May 2015 – Black and White

four days late- Chelydra serpentina

Chelydra serpentina — Chelydra serpentina, four days late to the party, world turtle day, May 23. Organizers were not surprised.
“Timeliness is not a concern, we are an association of Turtles.”

caterpillar and oak

midway through the pas de deu starring a Caterpillar 315CL Trackhoe, and a Takeuchi TL130 multi-terrain loader. Fortunately caterpillars love oaks. — Midway through the pas de deu starring a Caterpillar 315CL Trackhoe, and a Takeuchi TL130 multi-terrain loader. Fortunately caterpillars love oaks.

the Cloud

vaping — Tracey demonstrates an alternate cloud, not full of data. Smoke Brake Vapes 108 2nd ST NW

horse race

election signs — Charlottesville Democratic Primary candidates are wearing out the shoe leather. Walking the relatively shadeless streets of our city,
meeting voters in preparation for June 9 Democratic Primary.
When the new Council is seated in November, I hope that they look back and ask themselves why the 1975 Street Tree plan was never implemented.
Revise and adopt that plan in the first one-hundred days!

B.B. King

BB KING U Hall — Long long ago. U.Hall, Charlottesville, VA. 1971?

Palustris

wetland — Andrea Terry of RWSA is leading a tour of the Moores Creek Environmental Preservation Area, Friday May 15.
Meet at the Franklin Street wetland gate ( north of the stockyard) at 10:00 AM. (near 706 Franklin ST).
This is the hardwood wetland that was built to mitigate loss of wetlands with
the expansion of Ragged Mountain reservoir.
Rubber boots are advised.
Please RSVP to aterry(at)rwsa.org.

Palustris is a Latin word meaning “swampy” or “marshy”. It is often used in taxonomy for species names
typically in scientific names for animals and plants to refer to the typical habitat of the species.–Wikipedia

Coragyps atratus

The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America.–Wikipedia

vultures on the roof — Humans like to anthropomorphize animals. In that vein, the vultures are very mannerly. They wait their turn at the table.

vulture eying morsels — Density (check) City services (check) Food options (check) Walkability (not really a concern) Sustainability (check)

at the table — Connectivity (check) Mixed use and diversity (check) Traditional neighborhood structure (check) Smart transportation (check) Quality architecture and urban design (?)

mother

ege egte hpe — Burnt a fire for my father and sister last night, posting a photo for my mom today

Quiscalus quiscula

grackle — The grackle can also mimic the sounds of other birds or even humans, though not as precisely as the mockingbird, which is known to share its habitat in the Southeastern United States.–Wikipedia
Opportunistic omnivors. Like us.

what is in a name?

global warming — In 1980, Dominion Resources, Inc., was incorporated as the holding company for VEPCO. For us ratepayers on the ground Virginia Electric and Power Company became Dominion.

transporting fracked gas — Dominion came through the Woolen Mills recently, whacking trees. Line maintenance. They provide the power that I post by here. But what is the price of the power?

North Anna, James — Is it possible for a monopoly to be true to its place of origin? To care about cultural and natural resources? To care about the environment? Here recently, the corporation has been in the news, often. From the outside they’ve been acting more like the Dominator than the Virginian. Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Transmission lines over the James River. New nuclear facility on a faultline.

political clout — Yesterday, people from across Virginia came to speak to the dominator. To date, there is little indication that Dominion has ears.