This morning I took my parents to the botanical gardens. It was an impromptu visit to the gardens. I didn’t think they’d want to get out and walk.
Lesson #1: Always take your damn hat.
We went in and started wandering around. The critters were all cooperative — butterflies sat still, dragonflies were patient.
Lesson #2: Always take [...]
There’s a fantastic botanical garden here. I’ve been spending two to three hours there every weekend I’m in town, mostly hanging out in the swamp area.
The first day I was there, a dragonfly cooperated with me. I had the 50mm 1.8 and a 2x closeup filter. He (blue dasher) reared into an obelisk pose while [...]
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There was a box turtle on the back patio this morning. The dog paused to look at it, which is what caught husband’s attention.
I fixed a plate of overripe banana and watermelon chunks. The turtle ate all the banana chunks and left the watermelon. When the fruit was gone, it wandered off.
This morning I decided to eat the last, overripe, banana for breakfast. It was too soft for bird paws to hold–or so I thought. The Grey flew to the sofa as soon as she saw the banana in play. I took her back to her cage and offered her a taste. She took a nibble, [...]
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