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Well, lookie here what critter decided done came in to watch me work on my yard tractor - a King Snake. It was nice and healthy, only gaping at me cause I was hissing at it to get some drama in the photo. Enjoy. Outa here.

Full Speed Ahead!

A slug making way, but leaving no wake, along the blacktop after an early-morning rain.

On da bank of ...

On da bank of da O-HI-O river, New Richmond is a pleasant community to visit ... except when it's under water. The rest of the time, New Richmond offers a scenic riverfront having friendly folks, a tribute to those in the merchant marines, a tribute to those who served in the armed forces, a tavern or two, a marina, a beach where people often fish, and plenty of parking spaces. Also, a visitor will be entertained by a variety of hungry but well-fed waterfowl. Recently (I have no idea how long this critter has been frequenting the area) I encountered a pea fowl. A couple of weeks later, it was still there, so I guess it's a permanent resident. My wife said something about it (or one) attacking a child (news on TV?). So ... Kids - don't mess with the birdie! Watch Monte Python's movie about the Holy Grail and the rabbit that really ain't so ordinary. That might help clarify the gravity of the situation. maybe this ain't no ordinary peacock? Who knows? Ah, well, enough yakking, here's the photo:  (BTW - hahaha.  The spell checked insists that aint should an apostrophe in it.  That's a hoot!)

An oldie

A paved bicycle and walking trail runs through Avoca Park (location described in the following post). Perpendicular to this trail is a pathway that leads to the East Fork of the Little Miami River, passing some remnants of an old mill. Should you ever take this trail to the river, notice, on the right, a very old and giant Sycamore tree that has nearly engulphed an old, enamelled street sign.

Chem Trails?

There are those, out there, convinced that contrails are often government-based chemical trails. I'm not one. However, I did find this contrail highly irregular because it was sputtering (what I might describe as) vapor pockets perpendicular to the contrail's axis. This image was cropped, resized to 800 pixels vertically, and adjusted slightly for brightness/contrast. There was no editing otherwise on the contrail. Photographed around 7:30 PM, May 20, 2013. The camera is pointed approximately north/northeast from Avoca Park (between Mariemont and Terrace Park, Ohio). Copyright 2013, Stephen G. Bayer