6/18/22
6/16/22
6/15/22
6/13/22
Mourning Dove snatches a Robin's Next
Damn it! I was just about to get that sloppy nest down when a new neighbor moved in and rarely moved.My research revealed that yes, the doves are lazy and reuse nests.
My Newest Obsession: Dahlia
Obsidian star dahlia. Star-shaped flowers of deepest cabernet -almost black- around the golden yellow anthers. These will bloom until the frost
6/12/22
6/10/22
The mortar mix on our House
I am a notorious rockhound. I'm the one person on the group hike who is always looking down at the rocks.
I thought about Geology as a major but worried I wouldn't have enough field work.
Quartzose Sandstone: Sandstone, mica, feldspar.
Over millenniums, the scattered iron-rich minerals in the sand disintegrate and the iron is oxidized into hematite crystals that form as very thin coating on the quartz sand grains. The hematite crystals absorb all light colors except red which they reflect, giving the sandstones their red color.
This fine specimen was hand picked by me on a walk along a river bank.
I thought about Geology as a major but worried I wouldn't have enough field work.
Quartzose Sandstone: Sandstone, mica, feldspar.
Over millenniums, the scattered iron-rich minerals in the sand disintegrate and the iron is oxidized into hematite crystals that form as very thin coating on the quartz sand grains. The hematite crystals absorb all light colors except red which they reflect, giving the sandstones their red color.
This fine specimen was hand picked by me on a walk along a river bank.
6/7/22
6/6/22
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