There is a drinking Yacht club on the far side of here, I plan on including it in my blog "Big Boats". I need to be quick about it as it's nearly 75 years old and still kind of floating.
Boats at the Docks.
A Coopers Hawk & Scrub-Jays paid a visit.
Every bit the danger to small birds as the Chicken Hawk the Scrub Jay is always present taking advantage of an easy meal.
An Environmental Disaster I helped Create; 43 years ago, Still felt Today.
25 years had passed since I walked off that drilling platform into the night, that was the first end. The second end was found when I began living next to the river, this is where they planned to pump the toxic water with the idea it would flow to the ocean.
Trees that Live.
This bike has recently been laid there, I go by this spot all of the time noticing for the first time today. It's not a tree but it emits an emotional response for some reason, I can't place a finger on it. It was at one time the answer to someone's dreams, in the old days' someone would re-build it.
If I am Killed in a Mass Murder, Lay my Body on the Steps of Congress, make Them Step over Me.
This Murderous epidemic must be dealt with Yesterday! 240+ Mass murders so far this year, that is 2 every day with a third every 3rd day. I like everyone else I am sick to my stomach of the Political games played with the interest paid by the murdered victims. How many more innocent people must … Continue reading If I am Killed in a Mass Murder, Lay my Body on the Steps of Congress, make Them Step over Me.
The Snags Amongst us.
It's hard to know what kills the trees, some are swamp Willows, others Pecans, Cottonwood and Birch. Each year we lose a few, some block the road, others go unseen left to rot in a pasture or the river. All trees next to the river eventually fall into it.
The Wild Blackberries are Ripe, the Thorns make us pay a price.
They also signal the nearing of the spider ballooning season starting in the middle of September continuing until the end of October, the signs of the end of summer are beginning to appear.
