Orioles: Bullock’s and Baltimore

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Robert Howson Tuesday, June 11, 2024 When one thinks of the color orange, the citrus fruit which bears the name probably comes to mind. But certainly the orioles in the bird arena come in a close second. Even the team colors of the ball...

20/20 Vision

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, June 10, 2024 20/20 vision is a term used to express normal visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision) measured at a distance of 20 feet. If you have 20/20 vision, you can see clearly at 20 feet what should...

Forget About the Rooster

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, June 9, 2024 I don’t collect roosters. We only own one, this one. And the reason we own him is that years ago a distant relative we’ve never met tracked us down to both collect and share family information about my...

Squirrel in Disguise?

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, June 8, 2024 Friday morning of this week I was hustling along on my usual post-breakfast walk, when I caught sight of this squirrel out of the corner of my eye. He was running along the horizontal bar which braced...

A Patch of Green

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Friday, June 7, 2024 Almost every day I do at least a mile-long loop around our neighborhood, and I always pass this lawn. As you can see, most of the lawn is a combination of green and bare spots, but there’s this lush...

More Energy

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Russell Jurgensen Wednesday, June 5, 2024 We were fortunate to see this Tesla coil in operation at the Griffeth Observatory in California. It was interesting that the letters at the bottom of the image were powered through the air by the...