Tulip Time

 Time for Tulips, Daffodils, and Sunsets

Groundhog Time Again

 Our neighbors across the street as well as the neighbors on both sides of us have groundhog holes either against their houses or against their fence.  I haven't found one on our property ... yet.  Daily a sturdy looking groundhog has been visiting our yard -- if only he'd eat only the weeds.

Standing and gazing towards the golf-course.

Nibbling our lawn until I move my arm to get him to move.  He runs off towards our neighbor's yard.

Staring me down.

Partial Solar Eclipse

My sad little attempt photographing a pinhole projection of eclipse near its maximum.

 

Fox bark

A fox has been running around the neighborhood tonight barking a lot -- saw him run by the house. Unfortunately I was only able to get a brief bark at the 13 second mark on this recording, with a lot of noise from the recorder.

Earthquake

Between 10:20 AM and 10:30 AM I heard a loud thick rumbling like a very large very low flying helicopter -- but without the sound of the rotors.  The whole house shook, and I could feel it through my entire body.  At first I wasn't going to bother to try to see what aircraft it was, but the shaking continued so strong I went quickly outside --  I looked up but it had passed so I saw nothing but blue sky, sun, and some clouds.  Only later did I learn that Poughkeepsie had felt an earthquake that originated in NJ.

Just about 6 PM I was in the kitchen when I felt what seemed to be the rumble of a large truck driving down the street.  I jokingly wondered, "Was that an aftershock?"

Yep.  It was!

Snow

 Got a light dusting of snow last night -- pretty.

Rainy Day

Lodged

“The rain to the wind said,

You push and I'll pelt.'

They so smote the garden bed

That the flowers actually knelt,

And lay lodged--though not dead.

I know how the flowers felt.” 

― Robert Frost