Dancing Duck

I just happened to have my camera on the 5 frames per second setting when this duck started acting strange. Perhaps we were too close to his/her nest or it was some mating dance thing or something.

More pics from Karens front yard......

Great job getting the eagle as he flew over.

Piggy Back Ride

Click here for a great shot of the shuttle getting a ride.

Tomorrow...sushi made simple.

WatermelonMan makes his video debut, to help you choose the perfect watermelon.......click here.

Lee A. Tregurtha

Caught this Great Lakes Freighter going thru the Straits of Mackinac (between upper and lower Michigan). On the other side of our boat was the Mackinac Bridge. Which, if you have never seen it, is amazing. (I think it is like the second or third largest suspension bridge in the world) These pictures (taken within seconds of each other) last spring, show the cloudy weather in the east (boat) giving way to the clear blue skies in the west (bridge). To see some great pics of this bridge go to this link and click on photo galleries. http://www.mackinacbridge.org/

Personal Watermelon

The sticker on this watermelon identifies it as a "Personal Mini Seedless" watermelon. Never seen or heard of these before. The sticker says Florida on it, so presumably that is where it was grown. Or imported to.

About the size of a cantelope. The fruit was bright red and very firm.

Which is good. However, it was not very sweet. Which is not so good. Just having a watermelon to contemplate, analyze, and consume in January is worth the $3.50 price tag. (which I thought was reasonable)

Had this been an exceptionally sweet watermelon, (like an above average summer melon), I would happily pay $10.00 for one. So I thought $3.50 was a deal. (actually Jim and Jenny got it for me)

But I'm just sayin.....

The Green Room

Return of Winter.........

With winter giving us a quick reminder that it is still January, I took a little hike this morning before it got windy and knocked down the fresh snowfall from last night. It was incredibly silent in the forest except for the sound of the stream.