Falling off of posting to my blog
There are several reasons for my slowing in posting photographs and comments on my blog - one is my lack of enthusiasm since my wife unexpectedly died on 30 May this year which left me an emotional wreck and secondly is my dislike of what Google has done with their support of blogging and what Facebook has done by banning my blog because of some ill-advised anonymous complaint about said blog being against something or other - and of course there is no real communication with these giants of the internet. And though not a blazing comet in the blogging world I did go to 2 to 5 hundred hits a day before google made stupid changes to many things involving the act of blogging while the lack of exposure on facebook also lost me many hits so that now I am happy to get 30 to 40 people checking on the blog everyday - I take almost as many photos everyday but lose enthusiasm for sharing them or any of my observations on nature etc.
Hopefully I will get over my sadness to the extent of doing things that used to appeal to me again. Check me out now and then - and thanks
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras Leaf
the Sassafras tree has three different leafs on the same tree - three pronged as above, two pronged and one eliptical - note for those of you that use old earth remedies or drink Sassafras tea - please read the link below as it is now considered a dangerous thing to do.
Air Drying The Washed Vegetables From The Store
I wash most vegetables on bringing them home from the store in soapy water and then rinse well and let air dry before putting into the fridge or in a bowl - the paper towel was used to 'pat' the indents on the green peppers and the interior areas of the banana clump. Ones like broccoli with so much intertwining areas only get tons of rinsing so soap residue cannot be a problem.
Goodyera pubescens - The Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
Top photo by me in the wood and after research online to identify it the bottom photo of it in flower from the 'net'
The pileated woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus
this is a straight over-head shot in which the limb is horizontal to the ground - the limb is in focus but the woodpecker is a bit shy of focus sorry 'bout that
