Recent content by Grampa Don

Sometimes the brain can misfire and we do things really stupid. Just recently here an elderly woman stepped on the gas instead of the brake, ran into a restaurant and killed 3 people.

Cool and overcast with occasional sun today. A storm coming in tonight. They say we might even get some thunderstorms or small tornadoes. Tornadoes here are nothing like the ones in the mid west. They’re more like big whirlwinds and usually only cause some minor damage. They are rare, but they...

Welcome from another boat sailor. USS Diodon SS349 64'-66' ETR3 SS

Thanks, I sure will.

I have to add this midge face. I love the feathery antennae. In the summer I see clouds of these little guys doing their mating dance in the air.

Since some of you liked the photos through the microscope, I'll post a few more. This is an Aedes mosquito. They are an invasive species here and can carry yellow fever. I used to see more of them , but this year I've only been bitten a few times. This is a boatman fly. A very tiny fly...

Sunny and warm today, but another storm coming this weekend. Some drama in the back yard. I went out to check the hummingbird feeder and noticed a squirrel near the garage. Then I noticed a Cooper’s hawk sitting on the bird bath. I figured this might be interesting. Will the hawk take on the...

And the closer you look, the more amazing it is.

Thank you Babs. I don't keep them organized. It's just whenever I notice something interesting I'll take a picture of it, whether it's a bug or a weed or something else.

Pretty good rain last night. Cloudy but clearing today with a little sun. Yesterday I noticed a tiny speck on my bathroom wall that moved. I captured it in a pill bottle and put it in the freezer overnight. Today I took it out and examined it with a magnifier. It is a tiny beetle just a...

I had a camellia once and it died on me. My neighbor has one and it only has one flower today.

Grey sky and cool this morning. A storm coming in this afternoon. The azalea by the front porch is beginning to bloom. For some reason the leaves are not as green this year. Maybe the rain will help.

Clear sky and warm again this morning. There was a black bumble bee on the neighbor's flowers that hang over the fence and a painted lady butterfly fluttered by. I think my towhees may be molting. A couple of them had ruffled feathers on their tail and back. The tomato seedlings are doing...

I’ve spent my entire life in the LA basin, so I don’t have much experience with snow or cold weather. I’ve only seen snow falling twice, once on a business trip to Boston there were a few flakes, and once while coming back from a visit with my brother in the high desert it started snowing in the...

Thank you, Rose. I can't imagine what 3 degrees must be like. The coldest I was ever in was 18 degrees at a high school football game in the high desert and I about froze in the stands.