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heron & quercus alba
Great Blue is the largest North American heron, with a head-to-tail length of 91–140 cm (36-55 in), a wingspan of 167-201 cm (66-79 in), and a weight of 2–3.6 kg (4.4-8 lbs).–Wikipedia
The herons on Town Creek sound a little like this.
Great_Blue_Heron

thunderstorm

sycamore leaning with the wind — We had a storm yesterday afternoon, cold air falling six miles down out of a cumulonimbus, making for a straight line Dorothy Gale experience. Busted many trees. These trees lean with the wind.

ht ferron, night — here in the hinterland we run our utilities in the air. It is the cheapest way. Akin to keeping our inventory of used motor parts in the front yard. After a wind, some trees fall on electric lines. The solution? Cut down the trees? We are cheap. If we could run the sewer lines in the air we would...

utilities

cjn1025-mcello-mtn-n6589 — Blessed darkness. Night at night. Nary a streetlight in my part of town. Power lines down. The rise in the distance, Monticello. View from Sunrise Trailer Park.

Zenaida macroura

Woolen Mills Road, morning, mourningdove
bird on a wire, mourning dove
pictures

Corvus brachyrhynchos

sentinel crow leaves perch, the one remaining tree in a clearcut — for the queen of crows

humpback rock

geezer on top of old rag

McKim, Mead, and White

rhode island capitol building
View from Prospect Terrace Park looking west to the Rhode Island Statehouse. Not where the health care frolicsomeness was occurring, but a monumental building all the same, designed by McKim, Mead and White.
Providence is a beautiful town.

pounce

question for wordpress users: can you tell me how to change the way sidebar displays? It comes over on top of photos, I’d like the photos to dominate… Is there a way to make the sidebar narrower?

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Rapid City, South Dakota

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