Woodswell Blog
Yesterday I found this little snake on the screened porch (aka catio). Obviously one of the cats found it first. But I have not for certain identified the poor victim. For size and body color, it is very like a Florida or Peninsular Crowned Snake – those can be pale to medium brown but usually Read More …
Two kinds of African Iris Above, Indigo Spires salvia Below: Mystic Spires salvia Heliopsis with visitor Native coral bean Coreopsis IDENTIFIED! Moss verbena (Glandularia aristigera) Another picture with more in focus foliage: Dallas Red Lantana Penstemon aka Beardtongue Pineapple sage Golden Delicious Sedum Lemon Ball Tropical milkweed Lantana New Gold Buddleia Blue Nanho Bat faced Read More …
This worked up much faster than I expected. There are mistakes, all of which I know about but I am not going back to fix them. On to another one that was started years ago and that will be finished this year!
It’s been a long dry spell but this piece dates from a class at the 2011 EGA National Seminar in Naples, Florida. The official name is Tropical Beading Box by Marsha Papay-Gomola, but with cats I can’t have things sticking up that they can play with so mine will be framed. I’m pretty happy with Read More …
I’m not sure exactly how it works, but this is amazingly accurate. Read the full description before looking at the picture. The photo below has 2 identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study on stress level at St. Mary’s Hospital. Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water. The dolphins Read More …
Lucas: Maya: Sabra: It’s really hard to take a picture of a solid black cat, especially a shy one. Bonus shot – Lucas and Sabra lounging in neighboring cat trees:
Sorry about the lousy pictures – I’d never tried to take pictures of jack-o-lanterns before! And this one from out our window:
Maya was adopted from the local Humane Society on September 1 this year. Sabra was adopted from them on September 21. Both cats are shy, but Maya came out of her shell quickly. Sabra is just starting to open up – that’s why her picture is of her in her tent. Most of her time Read More …
Today we left Oxford to drive to Windsor Castle and then the last night of our tour at Heathrow. AS we drove along we saw a lot of birds wheeling above the plowed fields. Later Ralph and I realized they were red kites. Our first views of Windsor Castle From the car park we walked Read More …
This morning we had a bus tour of Oxford and then spent most of the rest of the day at the Ashmolean Museum. The first section I visited was the Conservation area with a lot of textiles, including many textiles. Dino liked the Roman artifacts.