Whatcha doing today?

[hamstermann]

I'm so glad you're okay, @addy1!

 

[addy1]

I'm so glad you're okay, @addy1!

Thanks me to. I usually stay far away from trees, when the wind is blowing. There was none, but we had just had almost 4 inches of rain.

We have a lot of old vine covered trees in our yard, left for critters. I never walk down there.

 

[addy1]

Got the three loop ponds running.

Three masses of tree frog eggs in them. They are the first to lay eggs here. Toads next, then the green frogs.

 

[GBBUDD]

i believe those are salamander eggs , frogs and toads generally lay a mass of eggs not in a line.

 

[addy1]

Humm have never seen a salamander here. The tree frogs have been singing.

Our toads lay down lines of eggs, double strands. The green frogs a gooey mass.

 

[addy1]

Per the netYou can see the egg.

Frogs you can see the embryo

 

[mrsclem]

Still waiting on an Amazon order that is now 48 hours late. Have hundreds of seedlings that need repotted. Ordered 300 paper cups and 10lbs coconut coir.
While I'm waiting I got my Dremil out and scored 3 colors of lotus seeds. Hopefully the weather will be good when they are ready to move outside of the greenhouse.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Some plane spotting while I wait for the eclipse.

Air Force One

Rutan Defiant

Socata TBM-900

 

[addy1]

Counted frogs, sort of, about 18 seen.

Sat put with the pups, watched the eclipse.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Sat out tonight and had a fire. Saw a great horned owl and two great blue herons fly over. Heard chorus frogs and toads calling in the distance. Not a bad way to spend an evening!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I don't normally do arts and crafts this time of year but I made an ornament based on a logo I created years ago for my native garden twitter account.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

We had a steam locomotive roll through today so I went over to see it. Just barely made it with a few minutes to spare!

 

[j.w]

We had a steam locomotive roll through today so I went over to see it. Just barely made it with a few minutes to spare!

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That is so cool! I love trains!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

That is so cool! I love trains!

Last time I saw a steam train I was a kid. I've always wished I had photos of that one. When I learned this one was coming through, I was excited to try to go see it and grab a photo. Surprisingly, there was only one other person waiting for it at that intersection. It was really cool but went by in a blur so I barely had time to get a few photos and soak it in.


I did a vintage edit too.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Heli sightings today.

MH-60 Jayhawk

WISN 12 news. They were returning home after circling around the location of a body found in the Pike River where I've hiked many times. Yikes. Don't like that at all.