironwood.jpg1ironwoodThat's just bark on wood. Isn't it spectacular? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1lichen01.jpg1lichen01Lichen (and maybe moss) on granite within a few feet of the James River this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1grayriver01.jpg1grayriver01The mighty James River this morning, not in cheerful light, but no less beautiful: 2017-11-06T01:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/10/29/let-somebody-else-do-the-heavy-lifting/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1westburyrth.jpg1westburyrthWestbury redtail https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1indoorflowers.jpg1indoorflowersA treat for my eyes (beautiful), nose (gardenia, obviously) and ears (they're quiet, my favorite sound) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-4419.jpgIMG-4419A boy and his toyshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1dogsriver.jpg1dogsriverTwo hours after the gardenia picture. Mackey (top) Yuki (middle) Turner (bottom) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1gardenia.jpg1gardeniaGardenia opening up on the morning of October 29, 2017. Incredible. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1eightdeer.jpg1eightdeerI count eight whitetail deer in this imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-4420.jpgIMG-4420#HappyIndoorCat #songbirdsRsafehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1tolrsh.jpg1tolrshRed-shouldered hawk, dead center, left side of the trunk ~1/3 of the way down: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1dltolrth.jpg1dltolrthMagnificent Red-shouldered hawk photograph taken by my friend David. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1wingstretch.jpg1wingstretchRed-tailed hawk stretching its wings on the cross on top of Discovery United Methodist Church2017-10-31T13:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/10/22/shenandoah-gap/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1fiveatonce.jpg1fiveatonceYuki white on the left, Lola brown on the right, Mackey black in the foreground, Turner brown on the left, Luna black and whitehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1rosetoday.jpg1rosetodaySame time as the gardenia, maybe 10 feet away. Can you even believe that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1gardeniatoday.jpg1gardeniatodayThis gardenia bloomed in our backyard this morning. It smells even prettier than it looks if you can imaginehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1bluebirdroof.jpg1bluebirdroofSame bird, same roof, different posehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1bluemouthful.jpg1bluemouthfulBluebird with a mouthful of stuff on the roof of a picnic shelter at Deep Runhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-4199.jpgIMG-4199If you had to spend eternity here, you could do a lot worsehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-4181.jpgIMG-4181Doug and Doris's sheds; their house is out of sight on the right sidehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-4180.jpgIMG-4180Doug and Doris's barn - home of their cow and LOTS of hay: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-4159.jpgIMG-4159Watercress growing in spring waterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-4157.jpgIMG-4157Stopping for a cool drink2017-10-23T20:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/10/15/a-story-i-never-knew/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-3794.jpgIMG-37942003 Cessna 172Shttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1rthdouble.jpg1rthdoubleGloomy sky but a great sighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1sassafras.jpg1sassafrasMostly green sassafras on the left, mostly red sassafras on the righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1honeysuckle.jpg1honeysuckleSweet smelling flower blooming outdoors on October 14: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-3832.jpgIMG-3832Gardenias in front of an open window - the perfect spothttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1origamicranes.jpg1origamicranesSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes2017-10-17T21:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/10/08/all-in-a-days-hike/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-3700.jpgIMG-3700N9525V - 1998 Cessna 172R - Hanover airporthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1mockingbird.jpg1mockingbirdMockingbird slakes its thirst in our backyard yesterday https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1rsh02.jpg1rsh02The hawk's in the lower left, just dropped off the branch and headed outhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1rsh01.jpg1rsh01Male red-shouldered hawk gazing at me in our backyardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1samsneeze.jpg1samsneezeSeconds before I took this picture, all three snouts were deep in the greenery https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1frog.jpg1frogMy guess that green color comes from algae. But correct me if I'm wrong. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1chopper.jpg1chopperThere's no end to the variety of birds you can see at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1kingfisher.jpeg1kingfisherMale kingfisher on a fishing expeditionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1lowriver.jpg1lowriverThe river does not always have a cheerful countenance2017-10-09T09:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/10/01/two-presidents-one-church-no-politics-no-religion/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-3620.jpgIMG-3620My current favorite airplane, a 2003 Cessna 172Shttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1dogspp.jpg1dogsppYuki, Mackey, Turner - and the Mighty James River, this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1poormansgardenia.jpg1poormansgardeniaPoor Man's Gardenia, a.k.a. "Gardenia for the Horticulturally Inept" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1pineapplesage.jpg1pineapplesageThis flower is in our yard today. In October! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1beautyberry.jpg1beautyberryEarly autumn color. I never even knew. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1rosasharn.jpg1rosasharnTry to look at that and not smile. I can hardly help myself. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1hollywoodcemetery.jpg1hollywoodcemeteryLooking south across the James River through the mausoleum at Hollywood Cemeteryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1dumcrth.jpg1dumcrthRegular Red-tail - Discovery United Methodist Churchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1plate.jpg1platePresident Carter's non-political, non-religious message2017-10-03T00:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/09/24/venomous-snake-video-my-first-fox-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1riverthisam.jpg1riverthisamI apologize to viewers who tire of this sight - I just never do. Looking at that makes a lot of things better. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img-3447.jpgIMG-3447Evelyn fills and surrounds our home with beauty. Even when your eyes are closed! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cd6aa796-83ea-48ad-a05c-4be6a5007347.jpgCD6AA796-83EA-48AD-A05C-4BE6A5007347Look very carefully at the center of this image, the copperhead is right therehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1coppeheadhead.jpg1coppeheadheadCloseup (using a zoom lens!) of the copperhead's business end: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1copperheadonedge.jpg1copperheadonedgeClear of the trail: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1copperheadbody.jpg1copperheadbodyCopperhead leaving the trail at Deep Runhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1dogspp.jpg1dogsppYuki, Mackey, Turnerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12deer.jpg12deerAdult whitetail and at least one youngster near the eastern edge of Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1fox01.jpg1fox01Red fox with mange, Pony Pasture parking lot, 8:30 this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1fox02.jpg1fox02Red fox with mange, Pony Pasture parking lot, this morning at 8:30: 2017-09-26T13:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/09/17/yw84joy/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/91dbdf82-3f5f-4e91-a320-0e5baf4d94ca.jpg91DBDF82-3F5F-4E91-A320-0E5BAF4D94CASun heading for the horizon Friday evening in Manteo: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fcec86a3-37d2-4319-b625-d09b963ba2b0.jpgFCEC86A3-37D2-4319-B625-D09B963BA2B0There is not a single minute during a triathlon when I am not happy. You should try a short one - you will not regret it for one second. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/012996b0-c171-4a32-84eb-00d68dae769f.jpg012996B0-C171-4A32-84EB-00D68DAE769FPlane I flew for my third flying lessonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/b91ba0da-c2b1-4068-8ab5-6eef5de537fb.jpgB91BA0DA-C2B1-4068-8AB5-6EEF5DE537FBGardenia picture Ev sent while I was at the beach. But I couldn't smell it! Now I can. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ab1264e3-495b-4dc8-ab7a-9a440a00fd70.jpgAB1264E3-495B-4DC8-AB7A-9A440A00FD70Evelyn both surrounds and fills our home with beautyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1accipiter01.jpg1accipiter01Male Cooper's hawk on top of a building in West Broad Village at sunsethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/8a14a822-74de-4e83-b7cd-a68814ccb6ae.jpg8A14A822-74DE-4E83-B7CD-A68814CCB6AEIt's important to wear a smiley face while swimming, biking and runninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/b2baf11b-1a39-4373-b3f1-655c6105ab5a.jpgB2BAF11B-1A39-4373-B3F1-655C6105AB5ABeach road and Atlantic Ocean: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36b97e99-cd15-466b-93d4-098432c9e0cb.jpg36B97E99-CD15-466B-93D4-098432C9E0CBHouse where we stayed between races. With a dock on the sound. YW84JOYhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/051cdf4c-67e9-4872-87a1-d5f05c1ead5c.jpg051CDF4C-67E9-4872-87A1-D5F05C1EAD5CRound medal - Olympic (Saturday) Triangular - Sprint (Sunday) Square - "Series Challenge" (both races) 2017-09-20T10:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/09/10/fortunately-i-dont-have-to-choose/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/11a26759-567e-44a6-8000-1f3cd71e6ffb.jpg11A26759-567E-44A6-8000-1F3CD71E6FFBDash is a cool cat, but he always finds a way to stay warmhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1pawpawswithpaw.jpg1pawpawswithpawPawpaws with raccoon pawprint in the middle, plus deer hoofprint at lower righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1camerarest.jpg1camerarestThat lump - in the center - I was steadying my camera on that. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1eagle.jpg1eagleSee the eagle hidden right in the center of the image? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1westburyredtail.jpg1westburyredtailSame red-tail as above, forty-four hours later: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1redtail01.jpg1redtail01Redtail on cell phone tower 1/2 mile from my house. Note damage to tail, and 2 streamers: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1osage.jpg1osageFirst osage orange I've seen in 2017https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1clematis.jpg1clematisClematis at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1flowerbee.jpg1flowerbeeMore flowers, more insects - more beautyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1flowerinsects.jpg1flowerinsectsIt's hard to look at that and not smile2017-09-11T00:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/09/03/4939/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1dogsriver.jpg1dogsriverThree handsome boys (but two are hard to see!)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1earlyseptemberpawpaw.jpg1earlyseptemberpawpawA ripe pawpaw at the river's edge in early Septemberhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1yellowriverflowers.jpg1yellowriverflowersDelicate and graceful too, but with a passenger who makes me happy for a long lenshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1purpleriverflowers.jpg1purpleriverflowersDelicate and gracefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1damselfly.jpg1damselflyDamselfly takes the morning sun on the riverbankhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1riveroftheweek.jpg1riveroftheweekJust like the seasons - every day is different, every day is perfect. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1lfmgrapes.jpg1lfmgrapesAlmost too beautiful to eat. Almost. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1lfmmelonscorn.jpg1lfmmelonscornThink that looks spectacular? You're right. But you should taste it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1lfmbikes.jpg1lfmbikesThe Great Bicycle Pyramid of Lakesidehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1nasturtium.jpg1nasturtiumI think about my Mom a lot. But orange always makes me think of Dad. 2017-09-04T00:40:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/08/27/birthday-dinner-flying-lesson-triathlon-pass-the-buck/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1doefromvideo.jpg1doefromvideoOne of Pony Pasture's healthy whitetail herdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/270c0b51-afbb-4e2a-8478-6d64fc3f9e5e.jpg270C0B51-AFBB-4E2A-8478-6D64FC3F9E5EFresh pawpaws (though one's half-eaten) nestled in a bed of wintercreeper https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1bucklocation.jpg1bucklocationI was practically touching this sign when I photographed that buck at the top of the pagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/d948f602-c8d5-4ff2-ad96-50e28adc4f79.jpgD948F602-C8D5-4FF2-AD96-50E28ADC4F79This is just a tiny bit of what you missed if you didn't go to Pony Pasture this morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/c13dc82a-189d-46fa-9ae9-86f11908f275.jpgC13DC82A-189D-46FA-9AE9-86F11908F275I had my first flying lesson here today: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/4b617de5-f761-49d4-8b30-358bfdba0742.jpg4B617DE5-F761-49D4-8B30-358BFDBA0742Sounds simple enough: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/5147b5d2-2b0d-40ff-8ffd-22d49df4aaa7.jpg5147B5D2-2B0D-40FF-8FFD-22D49DF4AAA7The book even has a picture of how I begin every race day (and every non-race day). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/e970de5c-9095-4de0-9079-29d67c5f6660.jpgE970DE5C-9095-4DE0-9079-29D67C5F6660Two page view: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/7db23797-598b-48d3-ac5a-9c1ea989e71a.jpg7DB23797-598B-48D3-AC5A-9C1EA989E71AThe author is wearing orange: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/29fe091e-c598-4cc7-a169-5c1f9d1cad6c.jpg29FE091E-C598-4CC7-A169-5C1F9D1CAD6CDetail of back2017-09-01T10:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/08/20/turns-out-i-was-wrong/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1river.jpg1river"Everyday I'm here I'm grateful' And that's the gist of it." - Paul Simon, Cool Papa Bellhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1riverflower.jpg1riverflowerThese river flowers come and go, like everything else. What a treat while they're here! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1flyingosprey.jpg1flyingospreyThat blue background forgives a lot of mistakes: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1homerose.jpg1homeroseIf you'd asked me to predict rose blooms, I'd have been wrong about that toohttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1discoveryredtail.jpg1discoveryredtailShadowy Red-tail at Discovery United Methodist Churchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1tvulture.jpg1tvultureI can't account for this behavior. But it sure looks neat. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1fultonospreys.jpg1fultonospreysI think these birds will head south soon. But I have a poor track record when it comes to predictions. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1nasturtium.jpg1nasturtiumBrightest flower in the gardenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1gardenia1.jpg1gardeniaThis graceful gardenia made a liar out of me (see last week's blog post) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1purpleflower.jpg1purpleflowerThere are still so many colors in the park2017-08-21T14:34:46+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/08/13/a-brand-new-treasure-at-pony-pasture/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1sbxrsh01.jpg1sbxrsh01Not my best work. I'm just so delighted every time I see one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1gardenia.jpg1gardeniaHave you ever seen anything so spectacular? I have an uncontrollable urge to eat an entire bowl of whipped cream. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1moltingrth.jpg1moltingrthA Red-tail in poor light going through its own metamorphosishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1metamorphosis.jpg1metamorphosisRecently emerged cicada on left. Recently discarded shell on right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1ppflowers01.jpg1ppflowers01Cheerfulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1dogspp20170813.jpeg1dogspp20170813Yuki, Turner and Mackey. Turner is the one who is the color of a scrap of riverbank with fur. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1bunting01.jpg1bunting01What a fun surprise this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1bunting02.jpg1bunting02My first ever Indigo bunting - Pony Pasture this morning2017-08-15T20:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/08/06/everybodys-hungry/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1backgardenia.jpg1backgardeniaSmells so great I almost can't taste my oatmealhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/13dogs.jpg13dogsMackey (black) in front in the sun, Turner (brown) behind him, Yuki (white) behind Turnerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1hawkmoon01.jpeg1hawkmoon01A pair of Red-tailed hawks on the powerline across the street, moon rising behind themhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1hummingbird02.jpg1hummingbird02Hummingbird just to left of center in the picture - see it there? So pretty. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1bswallowtail0802.jpg1bswallowtail0802If you eat too much parsley, you'll turn greenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1bswallowtail0107271.jpg1bswallowtail010727Black swallowtail caterpillar - just prior to gorging itself on parsleyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1bswallowtail010727.jpg1bswallowtail010727Black swallowtail caterpillar - just prior to gorging itself on parsley https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1hungrybabybluebird.jpg1hungrybabybluebirdHave you ever seen so many open mouths in one blog post? I'm not even kidding. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1ospreytriple.jpg1ospreytripleOsprey parent on left and right, adolescent in middle, screaming for fresh fishhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1mockingbabies.jpg1mockingbabiesThis is what starving teenage mockingbirds look like2017-08-07T02:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/07/30/bird-photography-in-paradise/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/file_000-2.jpegFile_000 (2)Handsome Jack in the backyard at the home of our gracious hosts in Florida yesterday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1danielsim01.jpg1danielsim01Daniel in T6 simulatorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1flyingt6.jpg1flyingt6T-6 with student pilot and instructorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/file_000-1.jpegFile_000 (1)Explanatory plaque for Skyraiderhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/file_001-1.jpegFile_001 (1)Douglas AD Skyraider (front) in museumhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/file_000.jpegFile_000F3 Explanatory plaquehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/file_001.jpegFile_001F3H Demonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/4957346f-6bad-4501-83a7-dc494eeca0cc.jpg4957346F-6BAD-4501-83A7-DC494EECA0CCSee caption above to identify humans. The plane is an F4U-4 Corsair, one of the all-time great fighter aircraft. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/0856d915-79e3-45f2-8725-e93e5106b210.jpg0856D915-79E3-45F2-8725-E93E5106B210One is obviously a pilot (Daniel). I obviously have a brace on my leg. In the center is the pilot's father Pat. 2017-07-31T15:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/07/23/guest-bird-photographer-mediterranean-sea-1959/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1riveram.jpg1riveramAny way you look at it, the James River is lovelyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1amtrak20170721.jpg1amtrak20170721Early morning at the Amtrak stationhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1dogsriverthisam.jpg1dogsriverthisamMackey, Turner and Yuki hike the Wetlands at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1drivewaymagnolia201707.jpg1drivewaymagnolia201707Magnolia that's been greeting me as I get in and out of my car this weekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1westburyredtail.jpg1westburyredtailThe obligatory Red-tailed hawk: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1killdeer.jpg1killdeerKilldeer on the northern edge of the parking lot at the Tuckahoe YMCA: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1dadslides.jpg1dadslidesBox of slides my Dad took almost 58 years ago: 2017-07-31T15:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/uss-saratoga-cv-60/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/f8crusader01.jpgf8crusader01F8U-1 Crusader of VF-32 lands aboard the Saratoga. Note arresting hook. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/skyraidercatshot.jpgskyraidercatshotDouglas A-1 Skyraider (AD-1) catapult shot off the bow of the Saratoga: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/f8landing.jpegf8landinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/crusader02.jpgcrusader02https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/a4-03.jpgA4-03Douglas A-4 Skyhawk https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/a1skyraiderline.jpgA1skyraiderlineForeground: F3H Demon Middle: Line of Douglas A-1 Skyraiders Rear: A4 sitting on catapulthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-2420.jpgIMG-2420USS Saratoga, CV 60 McDonnell F3H-2 Demon Mediterranean Sea 1959 2017-07-23T01:35:36+00:00weekly0.6https://newfaze.org/2017/07/16/some-days-revisited/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1rivernecorner.jpg1rivernecornerStanding at the northeast tip of Pony Pasture, facing northeast: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1deertoday.jpg1deertodayDemure deer from this morning. Summer photography in the brush is demanding. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1relaxingriver.jpg1relaxingriverHave you ever seen anything so beautiful? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1warydeer.jpg1warydeerA wary whitetail fades into the background at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1dogsriver.jpeg1dogsriverDogs relaxing at the beach https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1dovefinch.jpg1dovefinchMourning dove avoid being made into cat food. Accompanied by a female House finch. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1killdeercally.jpeg1killdeercallyAdult Killdeer calling to daring youngsters: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1rshtol.jpg1rshtolRed-shouldered hawk in western Henrico, Wednesday morning2017-07-16T23:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/07/09/planes-that-take-off/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1pileated01.jpeg1pileated01Female Pileated woodpecker. She was quite busy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1turner.jpeg1turnerHandsome lifeguardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1dogspp.jpeg1dogsppRare shot of Mackey (on left) in actual sunlight. Then Turner, then Yukihttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1amriver02.jpeg1amriver02I just love this riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1thrasher.jpeg1thrasherBrown Thrasher in the most nondescript spot imaginable https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1tvulture.jpeg1tvultureHow would you characterize that expression? I find myself at a loss. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1gaskinsrth.jpgVersion 3Red-tail with a moderately bulging crop at the Amoco at Patterson and Gaskins2017-07-11T01:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/07/02/wildlife-center-of-virginia-wildlife-book-club/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1dogswait.jpeg1dogswaitThree handsome, patient, well-mannered boys, waiting for me to finish taking pictureshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1rosasharn.jpeg1rosasharnRose of Sharon or, as they referred to the character in Grapes of Wrath, "Rosasharn." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1redberries.jpeg1redberriesLook at all those berries still to ripen! This was Friday late morning at Deep Run. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/27842f47-fa2e-4b9d-a1ff-a2b87d66fc3d.jpg27842F47-FA2E-4B9D-A1FF-A2B87D66FC3DYou really need to not-miss these. They're like candy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1rthnearpm.jpeg1rthnearpmIt's just their facial structure, but they always look like they're frowning. Or concentrating really hard. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1rthnearam.jpeg1rthnearamYoung Red-tail in the early morning glare, screaminghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1bluedamsel.jpeg1bluedamselBlue-fronted dancer (I think) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1pppinkflower.jpeg1pppinkflowerSome of these flowers are so bright it hardly looks natural: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1pppurpleflower.jpeg1pppurpleflowerGorgeous early summer flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1redtailcropmockingbird.jpeg1redtailcropmockingbirdI wonder of mockingbirds are like mosquitoes to Red-tailed hawks. 2017-07-03T14:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/06/25/cobbled-together/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1blackberries.jpeg1blackberriesThese are smaller than grocery store blackberries but infinitely more flavorfulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/15pctmoon.jpeg15pctmoonTiny waxing moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1krogersunset.jpeg1krogersunsetSeeing this kind of beauty from a grocery store parking lot makes life great. It doesn't take much. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1dsfrthpair.jpeg1dsfrthpairHawks in the 'hood - I can almost see this pair from my househttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1deertrail.jpeg1deertrailDeer crossing the trail at Pony Pasture within sight of the main parking lot at 11:40 on a Saturday morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1riverincomparable.jpeg1riverincomparableThis is what our river looks like. If you don't get down there, make it a point - that is priceless. 2017-06-26T02:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/06/18/sunset-from-kroger-on-maui/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ef3b103d-52fe-4a6a-8e6c-79b390261f4e.jpgEF3B103D-52FE-4A6A-8E6C-79B390261F4EI was unable to determine its gender or its party affiliation. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1bulge.jpeg1bulgeSee the bulge mid-snake? Probably a mouse becoming a snake. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1boardwalkpack.jpeg1boardwalkpackLola, Luna, Mackey, Turner, Yuki https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1bigfish.jpeg1bigfishLook at the size of the fish that right hand bird is holding. How did it even fly up there? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1hawkpair.jpgVersion 2Hiding in plain sighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1solohawk.jpeg1solohawkThe first Red-tail I noticed at Stony Pointhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1vulture01.jpeg1vulture01Turkey vulture on a branchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1deer.jpeg1deerEarlier on the same day I got that sunset photo. Isn't it great to live here? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1grocereysunset.jpeg1grocereysunsetI'm kidding about Maui, of course. I took the picture in Henrico County, VA, this week! 2017-06-19T01:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/06/11/up-close-and-personal/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/41bda014-f188-468e-9084-4df6a195bdb6.png41BDA014-F188-468E-9084-4DF6A195BDB6See the plane in the middle? It's the one making that contrailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/34941d53-f205-4ab1-81ad-20ecd9a9bb86.jpg34941D53-F205-4AB1-81AD-20ECD9A9BB86Mackey can be comfortable in any environment https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1mackeyswim.jpeg1mackeyswimWhen it's hot and you're hiking, hop in the waterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/e259c6b9-5c05-4703-9f3e-dbd91b239604.jpgE259C6B9-5C05-4703-9F3E-DBD91B239604Tara, Turner, Mackey, posse in effecthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderPicture Evelyn took this morning of my amazing nephew Wesson https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1contrailfar.jpeg1contrailfarThat's what a plane looks like that's 37,000 feet in the air. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1rainygardenia.jpeg1rainygardenia"Everything's better when wet" - Steve Miller Band https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1mockingbird.jpeg1mockingbirdCemetery mockingbirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1singleosprey.jpeg1singleospreyLone osprey at West End Assembly of Godhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1doubleosprey.jpeg1doubleosprey"Double" ospreys from long range near Stony Point2017-06-12T23:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/06/04/people-who-put-the-sweet-in-bittersweet/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1spectacular.jpeg1spectacularThe scent is practically coming through the picturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1posseatpasture.jpeg1posseatpasturePosse at the Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1leopardfrog.jpeg1leopardfrogFirst Leopard frog (for me) in 2017https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1mommockingbird.jpeg1mommockingbirdMockingbird greets my arrival at Arlington National Cemeteryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1earlyowl.jpeg1earlyowlIt wasn't this blurry in real lifehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1lookablue.jpeg1lookablue"Look! A blue!" - me, or at least according to my momhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1sunset.jpeg1sunsetYet another grocery store sunsethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/momletter.jpegmomletterMy Mom, using her own grief experience to help another with his, and ultimately us with ourshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1dovenest.jpeg1dovenestIf you see a dove tomorrow, don't be surprised if it comes from this parenthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1babywren.jpeg1babywrenBaby wren in nest today - see the yellow edges of its beak? Scarlet begonia at left2017-06-05T16:06:35+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/05/28/happy-memorial-day-autism-5k-run-through-the-jungle/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/5ksam.jpeg5ksamSam and me, pre- (or was it post-?) walk. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/9ea971ed-50e3-4ab6-bbe2-d5411e9c8a71.jpg9EA971ED-50E3-4AB6-BBE2-D5411E9C8A71Dogs on the river bank. The river was high but it had already gone down four feet since yesterday. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/df2996e0-4b90-49d2-b061-6c7493b43f9c.jpgDF2996E0-4B90-49D2-B061-6C7493B43F9CThank goodness for elevated walkways! Great job volunteers! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/c06762ea-a1e2-4745-b42a-c320d897bcde.jpgC06762EA-A1E2-4745-B42A-C320D897BCDEThis trail is normally dry. Today we had to reroute. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1restingwhitetail.jpeg1restingwhitetailWhitetail lying down for a rest in deep brush. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1grocerysunset.jpeg1grocerysunsetSunset from the Kroger parking lot. It looks like a glamorous tropical beach except for the lights. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/97774bc5-de01-4e8c-a7f0-f0c371d7b81a.jpg97774BC5-DE01-4E8C-A7F0-F0C371D7B81ADoes that look jungle-like to you? It sure felt jungle-like, but not very hot. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-5kmotorcycles.jpeg2017-5kmotorcyclesBig, tough guys on Harleys - the nicest bunch of guys I can remember meeting recently2017-05-29T02:34:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/05/21/big-mike-biathlon/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/04aa2ffa-74d9-4f3b-822e-b4cb78af1e5c.jpg04AA2FFA-74D9-4F3B-822E-B4CB78AF1E5CPistols are a lot harder to aim than rifles. But it's a great challenge: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/62ff9090-8302-4117-a187-434313c488fe.jpg62FF9090-8302-4117-A187-434313C488FEFour of my targets on the range at Colonial Shooting Academy: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/112577e5-2e65-4c9d-887a-72c145ca2364.jpg112577E5-2E65-4C9D-887A-72C145CA2364My bike at Colonial Shooting Academy for the 5th Annual Big Mike Biathlonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1honeysuckle.jpg1honeysuckleNothing else looks this beautiful and smells this beautiful with so little effort. Just add sunlight and water. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1dogsvines.jpeg1dogsvinesLook how those vines and that tree dwarf Mackey and Turnerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1dogspptoday.jpeg1dogspptodayMackey, Turner and Yukie at Pony Pasture todayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1westburyredtail.jpg1westburyredtailNotice the quizzical tilt to the head. No bird is as aware of a camera lens as a Red-tail is. It's an eye thing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1hawkmockingbird01.jpg1hawkmockingbird01Mockingbird staying safely above a hawkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1lavender02.jpg1lavender02Please read caption on preceding picturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1lavender01.jpg1lavender01Lavender - it smells as good as it looks! 2017-05-23T16:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/05/14/happy-mothers-day-2/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1maleredbelly01.jpg1maleredbelly01One of the reasons I don't own a television - I can watch these guys all I wanthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1maledowny01.jpg1maledowny01Chowing-downyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1thrasher01.jpg1thrasher01Brown Thrasher holding a prizehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1fledgling01.jpg1fledgling01I like the quality of that gaze. It's opaque, but it sure looks like there's a lot of hidden meaning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1redtailfemale01.jpg1redtailfemale01Female Red-tail, a little closer: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1redtailpair01.jpg1redtailpair01Redtail pair on tower. Always look in high places if you want to see Red-tails. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1bluebird01.jpg1bluebird01Blue (Eastern Bluebird) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1yellowgoldfinch01.jpg1yellowgoldfinch01Yellow (American goldfinch, with female Cardinal tail hanging down) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1redcardinal01.jpg1redcardinal01Red (Male Northern Cardinal) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1ladybug01.jpg1ladybug01This might be my favorite picture this week. I got lucky. 2017-05-16T21:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/05/07/three-decades-of-triathlon-and-another-snake/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1ppsnake02.jpg1ppsnake02Cooperating for a closeuphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1ppsnake01.jpg1ppsnake01Black snake in foreground; black dog in background: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1chipwoodpile01.jpg1chipwoodpile01Cutest rodent in our neighborhoodhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1dogshikebreak01.jpg1dogshikebreak01Mackey, Turner and Yuki taking a breather at Pony Pasture: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1catbird01.jpg1catbird01Gray catbirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1grosbeak01.jpg1grosbeak01Rose-breasted grosbeakhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1rose01.jpg1rose01Evelyn's stunning roseshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1trilog01.jpeg1trilog01The blue line is my first ever triathlon - April, 1987 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1meandrewpodium01.jpeg1meandrewpodium01Andrew and me at the top of the podium tied for first placehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1meandrewbikes01.jpeg1meandrewbikes01Andrew and me with our bikes post-race2017-05-08T02:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/04/30/the-first-poisonous-snake-ive-ever-photographed/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1copperheadhead01.jpg1copperheadhead01Copperhead so if you live to be 100 you'll always know how they got that namehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1copperheadcamera01-e1493597387528.jpeg1copperheadcamera01Copperhead with Canon PowerShot SX60HS for scalehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1copperheadscale01.jpg1copperheadscale01Copperhead with an iPhone 7+ (6.25") for scalehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1yukigardenia01.jpg1yukigardenia01Allow me to introduce "Yuki." He smells spectacular! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1stlushrose01.jpg1stlushrose01The first lush rose Evelyn has coaxed from our yard this Spring: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1chillers01.jpg1chillers01Chillers: Yuki (gardenia colored), Mackey (black dogs matter), Turner (coffee with too much cream colored) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1bestmultiflora01.jpg1bestmultiflora01Fragrant multiflora rose from Pony Pasture this fine April morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1mockinghawk01.jpg1mockinghawk01Mockingbird unwittingly (probably) makes the sign of the cross before fake-assaulting this apex predatorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1dewdry01.jpg1dewdry01Red-tail tail feathers drying in the early morning sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1ospreypair011.jpg1ospreypair01Far off pair of ospreys, with crow overseeing the operation. 2017-05-02T14:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/04/23/quiet-week/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1dogspp01.jpg1dogspp01Mackey on the left (tree behind him) then Turner then Yukihttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1river01.jpg1river01James River under a lowering skyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1brownhead01.jpg1brownhead01Male Brown-headed cowbird in the grasshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1redwing01.jpg1redwing01Male Red-winged blackbird at the Tuckahoe YMCAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1tadpoles011.jpg1tadpoles01Scads of tadpoleshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1multiflora01.jpg1multiflora01Weedy but smells gorgeoushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1locust01.jpg1locust01I am a connoisseur of Spring smells. These black locust flowers may be #1. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1groundhog01.jpg1groundhog01A lot of luck involved in this shot; I only managed to click the shutter four times between its appearance and disappearancehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1towhee01.jpg1towhee01Disappointing quality Eastern Towhee image (but the bird was handsome) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1hawkoncross1.jpg1hawkoncrossI learned just as I clicked, this hawk was looking at a chipmunk2017-04-24T00:48:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/04/16/happy-easter-happy-spring/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1maundythursdaybunny01.jpg1maundythursdaybunny01The less well-known "Maundy Thursday Bunny" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1whitelilacwow.jpg1whitelilacwowWhite lilacs in our yard = and in our house. We smell them 24/7 now. Everyone should be so fortunate. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1deer01.jpg1deer01Tadpoles and snapping turtles are graceful in their way. But look at this beauty. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1fungusamongus01.jpg1fungusamongus01That's an iPhone 7+! Big! Big fungus! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1tadpoles01.jpg1tadpoles01Tadpoles filling up the puddles at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1snapper01.jpg1snapper01My first ever snapping turtle at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1mayapple01.jpg1mayapple01First Mayapple flower I've seen in Pony Pasture in 2017https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1dogwood01.jpg1dogwood01Dogwood - elegant, understated, spectacularhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1spiderwort01.jpg1spiderwort01Spiderwort. A month or two the whole place was brown and gray. Now just look at it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1femalebrownheadcowbird01.jpg1femalebrownheadcowbird01Female Brown-headed cowbird at the edge of my front lawn. 2017-04-17T01:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/04/09/accident-anniversary-singular-encounters-and-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1hawkcropcross01.jpg1hawkcropcross01Hawk back up on the cross - this time with a crop (stomach) full of fresh squirrelhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1hawksquirreltree201.jpg1hawksquirreltree201Red-tail in the second tree with its dead squirrel. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1birdsquirreltree0101.jpeg1birdsquirreltree0101Red-tail makes it to the safety of a tree with its freshly killed squirrel. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1redtaildive01.jpg1redtaildive01See its talons at the bottom of the picture? Its headed for that squirrel https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1sthawk01.jpg1sthawk01Red-tail on the cross, scanning for breakfasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1redtailwithkill01.jpeg1redtailwithkill01Hawk on the lamp post - holding a dead squirrel. 9:28 2017-04-12T15:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/04/02/return-of-the-guest-photographer/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1rontpansies.jpg1rontpansiesI'm in charge of watering these. Keep your fingers crossed. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1dovebaby01.jpg1dovebaby01Adult dove in foreground with a tiny dove low on the right. They both have the same reflection in their eyes. Look closely. Zoom in. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1killdeer01.jpg1killdeer01Killdeer allowing me a glimpse this afternoon at West Creek https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1pawpaw01.jpg1pawpaw01Pawpaw buds look great against that blue skyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1redbudsky.jpg1redbudskyEven now at night in my office I have a hard time taking my eyes off of thishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1virginiabluebell01.jpg1virginiabluebell01Our bluebells are spectacularhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1showqualitydaffodil01.jpg1showqualitydaffodil01That is as spectacular a flower as you will ever see, anywhere. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1troutlily01.jpg1troutlily01Trout lily at Pony Pasture. The leaves are as striking as the flowers. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1nevermore01.jpg1nevermore01Turkey vulture, black vulture, and a crow - it sounded like a fish crow. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1eaglecrop01.jpg1eaglecrop01Williams Island Bald Eagle2017-04-09T23:45:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/03/26/thanks-kathy/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1moltingoldfinch01.jpg1moltingoldfinch01A goldfinch between seasonshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1amdeer02.jpg1amdeer02She has a look, doesn't she? Very arresting gaze. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1bugflower.jpg1bugflowerAn unidentified insect on an unidentified flower. I am doubly embarrassed to say. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/c3621392-f738-4059-8f50-3bbb9ef466e9.jpgC3621392-F738-4059-8F50-3BBB9EF466E9Mackey, Turner, Lola, :Luna, Yuki https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1redbuds01.jpg1redbuds01Redbuds at Pony Pasture - more color unfoldinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1ameagle01.jpg1ameagle01It's hard to take a bad picture of an eagle. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1deeradj01.jpg1deeradj01Isn't she elegant? She just looks so refined. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1owl01.jpg1owl01Barred owl - notice the blood on his beak. He must have caught a mouse or a vole. 2017-03-31T10:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/03/19/pony-pasture-has-the-blues/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1myhandsomeboys.jpeg1myhandsomeboysMy handsome boys. Turner in front, brown, Yuki behind him, white, Mackey, as always, bringing up the rear. Black dogs matter. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/12pairbuffles.jpeg12pairbufflesNearing the end of bufflehead season here in Virginiahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1ospreypair02.jpg1ospreypair02Osprey pair on nesthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1ospreypair01.jpg1ospreypair01Male osprey approaches female on nesthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1courtingcrows.jpeg1courtingcrowsOn reflection, this is really no sillier than some human courtship behavior. Look at the foot on the little metal bird's head. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1bluebird.jpeg1bluebirdBluebird turning its back on me at Deep Run on St. Patrick's Day https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1treeheron.jpeg1treeheronGreat Blue Heron in a treehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1blueriver.jpeg1blueriverIf you're ever feeling blue, just go here - I think it absorbs the blues. Look at them! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1vabluebell.jpeg1vabluebellGorgeous Virginia Bluebell - first I've seen in 20172017-03-20T01:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/03/12/guest-blogger-maple-festival-2017-pony-pasture-deer/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6416.jpgIMG_6416Here they are together - not very clear, but they're both there. They're never far apart. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6411.jpgIMG_6411I think this is the baby. Possibly younger brother. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6405.jpgIMG_6405I think this is the mom. Or older sister. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6559.jpgIMG_6559Bluebird on a fencepost, gorgeous lighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6646.jpgIMG_6646Crouching kestrelhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6618.jpgIMG_6618Tim Duff, loves to smile, loves to listen to questions, loves to answer them. Exceptional teacher. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0336adj.jpgIMG_0336adjFairlawn Farm, Maple Festival, 2009https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6566.jpgIMG_6566Nathan Jenkins, The Bodging Bigfoot and expert teacherhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizerender-jpg.jpegFullSizeRender.jpgWren's still wearing blue! I've added glasses! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2863_edited.jpgIMG_2863_editedWren (in blue), her sisters Phoebe and Clare and me, Highland Co Maple Festival, 20082017-03-14T14:28:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/03/05/well-thats-a-blessing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/273909e7-0e9c-42f3-9f7a-670216a7ccd3.jpg273909e7-0e9c-42f3-9f7a-670216a7ccd3It was so cold that if we were in Australia they'd call it a "six dog morning." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6337.jpgimg_6337Have you ever seen a bluebird that was not photogenic? Me either. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/eeb309d4-a098-42b8-adc4-7ab8238a66f2.jpgeeb309d4-a098-42b8-adc4-7ab8238a66f2Bamboo toilet paper. Making America great again, one square at a time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/24687a29-a11d-4e65-9771-44a12b9645f5.jpg24687a29-a11d-4e65-9771-44a12b9645f5Who gives a crap? Bamboo toilet paper! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6316.jpgimg_6316All over town. It's just remarkable. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6290.jpgimg_6290Please go see this for yourself - it is a treasure you shouldn't settle for just a picture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6280-e1488748222791.jpgimg_6280Spring is near: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6228.jpgimg_6228Red-shouldered hawk on Riverside Drivehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6203-1.jpg1thatsablessing.jpg"Well that's a blessing!"2017-03-06T02:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/02/26/let-there-be-light/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1deeprunrth.jpg1deeprunrthPointed upm clicked, away it soaredhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/15locos.jpg15locosThe first of five 4,400 HP CSX locomotives https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppmallard.jpg1ppmallardShe's giving us the eyehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_3170.jpgimg_3170Dash could not care less that the days are getting longer. Thanks for the picture Evelyn! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppdaffodil01.jpg1ppdaffodil01Spectacular trailside daffodil at Pony Pasture2017-02-27T03:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/02/19/switched-horses-in-midstream/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1buffles.jpg1bufflesThey're ever-present at Pony Pasture, but not ever-present on the surface: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1gull.jpg1gullMoments before, and eagle flew over and they scattered. They were just returning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1pattersonredtail.jpg1pattersonredtailThey have a distinctly disapproving look they save for when I get out of the carhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1peace.jpeg1peacePeacehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1flowers.jpg1flowersDoesn't it look like they're lit from within? Spectacular flowers to begin a lovely day. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1rockingham.jpg1rockinghamWELCOME TO ROCKINGHAM COUNTY TURKEY CAPITAL 2017-02-20T11:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/02/12/february-sunburn/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1lovelyanimal.jpg1lovelyanimalI don't know if that deer feels peaceful, but I certainly feel peaceful when I look at ithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1frontpansies01.jpg1frontpansies01Front porch pansy, courtesy of Evelyn. Evelyn courtesy of my great good fortune. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1deergroom.jpg1deergroomOne whitetail deer grooming another at Pony Pasture on Tuesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ccvredtail01.jpg1ccvredtail01Half a pair of Red-tails at the Country Club of Virginiahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1weagrtha01.jpg1weagrtha01Red-tailed hawk as seen through open sun roofhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1homersha01.jpg1homersha01Squawking Red-shouldered hawk in my yard Wednesdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1buffleheadpod01.jpg1buffleheadpod01Dense thicket of buffleheadshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1earlymaple01.jpg1earlymaple01Nothing says "Spring" like a glowing maple budhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1newhikers01.jpg1newhikers01You cannot beat these three for hiking buddies. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1februarysunburn01.jpg1februarysunburn01Our gleaming James River below Bosher's Dam earlier today: 2017-02-13T02:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/02/05/ill-have-mine-on-the-rocks/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1pileated01.jpg1pileated01Female Pileated woodpeckerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppmallardpair01.jpg1ppmallardpair01So beautiful in nice lighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppmallards.jpg1ppmallardsJust one of many mallard squadrons patrolling the park Tuesday. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppsquirrel01.jpg1ppsquirrel01Umistakable silhouttehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1rshhome01.jpg1rshhome01Hard to believe it's Virginia in January; it looks like the tropics. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1pprsh01.jpg1pprsh01Red-shouldered hawk hunting over the creek at Pony Pasture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppmom.jpg1ppmomShe has a very direct gaze. Extremely mature. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppdeer01.jpg1ppdeer01I believe the deer at the bottom of this picture (from December, 2014) is the same deer as the one above. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1ppbaby.jpg1ppbabyThat pudgy face and big eyes look young. But I'm not certain that's the case. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1illhavemineontherocks.jpg1illhavemineontherocksI'll have mine on the rocks2017-02-06T11:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/01/29/approximating-equilibrium/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1dogspp.jpg1dogsppYuki (white), Turner (brown), Mackey (not white or brown) at the Wetlands at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1hawkjump.jpg1hawkjumpFlying leaphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1gullschimney.jpg1gullschimneyGraceful, gliding, gleaming gullshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1newgulls.jpg1newgullsGleaming gullshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1trackstpot.jpg1trackstpotRailroad tracks gleam in the evening sun at the south end of the Tyler Potterfield Bridge https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/file_000-8.jpegfile_000-8Small segment of the train layout inside the Richmond Railroad Museumhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1bryanbluebird.jpg1bryanbluebirdBluebird at Bryan Park Thursday. Look at that glow. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1bryanmergansers.jpg1bryanmergansersPair of Hooded mergansers in muddy water at Bryan Park 2017-01-30T03:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/01/22/downstream/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1flickershaft01.jpg1flickershaft01https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1flickerhead.jpg1flickerheadThe wethead is not deadhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1sbankeagle01.jpg1sbankeagle01Bald eagle in a Sycamore, south bank of the river, just upstream from Huguenot Flatwaterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1nbankeagle01.jpg1nbankeagle01Eagle on the tower, north bank of the riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1flicker.jpg1flickerFlicker on the feeder, propping himself up with his tailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1momspicmemorial.jpeg1momspicmemorial“I never heard her say anything bad about anyone; I never saw her cranky or cross.” - Liz A., 19 January, 2017https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1downstream01.jpeg1downstream01Me, my brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews. And one dog! Thanks for the photograph Bill. 2017-01-26T22:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/01/15/jet-boat-in-hells-canyon/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1dogshike02.jpg1dogshike02My personal therapy dog team. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1eagles01.jpg1eagles01Eagles yesterdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1yellowprimrose1.jpeg1yellowprimroseFrom last week's post: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fb27acc9-024a-44cc-aeec-a5440e488d90.jpgfb27acc9-024a-44cc-aeec-a5440e488d90Mom's favorite colorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hells-canyon-adventures1-800x400.jpghells-canyon-adventures1-800x400Trip my mom took to celebrate her 80th birthday. 2017-01-30T16:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/01/08/yellow-and-blue/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1moon20170104.jpg1moon20170104Moonrise, 4 January, 2017, Bridgewater, VAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1dogspp01-f.jpg1dogspp01-f-jpgTherapy dogs at the riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1yellowprimrose.jpeg1yellowprimroseFragrant yellow primrose2017-01-09T01:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2017/01/01/happy-new-year-2/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1newyearsamaryllis2017.jpg1newyearsamaryllis2017Amaryllis from Ariel, encouraged by Evelyn to bloom this morning to begin 2017 with a flourish: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1rivergulls.jpg1rivergullsI always try to catch one coming in for a landing. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1myfavoriteriver.jpg1myfavoriteriverFreshest air in Richmondhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1stunnedredbelly.jpg1stunnedredbellyStunned Red-bellied woodpeckerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdBluebird on my feeder earlier in the week. I would not be overjoyed if a hawk got one. But hawks have to eat too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1redtailcross.jpg1redtailcrossCrosses are favorite perches for Red-tails. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/9795b86f-0867-4b39-a023-e8f0fc3aca37.jpg9795b86f-0867-4b39-a023-e8f0fc3aca37https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1cooperstill02.jpg1cooperstill02Cooper's hawk perched on top of my bird feeders. She's a bird, and she's getting ready to feed. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1dogsboardwalk.jpg1dogsboardwalkMy Neapolitan dogs - Turner on the left, Mackey in the middle, Yuki on the right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1eaglepair01.jpg1eaglepair01A nesting pair of Bald Eagles, right here in Richmond - astonishing. 2017-01-02T02:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/12/25/merry-christmas/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1eagletower01.jpg1eagletower01Underneath the nest, looking straight uphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1bosherdam.jpg1bosherdamLooking south across Bosher's Dam on the James Riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3077.jpgimg_3077Photo of Bactrian Camel taken by Evelyn at Richmond Zoo on Friday! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdBluebird at home in no sun! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1ppbluebird011.jpg1ppbluebird01Bluebird at Pony Pasture in sun and shade: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1rivergull.jpg1rivergullFlying gulls, swimming gulls, standing gullshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1buffles.jpg1bufflesBobbing buffleheads, always a long shothttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1eagle01.jpg1eagle01James River resident Bald Eagle: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1mesmerized.jpg1mesmerizedStops me in my trackshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4065.jpgimg_4065Blue river reflects a blue sky. I am mesmerized every time I look. 2016-12-26T02:10:02+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/12/18/my-earlier-squirrellier-years/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/d6b580cc-abb7-4829-bc64-7bed6f4acb1c.jpgd6b580cc-abb7-4829-bc64-7bed6f4acb1cDad knew that even in the most difficult times, America is the best place to be. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/647a46c8-887e-405f-a6e2-ff45dec40480.jpg647a46c8-887e-405f-a6e2-ff45dec40480Our Christmas tree. We put candy canes on after I took this picture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1small03.jpg1small03Upside down Ruby-crowned kinglet on suet in front of my office windowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/13xbluebird01.jpg13xbluebird01Three bluebirds at once - so cheerful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1redtailtail01.jpg1redtailtail01Tail feathers of an adult Red-tailed hawk. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1youngredtailfeathers.jpg1youngredtailfeathersTail feathers of a young red-tailed hawk. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1ppredtailhead03.jpg1ppredtailhead03Not playing gameshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1ppredtail02.jpg1ppredtail02When you're hungry, you go where the food is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1ppredtail01.jpg1ppredtail01Recognize that spot? If you've been in the parking lot at Pony Pasture you can't miss it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1drredtailhunt.jpg1drredtailhuntThis hawk is about to continue its own life by ending a squirrel's. 2016-12-19T00:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/12/11/ill-be-brief/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1redtaillate.jpg1redtaillateSame bird, same spot, two plus hours laterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1redtailearly.jpg1redtailearlyRed-tail on a tower today at 2:26 PM: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1ppbluebird01.jpg1ppbluebird01Last bird we saw before we got back in the car! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1bryangoats.jpg1bryangoatsGoats staring at us staring at themhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1kdredtail02.jpg1kdredtail02Do you ever feel like you're being watched? We were totally being watched. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1titmouse01.jpg1titmouse01Tufted titmouse. It's those black eyes. They're so cute. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1redbelly01.jpg1redbelly01Stout male Red-bellied woodpecker - starlings don't bother himhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1moonwax1207.jpg1moonwax1207Waxing Wednesday moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1grovepigeons.jpg1grovepigeonsPleasing to the eye: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1groveredtailpair.jpg1groveredtailpairConvenient perch for Red-tails2016-12-12T02:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/12/04/aka-butterfly-mcpeace/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1447211d-5823-4b9f-ac40-d26551c9d60b.jpg1447211d-5823-4b9f-ac40-d26551c9d60bBe curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/547588ab2629c-image.jpg547588ab2629c-imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/50f44c8e279ec-image.jpg50f44c8e279ec-imageButterfly, laughing and smilinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/547588ab35f87-image.jpg547588ab35f87-imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1wrensing01.jpg1wrensing01How could that not be cheerful? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1goodluckpack.jpg1goodluckpackThat is one fun group to hike withhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1redtailfeeder01.jpg1redtailfeeder01Waiting for dinnerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1littlefluffyclouds.jpg1littlefluffycloudsFor some skies you should pull over and stop. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1morningredtailfly01.jpg1morningredtailfly01Red-tail about to leaphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1eagle.jpg1eagleWhat a great time to be alive2016-12-05T15:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/11/20/warning-disturbing-images-hawk-kills-starling/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizerender-23.jpgfullsizerender-23Garter snake sticking its tongue out, smelling the dogshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1buffle02.jpg1buffle02Buffleheads bobbling mid-streamhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1ringbill.jpg1ringbillPair of ring-billed gulls on the water in the windhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizerender-22.jpgfullsizerender-22My vote for the most refreshing spot in Richmond. Or anywhere else. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1africanviolet.jpg1africanvioletChristmas cactus blooming in our kitchenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1coopers03.jpg1coopers03Link in the food chain right there. A very alive hawk and a very dead starling. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1coopers07.jpg1coopers07Cooper's hawk "mantling" in foreground over a dead starling. Bluejay in the background. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1rsh01.jpg1rsh01Patterson Avenue, 9:30 AM: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizerender-21.jpgfullsizerender-21Early humans worshipped the sun. Present-day cats worship fire. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1fullcrop.jpg1fullcropWell-fed Red-tail 2016-11-25T21:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/11/13/turn-turn-turn/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1bluebird01.jpg1bluebird01They never make me feel blue. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1brownhead01.jpg1brownhead01Brown-headed nuthatch. A treasure to discover: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1inhiselement.jpg1inhiselementThat dog is not waiting to be told what to do. He's thinking for himself. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1goldfinches01.jpg1goldfinches01Goldfinch irruption. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1cuteredtail1.jpg1cuteredtailThis guy is young (clean talons) and they just look inexperienced. After a season or two of successful kills, they look much more confident. Every time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1cuteredtail.jpg1cuteredtailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1redvine.jpg1redvineRed vine on the south side of a sycamore. Might be poison ivy, though it's usually not that high uphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1vulturedrink.jpg1vulturedrinkThere's so much to discover right here on the falls of the James - the variety on this planet is inconceivablehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1black01.jpg1black01Two black vultures tussling over the long-dead remains of a large catfishhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1nasturtium.jpg1nasturtiumPicture taken on November 13 - a very hardy plant. Hearty too, in my opinion. 2016-11-14T01:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/11/06/the-worst-form-of-government/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1chickadee.jpg1chickadeeCarolina chickadee, my favorite non-raptorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1squawkturkeyvulture.jpg1squawkturkeyvultureSquawking Turkey vulturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdThese bird feeders have been productive far beyond anything I would have imaginedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1chippy.jpg1chippyI understand some people don't like them, and I understand why. But I'm a fan. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1junco.jpg1juncoJuncos can fly just fine, but they spend a lot of time on the groundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1halloweenredtail1.jpg1halloweenredtailHalloween Red-tail sunning himselfhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1halloweenredtail.jpg1halloweenredtailHalloween Red-tail, sunning himself and watching for a snackhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizerender-157.jpgfullsizerender-157That's not magic, but it certainly is magical. 2016-11-07T01:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/10/30/today-is-my-moms-birthday/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0378.jpgimg_0378Riot of colorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-154.jpgfullsizerender-154This is my favorite: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-156.jpgfullsizerender-156Same snake, accommodatingly posing for a side view https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-155.jpgfullsizerender-155Graceful snake dangling in the cool October afternoon: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1rivermorning.jpg1rivermorningThat view is difficult to improvehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1redtailpair.jpg1redtailpairPair of Red-tails near Freeman HS, waiting for the sun to disappearhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0395.jpgimg_0395Waning crescent moon from early Tuesday morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1pansiespumpking.jpg1pansiespumpkingPansies and a pumpkinhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0367.jpgimg_0367Pansies and pumpkinhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/yellow80thbdayflower2016.jpgyellow80thbdayflower2016My mom's favorite color - birthday dinner table decoration - my sister Sheila's attention to detail2016-10-31T18:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/10/23/my-chauffeur-really-flies-gone-to-the-dogs/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-152.jpgfullsizerender-15210 minutes walk from the river. Much of the "me" you know was formed by what I learned in this hollow. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-151.jpgfullsizerender-151South Fork of the Shenandoah River on a sunny October afternoonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/funguswoodpeckerhole.jpgfunguswoodpeckerholeFungus growing in an old woodpecker holehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1flyingdowny.jpg1flyingdownyNot perfect, but a fun action shothttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1mantis.jpg1mantisPraying mantis on the hood then in the 'hoodhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1copesgraytreefrog.jpg1copesgraytreefrogCope's gray treefrog https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/partofthepack.jpgpartofthepackThey were giving me such strange looks I felt extremely self-conscioushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1jayyuki.jpg1jayyukiFound my doppelgangerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1drivingwdogs.jpg1drivingwdogsThese dogs really know how to enjoy themselveshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1gonetothedogs01.jpg1gonetothedogs01Mackey, Turner, Yuki, Sonny, Lola, Luna, me. Photograph by Ariel - thanks Ariel! 2016-10-25T13:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/10/09/keeping-your-water-dry/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizeoutput_62c.jpegfullsizeoutput_62cBrown-headed nuthatch - a lifetime first for me! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizeoutput_629.jpegfullsizeoutput_629Nasturtium in our yard - what an amazing sight for Octoberhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizeoutput_627.jpegfullsizeoutput_627Red-bellied woodpecker on the feeder outside my window! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizeoutput_62a.jpegfullsizeoutput_62aOctober Water Snake at Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizeoutput_62b.jpegfullsizeoutput_62bEastern Phoebe on a frisbee golf baskethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6484.jpgimg_6484Andrew & me, post-race chow-down at the Hopewell Quick Lunchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/b25cfbc8-ed5e-4f52-a376-fea65b11b243.jpgb25cfbc8-ed5e-4f52-a376-fea65b11b243Finisher's medal - Hopewell Sprint Tri - 20162016-10-14T10:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/10/02/thank-goodness-i-visited-my-mom-yesterday/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_9727.jpg1maleredtailA slightly damp male Red-tailed hawk watches for lunch: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-150.jpgfullsizerender-150Birthday Jedi Knighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-149.jpgfullsizerender-149Yum! (I like frosting best). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_9667.jpgimg_9667Ivory, Nicky, me and my Subaru, Toad River Lodge, British Columbia, February, 2006https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-148.jpgfullsizerender-148Pretty sure my mom's caption is legible - I just don't know the yearhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_9635.jpgimg_9635Same color as a bicycle shirt! 2016-10-25T13:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/09/25/even-slugs-take-naps/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9553.jpgimg_9553Relaxing in the woodshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9502.jpgimg_9502The glow of an orange jewelweed contrasts warmly with the new purple flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9500.jpgimg_9500A new flower on September 25 - wonderful! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9457.jpgimg_94572nd 1/2 of September - the gardenias continue. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9484.jpgimg_9484Pileated woodpecker without setting foot off my front porch!! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9528.jpgimg_9528Slug curled up taking a cozy nap2016-09-25T23:59:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/09/18/i-held-hands-with-strangers/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-147.jpgfullsizerender-147Three amigos and a dog - Andrew, me, Travis, Kosarhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-146.jpgfullsizerender-146Walking a dog during a race - how much fun can one person have? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9356.jpg1palsTurner and Dash, hanging outhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-145.jpgfullsizerender-145The SECOND house this weekend where strangers welcomed me - how excellent is that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-144.jpgfullsizerender-144One race finished, one to gohttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-143.jpgfullsizerender-143I mean, look at that. Just to watch that happen is worth all the training. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_6259.jpgimg_6259The house where we held hands and ate and talked and where I slept like a rockhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-142.jpgfullsizerender-142Lots of loot for less effort than Travis put out! 2016-09-19T14:11:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/09/11/law-of-attraction/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9261.jpgimg_9261American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9247.jpgimg_9247Thursday moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9294.jpgimg_9294Nuthatch - so cute. Like a little tuxedo. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9318.jpgimg_9318Center of attraction: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9149.jpgimg_9149Ev's response: "Holy Hawks!" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9351.jpgimg_9351Love affair w/gardenias continues to blossom: 2016-09-14T15:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/09/04/infinite-intangibles/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_8948.jpgIMG_8948Unripe chestnut oak acornshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_8849.jpg1youngredtailYoung Red-tail against a bright blue sky. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_8884.jpgospreywedStony Point osprey. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-141.jpgFullSizeRender (141)My favorite fuel: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9069.jpgIMG_9069iPhungushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-138.jpgFullSizeRender (138)My favorite refueling stophttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-140.jpgFullSizeRender (140)Turner (brown) & Mackey (not brown) being sweet at Stony Point mall. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullsizerender-139.jpgFullSizeRender (139)Long distance high five: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_8910.jpgIMG_8910A gardenia in our yard in September! Thanks Evie! 2016-09-05T00:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/08/28/insert-your-favorite-blog-post-title-here/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8800.jpgIMG_8800My possehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8794.jpgIMG_8794Not my best work, but that's a pretty late-summer imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8777.jpgIMG_8777Yum! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8725.jpgIMG_8725I was stooping above this pawpaw just before eating ithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8707.jpgIMG_8707Cormorant stoop. Not really, but they both folded their wings simultaneously: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8703.jpgIMG_8703Osprey "stooping" or beginning its plunge toward the water for fish: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8677.jpgIMG_8677Coming in for a landinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/55thbdaylopossum.jpg55thbdaylopossumCelebrating my 55th birthday with Evelyn at l'opossum in Richmond. Photo by our friend Ariel. 2016-08-29T00:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/08/21/best-triathlon-ive-ever-done-so-far/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8575.jpgIMG_8575Cardinal flower in a swampy spot at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8535.jpgIMG_8535Southern Leopard Froghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8459.jpgIMG_8459It's possible this osprey just got out of the water. A fishing trip. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1augustrose.jpg1augustroseBeautiful roses from our yardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fullsizerender-137.jpgFullSizeRender (137)Delicious & colorful pre-birthday dinner garnish from our yard. Thanks Evie! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8490.jpgIMG_8490First ever Westbury Drive goldfinch visits on what would have been my late father's 80th birthday. Superb. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/qtri2016plane.jpgqtri2016planeC-17 landing at MCAF Quantico as the race began; photo credit to Megan - thank you! Again! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/qtri2016bling.jpgqtri2016blingJust for finishing! Isn't that fantastic? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/qtri2016pals.jpgqtri2016palsAndrew, me, Pat - happy finishers. Thanks for taking the picture Megan! 2016-08-23T01:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/08/14/found-a-few-in-the-park/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8354.jpgIMG_8354Attractive insect. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8307.jpgIMG_8307Pretty butterfly today: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8159.jpgIMG_8159Isn't that an attractive flower? Very modest and demure. And graceful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8131.jpgIMG_8131This was a noisy osprey: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1711.jpgIMG_1711Picture taken 2013. I'm guessing this is the father of most deer in Pony Pasture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8281.jpgIMG_8281Family crossing the trail; the larger buck is in the bushes on the right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8250.jpgIMG_8250Possibly a younger sibling. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8268.jpgIMG_8268Handsome young six point whitetail buck in Pony Pasture2016-08-15T01:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/08/07/most-people-are-nice/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7991.jpgIMG_7991Lots of color in this post - very cheerful and fun! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7983.jpgIMG_7983Look at that precision. How do they even do that? How did evolution select for that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7917.jpgIMG_7917Summer Prothonotary Warblers at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8002.jpgIMG_8002Two goldfinches in bright contrast with the green leaveshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7822.jpgospreylandingOsprey flares for a landinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7758.jpgIMG_7758Marbled Salamander male at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_8018.jpgIMG_8018I saw two bucks at Pony Pasture today! Only got a photograph of one though. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_5530.jpgIMG_5530Photo credit - Lee Parker (beard, orange helmet) 2016-08-08T01:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/07/31/avoid-boring-people/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7628.jpgIMG_7628I know not everyone loves insects. But it's difficult to see this as anything other than lovely. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7686.jpgIMG_7686I think this is a Marsh mallow. There is just so much activity there. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hike03.jpghike03Don't they look well-organized? Fat chance. Never trust a photograph. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hike01.jpghike01Mackey, Turner, Luna, Lola, Yukihttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7725.jpg1crybabyI believe this is a young Red-tail, crying for food. I'm not positive, but I think so. It fits with the data. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7664.jpgIMG_7664Young Red-tail on the lights in right field at DS Freeman HShttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1nerd02.jpg1nerd02https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1nerd01.jpg1nerd01https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ahdcover.jpgahdcoverThe American Heritage Dictionary - Fifth Editionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7588.jpgIMG_7588It's hard to like flies. But this is an attractive animal. 2016-08-01T17:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/07/24/ssdw-same-stuff-different-week/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7484.jpgIMG_7484Barred Owl on the left, Cardinal on the righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7547.jpgIMG_7547These will be edible really soon! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7557.jpgIMG_7557All dragonflies are elegant and gracefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7493.jpgIMG_7493There is no question this Red Maple is thrivinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7537.jpgIMG_7537If you're going to pant, it's good to do it with your nose in a gardenia. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7503.jpgIMG_7503Panting ospreys. You just know it has to be hot in that nest. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7338.jpgIMG_7338Young cottontail rabbits munching on the fresh grass in the morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7409.jpgIMG_7409Symbiosis - a Zebra Swallowtail on its host plant, a Pawpawhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7362.jpgIMG_7362Yet another handsome owl at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7341.jpgIMG_7341Peaceful gaze from a Whitetail Deer at Pony Pasture 2016-07-25T01:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/07/17/owls-yawn-whoo-whoo-whoo-even-knew/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7321.jpgIMG_7321I think every flower secretly wishes it was a gardenia. They are simply without parallel. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7327.jpgIMG_7327The background is unspectacular but that gladiola is breathtakinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7289.jpgIMG_7289Osprey with a mid-day mealhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7203.jpgowl yawn wowBarred Owl (Strix varia) yawns in the afternoon heat at Pony Pasture 2016-07-19T21:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/07/10/credit-where-credit-is-due/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7094.jpg1redtail9600pattRed-tail on a weathervanehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7061.jpgIMG_7061"Personality goes a long way." - Jules, Pulp Fiction, 1994 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6996.jpgIMG_6996Fungus are everywhere. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7114.jpgIMG_7114Yuki (white) Mackey (black) Turner (none of the above) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7104.jpg1pawpawfruitImmature pawpaw fruit. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_7131.jpgIMG_7131Somebody forgot to turn the light switch off. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fullsizerender-11.jpgFullSizeRender (11)Ev's photograph of the fresh gardenia she coaxed into bloom behind our house this morning: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6905.jpgIMG_6905Ethan's sharp eyes picked this one out of the canopy - it wasn't making a peep! 2016-07-10T23:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/07/03/happy-third-of-july/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6793.jpgIMG_6793Possibly a Blue-fronted Dancer https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6754.jpgIMG_6754A French speaker might say a mockingbird has a certain "je ne sais quoi" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6787.jpgIMG_6787Every dragonfly is gorgeous. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6765.jpgIMG_6765Every bit as beautiful as a gardenia, just w/o the lovely smell. And less symmetry. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6763.jpgIMG_6763Beautiful view looking east past downtown Richmondhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6657.jpgospreyfam2An osprey parent (right) and a young osprey (on the nest) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6687.jpg1ospreypairOspreys left, right, and in middle (hidden by nest) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6651.jpgIMG_6651An osprey parent (right) and a young osprey (on the nest) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6670.jpgIMG_6670Makes me hungry just looking at her. She'll be eating soon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fullsizerender-127.jpgFullSizeRender (127)It's amazing all this actually comes from our yard. 2016-07-18T02:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/06/26/a-folding-bike-a-flashback-and-a-foreshadowing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6639.jpgIMG_6639One of many gardenias blooming outside our open living room window: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6605.jpgIMG_6605Blue Dasher (I think) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6502.jpg1mockingbug discovery umcMockingbird eating an insect in the church parking lot. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6483.jpgIMG_6483There are always hawks sitting on top of churches! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6466.jpgIMG_6466Aren't they incredible? I never get tired of this. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6453.jpgIMG_6453Yikeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6441.jpgIMG_6441Things are looking uphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6433.jpg1tuesowl1Adolescent Barred Owl, under the canopy at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fullsizerender-8.jpgFullSizeRender (8)Dominion Power trucks and more, to the rescue during our recent power outage2016-06-26T23:55:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/06/19/happy-fathers-day/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6364.jpgytm-3Mackey (black, on left), Turner (brown, in middle), Yuki (white, on right) in Wetlands at Pony Pasture this morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5998.jpgIMG_5998US Navy MZ-3A blimp flying west over the Huguenot Bridge in Richmond, VAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6345.jpgIMG_6345Pony Pasture Pawpawshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6106.jpgIMG_6106Young Barred Owl turning a vole into something newhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6094.jpgowl wowBarred owls are very, very cooperative photography subjectshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6015.jpgowl pair 01Pair of adolescent Barred Owls (Strix varia). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/chesty-nb-700x700.jpgChesty-NB-700x700Chesty Puller t-shirthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6305.jpgIMG_6305Two ospreys landing on a crane in West Point, VA. 2016-06-20T02:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/06/12/my-second-favorite-smell/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5735.jpgospreyscoldNot panting - calling. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5717.jpgIMG_5717Subset of a Cliff Swallow colonyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5972.jpgowl2The second owl, also panting. Neat looking feet too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5977.jpgIMG_5977See it panting? Everything was panting. It's incredible. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5931.jpgopossumOpossum trying to beat the heat at Pony Pasture early this afternoon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5863.jpgpp toadFowler's Toad relaxing by the riverside. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5912.jpgIMG_5912Toadstool. Mighty fine looking toadstool too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5566.jpgsnake fish 02A little bit of the Circle of Life https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5816.jpgIMG_5816This phoebe is from Deep Run - not Bryan Park. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5653.jpgIMG_5653Adult Red-tailed hawk at Bryan Park this week2016-06-13T09:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/06/05/no-politics-no-advertising-no-religion/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5554.jpgIMG_5554I'm always surprised how bright these fungi get without benefit of photosynthesis. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5533.jpgIMG_5533Is it just me? Compare this with that osprey a few pictures back. That bird is not lacking confidence. This one, hard to say. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5106.jpg1youngredtailtalonsyoung redtail contemplating its talonshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fullsizerender-121.jpgFullSizeRender (121)Dinner table decorations from the side yard to the back porch. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5447.jpgIMG_5447I don't think chipmunks feel cheerful any more than ospreys feel approval. But this chipmunk looks kind of satisfied. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5257.jpgIMG_5257They just stare at you. Don't they? Robins never look like this. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5182.jpgpony pasture toadAmerican toad? Possibly? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5496.jpgIMG_5496I'm always happy evolution selected for this particular combination. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5088.jpgIMG_5088This one looks like a swallowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5312.jpgIMG_5312Currently unidentified swallow - your help will be appreciated! 2016-06-06T00:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/bryan-red-tails-2016/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5485.jpgIMG_5485This little one is constantly moving its head. Getting oriented or something - I'm not certain. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5106.jpg1youngredtailtalonsYoung Red-tail appears to be contemplating its talons. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_50121.jpgIMG_5012They mature so fast. It looks less "silly" each time I return. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4846.jpgIMG_4846I don't think raptors ever daydream. Especially young ones. They think about eating. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4607.jpgbryan red tail eyas 03Startling to look like a gangly grownuphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_41181.jpg1thatgazeI've taken to referring to this as simply "that gaze" - they always know you're around. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3956.jpgcuriousbabyExercising hawk visionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_39081.jpgIMG_3908Baby peering over top of nest: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_37311.jpgbryan family02Baby more visible in middle, female on left, male facing away from camera on righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3727.jpgIMG_3727Female on left, baby in middle, male on right2016-06-05T01:08:07+00:00weekly0.6https://newfaze.org/2016/05/29/happy-memorial-day/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4683.jpgIMG_4683Almost as bright as the nasturtiums! Turtles & nasturtiums seek light; fungus not so much. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4640.jpgIMG_4640Toad on a rotting log at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4652.jpgspotted sandpiper ppSpotted Sandpiper at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5061.jpgIMG_5061Roses today before the rainhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4655.jpgIMG_4655Fungus with keyshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4894.jpgIMG_4894Not a beautiful perch, but the bird is gorgeoushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4881.jpgIMG_4881It's hard to imagine he's scolding me, but he certainly gives that impression. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4907.jpgIMG_4907That's the nest - if you drive on Parham Road, you can't miss it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5012.jpgIMG_5012Sometimes they look like they're posing. It's a treat every time I get to see one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4626.jpgIMG_4626Front porch nasturtiums. Thanks Evie! You can even eat them! 2016-05-30T17:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/05/22/evelyn-says-i-try-too-hard/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4493.jpgIMG_4493WWI cannon at Shenandoah Elementary Schoolhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-113.jpgFullSizeRender (113)7 May, 1901. 116 years ago this month. Think what it was like when that stone was laid. 35 years after the Civil War ended. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-111.jpgFullSizeRender (111)Tunnel under the railroad tracks, headed out to the riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-114.jpgFullSizeRender (114)Mackey and Turner on a drizzly day in Page Co., looking at the Shenandoah River. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4295.jpgIMG_4295Check this out! Isn't it gorgeous? Seriously? It's amazing what you stumble across. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4274.jpg1handsomesnailThis is a handsome snail. In my opinion. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4356.jpgIMG_4356This is how snakes hang out. Photo credit and congratulations to Ethan L. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4319.jpgIMG_4319Bryan Park Bluebirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4189.jpgIMG_4189Parham Road osprey pair. I believe they won't use this nest much longer. But I'm not certain. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4118.jpg1thatgazeLook at that gaze. Evelyn has mentioned before it's hard to believe it'll grow up to kill cute little mammals. 2016-05-23T22:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/ppff/2016-05-18T20:01:44+00:00weekly0.6https://newfaze.org/about/2016-05-18T20:00:28+00:00weekly0.6https://newfaze.org/best-pictures-and-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1eagleeye-e1427670535977.jpg1eagleeyeBryan Park, Richmond, VA, March 23, 2015https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bullfrogadj1.jpgbullfrogadjBest picture I've ever taken. Bullfrog, Bryan Park, Richmond, VA, April, 20132019-05-27T16:02:01+00:00weekly0.6https://newfaze.org/2016/05/15/fierce-baby/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3995.jpgIMG_3995Ebony Jewelwing at Deep Run Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4078.jpgIMG_4078Goldfinch glowing on a cool May morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4006.jpgIMG_4006This is what Spring smells like: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3666.jpgbryansnake03bryan snake03https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4052.jpgIMG_4052Different Red-shouldered hawk perched on a different cross on a different church on a different day. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3486.jpgIMG_3486Red-shouldered hawk on a crosshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3908.jpgIMG_3908I love how aware they are. Raptors do not have any attention deficit. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3764.jpgIMG_3764Bluejay taking a quick break from harassing red-tails. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3731.jpgbryan family02Red-tail family - mother on the left, baby in the middle, father on the right - back to the camera. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4088.jpgIMG_4088That baby is not fierce at all! 2016-05-23T22:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/05/08/happy-mothers-day/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3236.jpgIMG_3236Waiting for whatever washes down. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3139.jpgIMG_3139Red-tail getting a view from on high. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_2973.jpgIMG_2973Bluejay almost perching on a Red-tail's head: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-110.jpgFullSizeRender (110)Mackey and Turner supervising. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3285.jpgIMG_3285Mom and Dad keeping baby safe. Isn't that amazing? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3366.jpgIMG_3366Adult on an overhead limb, baby in the nest. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-109.jpgFullSizeRender (109)I was happy before I had cupcakes! There is no improving this experience. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-106.jpgFullSizeRender (106)It's the happiest thing - even if you don't do this, you should come visit one. EVERYBODY is happy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-108.jpgFullSizeRender (108)I'm not in it for the bling anymore. For me, it's all about the cupcakes. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-107.jpgFullSizeRender (107)Beach at Lake Anna State Park. Fantastic swimming. 2016-05-10T17:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/05/01/we-interrupt-our-regularly-scheduled-blog-post-2/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-105.jpgFullSizeRender (105)If you've never seen a greyhound run on a beach, make that happen. It's a sight to behold. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-101.jpgFullSizeRender (101)Always have to visit J Street: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-102.jpgFullSizeRender (102)When you went to Alcatraz there was NO REFUNDhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-103.jpgFullSizeRender (103)Cell block on Alcatrazhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-99.jpgFullSizeRender (99)From the mouths of babeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-104.jpgFullSizeRender (104)"Is that how they make clouds?" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-100.jpgFullSizeRender (100)Equally obligatoryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-98.jpgFullSizeRender (98)Obligatory visit for LA tourists (for me, anyway) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-97.jpgFullSizeRender (97)Cover of my trip journalhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_2799.jpgIMG_2799"Resting my eyes" 2016-05-02T01:13:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/04/24/unlike-bill-clinton-i-do-inhale/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-94.jpgFullSizeRender (94)The tail of a Qantas jet in 1991: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-93.jpgFullSizeRender (93)A boy and his dog, Australia-style: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-92.jpgFullSizeRender (92)A lot of animals "know" they're being watched. I don't know what they think or if they think, but they're aware. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-91.jpgFullSizeRender (91)Australian coat of arms. Kangaroo on the left, emu on the right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-90.jpgFullSizeRender (90)I photograph trains in America. I photographed trains in Australia. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-89.jpgFullSizeRender (89)I photograph lizards in America. I photograph lizards in Australia. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0827_edited.jpgIMG_0827_editedNot-sunny Yukon Territoryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-95.jpgFullSizeRender (95)Sunny Sydney, 1991 (wearing my triathlon t-shirt) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/paradise_voltaire.jpgparadise_voltaireI love to travel. But I also love to not-travel. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2313.jpgIMG_2313Fish never see these coming. Boy that would give me nightmares. 2016-04-25T00:31:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/04/17/tentacles-and-a-triathlon-in-windy-wellington/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-88.jpgFullSizeRender (88)Early in the "Farm to table" processhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-83.jpgFullSizeRender (83)Another lovely day in New Zealandhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-82.jpgFullSizeRender (82)So excellent. A long way to travel for a short race, but what a trip. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-87.jpgFullSizeRender (87)Race finish linehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-84.jpgFullSizeRender (84)My road bike leaning against a post near the swim section. I get cold just looking at it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-81.jpgFullSizeRender (81)In New Zealand, twenty-five years ago. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2089.jpgIMG_2089That's what a Red-tail nest looks like. If it hadn't been pointed out to me, I'd have probably never seen it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1993.jpgIMG_1993Beautiful Red-tailed hawk perched high in the top of a loblolly pine. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2022.jpgIMG_2022Cliff swallow watching me watch him. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2035.jpgIMG_2035Pair of ospreys on a new nest south of the James River. 2016-04-20T23:26:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/04/10/even-the-poison-ivy-looked-pretty/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/max-cosmic2.gifmax.cosmic2Peter Maxx peace signhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/s-l1000.jpgs-l1000Multi-colored felt tip pens. This was what we used in the pre-tattoo era. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerender-2.jpgFullSizeRender (2)Home for most of my childhood. My brothers and my room was at that awning on the second floor on the left. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1900.jpgIMG_1900We're growing a great crop of poison ivy! (It's easy to avoid). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1823.jpgIMG_1823This marks one full year of Red-tailed hawks on Westbury Drive. I am so amazed and so gratified. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1881.jpgIMG_1881Red-shouldered hawks compliment the Red-tails on our street: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1762.jpgIMG_1762Cedar Waxwing on a wire near Tredegar Iron works. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1568.jpgIMG_1568A trusting deer at Pony Pasture. Part of a herd of at least four. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1639.jpgIMG_1639Handsome male Purple Martin at Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1ppsolitary01adj.jpg1ppsolitary01adjSolitary Sandpiper at Bryan Park, one year ago2016-04-20T23:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/04/03/a-few-thousand-words/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1426.jpgIMG_1426Female Eastern Swallowtail. I'm speechless. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1218.jpgIMG_1218Suburban osprey on Parham Roadhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1116.jpgIMG_1116Gorgeous Pony Pasture bluebellhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1283.jpgIMG_1283Trout lily at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1296.jpgIMG_1296They watch. Calmly. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1177.jpgIMG_1177Bright dogwood in the woods in Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1166.jpgIMG_1166Five-lined skinkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1350.jpgIMG_1350Looking for squirrels on the outside of trees: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1319.jpgIMG_1319Watching from a safe place: 2016-04-04T14:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/03/27/happy-easter-happy-spring-happy-sunday/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0782.jpgIMG_0782Red-tailed hawk at Bryan Park - taken w/in 1/2 mile of that Red-shoulder, ten minutes later. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0721.jpgIMG_0721Red-shouldered Hawk in Bryan Park. The thing about raptor pictures is, they just "take command" of the image - when I look at raptor pictures, I just look at the raptor. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0985.jpgIMG_0985The return of the Purple Martins to Bryan Park - more Spring progress! Yay! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderJoining the pack: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender-1.jpgFullSizeRender (1)Matty on the move: 2016-03-28T01:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/03/21/highland-county-maple-festival-2016/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0597.jpg1kestrel02American Kestrel - what a treat that was. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0668.jpgIMG_0668Highland County sugar maple tree, it will leaf out soon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0633.jpgIMG_0633She looks so peaceful. But my feet get cold just looking at her. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0628.jpgIMG_0628Red-spotted newt, taking the Polar Plunge. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0655.jpgIMG_0655This was a GREAT Pyrenees! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0600.jpgIMG_0600That's what's meant by "pastoral." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0632.jpgduffs pondHave you ever looked at a scene as serene and peaceful as this one? My blood pressure drops 10 points just looking at it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender-74.jpgFullSizeRender (74)Hand carved wooden spoon by Nathan Jenkins. I ate oatmeal with it this morning! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0576.jpgIMG_0576The remarkable Nathan Jenkinshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0566.jpgIMG_0566Snowy tree - in front of Evelyn's Pantry! 2016-03-22T02:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/03/20/lchaim/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender-42.jpgFullSizeRender (42)Small, old, well used spurtle, and brand new, yet-to-be-used spurtle. Made this morning! While I watched! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender-41.jpgFullSizeRender (41)Curious George Makes Maple Syrup - how could anything be any more fun? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_3444.jpgIMG_3444Me, Wren, and the Yum Master, photo credit to the Yum Monster. Highland Maple Festival, 20162016-03-21T03:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/03/13/ill-have-to-ruminate-on-it/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0277.jpgIMG_0277Immune to imitationhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0225.jpgIMG_0225Sometimes I think they post on purpose. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9923.jpgIMG_9923Chickadees are not posers. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0141.jpgIMG_0141Baby mallards will be along soon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9955.jpgIMG_9955The iconic bird of springhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9858.jpgIMG_9858If you're uncertain it's Spring, let go of that uncertainty. This was in the woods, not in a garden. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0245.jpgIMG_0245Pair of ospreys returning and cleaning up their nesthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9890.jpghawk glareWhen you watch hawks, hawks watch you back. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9600.jpgIMG_9600Pretty bluebird warming up in the morning sun in western Henricohttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9842.jpgIMG_9842A mother deer (back to the camera) grooms her fawn (facing the camera)2016-03-14T01:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/03/06/batman-has-a-utility-belt/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9553.jpgIMG_9553Canine vanguardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9540.jpgIMG_9540Deer, blending in - they're awesome at that. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender-39.jpgFullSizeRender (39)It never snows in Dash-land. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender-38.jpgFullSizeRender (38)This was Friday. Tuesday it's supposed to be 76º. Crazy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9360.jpgIMG_9360Turkey vulture and a Black vulture face off over a fish carcass. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9348.jpg1vulturecourtshipBlack Vultures courting, I presume. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9591.jpg1stmarchredtailFirst Red-tail of March, in a bare Tulip Poplar across the street from our house. Good eye Evie! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender-37.jpgFullSizeRender (37)Selfie of my "Utility Belt" a.k.a. my jean jacket, complete with leashes. 2016-03-09T11:21:30+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/02/28/some-weeks-are-better-than-others/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fullsizerender-68.jpgFullSizeRender (68)Excerpt from when I was back in the hospital. 1989. I was anxious and angry. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fullsizerender-69.jpgFullSizeRender (69)Journal cover from 27 years ago. Wow. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9286.jpgIMG_9286Female house finches are demure and lady like. Some of the time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9281.jpgIMG_9281Male house finches are showier: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9229.jpgIMG_9229Dirty White Boy in the making (while Turner supervises): https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9247.jpgIMG_9247Early season sun batherhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8965.jpgIMG_8965Red-shoulder from February 11: 2016-03-08T02:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/02/21/life-goes-on/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9111.jpgIMG_9111Terrific Red-tail picture by Ethan - excellent job! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9148.jpg1flicker01northern flicker 01https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9178.jpgIMG_9178Let the hyacinths begin: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fullsizerender-67.jpgFullSizeRender (67)Brightest thing I've seen today. Beautiful! 2016-02-22T17:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/02/14/change-your-evil-ways/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8893.jpgIMG_8893Bluebird flying off. Pretty certain I was the only one watching. I like the lichen. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8883.jpgIMG_8883One Red-tail watching another Red-tail flying offhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8940.jpgIMG_8940Red-shouldered Hawk eating a frog on the banks of the mighty James River2016-02-22T17:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/02/07/the-kindness-of-strangers/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8735.jpgIMG_8735Only in America: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8694.jpgIMG_8694Female Downy Woodpecker. Stripes don't make her look fat. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8690.jpgIMG_8690Nattily attired male Bufflehead at Pony Pasture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8774.jpgIMG_8774The view (at 200x zoom) from my driveway. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8679.jpgIMG_8679A Red-tail perched on an actual tree. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8676.jpgIMG_8676Pair of flying Red-tails - I saw four at the same time! 2016-02-07T22:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/01/31/sergeant-pepper-taught-the-band-to-play/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8515.jpgIMG_8515A pair of Red-tails waiting for an unwary squirrel. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8541.jpgIMG_8541This is a heron thinking "I'm glad dogs can't climb trees." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8453.jpgIMG_8453Some robins don't wait for the snow to go away. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8558.jpgIMG_8558Mallards are flocking up on the creeks at Pony Pasture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8612.jpgIMG_8612Seagulls (mostly Ring-billed) on the James River at Pony Pasture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8617.jpgIMG_8617Deer in the center, running. Deer on the left, watching. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-661.jpgFullSizeRender (66)My Neapolitan boys taking a break, mid-hike. Boy we had fun today. 2016-02-01T20:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/01/24/red-white-and-blue/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2698.jpgIMG_2698Happy kitty and a happy personhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-36.jpgFullSizeRender (36)Cold, wet booties, warm, toasty firehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2712.jpgIMG_2712Mackey modeling mom-made booties pre-hikehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8234.jpgIMG_8234Additional ice topographyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8233.jpgIMG_8233Ice topographyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8291.jpgIMG_8291Last glimpse of the clear moon, Thursday eveninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8189.jpgIMG_8189GE locomotive pulls a rare westbound train past the Federal Reserve and Brown's Islandhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8160.jpgIMG_8160Handsome but bossy. Sometimes. They're smart birds though. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8176.jpgIMG_8176Our state bird, the Northern Cardinal, looking like he's lit from withinhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8122.jpgIMG_8122Our neighborhood Red-tail hunting from our neighbor's sweet-gum tree 2016-01-27T21:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/01/17/impeccable-timing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-68.jpgFullSizeRender (68)Black waves on a black sand beach at the edge of a black-sand town. All volcanic ash. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-66.jpgFullSizeRender (66)Post mountain bike ride w/another student. Guatemalan weather forecasts were untrustworthy in those days. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-67.jpgFullSizeRender (67)Mom on the left, the homeowner in the center, other students all around, bicycle and dog on far left. The courtyard of the house where we stayed. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2594.jpgIMG_2594See her again? Under the snowy diagonal log? It's not easy but she's there. Look for her tail. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-65.jpgFullSizeRender (65)See her in the center? Look at that white snowy diagonal log - you'll need it in the next picture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-63.jpgFullSizeRender (63)You just could not ask for better hiking companions. See Mackey on the right? Plus Yuki (white) and Turner (brown). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-64.jpgFullSizeRender (64)Snowy morning at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-62.jpgFullSizeRender (62)Reverse Dalmatian - Black dog with white spotshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7933.jpg1redtailRed-tail, with a couple of feathers out of placehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7944.jpg1redshoulderRed-shouldered hawk, in Red-tail territory2016-01-18T01:30:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/01/10/even-a-blind-hog/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7707.jpgIMG_7707Red-tail pair on a gray winter morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7667.jpgIMG_7667Red-tail minutes before sunset. Probably waiting for a late dinner to wander past. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7616.jpgIMG_7616Puffy dovehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7809.jpgIMG_7809Blue background #2: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7628.jpgIMG_7628Blue background #1: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7786.jpgIMG_7786Female Hooded Merganserhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7793.jpgIMG_7793Handsome male Hooded Merganser at Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7769.jpgIMG_7769Carolina Wren. They only ever look cute - it's their default setting. But they don't hold back when they're scolding. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-55.jpgFullSizeRender (55)Striking fear into the hearts of raccoons wherever they wander. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7741.jpgIMG_7741Turner surprised them in mid-frolic. 2016-01-11T23:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2016/01/03/we-turned-our-flashlights-off-after-dark/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7608.jpgIMG_7608Fern shadow on a creek bottomhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7596.jpgIMG_7596Mockingbird in the sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7586.jpgIMG_7586Black and white Downy Woodpecker against a blue, blue January skyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7580.jpgIMG_7580Neighborhood Red-tail on a new perch: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7521.jpgIMG_7521Snail on an oak loghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7518.jpgIMG_7518The front end of tens of thousands of tons of coal. On a foggy December afternoon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7481.jpgIMG_7481I'm gonna' keep my eye on you... https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7490.jpgIMG_7490December evening in Henrico County2016-01-14T20:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/12/27/we-wore-shorts-when-it-snowed/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7342.jpgIMG_7342Back over the baseball field! The day school let out, the hawks went straight back to the baseball field for the first time since September. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cabin02.jpgcabin02The cabin in a light snow. See the chimney for the stove? And the front deck? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cbnstove-2.jpegcbnstove 2The wood stove at our cabin in the summer. 2 bricks underneath for foot warmers in the winter. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7417.jpg1prettydeerI never get tired of looking at these beautieshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7396.jpgIMG_7396It was so nice to see the sun againhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7371.jpgIMG_7371As a photographer, it's just fun to point your camera at a dog like Yuki. Look at that guy! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7366.jpgIMG_7366Always makes sure I'm keeping uphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7354.jpgIMG_7354The hike begins on a dreary Christmas morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1merrychristmaswim.jpg1merrychristmaswimDogs celebrating Christmas2015-12-29T14:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/12/20/one-persons-kryptonite/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_73381.jpgIMG_7338The "every living thing" mystery continueshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7323.jpgIMG_7323Unidentified orange fungus. Or mold. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7262.jpgIMG_7262Female Red-tailed hawk with conspicuously bulging crophttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7148.jpg1ppturtleMid-December turtle - crazy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7191.jpgIMG_7191Female Pileated woodpecker https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7125.jpg1ppbufflesSomewhere, a bufflehead is always divinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7154.jpg1ppbluebirdPony Pasture bluebirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7338.jpgIMG_7338https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7336.jpgIMG_7336At least two visible deer - look hard - they blend in. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7328.jpgIMG_7328She's hard to pick out - look for her black nose near the center, an ear above that, and an eye2015-12-22T18:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/12/13/cloudless-sulphur/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fullsizerender-33.jpgFullSizeRender (33)Cappy! One of my five delightful nieces! Thanks for the picture Evelyn! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1ppflicker.jpg1ppflickerNorthern Flickerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1ppdowny.jpg1ppdownyMale downy woodpecker at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1ppbluebird.jpg1ppbluebirdDecember bluebird at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1pphiheron.jpg1pphiheronGreat blue heron HIGH in a tree at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1kubakubaredtail.jpg1kubakubaredtailThis is a big female Red-tail who prowls around the little shopping center at the corner of Ridge and Foresthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1lowlightbryankingfisher.jpg1lowlightbryankingfisherFemale Kingfisher at Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1grasshopper.jpg1grasshopperAmerican Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1cloudlesssulphur.jpg1cloudlesssulphurCloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6514.jpgIMG_6514A combination of Mikhail Baryshnikov and an enlightened Zen master2015-12-14T02:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/12/06/the-nicest-thing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1dogsam.jpg1dogsamMackey and Turner enjoying Sunday morning in the woodshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1icepine.jpg1icepineFrozen fog on pine needleshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1sweetgum.jpg1sweetgumSweetgum ball toasting in the sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1hawkpair.jpg1hawkpairPopulation control for small mammals in our neighborhoodhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1mockingbird02.jpg1mockingbird02Closeup of the eye and head. I just love the detail. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1mockingbird01.jpg1mockingbird01Mockingbird on a winter morning in Blacksburghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1wessonme.jpg1wessonmeSee how sweet he looks? He's even sweeter! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1bottomsup.jpg1bottomsupPartners in crime2015-12-07T01:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/11/29/think-too-much-c/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1hurthawks.jpg1hurthawksRed-tail hawk poem excerpt from a journal I kept 38 years ago (!) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1924.jpgIMG_1924We ALWAYS love a fresh bottle of honeyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1894.jpgIMG_1894Blazing bouquet - photo credit goes to Evelyn: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1935.jpgIMG_1935Thanksgiving place settings - so excellenthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1mouseguts.jpg1mousegutsNothing is wasted https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1redtail01.jpg1redtail01Neighborhood Red-tail, consuming a fresh caught mouse on Thanksgiving Day2015-11-30T01:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/11/22/it-was-just-a-coincidence-but-still/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/133hawk03.jpg133hawk03That's a spiderweb behind her! This stuff never ceases to delight and amaze me https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/133moon01.jpg133moon01Waxing gibbous moon rising above a well-fed hawk https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/133hawktalons.jpg133hawktalonsThat's a bad sight for a small mammal to turn its back onhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/133hawk02.jpg133hawk02It's hard to look away from a hawk's eyeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/133hawk01.jpg133hawk01It's a difficult look to interpret. It may be arrogant. Or confident. Or raptors don't have emotions - who am I to say. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1ppinsect01.jpg1ppinsect01Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) on a leaf at Pony Pasture 2016-11-12T11:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/11/15/eating-mac-and-cheese-with-chopsticks/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/237_kraft_macaroni_and_cheese.png237_kraft_macaroni_and_cheeseFor the first 3/4 of my life, this was mac and cheese. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fullsizerender-48.jpgFullSizeRender (48)Our heat is on right now - and that's the source! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1clarkhawks.jpg1clarkhawksPair of Red-tails in Bon Air, female on the lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1redshoulder711.jpg1redshoulder711Red-shouldered hawk above a shopping center parking lothttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1stbuffleheads2015.jpg1stbuffleheads20152 males and 3 female Buffleheadshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1ppsiesta.jpg1ppsiestaI like that look. They're just observing. They don't even seem anxious, just aware. 2015-11-17T16:16:03+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/11/08/except-for-all-the-others/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1bryanbluebird.jpg1bryanbluebirdBluebird / Blueskyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fullsizerender-45.jpgFullSizeRender (45)Cast of "Diary of Anne Frank" at Goochland HS, 7 November, 2015https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1moon.jpg1moonLast quarter moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1moon01.jpg1moon01First quarter moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1billy.jpg1billyThis is Billy; he's friendly and confident just this side of arrogant. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1billybeacon.jpg1billybeacon"Billy" is darker; "Beacon" is the mostly white goat. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1hawkpairtu.jpg1hawkpairtuMale and female Red-tails near the house Tuesday morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1novemberazalea.jpg1novemberazaleaLook at this gorgeous azalea blooming in November! 2015-11-11T21:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/11/01/northern-hospitality/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fullsizerender-44.jpgFullSizeRender (44)The creek behind Evelyn's mother's house - where Evelyn grew up! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fullsizerender-43.jpgFullSizeRender (43)This person wasn't even wearing a pirate costume. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fullsizerender-42.jpgFullSizeRender (42)Firetrucks are always fun. ESPECIALLY when they're throwing candy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1501.jpgIMG_1501Five minutes walk from our hotel. Unimprovable. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fullsizerender-41.jpgFullSizeRender (41)Sunrise to begin a wonderful journey2015-11-07T21:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/10/25/the-dogs-sniffed-me-suspiciously/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fullsizerender-40.jpgFullSizeRender (40)On hiatus from Starbucks. Thanks Maria and John! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1moon01.jpg1moon01First quarter moon: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1squirrelnut.jpg1squirrelnutThis squirrel was making an incredible amount of noise - even with this giant acorn in its mouth. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1hawk011.jpg1hawk01They're so handsome. Or pretty. They have presence. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1phoebefence.jpg1phoebefencePerching on a fence line - just like it says in allaboutbirds.comhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1fallphoebe.jpg1fallphoebePhoebe in the Fallhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1killdeer01.jpg1killdeer01I wonder if killdeers think about Canada geese? This could have been a much nicer picture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1bluebirdpair.jpg1bluebirdpairNo one scored on them while I watched. But it did take two of them. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdHe's a handsome guy, isn't he? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1chattygoat.jpg1chattygoatI believe this goat is saying something obvious, but I don't know what it is. 2015-10-27T03:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/10/18/throw-it-up-against-the-wall/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1laterose.jpg1lateroseCould be the final rose of 2015 here on Westbury Drive. If so, that's a bright and cheerful way to end the season. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1garter.jpg1garterGarter snake at Pony Pasture - interesting identification explanation belowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1squirrelocust.jpg1squirrelocustSome squirrels will go to great lengths to get their pictures on the internethttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1mallardtip.jpg1mallardtipFemale mallard trying to look taller than she really ishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1mallardflap.jpg1mallardflapMale mallard flailing aroundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1ospreytree.jpg1ospreytreeThere's a good joke about landscaping to be made here, but it escapes me just now. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1hawkright01.jpg1hawkright01Slightly more businesslike and/or threatening, in my view. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1hawkleft01.jpg1hawkleft01It looks kind of cute, don't you think? Is it just me? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1hawkpair01.jpg1hawkpair01Two hawks on the power line tower2015-10-21T14:15:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/10/11/making-tracks/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1hawk01.jpg1hawk01I'm amazed the weather can transform so completely in just seven hourshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/12hawks02.jpg12hawks02Always happy to get two at once, even when the light is bleakhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1brightredtail.jpg1brightredtailLook how bright that tail is! I don't see their tails very often. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1redtailyoung02.jpg1redtailyoung02Same terrific looking bird, zoomed in a bithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1redtailyoung01.jpg1redtailyoung01Young Red-tail almost within sight of my househttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1boxturtle.jpg1boxturtleEastern Box Turtle - don't his shell markings look like raccoon tracks? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1raccoontrackclose.jpg1raccoontrackcloseThis is a closeup; see where its claws made holes in front of its "fingers"? Like a dog's, they're non-retractablehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1raccoon01.jpg1raccoon01Raccoon track in the center of the picture2015-10-12T01:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/10/04/some-weeks/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1soggyoctoberredtail.jpg1soggyoctoberredtailSoggy October redtailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/12038685_10206970587796685_1391665821616016513_o.jpg12038685_10206970587796685_1391665821616016513_oVery fun. That is one big mushroom. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1whiteheron.jpg1whiteheronGreat egret; (Ardea alba)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1neopolitans.jpg1neopolitansTHE NEOPOLITANS - by Evelyn https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1hike.jpg1hikeNeapolitan dogshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1618.png1618Neapolitan Ice Cream - 3 times the fun2015-10-05T00:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/09/27/cornucopia/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1018.jpgIMG_1018Delightfully summery honeysuckle - on the final Saturday in September! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1017.jpgIMG_1017Fun way to start the cool weather. Thanks Tim! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1133.jpgIMG_1133Look at that guy. That's how I look BEFORE I get on my bike! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1131.jpgIMG_1131Peter Sagan after riding his bicycle for 162.4 miles in 6 hrs, 14 minutes: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1098.jpgIMG_1098I just love seeing this in Richmond. I drive there in my car nearly every week. I think these guys were all breaking the speed limit! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1076.jpgIMG_1076Picture of a TV picture of the cyclists climbing the cobblestones on Libby Hill for the first time today. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1060.jpgIMG_1060International Center in a city FILLED with international cyclistshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1042.jpgIMG_1042A gray day with a LOT of colorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1033.jpgIMG_1033University of Richmond, a few minutes before the start of the Men's Elite Road Circuit this morning2015-09-30T10:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/09/21/this-just-in/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1rose02.jpg1rose02What a treat! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1rose01.jpg1rose01Late September rosehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150920wesme.jpg20150920wesmeCouldn't figure out why my brother was smiling so much - until I met Wesson! 2016-11-12T11:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/09/20/busy-week/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1morningglories.jpg1morninggloriesHow this happens I know intellectually but it still seems miraculoushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1moon.jpg1moonWaxing crescent moon Friday nighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1deer03.jpg1deer03Same deer, only this time is head's down, he's eating something on the ground - you can see his eye and nose down low. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1deer02.jpg1deer02Deer blending into woods; see his tail, and see his ear sticking out just behind the tree trunk? Up high? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1deer01.jpg1deer01Deer crossing the trailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1prettyriver1.jpg1prettyriverFlawlesshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1prettyriver.jpg1prettyriverFlawless2016-11-12T12:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/09/13/everybody-was-so-nice/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obxawmaward.jpgobxawmawardThis race has fantastic prizes. Mine was just for showing up. Andrew had to WORK to get this beauty! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obxawmpodium.jpgobxawmpodiumAndrew with the podium finish! I still can hardly even believe it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obxsprintfinish.jpgobxsprintfinishTravis, me and Andrew after finishing the race this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obxday1finish.jpgobxday1finishAndrew, Travis and me after finishing our race Saturdayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obxgettingmyfix.jpgobxgettingmyfixA complete stranger even loaned me their dog for some moral support and valuable encouragement! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obx3medals.jpgobx3medalsLeft is Olympic medal, right is Sprint medal, center is medal for completing two in two dayshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obxtrilogo.jpgobxtrilogohttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obxchallenge.jpgobxchallengehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obx02.jpgobx02Andrew, Travis, me, Friday eveninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/obx01.jpgobx01Travis, Larry, Andrew, me, Friday evening, Manteo, NC2015-09-14T01:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/09/06/zugunruhe/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1flower.jpg1flowerSome of my pictures come out well https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1redtail02.jpg1redtail02Red-tailed hawk gazing down at the parking lot at the Westbury Pharmacy https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1redtail01.jpg1redtail01I never get tired of them. Sorry if you do! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1heron02.jpg1heron02And away it goeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1heron01.jpg1heron01Momentary posehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1doefawn02.jpg1doefawn02Mother and baby again (look closely)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1doefawn01.jpg1doefawn01Mother and babyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1blackvulture04.jpg1blackvulture04What is going on here? It's acting like a chickadee! Except these guys weigh 5 lb. v. 1/2 oz for a chickadee. Crazy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1blackvulture03.jpg1blackvulture03Zoomed in on the lower one. I don't know what it's doing, but probably it's just perching. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1blackvulture02.jpg1blackvulture02Two vultures on this cell tower. 2015-09-07T01:56:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/08/30/a-starbucks-koan/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1damsel.jpg1damselThey're such great subjects for photography https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1leopard.jpg1leopardWell camouflaged Leopard Frog - good eye Evie! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1rivercross.jpg1rivercrossOur gorgeous James River - what a gifthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1osage.jpg1osageOsage orange. Very, very beautifulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1coaltrain.jpg1coaltrainParked coal train. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1osprey01.jpg1osprey01Osprey on nest in bad light. Hungry osprey too I'm thinking. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1redtail.jpg1redtailIsn't that a crazy angle? I'm getting better at anticipating where they'll show up. Look at those feet. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/marciabday2015back.jpgmarciabday2015backInside is equally or more perfect. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/marciabday2015front.jpgmarciabday2015frontWhat a perfect cardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1orange02.jpg1orange02Well orange you special! 2015-09-02T10:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/08/23/unavailable-at-amazon/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fullsizerender-30.jpgFullSizeRender (30)Bling backhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fullsizerender-291.jpgFullSizeRender (29)Bling fronthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1soldiers-at-tri-with-art-legs.jpg1soldiers at tri with art legsAdam in the red shirt. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/eod.jpgeodA guy carrying people's spare legs. How cool is that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1trifinish.jpg1trifinishI don't always like to stop! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1trirun.jpg1trirunFun picture crossing an overpass. This is probably mile 0.3 or so. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1tribike.jpg1tribikeEither just finishing or just starting the bike. I think that's just starting. But I'm not sure. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1triswim.jpg1triswimAs a friend mentioned, you can recognize me because I'm the one in the green cap. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fullsizerender-281.jpgFullSizeRender (28)To avoid repetition - these items are unavailable at any price! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fullsizerender-29.jpgFullSizeRender (29)Priceless! 2015-08-26T23:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/08/16/summertime-and-the-livin-is-easy/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1leash.jpg1leashMan, dog, dragonfly - three beings catch their breath. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1freemansunset.jpg1freemansunsetI've never thought of August as a month for natural beauty. But this is hard to beat: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1freemanhawk.jpg1freemanhawkI think this is a youngster. Nice light too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1workofart.jpg1workofartA different rose every week! They are all works of art! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1ospreysquawk.jpg1ospreysquawkLot of talking going onhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1honey1.jpg1honeyTwo bottles of summer. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1honey.jpg1honeySee what I mean? About summertime? Too much fun. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1produce20150812.jpg1produce20150812You can buy summer here for a bargain price. Unfortunately it only lasts a couple of weeks. 2015-08-17T01:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/08/09/the-more-i-learn-the-less-i-knew/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1redflower.jpg1redflowerStill some bright colors as the days get shorthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1purpleflower.jpg1purpleflowerSunny and cheerful morning https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1flowermoth.jpg1flowermothMoth visiting a flower at Pony Pasture this morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1sundayhawk.jpg1sundayhawkI went to "osprey country" - and got a hawk instead! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1hawk02.jpg1hawk02Mockingbird coming in for another pass. It is constant. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1hawk03.jpg1hawk03Showing it (whatever it is) who's boss. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1hawk01.jpg1hawk01Unidentified "quarry" on the left. I think it's just a piece of fungus. 2015-08-10T11:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/08/02/serendipity-once-in-a-blue-moon/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1augustrose.jpg1augustroseA rose like this is lovely in any monthhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1ospreytowers.jpg1ospreytowersTower with nest on right, tower above lake way down on lower left. Both have ospreys. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1staugustraptor.jpg1staugustraptorOsprey on a tower - my first raptor for August https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11sthawk.jpg11sthawkI believe this is a youngster. The coloring is a big light. But I don't know as much as I should. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1goldfinch.jpg1goldfinchMouthful of seeds. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1lunchtime2.jpg1lunchtime2She correctly assessed us as benign. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1lunchtime1.jpg1lunchtime1A brief, penetrating gaze to see if we're a threat to her lunch. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/black_crowned_night_heron_-_pileated_woodpecker.jpgBlack_Crowned_Night_Heron_-_Pileated_WoodpeckerWikipedia image - of Black-crowned night heron and pileated woodpecker - in definition for "serendipity." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1bluemoonplane-e1438561625330.jpg1bluemoonplane100% accidental picture of a plane flying in front of July's "blue" moon2015-08-03T10:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/07/26/brothers-and-sisters/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fullsizerender-19.jpgFullSizeRender (19)Makes it difficult to look people in the eye and say "Seriously - I'm not a nerd!" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1river.jpg1riverWhat is not to love? Who could look at that and not relax? It's a joy every time I'm there. It's even a joy when I'm not there! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1rose.jpg1roseJust spectacular. And it's nearly August! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1spiderweb.jpg1spiderwebI wonder how they do that? Look how perfect. Shiny and symmetrical. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1mockinghawk.jpg1mockinghawkThe hawk is still watching for a rabbit or a squirrel to run past. What is that mockingbird even DOING!?https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1toad.jpg1toadSouthern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1itoad.jpg1itoadA fungus, an iphone, a mystery guesthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/12ospreys.jpg12ospreysTwo ospreys on a nest; I think that's a cell phone tower. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1osprey01.jpg1osprey01Osprey on a power pole2015-07-27T10:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/07/19/born-at-the-right-time/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0917.jpgIMG_0917Yay! Happy Birthday! We were both Born at the Right Time! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0110.jpgIMG_0110These two make any picture look great! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1hawkmockingbird.jpg1hawkmockingbirdI don't know how those mockingbirds ever eat, they spend so much time harassing the hawks. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1clouds.jpg1cloudsBeautiful skyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1downriver.jpg1downriverLooking east (downstream) on the mighty James River; that's downtown Richmond on the lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1warmemorial.jpg1warmemorialOur beautiful War Memorial https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1eviejackie.jpg1eviejackieMy two favorite sisters who are not related to me: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fullsizerender-23.jpgFullSizeRender (23)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fullsizerender-24.jpgFullSizeRender (24)Me, Jacke, Evie, Turner, Mackey, Yuki https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1ppyuki.jpg1ppyukiMud- and fun-loving Yuki: 2015-07-20T14:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/07/12/this-may-not-be-the-blog-for-you/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1dogs.jpg1dogsThose are three handsome and outstanding boys. You have never hiked with three better dogs - they are 100% of a treat 100% of the time. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1watersnake02.jpg1watersnake02Northern water snake at Bryan Park. Good eye Ethan! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1blacksnake01.jpg1blacksnake01Black racer at Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/unnamed.jpgunnamedMy brother holding an Eastern Ratsnake. Notice its tail coming around his waist. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1toad02.jpg1toad02Toads everywhere! At Pony Pasture anyway. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1toad01.jpg1toad01This post is infested with unidentified creatures. Including this toad, although thatshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1moth01-e1436750948109.jpg1moth01Also unidentified, but isnthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1moth02.jpg1moth02The first moth I photographed this week - ID anyone? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1flowerbee.jpg1flowerbeeBee on a Bryan Park flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1honeysuckle1.jpg1honeysuckleLate season honeysuckle2015-07-13T01:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/07/05/the-eyes-have-it/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1pondhawk.jpg1pondhawkEastern Pondhawk with matching chlorophyll colored leaves https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1pawpaw.jpg1pawpawPaw paw with leashes (for scale) (what can I say) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1honeysuckle.jpg1honeysuckleMy all time favorite flower. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1roseasharnwhite.jpg1roseasharnwhiteA big, bright, beautiful white Rose of Sharon (also in my backyard) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1roseasharnpurple.jpg1roseasharnpurpleA big, bright, beautiful purple Rose-of-Sharon (in my backyard) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1orangelily.jpg1orangelilyTHAT is an orange flower. My Dad would have loved it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1hawksquirrelfoot.jpg1hawksquirrelfootFortunate hawk / unfortunate squirrel https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1hawkeye03.jpg1hawkeye03Hawkeye2015-07-07T11:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/06/28/warning-graphic-images-hawk-catches-a-rabbit/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1mysteryplant.jpg1mysteryplantMystery plant (yet again). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1rabbithawk02.jpg1rabbithawk02Panting hawk with dinner for his family. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1rabbithawk.jpg1rabbithawkBringing home the bacon, in a manner of speakinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1mockingbirdhawk.jpg1mockingbirdhawkRed-tailed hawk on a stump; mockingbird on left, rabbit under-talon, pine trees in backgroundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1femalehawk.jpg1femalehawkFemale Red-tail. Probably waiting for another cottontail to make its last mistake. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1newodonate.jpg1newodonateThat is a fine-looking animal. Look back here soon to learn what it is. Besides a dragonfly. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1eskink.jpg1eskinkFive-lined skink. Blue is a very popular color at Pony Pasture. You should have seen the sky. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1dancer1.jpg1dancerBlue dancers are always beautiful. And if one flies away, another will be along in short order. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1ethanbox02.jpg1ethanbox02Fine looking box turtle at Pony Pasture https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1fmanmbird.jpg1fmanmbirdEnthusiastic mockingbird sharing the wire with the bluebird 2015-06-30T21:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/06/21/i-had-no-idea/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fullsizerender-8.jpgFullSizeRender (8)My late father holding me in 1962. Picture taken by his father. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1rose.jpg1roseBeautiful old rose climbing a trellis next to our garage. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1hawkpair.jpg1hawkpairPair of hawks soaring above my house. Our neighborhood is nearly overrun with cottontail rabbits. The hawks will help restore balance. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1flyinghawk.jpg1flyinghawkSlightly improved flying hawk picturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1perchedhawk.jpg1perchedhawkNeighborhood hawk. It's great to have them around. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1skink.jpg1skinkSkink on a mossy log at the edge of the river https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1tadpoles.jpg1tadpolesTadpoles near Brown's Island. See the feet? And the spots? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1towhee.jpg1towheeYoung Eastern towhee under a boxwood in front of my office window. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1newppflower.jpg1newppflowerBoy that is such a beautiful flower. You'd think it would be mobbed by pollinators. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1dancer.jpg1dancerBlue-fronted dancer (Argia apicalis) at Pony Pasture. 2015-06-21T21:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/06/15/every-times-a-charm/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1cloudsflagday.jpg1cloudsflagdaySunset clouds post-air show on Flag Day. How could this be any better. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1lucas.jpg1lucasLucas Oil Pitts Biplane, inverted. Low. Fast. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/f35-and-vapor.jpgf35 and vaporF-22 standing on its tail. That plane weighs WAY over 10 tons. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/old-and-new.jpgold and newA thoroughly modern F-22 and a sixty year old P-51https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1chopper.jpg1chopperNice to see an aircraft sit still for a change! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1seagull.jpg1seagullBeautiful bird on a beautiful dayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blue-angel-great-e1434422155855.jpgblue angel greatPat's excellent picture of the Blue Angels yesterday: 2015-06-18T13:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/06/14/make-mine-a-double-or-a-triple/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1kingfisher01.jpg1kingfisher01Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1blues02-e1434421990802.jpg1blues02The Blue Angels today at Ocean City, MD https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1b25.jpg1b25The B-25 Mitchell "Panchito" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1flagjump.jpg1flagjumpFlag Day!! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_9480.pngIMG_9480Airshow Sequence of Eventshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1hawks.jpg1hawksFemale (left) and male Red-tailed hawks this morning at Freeman HShttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fullsizerender-7.jpgFullSizeRender (7)Flag Day flying: 2015-06-16T01:00:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/06/07/oh-lord-its-hard-to-be-humble/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1threefineboys.jpg1threefineboysThat is three fine looking boys right there- Mackey on the left, then Turner, then Yuki https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1babybird03.jpg1babybird03Yet another uncertain fledgling, this one on the front walk - and this one flew away too! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1babybird02.jpg1babybird02Uncertain fledgling makes it to safety of tree & doting parenthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1babybird01.jpg1babybird01Uncertain fledglinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1lushhydrangea.jpg1lushhydrangeaLush hydrangeahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1hawkpair01.jpg1hawkpair01I'll never get tired of seeing these two. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1jayhawk01.jpg1jayhawk01The bluejays think the hawk is obnoxious; the hawk thinks the bluejays are obnoxious. I think. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1bird03.jpg1bird03Mystery bird picture #3https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1bird02.jpg1bird02Mystery bird picture #2https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1bird01.jpg1bird01Mystery bird picture #1 2015-06-08T15:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/05/31/theres-some-luck-involved/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender-2.jpgFullSizeRender (2)Driveway magnolia. So much fun. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1gardenias01.jpg1gardenias01Speaking of a privilege. There is not one not-nice thing about gardenias. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1dance.jpg1danceMaybe they just landed at the same time. All I know is it's fun to watch. It feels like a privilege. Which is a nice sensation in its own right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1hawkflap.jpg1hawkflapHawk flapping its wingshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1jayhawk.jpg1jayhawkObnoxious (it appears) Bluejay approaching from the lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1maleleap.jpg1maleleapThey are just such cool looking birds. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1mtypp.jpg1mtyppYuki played in the mud some before we got to this walkway. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1tympp.jpg1tymppThat is one great bunch of dogs right there. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1hawkmoon-e1433117220131.jpg1hawkmoonThere is a lot of luck involved in a picture like this one. 2015-06-01T11:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/05/24/double-the-fun/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1freshfish.jpg1freshfishFresh fish for breakfasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1juvenileosprey.jpg1juvenileospreyIs it my imagination? Or do you think that Osprey looks immature? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1sassafras.jpg1sassafrasSassafras at Bryan Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1puffdove.jpg1puffdoveIsn't that wild looking? Wonders never cease, or at least not so far. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1dove01.jpg1dove01So gracefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1flowers.jpg1flowersRepeat caption from preceding picture. This, by the way, is a white gardenia and a pink rose. And they both smell captivating. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1honeysuckle1.jpg1honeysuckleNot sure if it smells more beautiful than it looks or looks more beautiful than it smells. Maybe it's both. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1hawkeyes-e1432512374747.jpg1hawkeyesLook both ways before you catch your breakfasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/12redtails01.jpg12redtails01Pair of Red-tailed hawks - female is on the left 2021-09-19T01:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/05/17/i-have-eyes-but-i-do-not-see/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1honeysuckle-e1431907922444.jpg1honeysuckleFresh honeysucklehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1dove.jpg1doveBoy that is a peaceful looking family. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1prothonotary.jpg1prothonotaryProthonotary warbler. It's so bright it looks like it takes batteries. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1femalemartin.jpg1femalemartinBeautiful female purple martin at Bryan Park. Possibly that handsome guy's mate. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1malemartin.jpg1malemartinMale purple martin at Bryan Park https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1swallow.jpg1swallowBarn swallow. THAT is a sharp picture. Great subject, great light, it makes it easy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grosbeak.jpggrosbeakRose-breasted grosbeak - what a stunning bird. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1toad02.jpg1toad02Perhaps an American Toad. See how well camouflaged they are? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1toad01.jpg1toad01Probably a Fowler's Toad. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1watcher02.jpg1watcher02Much shaggier look with a winter coat. I took this picture at Pony Pasture in February. 2015-05-25T00:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/05/10/winning-combination/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1skink01.jpg1skink01Is it just me? Does he have an expression on his face? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1momkids.jpg1momkidsShe appears to be giving them a talking to. But who am I to say. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1locust.jpg1locustIsn't that stunning? If you've never smelled locust, look around for some this week. Or wait until 2016. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1babysquirrel.jpg1babysquirrelLook at those wide eyes. The things this turtle was saying to Turner are entirely inappropriate for a family-oriented blog. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1babyturtle.jpg1babyturtleBaby turtle coming up for a breath of fresh air and a quick look aroundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1squirrelnut.jpg1squirrelnutChecking out Turner for a while - the nut can wait. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1hike.jpg1hikeHanging with my possehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1seedpod.jpg1seedpodNon-typical - at this point I have no idea. Perhaps next week. It almost looks fake. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1nuthatch.jpg1nuthatchTechnically a crummy picture. But the oddness makes up for the poor quality. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1ppsolitary01adj.jpg1ppsolitary01adjMy second Solitary sandpiper - this time at Pony Pasture 2015-05-11T00:46:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/05/03/youre-only-as-good-as-your-last-gig/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1songbird.jpg1songbirdSongbird attacking a raptor. It's just amazing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1catbird02.jpg1catbird02Catbirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1raptor.jpg1raptorRed-tailed hawk. In view from the end of my street - I was and am amazed. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0836.jpgIMG_0836Scene of delightful childhood terror, four decades ago. What a flashback. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1tunnelsign.jpg1tunnelsignThis was a promising sign, believe it or nothttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imagejpeg_1.jpgimagejpeg_1Sarah, me, Travis, Andrewhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11118461_1122267967798595_8509132716454134661_n.jpg11118461_1122267967798595_8509132716454134661_nPhil, Evie, me - VCU Rice Rivers Centerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender-27.jpgFullSizeRender (27)Andrew, then me, then Jeff - pre-racehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender-28.jpgFullSizeRender (28)Me, Travis, Andrew, Sarah - post race, with Lake Anna in the background. 2015-05-04T00:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/04/26/fascinating-boring/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1insect01.jpg1insect01Centipede or millipede Ev pointed out this morning. That's the toe of my shoe in the bottom of the frame. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1vulture.jpg1vultureTurkey vulture in the forest on a Sunday afternoon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1martin.jpg1martinThree Purple Martins perching on a house at Bryan Park. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1star.jpg1starStar chickweed (count the petals before you read any further) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1shroom.jpg1shroomUnidentified but terrific looking mushroom. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1lilac.jpg1lilacIf I was that bee I would never want to leave. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1dogwood.jpg1dogwoodDogwood dripping cold April rainhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1mayapple1.jpg1mayappleMay apple flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1loblolly.jpg1loblollyThe three needles of a Loblolly pine. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1barred01.jpg1barred01Barred owl at Pony Pasture. A Barred owl can tell a male from a female - I, however, am unable. 2015-05-25T00:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/04/19/all-means-all/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1redbelly.jpg1redbellyAdult male Red-bellied woodpeckerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1wisteria.jpg1wisteriaWisteria https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1poisonivy.jpg1poisonivyPoison ivy climbing a treehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1violet.jpg1violetViolets - no shortage on the banks of our lovely river! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1dandelion.jpg1dandelionAll this time you thought they were only in your front yard. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1phlox.jpg1phloxWoodland phloxhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1garlicmustard.jpg1garlicmustardGarlic mustardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1redwingblackbird.jpg1redwingblackbirdRed-winged blackbird at the YMCA! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1prothonotary03-e1429474563759.jpg1prothonotary03Prothonotary warbler at Pony Pasture https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fullsizerender-25.jpgFullSizeRender (25)ALL MEANS ALL 2015-04-26T22:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/12/20/pp-fauna/2015-04-14T22:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/04/12/feeling-sluggish/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1elbows.jpg1elbowsNice elbows. She is a natural beauty. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1fiddlehead.jpg1fiddleheadFiddlehead fern. I am continually amazed and delighted at how gorgeous this all is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1snake.jpg1snakeSnake preparing for a swimhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1moss.jpg1mossThat's moss! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1pawpaw.jpg1pawpawPawpaw budshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1mayapple.jpg1mayappleMay applehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1bluebells.jpg1bluebellsVirginia bluebells https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1turtle01.jpg1turtle01Male turtle (long claws) slowly warming up on the south bank of the river. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1plastron.jpg1plastronPlastron. Remarkable. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1slug.jpg1slugTerrestrial gastropod mollusc. AKA slug. 2015-04-26T22:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/04/05/the-most-beautiful-place-on-earth/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1redbud-e1428285222675.jpg1redbudRedbudhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1trapeze.jpg1trapezeAvian trapeze artisthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1sapsucker.jpg1sapsuckerCalling card of a Yellow-bellied sapsuckerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1downy.jpg1downyStriking: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1flower.jpg1flowerTrout lily from a different anglehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1flower01.jpg1flower01Trout lily - isn't that a beauty? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1turtle.jpg1turtleBaskinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1serpent.jpg1serpentTiny Northern Water Snakehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1mallard.jpg1mallardA pair of mallardshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1doves.jpg1dovesA pair of mourning doves: 2015-04-06T01:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/03/29/wonders-never-cease/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1kinglet.jpg1kingletI think this is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Confirmation or correct identification will be credited in this space w/in 60 minutes of my reading or hearing it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1mallard.jpg1mallardHow did evolution select for this color? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1scurve.jpg1scurve100% unnatural, 100% gracefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1gumball.jpg1gumballPerfect? Possibly. But you may prefer it in green. Or against a blue sky. The choices are infinite. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1daffodil1.jpg1daffodilI could do an all-daffodil blog post, and all the pictures would be perfect. Or not. It's in the eye of the beholder. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1flicker.jpg1flickerFlicker in a tangle https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1listbird04.jpg1listbird04Brown Creeper - in the center, facing up. Can you believe how small and invisible that is? 2015-03-30T17:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/03/22/we-can-discover-the-wonders-of-nature/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1witchesbutter.jpg1witchesbutterWitch's Butter (Tremella mesenterica) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1cedarscales.jpg1cedarscalesEastern redcedar foliagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1cedarbark.jpg1cedarbarkEastern redcedar bark https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1cedar01.jpg1cedar01Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1bee.jpg1beeBud and bee https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1thrasher.jpg1thrasherMale Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender-18.jpgFullSizeRender (18)Long time to be gone. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1qalba01.jpg1qalba01White oak (Quercus alba) bud - if I'm not mistaken - and I might be! 2015-03-23T16:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/12/20/pp-flora/2015-03-23T01:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/03/15/whats-better-than-a-golden-spurtle/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1locust.jpg1locustTwin locust trees - the deeply furrowed bark is easy to recognize. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1sirensong-e1426470777412.jpg1sirensongI love the maple syrup. But this is what I long to see: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1syrupsiren.jpg1syrupsirenThe Syrup Fairy - or perhaps the Syrup Sirenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1sleepylambs.jpg1sleepylambsSome sleepy babies! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1tractor.jpg1tractorAir conditioned tractor cab from back in the old days https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1sugar.jpg1sugarInside Duff's sweet smelling Sugar House, where the maple magic happenshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender-17.jpgFullSizeRender (17)Happy crew AT the Maple Festival! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender-151.jpgFullSizeRender (15)Happy carload on the way to the Maple Festival! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/izhar-khan-2014-winner-full-resolution.jpgIzhar Khan 2014 Winner Full ResolutionGolden Spurtle held (and won) by Dr. Izhar Khan of Aberdeen, Scotlandhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender-16.jpgFullSizeRender (16)An actual handmade locust spurtle - made yesterday morning in Highland County by Nathan Jenkins, while I watched! 2015-03-23T16:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/03/08/the-best-of-times/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1bridgeafter.jpg1bridgeafterSoggy! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1bridgebefore.jpg1bridgebeforeMackey is on the other side, and Turner wishes he was too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1femalepileated.jpg1femalepileatedFemale Pileated woodpecker, from the sunny side: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1malepileated.jpg1malepileatedMale Pileated woodpecker, from the shady side https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1newgull.jpg1newgullAn as-yet unidentified gull. It's a big one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1femaledowny.jpg1femaledownyElegantly attired in black and whitehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1mosspost.jpg1mosspostI find this image pleasing. I like the light. It's deep in the woods. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1robin01-e1425849741346.jpg1robin01It looks fat. But I believe it just had its feathers puffed out to keep warm. Spring is almost here, but not almost enough to keep warm in the snow. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1osprey01.jpg1osprey01See the fish's tail hanging down to the left? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1osprey03a.jpg1osprey03aLate afternoon dining: 2015-03-23T16:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/03/01/the-low-hanging-fruit/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1deer01.jpg1deer01Much less obvious when you back away a bit! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1deer02.jpg1deer02Isn't that a nice look? Whitetail deer are "ruminants" and it is my anthropomorphic opinion that is a ruminative expression. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1mystery.jpg1mysteryI have no idea! If you do, please enlighten us all! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1bluebird01.jpg1bluebird01An image I'll never tire of: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1flyingbluebird.jpg1flyingbluebirdFlying bluebird - isn't that elegant? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1daffodil.jpg1daffodilFirst daffodil (Narcissus) of 2015: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender-15.jpgFullSizeRender (15)Canvasbacks - again by Google - again look closely at the beaks. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender-14.jpgFullSizeRender (14)Redheads - by Google - look closely at the beaks. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1spotted.jpg1spottedHermit Thrush Catharus guttatushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1smalldiver.jpg1smalldiverThe first unidentified bird - Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps2015-03-02T02:29:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/02/22/my-favorite-place/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1snowynose.jpg1snowynoseMister snowy-nosehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1mtsnow.jpg1mtsnowChillin' https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1redwing.jpg1redwingGlimpse of a Red-winged blackbird (sorry about the poor quality) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1merganser.jpg1merganserHandsome male Hooded merganserhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1redhead.jpg1redheadThe appropriately named "Redhead." He's a striking bird. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1watcher02.jpg1watcher02No lack of attention from this lovely animal. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fullsizerender-1.jpgFullSizeRender (1)My favorite place (a.k.a. "Paradise") 2015-02-26T18:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/02/15/sheer-unmitigated-gall/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1downy.jpg1downyMale Downy woodpecker. He's a sharp looking little dude isn't he? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1mallards-e1424038517334.jpg1mallardsA pair of mallards, dabbling. Seriously. That's the verb for what they do to find food - "dabble."https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1pinecone.jpg1pineconeA delicious (possibly) loblolly pine cone. There just HAS to be some calories there! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1gall01.jpg1gall01Goldenrod galls in a patch at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1gall02.jpg1gall02A goldenrod gall - with a goldenrod gallfly larva inside - if a bird hasn't already eaten it! 2016-09-02T00:43:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/02/08/gradually-and-then-suddenly/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fullsizerender-12.jpgFullSizeRender (12)Aileen's rendition of Turner howling - thank YOU Aileen!!! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fullsizerender-13.jpgFullSizeRender (13)Mackey (wild black blur on left), Luna, Lola, Turner in back, and yours trulyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1maleredbellied.jpg1maleredbelliedMale Red-bellied woodpecker, investigating the cranny the bluebirds had just investigatedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1pairbluebirds.jpg1pairbluebirdsPair of bluebirds investigating a cranny https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1hawk01.jpg1hawk01Red-shouldered hawk https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1phoebe.jpg1phoebeDelicate and graceful Eastern Phoebe at Pony Pasture 2015-02-16T02:15:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/02/01/we-interrupt-our-regularly-scheduled-blog-post/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1moon02.jpg1moon02Moon against a blue skyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1songsparrow.jpg1songsparrowPoorly identified sparrow - can't even tell you the gender - sorry. I think that's an egg case of some sort below it on the stem. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1merganser02med.jpg1merganser02medMale merganser strutting his stuff. Female slightly visible on the left. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1merganser01med.jpg1merganser01medMale hooded merganser (tail of a female just to the left) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1moon.jpg1moonMoon against a black skyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1overwintering.jpg1overwinteringA small sliver of a yard filled with robins. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1mockingbird.jpg1mockingbirdNot very artistic, but that light is so beautiful. And so is the mockingbird. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1ac6000.jpg1ac6000AC6000CW pulling LOTS of grain into Richmondhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1charliesbridge.jpg1charliesbridgeThe late, great Charlie Slade's eponymous bridge. Sign soon to be surrounded by cheerful flowers. 2015-02-16T02:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/01/25/bivalves-and-bryophytes-who-even-knew/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1bryophyte.jpg1bryophyteAs-yet-unidentified bryophyte in low-cost mobile terrarium: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1water.jpg1waterHypnotichttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1ringbill02.jpg1ringbill02Pleasinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1dogpp01.jpg1dogpp01Sixteen furry legs about to get very wet! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1dogpp02.jpg1dogpp02Sixteen furry legs. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1bivalve03.jpg1bivalve03Bivalve remainshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1bivalve02.jpg1bivalve02Two halves of a shell - that puts the "bi" in "bivalve." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1bivalve.jpg1bivalveFreshwater mussel (this is the way I found it. With a side order of bryophyte). 2015-01-26T18:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/01/18/what-does-the-lichen-say/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1ringneckpair.jpg1ringneckpairMale and female Ring-necked duck, James River, Richmond, VAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1moss01.jpg1moss01Glowing moss. That's so pretty. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1lichentree.jpg1lichentreeLichen on tree bark at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1lichenrock.jpg1lichenrockCurrently and unidentified lichen. But in time I'll know what it is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1ethanredtail.jpg1ethanredtailRed-tail hawk - Bryan Park - Richmond, VA - photo by ETHAN! 2015-01-19T18:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/01/11/every-living-thing-the-seasons/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1bluebirdwatch.jpg1bluebirdwatchChecking me out from a safer vantage pointhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1bluebirddrink02.jpg1bluebirddrink02Down the hatch https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1bluebirddrink01.jpg1bluebirddrink01Gulping ice waterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1januaryflower.jpg1januaryflowerIt was very tiny. But what a cheerful sight in January. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1ringbill.jpg1ringbillRing-billed gull. I have a hard time shooting at a low angle on the water. But the bird looks great. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1crow.jpg1crowCrow in the sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1winterrobin.jpg1winterrobinRobin warming up in the sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1downy-e1421015149685.jpg1downyHandsome male Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)2015-01-11T22:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2015/01/04/happy-new-year/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1ivy02.jpg1ivy02English Ivy (Hedera helix) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1ivy01.jpg1ivy01English Ivy (Hedera helix)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1groundcover02.jpg1groundcover02Gill-over-the-Ground (Glechoma hederacea)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1groundcover.jpg1groundcoverWintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1falsehoneysuckle.jpg1falsehoneysuckleBush honeysuckle (Lonicera maakii or Lonicera morrowii)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1mothwater.jpg1mothwaterMoth ending its days making a pleasing pattern on the surface of the creekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fullsizerender-11.jpgFullSizeRender (11)"dog is good" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1nature.jpg1natureIsn't that amazing? Thank goodness I'd seen an actual wild hawk earlier in the day. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1hawk.jpg1hawkNice looking Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) 2015-01-05T01:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/12/28/what-a-present/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/12goodfriends.jpg12goodfriendsThey are good, good buddies. To each other and to me. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1mountainlaurel.jpg1mountainlaurelMountain Laurel, Kalmia latifoliahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1shelffungus.jpg1shelffungusNice piece of shelf fungus. I don't know much about it. Yet. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1noservice.jpg1noservice"No Service" - music to my ears, in a manner of speaking. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1pcws.jpg1pcwsThe Paul C. Wolfe Shelterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1granitewater.jpg1granitewaterThe water is wearing the granite away. VERY slowly. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1fern.jpg1fernI took 230 (!) pictures on that hike. Some came out lucky like this one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1mix.jpg1mixNice mix. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1moss02.jpg1moss02More moss - so much to seehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1moss.jpg1mossMoss on granite2014-12-30T22:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/12/21/unforeseen-circumstances/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1gulls.jpg1gullsThis seems like a more appropriate place for seagulls than a rock at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1970cessna337fsuperskymaster.jpg1970Cessna337FSuperSkymasterA 1970 Cessna 337F Super Skymaster. With a push prop and a pull prop! And two engines! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1rv7.jpg1rv7RV7 - another very fun looking little planehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1lancairlegacy.jpg1lancairlegacyA Lancair Legacy. That is an extremely sporty little plane. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1halfshell.jpg1halfshellSee preceding captionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1view.jpg1viewIt was difficult, but someone had to do it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1ppdeer01.jpg1ppdeer01See the nose and two eyes at the bottom? And the tail and body behind that? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1vine.jpg1vineMassive grape vine, massive ash treehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1ppraccoon044-e1419215045394.jpg1ppraccoon044Cute! And probably hungry. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1pppileated044.jpg1pppileated044A handsome male Pileated woodpecker, this time at Pony Pasture, close to the edge of the river2014-12-22T11:17:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/12/14/birds-and-trees/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1mackturn.jpg1mackturnTurner (left) and Mackey (right) - regular blog contributorshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1loblollyneedlescones.jpg1loblollyneedlesconesNeedles and cones of a Loblolly pinehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1loblollytrunk.jpg1loblollytrunkThe bark and trunk of a Loblolly pine, with dog leashes for scale. This one is medium-large. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1riverbirch.jpg1riverbirchRiver birch - Betula nigra - VERY distinctivehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1redhawk02.jpg1redhawk02Very literally across the street from my extremely suburban home. I was and am amazed and gratified. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1pileated03.jpg1pileated03Third (and final) male Pileated woodpecker. This was so much fun. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1pileated02.jpg1pileated02Male Pileated woodpecker again - I was so fortunate to get these shotshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1pileated01-e1418602721103.jpg1pileated01Male Pileated woodpecker 2014-12-15T00:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/12/07/every-living-thing-the-prequel/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1truetemperwheelbarrow.jpg1truetemperwheelbarrowTrueTemper wheelbarrow - matching logo - c. 1995! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1truetemperax1.jpg1truetemperaxTrueTemper ax (see the logo?) c. 1976 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1truetemperax.jpg1truetemperaxhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1robin.jpg1robinUbiquitoushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1canadas.jpg1canadasI should be more open-minded. I am not the world's biggest fan of Canada geese. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1mallards.jpg1mallardsAn attractive pairhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1ringbills.jpg1ringbillsWinter visitors. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1hawkonbroad.jpg1hawkonbroadIt's amazing. You should see how urban this spot is. There are SO many cars at this intersection. Amazing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1fatsquirrel.jpg1fatsquirrelThat's a nice looking little animal isn't it? They photograph well. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdI know this comes as no surprise - I will NEVER tire of photographing bluebirds2014-12-08T01:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/11/30/always-on-the-move/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1mt.jpg1mtMy handsome buddies. They get me out no matter how I feel. And when I feel BETTER (like now) it's even MORE fun! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1junco.jpg1juncoJuncos are sweet little winter birds. Cute and sweet and cheerful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1buffleheads.jpg1buffleheadsMy bufflehead pictures are never great. But that is a winter-only picture. Buffleheads in VA are cold-weather birds. 2014-11-30T18:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/11/23/restorative-powers/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1deer01.jpg1deer01Two deer tormenting Mackey and Turnerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1mackeyfit.jpg1mackeyfitMackey tells those deer to KEEP MOVING. They ignored him. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1ringbillgull.jpg1ringbillgullCluster of Ring-billed gullshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1ppgoldfinchmaybe.jpg1ppgoldfinchmaybeCould this be a female goldfinch in winter attire? It wasn't a very gold-finchy spot. Nice looking bird though. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1bluebird-e1416791126356.jpg1bluebirdMore bluebirds at Pony Pasture - yay! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1ppluebird.jpg1ppluebirdAnother bluebird! First thing we saw at Pony Pasture today! 2014-11-24T22:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/11/16/stirring-up-a-hornets-nest/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1hawk.jpg1hawkThis squirrel is praying. This is a bird of prey. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1squirrel.jpg1squirrelThis is how squirrels look when they're prayinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1hunter.jpg1hunterTurner making sure the squirrel doesn't come downhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/14buffles.jpg14buffles1 female (with Nike Swoosh) and three male Buffleheadshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1boogiedog.jpg1boogiedogThere is a lot of fun going on there. Paddling your canoe on the river with your dog. Fun way to spend an autumn afternoon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1autumn-e1416189024966.jpg1autumnIt was pretty last Monday afternoon - I think tomorrow perhaps not so much https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1autofocus.jpg1autofocusStick in good focus, blurred woodpecker behind ithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1pileated01.jpg1pileated01Female Pileated Woodpeckerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1hornetsweetgum.jpg1hornetsweetgumHornet's nest in a sweet gum tree 2014-11-17T01:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/11/09/greenspace/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1birdaty021.jpg1birdaty02https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1birdaty02-e1415574109654.jpg1birdaty02Another bird warming up. See the toes? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1birdaty01.jpg1birdaty01One bird warming up in the morning sunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1cranefly.jpg1craneflyCrane fly of some sort. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1osagethorn.jpg1osagethornRemember the teeth on that otter? Check out the thorns on this Osage Orange bush/tree. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1oddduck.jpg1oddduckOddballhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1ringneckmale.jpg1ringneckmaleRing-necked malehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1ringneckfemale.jpg1ringneckfemaleRingneck femalehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1flockclose.jpg1flockcloseFrom this distance you can make out a bit more detailhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1bigflock01.jpg1bigflock01They're so far away they look like flakes of pepper2014-11-10T02:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/11/02/good-evening/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1novemberbloom.jpg1novemberbloomStill blooming in November! Impressive. This flower was quite petite. And delicate appearing, but tough seeming, since it's still blooming in November. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1grain.jpg1grainThat's what bread looks like before it's bread. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1osageorangetree.jpg1osageorangetreeOsage Oranges in a tree! Finally! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1pumpkincarver.jpg1pumpkincarverThe squirrel that started the environmentally friendly pumpkin carving revolutionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1halloweenmoon.jpg1halloweenmoonThree days later, now 7 days old, 50% full, very beautiful. Taken around 9:30 PM on Thursday, October 30https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1newmoon.jpg1newmoon4 days old, 17% full, 7:00 PM on Monday, October 27https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1afternoonriver.jpg1afternoonriverThe river has a much different look in the afternoon! See the curly tree on the right? That's quite a contrast. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1rivermackey.jpg1rivermackeyMackey gazing up at a cold, windy river2014-11-03T02:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/10/27/more-fun/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1dougdoris.jpg1dougdorisWe learned so much here. It could be its own book. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1photographer.jpg1photographerPhotographee: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1yard.jpg1yardKristin, Shane, Aileen and some crazy guy taking pictures of a train. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1yardoffice.jpg1yardofficeShenandoah Yard Office, Norfolk Southern Railwayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1cabincollage.jpg1cabincollageClockwise from top left: The South Fork of the Shenandoah River w/amazing sky, a sycamore leaf, Shane and me hanging out where we used to hang out, autumn colors in the Shenandoah Valley from our deck. Thanks Ev! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1historicrrtown.jpg1historicrrtownHistoric Railroad Town! Fun!2014-10-28T18:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/10/26/we-had-so-much-fun/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1sforkshenandoah.jpg1sforkshenandoahThe South Fork of the Shenandoah River. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1nsc449w.jpg1nsc449wNorfolk Southern locomotive #9139, a GE C44-9Whttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1tunnelblock.jpg1tunnelblockCheck that out. 7 May, 1901. So cool. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1thetunnel.jpg1thetunnelThis is what you see when you pull off the paved road: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1dans10252014.jpg1dans10252014Carrying on the Dan's Steakhouse tradition. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1bearsden.jpg1bearsdenKristin, Shane, me, Ev, Cappy, Aileen - they were the five best weekend-sharing people ever. 2014-10-28T18:18:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/10/19/theres-an-echo-in-here/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1moon20141017.jpg1moon20141017Waning crescent moon from ~6:00 Friday (10/17/2014) morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1mantis.jpg1mantisPraying mantis (Mantis religiosa)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1wcrkringnecks.jpg1wcrkringnecksFour Ring-necked ducks. A female in the background and four males in the foreground. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1drone01.jpg1drone01A drone flying over the lake at West Creek. I'm seeing more all the time. But the lake at West Creek is man made too, so it works both ways. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1spider01.jpg1spider01This spider has opened the breakfast buffet and is waiting for guests to arrive. 2014-10-20T00:05:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/10/12/i-cheated/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1riverview.jpg1riverviewNot the angle I normally choose. But no less lovely. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderThe Fab Four (choose your own names). Although the black one in the back is Mackey, just closer is Turner, the black and white one is Luna, the nearest one is Lola. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1reddamsel.jpg1reddamselFemale American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1888766_10204328973557980_5597758872345996702_o.jpg1888766_10204328973557980_5597758872345996702_oSeriously - that cat is not nervous, energetic or shy. Zero. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1wren.jpg1wrenGlimpse through the trees of a "nervous, energetic, shy, generalist." https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1osagebark.jpg1osagebarkThe bark of an Osage Orange tree. Now perhaps I can locate the tree itself at Pony Pasture. Stay tuned. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1osage.jpg1osageFor those who do not recall what an Osage Orange looks like. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/unnamed.jpgunnamedSmallest Osage Orange I've ever seen. In the parking lot at Pony Pasture. 2014-10-14T03:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/10/05/music-on/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1osprey02.jpg1osprey02That is what alpha predators ALL look like. Fish wake up having nightmares when they see that look. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1osprey.jpg1ospreyThere's a good chance this is the bird that's in the video. Remarkable. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/whatalovelyriver.jpgwhatalovelyriverIf it's boring, sorry. I don't get bored of it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1mourningdove.jpg1mourningdoveThis one is better with fewer words. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1yellowflower.jpg1yellowflowerRanunculus: prolific and terrifichttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1bnsf01.jpg1bnsf01Autumn colors on the railroad tracks: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1cutgrass.jpg1cutgrassWhistling and singing Paul Simon and enjoying the smell of freshly mown grass2014-10-06T14:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/09/28/cleaning-windows/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1reflection.jpg1reflectionReflect on this for just a moment: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1upriver.jpg1upriverSunday morning looking upriver: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1cormorant1.jpg1cormorantCormorant drying its wings (maybe) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1watersnake02.jpg1watersnake02Northern Water Snake, climbing out of the creekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1gar02.jpg1gar02Longnose gar swimming in the canal behind Starbucks River Road2014-10-04T15:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/09/21/fifty-one-weeks/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1clouds02.jpg1clouds02I am loving these clouds. I am painfully embarrassed by the wires but oh well. Those clouds are worth it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1caterpillar.jpg1caterpillarFall Webworm - Hyphantria cuneahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1jewel.jpg1jewelI love seeing all this stuff, but sometimes I'm even MORE amazed when I see the picture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1marshmallowbee.jpg1marshmallowbeeMarsh Mallow - see that bee coming in from the right? So much fun. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1magnolia.jpg1magnoliaThis would make an eye-catching centerpiece on a dinner tablehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1hibiscus.jpg1hibiscusIt looks pretty against that dark backgroundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1cloud.jpg1cloudLate summer clouds puffing uphttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1talkingheron.jpg1talkingheronI took several pictures but he was only "talking" in this one and I enjoyed it. 2014-09-24T14:18:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/09/15/working-backwards/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1purpleflower.jpg1purpleflowerI'll cease to be amazed. But not soon. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/12yelloflower.jpg12yelloflowerSo bright! And it's SEPTEMBER!! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1redflower.jpg1redflowerFeel free to tell me the name! But what a beauty! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1gar.jpg1garLongnose garhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1cormorant.jpg1cormorantDouble-crested Cormorant. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-2-2.jpgphoto 2 (2)Turner anxiously awaiting Mackey's return: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-1-1.jpgphoto 1 (1)Mackey awaiting Turner's safe return 2014-09-24T14:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/09/07/transition/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1zinnia02.jpg1zinnia02Simply wonderfulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/greenheronadj.jpggreenheronadjIt's hard not to like this picture. For me anyway. Look at that gaze and those feet and that background. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1greenheron02.jpg1greenheron02This bird is worth two pictures; it's a treathttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1greenheron.jpg1greenheronI just like the privilege of even seeing these birds. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1mtppview.jpg1mtppviewMackey and Turner changing up the river view a bit. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1amriver02.jpg1amriver02There's enough beauty to go around. As it turns out. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/evie02.jpgevie02I think the thing with beautiful scenes is, they come in an infinite # of flavors. This is another. Thanks Ev! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/evie01.jpgevie01That color and texture I'll admit are hard to beathttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1amriver.jpg1amriverEv says they all look the same. Maybe. I never tire. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1quik01.jpg1quik01I'll ride any distance to find an ice cold chocolate milk at the end. 2014-09-15T17:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/08/31/seasons/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1pinkrose.jpg1pinkroseSo pink it looks like it has a power supply hidden somewherehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1yellowflower.jpg1yellowflowerIf I were the sun I'd love to shine on flowers like these https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1bpheron.jpg1bpheronElegant and clumsy in the same birdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1sliderhead.jpg1sliderheadTight closeup of that turtle's headhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1ethanturtle.jpg1ethanturtleAlgae covered Red-eared Slider? Possibly? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1ppbumblebee.jpg1ppbumblebeeI continue to be amazed at how much is happening in this picture2014-09-15T17:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/08/24/the-party-never-ends/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1amriver.jpg1amriverThat river could not possibly be any more gorgeoushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1waterbug.jpg1waterbugSometimes we walk in air, sometimes on sunshine, this insect is walking on water. Maybe just standing there. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1lilly.jpg1lillyCheerful yellow day lily https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1nasturtium.jpg1nasturtiumOrange Nasturtiumhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1sundial.jpg1sundialA sundial showing the precise time! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1porticodonate.jpg1porticodonateWhat a beauty! And no river in sight! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1morningmoon.jpg1morningmoonWaning crescent moon, about 24.5 days old: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1bdaybrunch.jpg1bdaybrunchAn excellent Brunch Bunch! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-5.jpgphoto (5)Shrek flesh tone colored program: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1shrek02.jpg1shrek02Late Shrek: 2014-08-25T02:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/08/17/i-went-flying-yesterday/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1jgg01.jpg1jgg01Landing back at Williamsburg: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1fire.jpg1fireNice looking Volunteer Fire Department, founded 1964https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1cat.jpg1catNotice the conspicuous lack of anxietyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1boat.jpg1boatI'll bet there are crabs on board. Or other shellfish. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1tangier01.jpg1tangier01Tangier Island in view; runway is on the lefthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1view.jpg1viewThis is just WAY too much fun: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1flight03.jpg1flight03Looking ahead. Magnetic compass on the right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1flight02.jpg1flight02You can look at those instruments and tell a lot. I took this picture at 3:20 PM yesterday. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1flight01.jpg1flight01My second view of the James River today: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1rivermorning.jpg1rivermorningIt doesn't get much more beautiful than this2014-08-18T17:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/08/10/halloween-pennant/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1ampp.jpg1amppAlways peacefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1dash.jpg1dashSee what I mean? Dash lies around actively. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1slackers.jpg1slackersSlackers. I'm sorry, there's just no other word to describe them. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1graceful.jpg1gracefulDelicate and lovelyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1yuccas.jpg1yuccasBeautiful. And very, very tough. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1beeflower02.jpg1beeflower02The SECOND flower picture I took with a bee inside - the same day. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1beeflower01.jpg1beeflower01The FIRST flower with a bee inside I photographed today https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1mussel.jpg1musselFreshwater mussel - some lucky raccoon has been dining on seafoodhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1killdeer.jpg1killdeerKilldeer - Charadrius vociferushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1pennant.jpg1pennant"Halloween Pennant" - great looking name for a great looking insect. Open freshwater mussel shell in the background. 2014-08-18T01:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/08/03/neighbors/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1moth02.jpg1moth02Everybody loves these zinnias! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1moth.jpg1mothEverybody loves these zinnias! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1morninglorious.jpg1morningloriousThese are unretouched - I just point and shoot and post. Astonishing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1zinnias.jpg1zinniasNo wonder the bees can't leave them alone. I can hardly look away myself! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1goldfinch.jpg1goldfinchGazing goldfinchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1skimmer.jpg1skimmerGreat Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1frontdoorbug.jpg1frontdoorbugOn the front door of our house this afternoon. Amazing. It looks like it's made of colored ceramic tile with black grout. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1carseatkitty.jpg1carseatkittyGerald thinks this car seat might be re-purposed. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1damsel01.jpg1damsel01I don't get tired of these damselflies. There are so many. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1hikers.jpg1hikersTurner on the left, Mackey on the right, Lovely Lucy in the center2014-08-18T01:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/07/20/some-days/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1birthdaygirl2014.jpg1birthdaygirl2014Happy Birthday my love! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1femaleebonyjewel.jpg1femaleebonyjewelFemale Ebony Jewelwing. So pretty. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1pondhawk.jpg1pondhawkEastern Pondhawk. Isn't that a great looking insect? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1spiderweb.jpg1spiderwebSome animals LOVE mosquitoes! For breakfast. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1flowerbee.jpg1flowerbeeFlying toward a flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1cicada.jpg1cicadaNoisemaker https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1toad02.jpg1toad02Holding down a log https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1toad01.jpg1toad01Holding down a blade of grasshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1hawk001.jpg1hawk001The Brazilian soccer team could have used this guy when they played Germany. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1butterfly.jpg1butterflyZebra swallowtail. What an amazing beauty. 2014-07-21T16:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/07/13/wooden-shoes-windmills-and-the-world-cup/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1cloud0421-e1405288826129.jpg1cloud042What a lovely sky we've had this summer. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1cloud042-e1405288639920.jpg1cloud042What a sky we've had this summerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1whitetail043.jpg1whitetail043Female Common Whitetail Skimmer, pausinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1prothonotary004.jpg1prothonotary004It's the same bird. Won't it be great when I can compose a shot like this in light like the one above? Stay tuned! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1prothonotary003.jpg1prothonotary003Almost looks like he's made of plastic - isn't that incredible? Sorry about the crummy quality. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1ppdamsel004.jpg1ppdamsel004A striking new damselflyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1chopper01.jpg1chopper01Bird overheadhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/windmill.jpgwindmillMy tilting days are behind me at last. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/stein.jpgsteinA stein. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pipe-jadmir-viking-2.jpgpipe-jadmir-viking-2A meerschaum pipe. 2014-07-21T16:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/07/06/four-dogs-and-the-fourth/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1flowers089.jpg1flowers089Boats AND flowers! Plus we ate grilled squash from their vegetable garden! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1cane01.jpg1cane01That is a lot, lot, lot of hard work and attention to detail https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1kevboat002.jpg1kevboat002Another of Kevin's useful works of art https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1kevboat001.jpg1kevboat001Kevin is a master craftsman: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1olddragonfly.jpg1olddragonflyHandsome old guy - getting on in years. Getting on in hours, in his case. Or days. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1musca.jpg1muscaCommon housefly - Musca domestica https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1mackeytoward.jpg1mackeytowardMackey not looking away, the other three looking away. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1mackeyaway.jpg1mackeyawayMackey looking away, the other three not looking away. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1river044.jpg1river044It looks like this so often you'd think it would get boring. But you'd be wrong. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1maddogs.jpg1maddogsIt takes an instant to go from sizing each other up to this: 2014-07-11T21:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/06/29/pillow-fight/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1rails.jpg1railsIndustrial scale gracefulness https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1water001.jpg1water001It's so amazing. You just point your camera at it and press the button. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1bluedamsel002.jpg1bluedamsel002Blue-fronted Dancer, Argia apicalis https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1pillowfight.jpg1pillowfightMackey lying down, Turner sitting, Lola in foreground, Luna leading us onward. Post pillow fight. 2014-06-30T22:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/06/22/above-ground-swimming-pools/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1cigars.jpg1cigarsCatalpa tree with brand new seed podshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1cloud001.jpg1cloud001As I said on the last one - always different, always perfecthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1cloud002.jpg1cloud002Always different, always perfecthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1cliffswallow033.jpg1cliffswallow033Or perhaps it's a baby waiting for food. But my goodness that was a hot day. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1waterbugs002.jpg1waterbugs002Whirligigs https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1waterbugs001.jpg1waterbugs001"Waterstriders is the furthest we can go." - BugGuide.net on precision of ID from this imagehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1pondhawk002.jpg1pondhawk002Eastern Pondhawk - magnificent https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1femaledamsel1.jpg1femaledamselWhite spots on her wing tips - so feminine https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image_large.jpgimage_largeAdult female Red-winged Blackbird - BNA.comhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1redwing002.jpg1redwing002Clearer but he's looking away2014-06-22T20:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/06/15/darn-his-hide/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1amevie.jpg1amevieA picture Ev took in NJ at almost precisely the same timehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1amriver.jpg1amriverA picture I took in Richmond around 7:30 this AMhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1dragonfly001.jpg1dragonfly001Another big dragonfly. Waiting for a hapless mosquito to pass by. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1femaledamsel.jpg1femaledamselFemale damselfly - you can JUST make out the white spots on her wingtips. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo.jpgphotoA boy and his father, photographed by his FATHER's father! How's that for Father's Day? 2014-06-18T23:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/06/08/eventful/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rackmultipart20140608-28305-17746hf.jpgRackMultipart20140608-28305-17746hfThe South Fork of the Shenandoah Riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cabin02.pngcabin02South Fork of the Shenandoah Riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cabin01.jpgcabin01Tunnel under the train trackshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1ppdamsel.jpg1ppdamselMale damselflyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1lifelife02.jpg1lifelife02A dead Canada Goose and a live Snapping Turtle - Life Lives on Life https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1bikehat.jpg1bikehatSuch an excellent hathttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1stunningview.jpg1stunningviewWho could ever tire of this? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1sassafras.jpg1sassafrasDELICIOUS sassafras - the roots make tea that tastes JUST like root beer! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1bikebluebird.jpg1bikebluebirdBeautiful bluebird seen on a beautiful bike ride! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cabinroad.jpgcabinroadCabin road, with tunnel under train tracks visible a little ways away 2014-06-22T23:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/06/01/so-startling/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1honeysuckle09.jpg1honeysuckle09Always miraculous. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1train.jpg1trainCoal train and signal, downtown Richmondhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1thistle.jpg1thistleThistle by the train trackshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1cliffswallow01.jpg1cliffswallow01I'll bet that nest is a nice place to be. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1honeysuckle01.jpg1honeysuckle01At one time lush and graceful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1mackeymud.jpg1mackeymudMud line on the leaves on the left side, Mackey to the right. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1babyphoebe.jpg1babyphoebeA baby phoebe. I believe. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1ethanheron.jpg1ethanheronGreat Blue Heron - Bryan Park, VA - by Ethanhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1mulberry02.jpg1mulberry02A delicious mulberry. Looks like a blackberry but no thorns, plus tastes much different. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1dickinson.jpg1dickinson2014-06-05T01:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/05/25/autism-5k/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1magnolia.jpg1magnoliaExtravagant + lushhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1rabbitrest.jpg1rabbitrestIsn't that unusual? I never even knew rabbits did this. Look at those big ears and big eyes. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1privetmod.jpg1privetmodSo rich and so delicious and so fragranthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_6120.jpgIMG_6120Whatever this Cliff Swallow is saying, it doesn't look polite. 2014-05-27T20:17:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/05/18/mexican-tadpole/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1sparrowid.jpg1sparrowid.jpgThat is a classic "lucky shot." Nice bird, nice light, nice rose in the background. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1phoebe01.jpg1phoebe01That is a lovely birdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1bryanclover.jpg1bryanclover.jpgWhich is more gorgeous? Both. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5600.jpgIMG_5600Gorgeoushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1peony.jpg1peonyFestiva Maximahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1redbellies.jpg1redbelliesTook this picture while leaning against my car in the parking lot. Isn't that fun? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1sunlightlaughing.jpg1sunlightlaughing.jpg"Standing in the sunlight laughing" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5941.jpgIMG_5941That is spring, right there. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/11dragonswings.jpg11dragonswingsOn a wing and didn't have a prayerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1upsidedowndragonfly.jpg1upsidedowndragonfly.jpgA different angle, fine when you have 28,000 tiny eyes. 2014-05-19T10:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/05/11/swallowing-my-pride/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1gosling.jpg1goslingHealthy gosling getting healthierhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/angelwing.jpgangelwingCanada Goose with "Angel wing." Very odd. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1ppselfie01.jpg1ppselfie01House of mirrorshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1ppselfie02.jpg1ppselfie02Long distance selfie https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1ppcruiser.jpg1ppcruiserIn English: “tadpole” In Spanish: “renacuajo”https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1swallows01.jpg1swallows01A few birds together on a couple of nestshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1cliffswallow02new.jpg1cliffswallow02newA Cliff Swallow on its well-constructed mud nest2014-05-19T10:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/05/04/may-the-fourth-be-with-you/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/maythefourth.jpgmaythefourthAdditional text unnecessaryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mm14bling.jpgmm14blingBlinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mm14post.jpgmm14postChillin' post-https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mm14pre.jpgmm14preChillin' (pre-)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1mmawmjwm.jpg1mmawmjwmI finished in the DAYTIME! This is INCREDIBLE! Thanks Andrew! May the Fourth Be With You!!! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1pinecandle.jpg1pinecandleLook at this! A pine candle! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1dogwood.jpg1dogwoodIf I live to be a hundred I'll still smile every time I see a dogwood. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1backyardbee.jpg1backyardbeePretty in Pink! 2014-05-05T01:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/04/27/guest-photographer-and-much-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/camptent01.jpgcamptent01Just another afternoon at Camp. Maybe Rest Period or Inspection or who knows. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/camptractor03.jpgcamptractor03Another wagon load heading outhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/camptractor02.jpgcamptractor02Heading back to the Boys cabins. That's Bunker Hill and Chapel in the background. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/camptractor01.jpgcamptractor01A load of campers headed up for a meal. Is my guess. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/camp01-2.jpgcamp01-2The barn at Camp: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/redmaple.jpgredmapleGraceful red maplehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1ppraptor.jpg1ppraptorProbably a Red-shouldered hawkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1cormorantgospel.jpg1cormorantgospelPreach it! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1prothonotary.jpg1prothonotaryProthonotary Warbler - I was lucky to get this picture! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1cardinaldrink.jpg1cardinaldrinkA cardinal wetting his whistle2014-04-28T16:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/04/20/only-the-beginning/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cbnvan01.jpegcbnvan01Our 1971 Ford Econoline parked behind the cabin. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dougdoris.jpgdougdorisDoug and Doris. My third set of grandparents. A lot of my current personality came from those two. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cabin02.jpgcabin02The cabin in the winterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cabin01.jpgcabin01The cabin in the summerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/11.jpg-1They're handsome and happy and ready to go home! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1pileated.jpg1pileatedBeautiful female Pileated Woodpecker at Pony Pasture this morning. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1papaw.jpg1papawPawpaw JUST beginning to open up on the edge of the river at Pony Pasture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1whitelilac.jpg1whitelilacThe only plant that really gives a purple lilac any competitionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1purplelilac.jpg1purplelilacSo beautiful and so fragrant - the other plants can hardly compete. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1redmaple.jpg1redmapleRed Maple closeup - another of Dad's favorite trees. Maybe a better picture next week. 2014-04-21T00:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/04/13/ganbatte/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1.jpg-1My constant reminder. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1water.jpg1waterAnytime you're looking at the river is the best time to be looking at the river. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1dogwood.jpg1dogwoodDogwood on our front lawnhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1mackturn.jpg1mackturnAnother elegant pair who ignores me unless I have peanut butter or cheesehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1cardinalpair.jpg1cardinalpairAn elegant cardinal pair, ignoring ushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1robin.jpg1robinWhat a classic spring scene. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1birthdayowl2.jpg1birthdayowl2The same owl a moment later. This was ~11:30 AM. Perhaps she was seeing potential lunch on the ground. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1birthdayowl.jpg1birthdayowlWise, I am sure2014-04-15T16:23:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/04/06/prediction-is-very-difficult/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1redbud01.jpg1redbud01Redbuds on the verge of openinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10151940_475842842516522_818403393_n.jpg10151940_475842842516522_818403393_nDo you think that looks like Turner? Not in my worst nightmare. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1turner.jpg1turnerHe looks so elegant. Do not for one moment be fooled. He is very, very silly. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1turtlemoss.jpg1turtlemossCan you detect an expression? I think I detect a bit of a swagger. I've been wrong before. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1swan.jpg1swanA single swan. I am ill-informed about swans. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1bluebell.jpg1bluebellVirginia bluebells. Is that a little bug on the second one from the left? I think it is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1vinca.jpg1vincaVincahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1turtle.jpg1turtleI automatically assume it's a wise male. The truth is it may or may not be wise or male. Handsome though. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1daffodil.jpg1daffodilFew flowers proclaim spring as boldly as daffodils: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1cheerful.jpg1cheerfulI wish I knew the name! But seriously, do they really need one? It's enough to see them. 2014-04-15T16:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/03/25/easy-to-be-happy/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1maple03.jpg1maple03Farewell! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1house1.jpg1house1Explanation of the Sugar Househttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1fairlawn1.jpg1fairlawn1Explanation of the farmhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1boiling.jpg1boilingMr. Duff explaining the syrup making procedure. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1duffs.jpg1duffsIt makes me calm just looking at it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1nathan.jpg1nathanNathan Jenkins - as skilled and kind and graceful and down to earth a human being as you'll ever encounter anywhere. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1maplespoons.jpg1maplespoonsI think of the Maple Festival every morning at breakfast. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dogsondeck.jpgdogsondeckMackey, Turner, and their gracious host Tara - all waiting for me to stop taking pictures. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1blacksburg032014.jpg1blacksburg032014Kristin, Shane, Ev, mehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1maplebreakfast.jpg1maplebreakfastI hope Wren was having fun. I KNOW I was! 2016-06-16T12:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/03/13/early-spring-at-pony-pasture/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1mackeylean.jpg1mackeyleanMackey love to hang out with Eviehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1tmacpp.jpg1tmacppBest buds in their favorite placehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1bluebird.jpg1bluebirdA bluebird in the sun always looks cheerful: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1waxwing01.jpg1waxwing01Cedar waxwings! Isn't that great? My first ones! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1peacefuldove.jpg1peacefuldoveA very peaceful looking dovehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1snowybeak.jpg1snowybeakJunco with a beak full of snow! And bird seed! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1drivewaydaffodils.jpg1drivewaydaffodilsGracing the side of my drivewayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1rainbow.jpg1rainbowI wonder if this means there are two pots of gold. I'll have to consult with the rainbow coalition. They're the raining authority on this subject. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1earlysnakepp.jpg1earlysnakeppSnake-o-phobes, don't say I didn't warn you. So handsome. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1oldturtle.jpg1oldturtleSee the crack in the shell? At about 8:00 if you were standing above it? Very recognizable. 2014-03-14T01:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/03/02/harbinger/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wcrkfront.jpgwcrkfrontFront coming in: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1multiflora.jpg1multifloraJust add a few more daylight hours and some warmer weather and this will be a fragrant multiflora rose. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1uniddbud1.jpg1uniddbud1I don't know what it's called. But my it's graceful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1molehill.jpg1molehillI don't see many moles. But they make themselves known. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lolaluna.jpglolalunaMackey on the right. Turner under my left hand. Lola with her back to the camera. Luna between Lola and Mackey. The photographer's sweet dog in the foreground. So much fun. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1mallardpair.jpg1mallardpairDon't those two look great together? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1cheswickrobin.jpg1cheswickrobinA handsome male robin at Cheswick Park2014-03-03T23:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/02/27/flowers-and-dogs-and-birds-oh-my/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1cardinaladj.jpg1cardinaladjHandsome guyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1es44.jpg1es44ES44 followed by an AC44https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1groundcover.jpg1groundcoverCheerful ground coverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1crocus.jpg1crocusWarm, bright crocushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1smallppredbellied.jpg1smallppredbelliedSmall and gracefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1bryanredbelliedadj.jpg1bryanredbelliedadjRed-bellied woodpecker in Bryan Parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1crowlaughingadj.jpg1crowlaughingadjRaucous. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1crowadj.jpg1crowadjAlone, polite, even stately in all black: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1ringbilladj.jpg1ringbilladjRing-billed gull, floating high in the waterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1cormorantlaughadj.jpg1cormorantlaughadjThe most expressive cormorant I've encountered: 2014-03-01T23:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/02/11/rules-are-made-to-be-broken/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1carcamping1.jpg1carcampinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1carcamping-e1392154574826.jpg1carcampingRoughing it easy: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1jacksonhole91-e1392154300554.jpg1jacksonhole91Oops. A little bit warped. It says "Jackson Hole Welcomes Our DESERT STORM VETS." Kind of cool. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1coldbluebird2.jpg1coldbluebirdhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2metentbison.jpg2metentbisonAlthough I wore shorts, I prudently removed my hat and camera so he wouldn't charge: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2buffalosign.jpg2buffalosignNotice the shorts and the flying hat and camera. There were no iphones back then. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2megusrushmore.jpg2megusrushmoreIt's safe to say we won't be the next two heads carved out of that South Dakota granite. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2gustetons.jpg2gustetonsGus welcomes us to the Grand Tetons: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1porkexpofront.jpg1porkexpofrontBarbeQlossalhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1mallardflock.jpg1mallardflock6 pairs of mallards. 2014-03-01T23:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/02/02/veering-slightly/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1gulladj.jpg1gulladjGraceful gullhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1happyhalf.jpg1happyhalfHappy Half Dozenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1coldbluebird.jpg1coldbluebirdPuffed up to keep warm. It was so, so cold. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1barredowladj.jpg1barredowladjBarred Owl staying warm in January2014-02-03T02:31:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/01/27/its-hard-to-come-up-with-good-titles/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/veroeditadj.jpgveroeditadjShe is so talented. The ability to draw is one I am without. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1mysterybird.jpg1mysterybirdCan you identify him (or her?). Ethan did! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/icyblueriver.jpgicyblueriverSo cold and so blue but SO spectacularhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1coldriverdogsadj.jpg1coldriverdogsadjThey're very expressive. About not wanting to sit still on cold, snowy granite. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1seagulladj.jpg1seagulladjMy sentimentality reveals my age; I was brought up in the "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" era. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1wrenice.jpg1wreniceRefrigeration and A/C are strictly optional. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1scaupadj.jpg1scaupadjThe mystery was solved. Look at those beautiful yellow eyes. 2014-01-27T17:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/01/19/smile-2/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kdsmile20140103.jpgKDsmile20140103https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kd5ghatsoff.jpgkd5ghatsoffhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kdhaircutlookupnice01.jpgkdhaircutlookupnice01Haircut first, then head for the pool https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kdgradsmile.jpgkdgradsmileEverybody's happy to FINALLY graduate... https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kendall022002new.jpgKendall022002newFebruary of 2003 - notice the smile?! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kdmeppold.jpgkdmeppoldHe used to look UP to me! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kdmeppyoung.jpgkdmeppyoungMany years ago! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kdpoolbigsmile04.jpgkdpoolbigsmile04KD has many favorite places. The pool is only one of them. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kd5gsupersmile.jpgkd5gsupersmile“That young man has the nicest smile. Always so sincere. We can all learn from that.” - a comment from a member at the Y2014-01-27T16:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2014/01/07/the-art-of-transformation/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cbnsled01.jpegcbnsled01Sledding down the drivewayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cbnstove.jpegcbnstoveOur woodstove at the cabin. In the winter we'd make it so hot the sides would glow pinkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1bluebirdadj.jpg1bluebirdadjToasting in the sun on a chilly dayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1turnerrunadj.jpg1turnerrunadjANOTHER hot dog on a cold day! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1mackeyrunadj.jpg1mackeyrunadjHot dog on a cold dayhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1leveladj.jpg1leveladjBeautiful flying female buffleheadhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1preenadj.jpg1preenadjSynchronized preening: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dclove.jpgdcloveAmateur photographers are the best! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/amtrakgatej.jpgamtrakgatejIncluded in the price of Business Class tickets is personalized service: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/amtrakdog1.jpgamtrakdog1Sniffs anything from methamphetamine to empathy, and anything in between. 2014-01-07T23:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/12/31/munchausen-by-doggy/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1mockingbirdadj1.jpg1mockingbirdadjSerene, don't you think? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1mockingbirdadj.jpg1mockingbirdadjSerene, don't you think? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1evyukiadj.jpg1evyukiadjHandsome boy and a pretty girl! 2014-01-14T18:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/12/18/late-fall-blues/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1ppwoodpeckeradj.jpg1ppwoodpeckeradjHandsome Red-bellied woodpecker. Although it's tempting to take credit for the good "timing" of this shot (berry in mouth) anyone who takes a lot of outdoor pictures can tell you that's mostly luck. But it's still a fun picture. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-71.jpgphoto-71It's easy to see why I don't get tired of thishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1kingfisheradj.jpg1kingfisheradjGorgeous female belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1ppbluebirdadj.jpg1ppbluebirdadjA beautiful bluebird - my Dad's favorite - Sialia sialis - in the parking lot at Pony Pasture2013-12-19T16:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/11/26/every-sandwich/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/buffleheadflockadj.jpgbuffleheadflockadjSkimming a COLD riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/heron3lakesadj.jpgheron3lakesadjBeautiful bird at a beautiful lake on a beautiful afternoonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1snailadj.jpg1snailadjThe wisdom of slowing down... 2013-12-18T21:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/11/11/veterans-day-2013-battleship2buffleheads/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/firstbuffleheadsadj.jpgfirstbuffleheadsadjFirst buffleheads of the seasonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/5.jpg-5Been dazed and confused for so long... https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4.jpg-4The whole thing is my favorite part. All fifteen hours and fifty-eight minutes. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2.jpg-2Didn't warm up until I swam in the ocean at dawn. How is that for crazy? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1.jpg-1If you don't think it was cold out there, guess againhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/7.jpg-7Oldest Veteran's Day Celebration sitehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6.jpg-6The perfect Veterans Day image 2013-11-16T15:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/11/10/owl-pajamas-candy-corn-a-beautiful-day-beach2battleship-2013/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/plane1adj.jpgplane1adjFour engines, four contrailshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/plane2adj.jpgplane2adjTwin engine jet with contrails: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1autumntreeadj.jpg1autumntreeadjAutumn light https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/goodnightmoonadj.jpggoodnightmoonadjGoodnight moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1gooddaymoonadj.jpg1gooddaymoonadjGoodday moonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1prettybirdadj.jpg1prettybirdadjPretty perch https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_2541.jpgIMG_2541Last turtle of 2013? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ppdamseladj.jpgppdamseladjDamselfly on a twighttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1return2ppadj.jpg1return2ppadjHome at lasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/candy-corn.jpgCandy-CornNatural autumn colors. The little white tops are my favorite part. 2014-02-18T04:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/10/22/wonder-and-rejoice/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1squirrelroofadj.jpg1squirrelroofadjStaying above it all https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1titmouseadj.jpg1titmouseadjHandsome tufted titmouse (with a mouthful of sunflower seed) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1ttagadj.jpg1ttagadjI'm USUALLY a great little boy! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1tmwoodsadj2.jpg1tmwoodsadj2Happy hikershttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1impressionadj.jpg1impressionadjIt's a photograph but it almost looks like a painting. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1heronheadadj.jpg1heronheadadjAren't zoom lenses incredible? Look what you get to see. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1whataviewadj.jpg1whataviewadjThose turtles were craning their necks to get a better look at this. Can you blame them? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1sunworshippersadj.jpg1sunworshippersadjMaking the best of each momenthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bestcloudsadj.jpgbestcloudsadjWhat a present. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-22.jpgphoto-2More moon info2013-11-11T03:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/10/02/moving-meditation-subtitle-in-training/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-65.jpgphoto-65https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-64.jpgphoto-64https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ppheronadj.jpgppheronadjGreat Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, Pony Pasture, James River, Richmond, VA, USAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1riverbeauty.jpg1riverbeautyI've looked at some variation of that precise scene literally thousands of times. And I never, ever get tired of it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wcrkhoneysuckle.jpgwcrkhoneysuckleI cannot believe it is October. I think they use really great fertilizer in West Creek. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1dogsppadj1.jpg1dogsppadjdogs/river/sky (II) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1dogsppadj.jpg1dogsppadjdogs/river/sky https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1roseadj.jpg1roseadjEvelyn cuts them and brings them inside too - they're old and they smell amazinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1fullmoonseptadj.jpg1fullmoonseptadjBetter light for stealing bird seedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1possumadj.jpg1possumadjEvening caller2013-10-16T14:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/09/19/hump-week-too-much-fun/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ethan1adj.jpgethan1adjGreat turtle image by a budding amateur photographer! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1goldfinchmartinsadj.jpg1goldfinchmartinsadjThat's a goldfinch - isn't that just a pretty thing to see in the parking lot of a grocery store? So pleasant. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tboneadj.jpgtboneadjI'm not a dog mind-reader. But I guarantee you Turner is thinking this will lead to some new and unexpected way to have fun. That's just how he rolls. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mackeyadj.jpgmackeyadjWe're two houses away from home; he'd prefer to not stop. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1moonadj.jpg1moonadjI'm told it's made of green cheese, but here, not so muchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1ironwoodadj.jpg1ironwoodadjHard, hard wood, and very handsome. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1yuccaadj.jpg1yuccaadjLovely contrasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1pumpkinadj.jpg1pumpkinadjBeautiful! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1sassafrasadj.jpg1sassafrasadjDelicious and beautiful sassafrashttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-63.jpgphoto-63Mmm, fuel! 2013-10-03T13:28:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/08/25/birthdays-and-bugs-and-unbirthdays/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1birthdayanalogmashup2.jpg1birthdayanalogmashup2https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1colorfulporticoadj.jpg1colorfulporticoadjColorful... https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1porticohoneyadj.jpg1porticohoneyadjVery busy... https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1porticooutsideadj.jpg1porticooutsideadjWe moved outdoors! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1birthdaybrunchadj.jpg1birthdaybrunchadjPriceless! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1spiderquestadj.jpg1spiderquestadjAnother spiderweb attempthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1fineboyadj-jg.jpg1fineboyadj.j[gTaking it all inhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1lamplightercloudadj.jpg1lamplightercloudadjBlue sky cloudhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1augustcloudadj.jpg1augustcloudadjSpeechlesshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1mallowadj.jpg1mallowadjMarsh Mallow drinking up the sun on the river bank2013-08-28T20:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/08/10/it-takes-two/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/grasshopperadj.jpggrasshopperadjColorful! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1planeadj.jpg1planeadjAerial viewhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1waspsadj.jpg1waspsadjThis is why they make telephoto lenses! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1lilyadj.jpg1lilyadjGlowing water lily https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1crowadj.jpg1crowadjShiny! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1masonadj.jpg1masonadjThese are so beautifulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1niecesnephewsadj.jpg1niecesnephewsadjWhat a great looking bunch! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1kristinsadj.jpg1kristinsadjShane, Kristin, and Kristin's family https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1vowsadj.jpg1vowsadjMr. & Mrs. McLaughlin - 3 August, 2013 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1graniteadj.jpg1graniteadjBeautiful granite2013-08-11T00:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/08/01/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-44.jpgphoto-44Unconditional positive regard https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/birthdayporticoadj.jpgbirthdayporticoadjIf I could only go back to one of the four places, I'd go to Portico - it was a treasure. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/birthdayjefferson.jpgbirthdayjeffersonYou can't go wrong at Lemairehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/birthdaylemon.jpgbirthdaylemonLemon Cuisine of India - Best Indian food in Richmond - and best service! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-35.jpgphoto-35Their slogan: "We're not vegetarian - we just don't eat meat." But oh my goodness you have to try that place out. It is beyond compare. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/qalaceadj.jpgqalaceadjDelicate looking weed https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gladiolaadj.jpggladiolaadjSo delicate it's hard to believe it can survive with my dogs. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/waterbugsadj.jpgwaterbugsadjJust standing around... on the surface of the water! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/morningglorybugadj.jpgmorningglorybugadjOn the inside looking outhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/honeysucklebugadj.jpghoneysucklebugadjGraceful honeysuckle and a bug2013-08-11T00:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/07/18/what-are-the-odds/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/spiderwebadj.jpgspiderwebadjBeautiful and an engineering marvel https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cloud2adj1.jpgcloud2adjBlue skies white clouds green treeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cloud3adj1.jpgcloud3adjOver downtownhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cloud1adj.jpgcloud1adjSunset cloudshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/newlife3adj.jpgnewlife3adj"From the writer to the reader - good wishes. Kathleen McLaughlin New York, Jan. 3 - 1955 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/newlife2adj.jpgnewlife2adjMy lovely Aunt Kathleen https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/newlife1adj.jpgnewlife1adjNew Life in Old Lands - Kathleen McLaughlin, 19542013-07-26T14:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/06/23/summer-and-more-a-lot-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/funeral3adj.jpgfuneral3adjThat picture is worth about a TRILLION words. I'm wearing a tie of my Dad's. For those of you who have never seen me in a tie. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/funeral2adj.jpgfuneral2adjFull military honors. That's my Dad's ashes in the white box. Incredible. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/funeral1adj.jpgfuneral1adjNote the horses, caisson, etc. The band was on the side. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/barredowladj.jpgbarredowladjThey sure do look wise. I'll be the first to admit. But cute too, for certain. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tranquilityadj.jpgtranquilityadjThe Sea of Tranquility, and morehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/deer06212013adj.jpgdeer06212013adjIn my front yard! Near Regency Square! Wow! What a treat on the first day of summer! 2013-06-24T20:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/06/13/1479/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hydrangeasadj.jpghydrangeasadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/toadadj.jpgtoadadjBlends right inhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/snapper2adj.jpgsnapper2adjWish I'd gotten a picture of the whole turtle. His (it just wasn't feminine) head was nearly as big as minehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/phoebeadj.jpgphoebeadjHiding behind a branchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/barnswallowsadj.jpgbarnswallowsadjEleganthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/butterflyadj.jpgbutterflyadjGetting a drink from the river! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/honeysuckleadj.jpghoneysuckleadjA flower I will never tire of seeing or smellinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/185copy.jpg185copyI cannot tell a lie - I inherited these roses from the person who lived here beforehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dashadj.jpgdashadjTwo boxes are better than onehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sassafrasadj.jpgsassafrasadjUnmistakably sassafras2013-06-19T10:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/05/23/flowers-birds-bugs-and-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ppbutterflyadj.jpgppbutterflyadjBeautiful female tiger swallowtail (females have blue on their wings) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/barnswallow2adj.jpgbarnswallow2adjPetite and elegant and gracefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bryanbirdadj.jpgbryanbirdadjBarn swallow https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ducktakeoffadj.jpgducktakeoffadjFast takeoffhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/riverbirdadj.jpgriverbirdadjWhat a dapper ambassador! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ppfloweradj.jpgppfloweradjIsn't this just gorgeous? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/flowerbugadj.jpgflowerbugadjOne neighbor brought along another! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/neighborfloweradj.jpgneighborfloweradjNeighbor dropping by for a visithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lilypadbugadj.jpglilypadbugadjBug exploring a lily pad flower 2013-05-26T19:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/05/05/at-a-snails-pace/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dogismycopilot2adj.jpgdogismycopilot2adjDog is my copilot #2: Turner https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dogismycopilot1adj.jpgdogismycopilot1adjDog is my copilot #1: Mackeyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/snugasabugadj.jpgsnugasabugadjAll that bug could see was purple https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cormoranturtleadj.jpgcormoranturtleadjCormorants and turtles at mid-riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pplizardadj.jpgpplizardadjBrown lizard on a log at PPhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/purplelilacadj.jpgpurplelilacadjEqually spectacular purple lilac https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/whitelilacadj.jpgwhitelilacadjSpectacularly fragrant and spectacularly beautiful white lilachttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/042513moon100pctfulladj.jpg042513moon100pctfulladj4/25 - 100% full https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/042313moon96pctfulladj.jpg042313moon96pctfulladj4/23 - 96% full https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/moon11d15h43m83pctadj.jpgmoon11d15h43m83pctadj4/21 - 83% full 2013-05-31T01:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/04/16/froggie/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cormoranturtleadj.jpgcormoranturtleadjAttentive reptiles and bird https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/buttercupadj.jpgbuttercupadjA bright buttercup. I believe that's the only kind of buttercup. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/calmmourningdoveadj.jpgcalmmourningdoveadjMourning dove observing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bryandogwoodadj.jpgbryandogwoodadjA graceful dogwood at Bryan Park. "Graceful" may be one word too many before "dogwood" - they're all graceful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/calmmockingbirdadj.jpgcalmmockingbirdadjSomewhat inscrutable. I don't think he's irate. Just gazing. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/moon12pctadj.jpgmoon12pctadjThree day old moon. Fun picture. You can tell it's "waxing" or growing because it's light on the right side. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/whitelilacadj.jpgwhitelilacadjDelicious smelling and beautiful white lilachttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/purplelilacadj.jpgpurplelilacadjApril beauty https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bullfrogadj.jpgbullfrogadjWhat a handsome bullfrog2013-04-17T15:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/04/11/the-flowers-bloom-like-madness-in-the-spring/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bluebelladj.jpgbluebelladjBeautiful bluebellhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mackeyadj.jpgmackeyadjI've put pictures of smiling dogs up here before. He's Mackey's sure smiling in this one. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cardinaladj.jpgcardinaladjTHAT is one handsome bird. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/redbudsadj.jpgredbudsadjSo, so fresh. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/colorfuladj.jpgcolorfuladjA colorful cornerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/flower3adj.jpgflower3adjSee what I mean? They're all the same. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/flower2adj.jpgflower2adjSame kind as identified in the previous picturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/flower1adj.jpgflower1adjThere was only one kind of flower at the river today - the beautiful kindhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/daffodiladj.jpgdaffodiladjGetting my fill of daffodils while I canhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/littlepawpawadj.jpglittlepawpawadjA brand new pawpaw2021-03-20T12:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/04/05/magical-worldrocketship-underpants/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/constructionworkeradj.jpgconstructionworkeradjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/its-a-magical-world1.jpgits-a-magical-world12013-04-12T12:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/04/02/sprint-distanceironman-pace/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-46.jpgphoto-46Relaxing post "race"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-45.jpgphoto-45Bike on car, pre- or post-ride today at West Creekhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-44.jpgphoto-44The pool - Tuckahoe YMCA - Richmond, VA - I swam on the far right2013-04-03T01:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/04/02/carpe-diem/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pppoochesadj.jpgpppoochesadjPP with a Posse of Poocheshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yellowfloweradj.jpgyellowfloweradjBRIGHT yellow flower with insect inspectinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/delicateadj.jpgdelicateadjDelicate and gracefulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/violetadj.jpgvioletadjSo many colorshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dopletadj.jpgdopletadjThis particular diamond is not forever. So it's TRULY priceless! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/earlybluebelladj.jpgearlybluebelladjEarly Bluebellhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ppturtleadj.jpgppturtleadjFirst turtle (for me) of 2013https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/buffleheadsadj.jpgbuffleheadsadjHandsome pair of buffleheadshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/smilingdandelionadj.jpgsmilingdandelionadjA smiling dandelionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hyacinthadj.jpghyacinthadjThe sight is nice - but the smell is indescribable2013-04-02T16:13:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/03/29/every-season-i-say-the-same-thing/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/spiderwebadj.jpgspiderwebadjIn the right place at the right timehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sunriseadj.jpgsunriseadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/geeseadj.jpggeeseadjGeese in the sunrisehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/workrailroadadj.jpgworkrailroadadjI might not look that relaxed. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dogwoodadj.jpgdogwoodadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pawpawadj.jpgpawpawadjA pawpaw beginshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/redbudadj.jpgredbudadjWhen Spring has fully arrivedhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bluebellsadj.jpgbluebellsadjVirginia Bluebells, a.k.a. Mertensia virginicahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bleedingheartsadj.jpgbleedingheartsadj2013-03-26T00:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/03/25/unwasted-dawns-maple-festival-2013-and-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/moon032113adj.jpgmoon032113adjThe moon from my driveway. So beautiful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/csatargetadj-jpjg.jpgcsatargetadj.jpjgLack of practice makes imperfect. But I had fun! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/csaadj.jpgcsaadjColonial Shooting Academyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/flyingbufflhead2adj.jpgflyingbufflhead2adjIsn't she gorgeous? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/seasonchangeadj.jpgseasonchangeadjThe sight in my driveway at the end of winter/beginning of springhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nwsignadj.jpgnwsignadjOld Norfolk & Western signhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cabooseadj.jpgcabooseadjOld caboosehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/farmtooladj.jpgfarmtooladjJohn Deere farm equipment - from a LONG time agohttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/syrupfairyadj.jpgsyrupfairyadjA picture of serenityhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/signadj.jpgsignadjGreat food, even greater companions2013-03-25T20:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/03/12/biss/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/buffleheadflockadj.jpgbuffleheadflockadjMore buffleheads at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chickadeeppadj.jpgchickadeeppadjChickadee from belowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bryanheronadj.jpgbryanheronadjHeron eye. And head and partial beak. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pascaladj.jpgpascaladjA sentiment I enjoyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ringneckppadj.jpgringneckppadjRing-necked duckhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/whitethroatsparrowadj.jpgwhitethroatsparrowadjWhite-throated sparrowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wrenadj.jpgwrenadjCarolina wrenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ppdandelionadj.jpgppdandelionadjBeautifulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mallardflockadj.jpgmallardflockadjSix pack of mallards (soon to become a couple of cases) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/earlydaffodiladj.jpgearlydaffodiladjFebruary daffodil at Pony Pasture2013-03-20T10:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/02/02/groundhog-day/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ducktakeoffadj.jpgducktakeoffadjBufflehead taking offhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/geeseadj.jpggeeseadjHonking Canada geesehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0490_edited.jpgIMG_0490_editedExcellent Subaru - my 2001 Foresterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0925_edited.jpgIMG_0925_editedRoadblocks! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0827_edited.jpgIMG_0827_editedHappy people and dogs on the banks of the Yukon River - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canadahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0529.jpgIMG_0529Welcome to the Yukon! 2013-02-05T16:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/01/27/attics-of-my-life/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/newduckadj1.jpgnewduckadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/newduckadj.jpgnewduckadjFemale Hooded Merganser at lower righthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/simplifyadj.jpgsimplifyadjA caption would only complicate things. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/thoreauwoodpileadj.jpgthoreauwoodpileadj"Every man looks at his woodpile with a kind of affection" - Henry David Thoreauhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bigwoodpile0905.jpgBIGwoodpile0905https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ppdeer1adj.jpgppdeer1adjDeer dashing through the parkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/heronintreeppadj.jpgheronintreeppadjHeron in a tree2013-02-04T15:34:47+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2013/01/13/terrific-whisters/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/emdsd60adj.jpgemdsd60adjGEM EMD60 locomotivehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/seagulladj.jpgseagulladjA quizzical seagull expression. Like the squirrel, difficult to interpret. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/darkriveradj.jpgdarkriveradjDark and pretty riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gees44ahadj.jpggees44ahadjGE ES44 locomotivehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jungusadj.jpgjungusadjColorful fungushttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/squirreladj.jpgsquirreladjInterpret this squirrel's expression. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/christmasriveradj.jpgchristmasriveradj2013-01-15T21:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/12/19/breakfast-at-pony-pasture-this-post-has-some-very-cool-pictures/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eagleeatppadj.jpgeagleeatppadjFine dining at the water's edgehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eagle1adj.jpgeagle1adjEagle and fish from a different anglehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eaglebreakfast2ppadj.jpgeaglebreakfast2ppadjFresh fishhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eagleswim1adj.jpgeagleswim1adjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/buffleheadsbreakfastppadj.jpgbuffleheadsbreakfastppadjBig flock of buffleheadshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/heronbreakfastppadj.jpgheronbreakfastppadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/breakfastmorningppadj.jpgbreakfastmorningppadj2012-12-29T15:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/12/07/mostly-pictures/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/halfmastadj.jpghalfmastadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-4.jpgphoto-4One of Dad's REAL ambulances! Draped in black bunting for his memorial service. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-5.jpgphoto-5Shane with Tara at Dad's memorial servicehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/momroux.jpgmomrouxRoux waiting for my Mom. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-3.jpgphoto-3https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-2.jpgphoto-2https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/buffleheadmaleadj.jpgbuffleheadmaleadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/buffleheadfemaleadj.jpgbuffleheadfemaleadjMale Buffleheadhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/muteswancloseupadj.jpgmuteswancloseupadjThis gives the impression of being thoughtfulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tundraswanppadj.jpgtundraswanppadj2012-12-26T13:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/11/24/good-man/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dogman2.jpgdogman2Dog man. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tara123109.jpgtara123109See? You can't really explain it, but that's what it looks like. Automatic. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1154adj1.jpgDad and TaraPony PastureFebruary 28, 2010Dad and Tara, Pony Pasture, 2010. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/071500momdadlucky.jpg071500momdadluckyMam and Dad with Lucky, July 15, 2000https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fam10282012adj.jpgfam10282012adjAll of us together, October 28, 2012 - what a priceless gift. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dashadj.jpgdashadj"Basket Case," a.k.a. "Paperweight" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dogspptg12adj.jpgdogspptg12adjSo much to give thanks forhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dogsit1adj.jpgdogsit1adjMackey, Luna, Lola, me, and the incomparable James Riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/feelbetter2adj.jpgfeelbetter2adjThis can make you feel better too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/feelbetteradj.jpgfeelbetteradjI was feeling bad - seriously - and looked up and a coal train was passing by with this scrawled on the side of a car. Wild. 2013-05-06T14:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/10/23/more-fun-every-year/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/b2bmedaladj.jpgb2bmedaladjCheck out this OUTSTANDING finisher's medal! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/b2bfinishadj.jpgb2bfinishadjThe finish line! Yay! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mnmsyayadj.jpgmnmsyayadjm&m's! Yay! Oh yeah and I just finished this long race, but m&m's! Awesome! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/postb2bmealadj.jpgpostb2bmealadjThe first helping of manyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/whydoyouraceadj.jpgwhydoyouraceadjSometimes you just can't help asking yourself... https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dontfeedadj.jpgdontfeedadjDon't feed the alligators. Yikes! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/t2adj.jpgt2adjT2, or bike-to-run transition area, the evening before the racehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/t1preadj.jpgt1preadjIn T1 (swim to bike transition area) the day before the race https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/preswimadj.jpgpreswimadjGetting ready for the next day - beautiful swim course! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/witheviepostraceadj.jpgwitheviepostraceadjIt's been a long day and we are VERY happy it's over! 2013-10-16T14:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/10/15/taper-time-and-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/riveradj.jpgriveradjWhere it all comes togetherhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rockadj.jpgrockadjBeautiful James River granitehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wateradj.jpgwateradjBeautiful James River waterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/radialsteeringtruckadj.jpgradialsteeringtruckadjRadial steering or "self-steering" trucks carrying the weight (200+ tons) an AC6000 locomotive. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ac6000sandadj.jpgac6000sandadjSand sprayer, to prevent wheels from slipping (lower right hand corner) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/locomotivehornadj.jpglocomotivehornadjCloseup of locomotive horns. Isn't that wild? And what in the world is that thing wrapped around the back? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ac6000adj.jpgac6000adjAC6000https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mockingbirdsongadj.jpgmockingbirdsongadj"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy." - Miss Maudie, to Scout, "To Kill a Mockingbird", Harper Lee, 1961https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dash.jpgdashDash! Isn't he dashing?! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1rosewowadj.jpg1rosewowadjI'm very happy with this one2012-10-17T10:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/09/15/echolalia/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/produce2adj.jpgproduce2adjBoy. I know it's still summer by the calendar, but this is a pure autumn image. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mumsadj.jpgmumsadjSpectacularhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/produce1adj.jpgproduce1adjJim & Robin's West End Plants and Produce 12301 Patterson Ave. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/redfloweradj.jpgredfloweradjI can't think of a flower this red at ANY time of year. Not at Pony Pasture, anyway. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/yellowflower1adj.jpgyellowflower1adjAs bright as a daffodil, cheerful as a forsythia, glowing like a dandelionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fungusamongusadj.jpgfungusamongusadjAs my Dad is fond of saying, "There's a fungus amungus!" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/purplefloweradj.jpgpurplefloweradjSuch a pretty color for Septemberhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/roseofsharonadj.jpgroseofsharonadjBeautiful late summer Rose of Sharon. With ants! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/geac6000cwadj.jpgGEAC6000CWadjGE AC6000CWhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/maletigerswallowtailadj.jpgmaletigerswallowtailadjVery, very handsome2012-09-19T01:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/08/23/recovery-week-happy-birthday-to-me/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bday2adj.jpgbday2adjEarly morning birthday hike! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bigpackadj.jpgbigpackadjMy dogs plus friends' dogs plus this beautiful riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/amtrakadj.jpgamtrakadjAmtrak getting ready to head northhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/es44ah-cw44acadj.jpgES44AH-CW44ACadjGE ES44AH and GE CW44AChttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/c40-8adj.jpgC40-8adjGE C40-8 https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sd70macadj.jpgSD70MACadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/c40-9wadj.jpgC40-9WadjC40-9Whttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/garadj.jpggaradjLongnose gar - that's quite a fish. About 2 seconds later it gobbled up a little sunfish that swam past. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/greenheronrainadj.jpggreenheronrainadjDoes this bird look irritated? Or am I just thinking that I would be irritated if I was out there in the rain? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/turtle1adj.jpgturtle1adjHandsome box turtle2012-08-30T17:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/07/14/happy-summer/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/es44-ac44adj.jpgES44-AC44adjES44AC (#872) followed by an AC44CW (#280)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hawk2adj.jpghawk2adjHandsome young red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mallardglareadj.jpgmallardglareadjStared down by a male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/muddymallardsadj.jpgmuddymallardsadjMuddy mallardshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dogsmeppadj.jpgdogsmeppadjI'm happy - the dogs will be much happier once they're off and running! And swimming! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sunbatheradj.jpgsunbatheradjHas yet to be identified. The eyes are its most unique feature. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/f16adj.jpgf16adjFighting Falcon (F-16)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/purplemartinadj.jpgpurplemartinadjPurple Martin (Progne subis)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beachviewadj.jpgbeachviewadjThe hospitality could not be beat! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/woodpileadj2.jpgwoodpileadj2I wish we'd get a cold snap! Not likely, I'm afraid. 2012-07-20T02:15:23+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/06/21/chop-wood-carry-water/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/thornyrosesadj.jpgthornyrosesadjThorny but beautiful roseshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/turnersmileadj.jpgturnersmileadjNo "off switch" https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/smileyboyadj.jpgsmileyboyadjMackey's smiling face. And kind eyes. I described him to a friend as "not impulsive"; he's certainly not. Always thinks before he acts. I should take a lesson from him. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/berriesadj.jpgberriesadjBeautiful berrieshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/furadj.jpgfuradjMackey's sleek furhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/webadj.jpgwebadjNice symmetryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cloudreflectionadj.jpgcloudreflectionadjClouds reflecting off the riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dragonflyadj.jpgdragonflyadjDragonfly on a wirehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/moth1adj.jpgmoth1adjNice looking mothhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hood466adj.jpghood466adjAC44CW from the "hood" end2012-06-24T12:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/06/02/i-blinked/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ppalexleecrewadj.jpgPPAlexLeeCrewadjAlex (left), then Roux, Turner, me, Mackey, Lucy. Thanks for the picture Lee! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lilyadj.jpglilyadjBeautiful lily at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/peaadj.jpgpeaadjA cute flower from the river - but I'm not certain what it is. Anyone? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/magnoliaadj1.jpgmagnoliaadj1Magnificent magnoliahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bridgeadj.jpgbridgeadjOut with the old (left) in with the new (right). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/csxpairadj.jpgcsxpairadjOne parked (headlights off), one rolling (headlights on). https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2turtles3ducksadj.jpg2turtles3ducksadjTwo turtles, three ducks, one river, and a branch. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/turtleeyeadj.jpgturtleeyeadjThe eye, as Kim says, is "highlighter yellow." Precisely. Cool looking pupil too, isn't it? Click on this picture to enlarge it; it's really cool. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/turtlerelaxadj.jpgturtlerelaxadjThis is what an unworried turtle looks like. I would imagine. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2ac44cwsadj.jpg2ac44cwsadjA pair of AC44CW's on the viaduct2012-06-04T14:34:52+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/05/21/namaste/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dash8adj.jpgdash8adjC40-8, in need of paint! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/openhouseadj.jpgopenhouseadjTwo fun dogs and one happy dog-lover! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bikeadj.jpgbikeadjFunhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/moth2adj.jpgmoth2adjAnother moth... https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/beeadj.jpgbeeadjBusy as a beehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mothadj.jpgmothadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mothersdaydadadj.jpgmothersdaydadadjOur Gracious Host! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mothersdaymomadj.jpgmothersdaymomadjMother's Day with the Guest of Honor! (and two no-good mutts!) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sd70macadj.jpgSD70MACadjSD70MAC followed by an AC44 followed by thousands of tons of coalhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ac44cwsadj.jpgAC44CWsadjA couple of AC44CW's waiting to move 10,000 tons of coal2012-05-29T19:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/05/08/windows-open-a-c-off-breathe/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mallardsadj.jpgmallardsadjA small mallard clanhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mulberryadj.jpgmulberryadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/peaadj.jpgpeaadjA wild pea - I thinkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/oddbugadj.jpgoddbugadjUnusual (and, regrettably, blurry) bug https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ladybugadj.jpgladybugadjPretty ladybughttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mothorbutterflyadj.jpgmothorbutterflyadjIt may be a moth, it may be a butterfly - I am uncertain. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/prettyfloweradj.jpgprettyfloweradjA pretty little flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rosehipsadj.jpgrosehipsadjA rose and rose hipshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/multiflora2adj.jpgmultiflora2adjA beautiful multiflora rosehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/privetadj.jpgprivetadjPrivet flowers - just a tiny part of a hedge2012-06-03T23:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/04/27/element-of-blank/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/leafjeweladj.jpgleafjeweladjAlmost like a jewel. Of course, the leaf was also like a jewel. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/seedpodadj.jpgseedpodadjUnidentified seedpod. It looks like I would not want to step on this barefoot. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/grassrockadj.jpggrassrockadjProbably won't need a lawnmower out herehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mistyriveradj.jpgmistyriveradjMisty morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dogsadj1.jpgdogsadjHappy boyshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4400hplocomotives.jpg4400hplocomotivesTwo 4,400 HP CSX locomotives, followed by ~10,000 tons of coal. Wow. Both locomotives are made by GE Transportation Systems. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fungusadj.jpgfungusadjI think it even looks kind of tasty. Fresh out of the oven. Maybe I need to bake some bread. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/catalpaadj.jpgcatalpaadjIs this a catalpa? I'm sure I don't know. Please inform me and I'll credit you in this caption! Unless you prefer to remain anonymous; just let me know. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/babygeeseadj.jpgbabygeeseadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/geeseadj2.jpggeeseadj2Parents and offspring. 2012-05-10T18:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/04/18/the-cruellest-month-seriously/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ironwoodadj.jpgironwoodadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/buttercupadj.jpgbuttercupadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cloveradj.jpgcloveradjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rosamultifloraadj.jpgrosamultifloraadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/inchwormadj.jpginchwormadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/turtlesadj.jpgturtlesadjA ton of turtles. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cormorantsadj.jpgcormorantsadjA crowd of cormorants. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lilacadj.jpglilacadjA beautiful white lilac from my backyard. 2012-04-27T19:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/03/21/quick/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/yellowbeautyadj1.jpgyellowbeautyadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/yellowbeautyadj.jpgyellowbeautyadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/riverflowersadj.jpgriverflowersadjSo much to enjoy! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wrenadj.jpgwrenadjWhat a treat! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/purplebeautyadj1.jpgpurplebeautyadjA purple beauty (Identification also welcome)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/purplebeautyadj.jpgpurplebeautyadjA yellow beauty (Identification welcome)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/4400sadj.jpg4400sadjBig locomotives, big funhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/neverabadsunriseadj.jpgneverabadsunriseadjIs there ever a bad sunrise at the river? I think not. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/poochposseadj.jpgpoochposseadjMy posse of pooches. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/hyacinth3adj.jpghyacinth3adjMy driveway smells and looks so beautiful2012-03-23T01:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/02/26/dancing-about-architecture/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fastandfunadj.jpgfastandfunadjFast and funhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hyacinthadj.jpghyacinthadjFirst hyacinthhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/girderadj.jpggirderadjThat's a lot of girder. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wetdaffodiladj.jpgwetdaffodiladjBeautiful! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dandelionadj.jpgdandelionadj"Just a weed" but wow! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/daffodilstumpadj.jpgdaffodilstumpadjDaffodils on the church lawnhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/flyingdogs021912adj.jpgFlyingDogs021912adjRoux & Mackey discuss weighty matters while Turner gets airborne2012-02-26T23:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/02/11/dont-fence-me-in/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bluesparklyadj.jpgbluesparklyadjPretty February river with dogshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ac44cwandes44acadj2.jpgac44cwANDes44acadj2AC44CW in front (left), ES44AC in back (right)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/winterhoneysuckleadj.jpgwinterhoneysuckleadjThis Lonicera is highly fragrantissimahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/oldgunsadj.jpgoldgunsadjThe Old Guns on Old Gun Road (one is an Old Gun Mold) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fullpackadj.jpgfullpackadjLola, Luna, Mackey, Roux, Turner, thanks Susan! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/northsideadj.jpgnorthsideadjHow to tell the north side of a treehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lolalunaadj.jpglolalunaadjLuna is more lunar colored. Lola is less lunar colored. They are both wonderful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/30milerideview02072011.jpg30milerideview02072011Better view than an office park. But an office park is better than riding a trainer. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fence.jpgfenceI just love this picture. I took it way out in Goochland on a bike ride last week. 2012-02-14T02:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/01/22/a-perfect-day-for-a-lot-of-things/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/woodstoveadj.jpgwoodstoveadjThe way it's supposed to lookhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/catswaitingforfireajd.jpgcatswaitingforfireajdThis woodstove is just so wrong. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/coldriveradj.jpgcoldriveradjUnbelievably, it was even colder than it looks. And it looks pretty cold. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/budsadj.jpgbudsadjThe darling buds of... January? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/spiritofwvaadj.jpgspiritofwvaadjCSX's locomotive #1, "Spirit of West Virginia"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mallardadj1.jpgmallardadjShe's being shy. She shoudn't be; look how pretty she is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mallardadj.jpgmallardadjShe's being shy. She shouldn't be; look how pretty she is. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cardinaladj.jpgcardinaladjWatching the sun come up. I'm sure he's enjoying it as much as we are. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/amriveradj.jpgamriveradjPre dawn. Hard to believe it's about to get even MORE beautiful. 2012-02-13T22:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/07/18/no-excuse/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/posterboyadj.jpgposterboyadjPoster boyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/maxadj11.jpgmaxadj1Poster boyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tomatoesadj.jpgtomatoesadjIt's hard to believe, but it tastes even better than it looks! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_2890adj.jpgIMG_2890adjSpirit of West Virginia, CSX AC44CWhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/marsh-mallowadj.jpgmarsh mallowadjMarsh mallowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/riverhikeadj.jpgriverhikeadjMy posse. Isn't that a fine looking bunch of animals? Great manners too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/maxadj1.jpgmaxadj1I think this blue collar makes me look even cuter. I know that's hard to believe. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/rouxadj7.jpgrouxadj7She doesn't look very tame! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/maxwearyellow.jpgmaxwearyellowWe share a hero2012-02-13T18:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/07/05/placeholder/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/rosasharn.jpgrosasharnRosasharn, a.k.a. Rose of Sharonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/july4conductor.jpgJuly4conductorAll Americanhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jockeyadj.jpgjockeyadjCooling offhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/beautifulriveradj.jpgbeautifulriveradjI could stare at it non stophttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/turtledragonflyadj.jpgturtledragonflyadjTurtle with hitchhikerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ac4400sadj.jpgac4400sadj2012-02-13T18:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/04/16/i-work-with-interesting-people/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1130adj.jpgIMG_1130adjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1130adj1.jpgIMG_1130adj1https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0787adj.jpgIMG_0787adjGE AC4400CW https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1088adj.jpgIMG_1088adjSwimming outdoors in April! WOW! 2012-02-13T18:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/02/04/finally-got-to-take-a-ride/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1st-ride-2012.jpg1st ride 20122012-02-11T18:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/02/02/we-didnt-see-our-shadows/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hawkadj.jpghawkadjIf I was a chipmunk and that eye was looking at me, I'd want to disappear fasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/newduckadj1.jpgnewduckadjNice racing stripe. That's a very fast looking duck. Any idea of what it might be? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/newduckadj.jpgnewduckadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/balladj.jpgballadjBetsy, the "ball" is in your court - what is this? A hickory? I don't know. Please enlighten me. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/catchawaveadj.jpgcatchawaveadjIsn't it easy to imagine a tiny surfer hanging ten on the front of that wave? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/anotherblueriveradj.jpganotherblueriveradjIf you don't like a. rivers or b. the color blue, (or c. dogs), perhaps this is not a great bloghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hawk2adj.jpghawk2adjAttractive, whatever she (or he) ishttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/robinchatadj.jpgrobinchatadjI can't tell for sure, but that doesn't look very polite. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/noshadowriveradj.jpgnoshadowriveradjYou'll notice the lack of shadows2012-02-11T18:51:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/01/26/day-tripper/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sunrisereflectadj.jpgsunrisereflectadjSunrise in the sky and in the waterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/canaldawnadj.jpgcanaldawnadjPublic parks become private in January before dawnhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/riverdawnadj.jpgriverdawnadjEvery dawn is enchantinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/industrialadj.jpgindustrialadjFresh off the assembly linehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wheeladj.jpgwheeladjShiny! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/thistlesadj.jpgthistlesadjNot like a Big Red 18-wheelerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/truckadj.jpgtruckadjIs it just me? I think that picture is so much fun. 2012-01-30T18:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/01/13/a-lot-of-life/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/earlymorningwinteradj.jpgearlymorningwinteradjEarly morning, early winter. Wow. What's not to like? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/yellowfungusadj.jpgyellowfungusadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dogsppadj1.jpgdogsppadjRoux on the left, Mackey is black, Turner on the right. What a great crew. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dogsppadj.jpgdogsppadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/januaryturtleadj.jpgjanuaryturtleadjA fetching January visitor on a fetching glovehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/orcaadj.jpgorcaadjA bufflehead - or an orca? Hard to be certain from this angle. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/buffleheadadj.jpgbuffleheadadjLone buffleheadhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/handsomeducksadj.jpghandsomeducksadjA handsome family of mergansers2012-01-17T10:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2012/01/07/blue-or-the-fog-is-lifting/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/flowadj.jpgflowadjNever hurries but never stops. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/51jjo4g-h4l-_ss400_.jpg51jJO4g-H4L._SS400_Click on this picture to see the CDhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/blueriver1adj.jpgblueriver1adjBlue Riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bluebuffleheadadj.jpgbluebuffleheadadjA Bufflehead. They dive the instant you focus. I wonder if it's blue underwater too? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bluegooseadj.jpgbluegooseadjHandsome goose enjoying the blue riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bluegullsadj.jpgbluegullsadjGullshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/blueriver2adj.jpgblueriver2adjBlue riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fogislifting.jpgfogisliftingThe fog is lifting2012-01-15T21:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/12/30/seasons-greetings/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sling1adj.jpgsling1adjBlack goes with everythinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/getwellcardsadj1.jpggetwellcardsadj1My neighbors are talented and compassionate! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/turneradj.jpgturneradjWhat a handsome boy! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/birdsadj.jpgbirdsadjCormorants - "fishermen extraordinaire"2012-01-01T23:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/12/17/dont-look-down/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/teachkindnessadj1.jpgteachkindnessadjI also need to learn it. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/teachkindnessadj.jpgteachkindnessadjI also need to learn ithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rivertrackstooadj.jpgrivertrackstooadjThe river leaves tracks of its own. That's just so cool. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mackeyshowdogadj.jpgmackeyshowdogadjHe looks like he crossed a river to get to a dog showhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wormtrackadj.jpgwormtrackadjWorms keep a low profilehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/greatblueheronadj.jpggreatblueheronadjThey're called "Great" Blue Herons for a reason. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/birdtracksadj.jpgbirdtracksadjA large bird. That's as much as I know. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/raccoonadj.jpgraccoonadjA raccoon, I am reasonably certain. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/slowprimate.jpgslowprimateThese spend the majority of their time walking upright. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/canisfamiliarisadj.jpgcanisfamiliarisadjI have tracks like this in my yard as well2011-12-19T11:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/12/10/lots-going-on/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/davidshawkadj.jpgdavidshawkadjRed-shouldered Hawk, from behind. Thanks for the ID Kim! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/charlotteefosteradj.jpgcharlotteefosteradjCharlotte E. Fosterhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/evelynbobbiadj.jpgevelynbobbiadjBobbi as greeter. She could not possibly have been more welcoming. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bobbishoeadj.jpgbobbishoeadjBobbi. I have met engaging companion animals but she tops them all. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/level4partykidsadj.jpglevel4PartyKidsadjThere are varying levels of Party Kidshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/buffleheadsadj.jpgbuffleheadsadjI'm sure this isn't silly, but it looks silly to mehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/chrisshannonadj1.jpgchrisshannonadjPeaceful2011-12-12T02:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/11/27/thankful-and-grateful/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wren.jpgwrenCarolina wrenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/seagulls.jpgseagullsSeagulls - what can I say? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/yellowlocomotive1.jpgyellowlocomotiveCREX Dash 8https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/yellowlocomotive.jpgyellowlocomotivehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/riverdogsadj1.jpgriverdogsadj1Thanksgiving morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/geac6000cw1.jpgGEAC6000CW6,250 horsepower - what a monster. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/geac6000cw.jpgGEAC6000CWhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dandelion.jpgdandelionBeautiful color for late Novemberhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/escargot.jpgescargotMallard aerobics? Yoga? Models? Stretching? I just can't tell. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/williamsislanddamadj.jpgwilliamsislanddamadjWilliams Island dam2011-11-28T16:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/11/13/my-current-version-of-normal/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dogsriveradj1.jpgdogsriveradjHow could this not be fun?https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bikeupadj.jpgbikeupadjI know it's repetetive. But it makes me really happy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mackeyrouxadj.jpgmackeyrouxadjThings are clearer when they're together. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/foggygooseadj.jpgfoggygooseadjGood weather for swimming. Flying, not so much. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/foggymackeyadj.jpgfoggymackeyadjAlways ready for what's next. Notice he's looking upstream. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/foggyriveradj.jpgfoggyriveradjIt feels - and sounds - like you're the only person there. Possibly on earth. It's fantastic. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/woodpileadj.jpgwoodpileadjThey say it warms you twice. But Tim did all the hard work. 2011-11-15T01:13:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/11/07/the-week-after/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rivercoloradj.jpgrivercoloradjSpectacular riverhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/floweradj1.jpgfloweradj1A backyard bloom in November. Beautiful. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/woodadj1.jpgwoodadj1That will be keeping me warm soon. My cats look at it and purr. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/coalbridgeadj.jpgcoalbridgeadjRailroad bridge. Sort of. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/waterpatternadj.jpgwaterpatternadjIsn't that astonishing? Doesn't it look like glass or jelly or a turtle or what do you think? Incredible. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fallcolors1adj.jpgfallcolors1adjHueshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dogsriveradj.jpgdogsriveradjHappy to be home and happy to not be running, biking or swimming or THINKING about it! 2011-11-08T03:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/11/02/i-had-a-great-time/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2bmedaladj.jpgb2bmedaladjCheck out this excellent finisher's medal! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11byeadj.jpgb2b11byeadjSee you next year! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11battleshipadj.jpgb2b11battleshipadjUSS North Carolinahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11mndfinishadj.jpgb2b11mndfinishadjThe best support crew EVER!!!https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11runfunadj.jpgb2b11runfunadj134 miles behind me, 6.6 to go - refueled with m&m's!!!https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11stayonpathadj.jpgb2b11stayonpathadjStay on pathhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11greenfieldlake1adj.jpgb2b11greenfieldlake1adjEnchanting Greenfield Lake (watch out for alligators!)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11runloop1adj.jpgb2b11runloop1adjI crossed that bridge when I came to ithttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b2b11t1adj.jpgB2B11T1adjT1, race day morning2015-10-14T00:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/10/25/counting-down/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/slide-2.jpgslide-2USS North Carolinahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/heronheadadj.jpgheronheadadjA wise eyehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rollingriveradj.jpgrollingriveradjA rock in the riffleshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/amazingearlysunriseadj.jpgamazingearlysunriseadjThose colors are astonishinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/seven3adj.jpgseven3adjThis is what it looks like when it's going really fasthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/seven2adj.jpgseven2adjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sevenadj.jpgsevenadjsevenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mallardsadj.jpgmallardsadjObserving the river2011-10-27T19:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/10/13/first-post-for-october/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pastureadj.jpgpastureadjFog drifting off the pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/handsomeheronadj.jpghandsomeheronadjA very Handsome Heronhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lookingatthebottomadj1.jpglookingatthebottomadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lookingatthebottomadj.jpglookingatthebottomadjLooking at the bottom (Get it!? I got a million of 'em!)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sundayadj.jpgsundayadjchurchhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rouxrestadj.jpgrouxrestadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/peacefulmorning2adj.jpgpeacefulmorning2adjA fine October morninghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stevejobs100511.jpgstevejobs100511https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_4324adj.jpgIMG_4324adjGeneral Electric "Evolution Series" ES44DC locomotivehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_4323.jpgIMG_4323General Electrive "Evolution Series" ES44DC locomotive (I think)2011-10-13T17:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/09/29/the-river-this-morning/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/basiladj.jpgbasiladjBasil looking beautifulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tomatoadj.jpgtomatoadjAlso small, also glowinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/smallfloweradj.jpgsmallfloweradjSmall but glowinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/yellowfloweradj.jpgyellowfloweradjThreadbare but brighthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hazyriver1adj.jpghazyriver1adjFading to monochrome again, at least for the time beinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/river2adj.jpgriver2adjA tiny bit more colorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/river1adj.jpgriver1adjEarly fall at the Pony Pasture2011-10-04T02:16:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/09/24/slam-dunk-conversation-starter/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/waveadj.jpgwaveadjwavehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fungusadj.jpgfungusadjAs my Dad is fond of saying, "there's a fungus amongus"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/butterflyadj.jpgbutterflyadjGetting ready to head southhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/skeeteradj.jpgskeeteradjNot a fun picture to takehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dogsinmistadj.jpgdogsinmistadjMackey and Roux in the misthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mistyriveradj.jpgmistyriveradjMisty morning2011-09-24T22:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/09/14/animateinanimate/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/goingawayadj.jpggoingawayadjBye byehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/easeup.jpgeaseupCoal cars have feelings too. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/carcorneradj.jpgcarcorneradjIdentifying informationhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wheeladj.jpgwheeladjWhere the train meets the trackshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/springadj.jpgspringadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/csxqualitycaradj.jpgCSXqualitycaradja CSX Quality Car! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/traincaradj.jpgtraincaradjOld timer. This one's moved lots of coal. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/trainadj.jpgtrainadjLooking east toward downtown Richmondhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jay-furry-family_08j-copyadj.jpgJay & Furry Family_08j copyadjMackey is the black dog, Roux in the center, Turner with his tongue hanging out2011-09-16T10:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/09/04/fantastic-hike/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hypnotic.jpgHypnoticHypnotic https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bigpackhike2adj.jpgbigpackhike2adjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/floweradj.jpgfloweradjA beautiful yellow flowerhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/noideaadj.jpgnoideaadjAnyone care to identify this? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/turtlesadj.jpgturtlesadjSunbathershttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sweetgumadj.jpgsweetgumadjSweet gum (tentatively) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/walnutsadj1.jpgwalnutsadjWalnutshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/deliciouspawpawadj1.jpgdeliciouspawpawadjFresh produce aboundshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/leafadj1.jpgleafadjFloathttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/walnutsadj.jpgwalnutsadjWalnuts2011-09-16T10:19:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/30/since/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/073000nickyincaradj.jpg073000nickyincaradjNicky was very serious about taking care of my car. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dogsppadj.jpgdogsppadjTurner in front, then Mackey, then Roux, uncharacteristically, in the backgroundhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/turnerpp08302011.jpgturnerpp08302011Turner's first visit to Pony Pasture! 2011-09-01T09:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/25/for-the-person-who-has-everything/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/campdogsadj1.jpgcampdogsadj1Those are hiking dogs and they're ready to hike! Especially Roux! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/giftsadj1.jpggiftsadj1Look at those CARDS! Those FORKS AND SPOONS! That CHOCOLATE! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bikeadj11.jpgbikeadj1https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_3569adj.jpgIMG_3569adjHigh powered training and racing fuelhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_3622adj.jpgIMG_3622adjI've got the best neighbors in the WORLD!!https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shoesadj1.jpgshoesadj1Run (a lot) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bikeadj1.jpgbikeadj1Bike (a lot) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ymcapooladj1.jpgymcapooladjSwim (a lot) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ymcapooladj.jpgymcapooladjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/birthdayprequakeadj.jpgbirthdayprequakeadjMy birthday pals - pre-quake! 2011-08-30T17:42:01+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/18/wonderful/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mothadj.jpgmothadjIsn't she lovely? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sunflowersadj.jpgsunflowersadjCheerfulhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ppsunrise08112011adj.jpgppsunrise08112011adjI am amazed every time. Like the river, the sky is always different and always perfect. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kdgrad08172011adj.jpgkdgrad08172011adjThe Graduate! What an accomplishment! 2011-08-19T14:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/07/flow/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ppleafadj.jpgppleafadjGoodbye old buddyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/flow.jpgflowSupport Group2011-08-09T23:48:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/04/earlier-today/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lucyoffleadadj.jpgLucyoffleadadjOut for a morning joghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/3togetheradj.jpg3togetheradjSwimming and hikinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/rouxadj.jpgrouxadjShe is a canine super model. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/exuberantlucypp.jpgexuberantlucyppExuberant Lucyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/roseofsharonppadj.jpgroseofsharonppadjRose of Sharon at Pony Pasturehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/breathtakingsunriseadj.jpgbreathtakingsunriseadjThe reward is to be there2011-08-05T02:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/04/youre-only-as-happy/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/leasthappyadj.jpgleasthappyadjMy least happy child is not very happy2011-08-05T01:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/03/max-is-doing-great/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/max3adj.jpgMax3adjPerhaps would rather come home tonight. But tomorrow will be fine. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/max2adj.jpgMax2adjI think he's looking for more food - a good signhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/max1adj.jpgMax1adjMax recuperating 2011-08-05T10:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/08/01/have-a-good-time/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/recoverydrink.jpgrecoverydrinkhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/runstart.jpgrunstarthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bikefinishb2b2009.jpgbikefinishb2b2009https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/triathlon-swimmers.jpgSwimminghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ppdheader3.gifppdheader32011-08-05T17:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/07/31/fun-morning-fun-day/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/maxrelaxadj1.jpgmaxrelaxadjMax takes it all inhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/floweradj.jpgfloweradjMarsh Mallowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/maxrelaxadj.jpgmaxrelaxadjMax taking it all inhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lovelyppmorningwithdogsadj.jpglovelyppmorningwithdogsadjRemarkably patient dogshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/toadadj2.jpgtoadadj2Perhaps the most amiable toad I've encounteredhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/morningloryadj.jpgmorningloryadjBeautiful Morning Gloryhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lucyriverhomecaradj1.jpglucyriverhomecaradj1Lucy is not ready to go home! 2011-07-31T22:12:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/07/25/update/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fishlobby07192011.jpgfishlobby07192011Something fishy in the lobbyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/damselflyadj.jpgdamselflyadjDamselflyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/monochromesunriseadj.jpgmonochromesunriseadjMonochrome sunrisehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sundayhike07242011.jpgsundayhike07242011Hikers2011-07-25T22:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/07/16/there-is-no-improving-a-ride-like-this/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo118.jpgphoto(118)Pleasant viewhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo119.jpgphoto(119)What a day to be outdoors2011-07-16T22:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/07/09/saturday-spin-9-july-2011/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/saturday-spin-9-july-2011-e1310239171640.jpgSaturday Spin 9 July, 2011Days like today are made for bike riding. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo114.jpgSaturday Spin, 9 July, 2011Days like this are made for bike riding. 2011-07-10T00:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/06/26/can-some-mornings-be-more-perfect-than-others/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/flow1adj.jpgflow1adjflowhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dogfish.jpgdogfishSunday swimhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tworocksadj.jpgtworocksadjGreen for the most parthttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/riverbank1adj1.jpgriverbank1adjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/riverbank1adj.jpgriverbank1adjFrom behind the treeshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/riverarrival1adj1.jpgriverarrival1adj1The James this morning 2011-06-27T14:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/06/25/amazing-early-summer-ride-by-newfaze-at-garmin-connect-details/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kerseysstore06252011longride2.jpgkerseysstore06252011longride2Kersey's Store, Bumpass, VAhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/occs062511long-ride1.jpgoccs062511long ride1Owens Creek Corner Store - Louisa, VA2011-06-26T04:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/06/23/summer-begins/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/letsomeoneelseclimbthecorporateladder.jpgletsomeoneelseclimbthecorporateladderWords to live byhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_2466.jpgIMG_2466Walking the dogs, by Cappyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/maxadj11.jpgmaxadj1A smile of anticipation. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/xroadsbasilicecreambycappy06222011.jpgxroadsbasilicecreambycappy06222011Yes, I am happy. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/basilicecreamandbike061711.jpgbasilicecreamandbike061711Basil ice cream - and a matching Schwinn! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bylavenderbycappy06222011.jpgbylavenderbycappy06222011My favorite place to eat and chat - and drink lavender lemonade! 2011-06-27T19:22:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/04/20/growth/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dandelion21.jpgdandelion2Another cheerful dandelionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dandelion2.jpgdandelion2Another cheerful dandelionhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/inchworms041811.jpginchworms041811Inchwormshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/azaleas042011.jpgazaleas042011Azaleashttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dandelions042011.jpgdandelions042011Dandelions2011-06-13T00:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/05/19/filming-bigfoot-riding-a-unicorn/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/unicornadj.jpgUnicornadjThis is what Bigfoot riding a Unicorn & a winning lottery ticket look like2011-06-13T00:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/06/12/continued-growth/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pawpawleaf1adj.jpgpawpawleaf1adjThat is more green than just greenhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pp3.jpgPP3By the river with pooches and new friends from Boliviahttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tadpolesadj.jpgtadpolesadjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/riveradj2.jpgriveradj2https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/06112011occs.jpg06112011OCCShttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/06112011ridestart.jpg06112011ridestartIt is so relaxing out here2011-06-13T00:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/06/09/growth-2/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mackeyadj1.jpgmackeyadjMackeyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/maxadj2.jpgmaxadjMaxhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rouxadj1.jpgrouxadjRoux (isn't she just gorgeous? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/maxadj1.jpgmaxadjMaxhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rouxadj.jpgrouxadjRoux (isn't she just gorgeous?) https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/maxadj.jpgmaxadjMaxhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mackeyadj.jpgmackeyadjMackeyhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/walkonwateradj.jpgwalkonwateradjDucks of Faithhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/basiladj.jpgbasiladjBasil is adding flavor and colorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1sttomatoesadj.jpg1sttomatoesadjPreview2011-06-11T03:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/06/02/gratitude/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/neighbors-bearing-gifts.jpgneighbors bearing giftsWonderful gifts from even more wonderful neighborshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ivory-orchid.jpgivory orchidIvory Orchidhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/heron-tongue.jpgheron tongueHeron tongue. Who knew? https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/duckadj.jpgduckadjMister Mallardhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/river2adj.jpgriver2adjSun rising at Pony Pasture, 2 June, 2011https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/altaradj.jpgaltaradjThe Altar, 2 June, 2011https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/roux-is-ready.jpgroux is readyThe dogs are ready - I am schmoozing2011-06-04T11:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/05/27/the-first-time-i-go-a-full-day-wo-crying/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_0969adj1.jpgIMG_0969adjIvory. The river. https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_0969adj.jpgIMG_0969adjIvory. The river. Snow. 2011-05-29T17:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/05/18/ivory/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ivoryface_letterhead.jpgivoryface_letterhead2011-05-29T17:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/05/15/flora-and-some-fauna/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1401owladj1.jpgIMG_1401owladj1Barred Owlhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/boxturtleadj.jpgboxturtleadjBox turtlehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/raccoonadj.jpgraccoonadjRaccoon, moving quickhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mothersdayadj1.jpgmothersdayadj1With Mom and Ivory for Mother's Day brunch - thanks Dad! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ivoryvinesmothersdayadj1.jpgivoryvinesmothersdayadj1Ivory at Pony Pasture with some very big vines! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thistlebeeadj.jpgthistlebeeadjA thistle and a bee and a bridgehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/honeysuckleadj.jpghoneysuckleadjWow2011-05-17T11:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/05/02/every-day-is-a-gift/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ivorysmileadj.jpgivorysmileadjNOW we're having fun! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ivorysmile2adj.jpgivorysmile2adjFINALLY at the water! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ivoryjayppadj1.jpgivoryjayppadj1Back at Pony Pasture...https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/happysdogadj.jpghappysdogadjMeeting of the minds2011-05-09T23:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/04/23/some-people-have-all-the-luck/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lavender1adj.jpglavender1adjRoux at Lavenders Cafehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/jeffersonrosesadj.jpgjeffersonrosesadjRoses at the Jeffersonhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/chocolateravioliadj.jpgchocolateravioliadjChocolate ravioli (Seriously! 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https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0197adj.jpgIMG_0197adjPancakes, syrup and four appetites! 2012-01-22T14:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/03/09/certain-things-are-inevitable/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0397adj.jpgIMG_0397adjForsythias by Clark's house2011-04-15T00:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/03/07/more-signs-of-spring-flowers-come-up-and-so-does-the-river/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0366.jpgIMG_0366River's risinghttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0359adj.jpgIMG_0359adjHyacinths2011-04-15T00:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/03/05/saturday-spin-by-newfaze-at-garmin-connect-details/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/jure_robic_2008_raam-773683.jpgJure_Robic_2008_RAAM-773683https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/jure-robic-tribute-021311.jpgjure robic tribute 0213112011-04-15T00:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/03/04/spring-is-definitely-in-the-air/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0323adj.jpgIMG_0323adj2011-04-15T00:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/03/03/mackey-and-roux-at-the-river-this-morning/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0239adj2.jpgIMG_0239adjhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0239adj1.jpgIMG_0239adjRiver ramblehttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0239adj.jpgIMG_0239adjMorning ramble2026-02-04T00:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/03/02/rivers-are-always-different-and-always-perfect/2011-04-15T00:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/03/24/%e2%80%9ca-dog-is-a-bond-between-strangers-%e2%80%9d-john-steinbeck/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0578adj2.jpgIMG_0578adj2Trying to relax, always a struggle for Roux! 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Thanks Tom! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0805adj2.jpgIMG_0805adj2Ivory the Ambassadorhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0799adj.jpgIMG_0799adjDinner at The Tavernhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/51w4lelgntl-_sl500_aa266_pikin3bottomright-734_aa300_sh20_ou01_.jpg51W4leLgNtL._SL500_AA266_PIkin3,BottomRight,-7,34_AA300_SH20_OU01_"Ivory's" book - To the Rescue by Elise Lufkin and Diana Walker2011-04-15T00:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/04/02/days-like-this-i-don%e2%80%99t-even-know-where-to-begin-monument-ave-10k-more/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/every-day-is-a-bonus.jpgevery day is a bonusEvery day IS a bonus! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/photo94.jpgphoto(94)Adele kissing the judge: https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/jay-adele-10wks-mon-ave-10k2011.jpgjay adele 10wks mon ave 10k2011Adele - a 10 week old beauty! https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/photo92adj.jpgphoto(92)adjAlex, Ed and Jay - Starting Line, 2011 Monument Ave. 10Khttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/photo92.jpgphoto(92)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lavender-cafe-10k-2011adj.jpglavender cafe 10k 2011adjLavender Cafe2011-04-15T00:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/04/12/lots-of-plants-a-few-animals-a-special-delivery-from-amazon/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/whitelilac1adj3.jpgwhitelilac1adjWhite lilac 2https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/whitelilac1adj2.jpgwhitelilac1adjWhite lilachttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/whitelilac1adj1.jpgwhitelilac1adjWhite lilachttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pphikers1adj.jpgpphikers1adjPony Pasture hike (again!)https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/redbud1adj.jpgredbud1adjRedbudhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dogwood1adj.jpgdogwood1adjDogwood https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lilac1adj.jpglilac1adjPurple lilachttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/whitelilac1adj.jpgwhitelilac1adjWhite lilac - ready to burst into full bloomhttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sinatra1adj.jpgsinatra1adj"Old Blue Eyes"https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dash1adj.jpgdash1adjSpecial Delivery2011-04-15T00:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.org/2011/04/13/a-friend-mentioned-earlier-she-was-drunk-on-lilacs/https://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lilac3adj.jpglilac3adjYou just can't have too many lilacshttps://newfaze.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lilac2adj.jpglilac2adjAnother lovely white lilac2011-04-15T00:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newfaze.orgdaily1.02026-02-04T00:37:05+00:00