Bambie

Odocoileus Virginianus, White-Tailed Deer

 I went out to cook some sausage on Father's Day morning.  I way this deer in my bed.  I ripped out my phone to take a picture but it did not have a long enough lens.

I want to the basement to get my Big-boy Camera, a Canon 7D with a Sigma 50 - 500mm lens.  The lens was strong enough to get a good look.

The white dots told me it was a baby.  It was resting hits head forward and not looking at me at first.  This posture was one where I thought it would see me and run.  It must have been a suburban deer used to people because it did not run.  In the end I liked this pose best.  That fence behind is about chest high on me.  I'm thinking it later jumped that fence and ran across the lawn behind it.  I did not see the jump but looked up to see it running.

Regards,

Larry

Setephaga ruticilla, American Redstart

American Redstart

 The above is a drawing by my grandson Caleb Lloyd.  He gave it to me for Christmas last year.  He is a student at Dayton Christian School and likes art and drawing.

Caleb is currently recuperating from wisdom tooth extraction surgery.  I am thinking of him currently and wish him the speediest recovery.

He is working at Tropical Smoothy in Beaver Creek.  Now that he drives, it is most convenient for him mom not to have to transport him.

I looked up this bird on Wikipedia:  This bird winters in South and Central America.  It summers in the United States and Western Canada.  It is a warbler.

Regards,

Larry Eicher

Newly the old me!

 

House Spider

It has been to long since I have blogged that I have forgotten how the Blogger software works.  I was hard hit by Covid-19 and was unable  to use my computer for months.  I was diagnosed on Nov. 01, 2020.

I am still coming back.  I've had two Moderna Vaccinations and was hit hard by the first one.  I went into the grocery store and got lost.  Carol had to call her daughter to find and rescue me.  They took me home and I went to bed.

My Daughter, Carrie Lloyd, came to stay with me while I received the second which did not effect me like the first one.

I made this stackshot capture on 1-1-21.  It was a large spider which I had seen around for several days.  I had been unable to capture it.  I found it as I said on 1-1 and made this capture.  It was and is dead.  It's legs had folded up as you can see.  At first sight I did not like the image for two reasons.  The detritus hairs distracted me and the folded condition of the legs.

Ec 0   auto dist,  dist per step 500 microns were the stackshot settings.  I have been recently "taking back" my computer.  Things don't stay static when time passes while the computer is unattended.  I hadn't realized how many applications I use in my "work flow."  Each one requires me to control its subtleties.

Lately, I have been rediscovering myself also.  My life had gone a weird direction and now I want to resume it more like it was before.  I'm gardening in the bed by my patio.  It is no big deal except to me.  I ate some scallions with my chicken liver dinner last evening.  I drank 187 ml of wine with it.  It seemed to me that the tastes cooperated with one another.  I experienced no ill effects from the wine.

I don't think I have shared with you that I had a surgery in May 10, 2021.  It was TURP, Trans-urethral resection of the Prostate.  I have heard that others have said the surgery was life changing.  Maybe it's too early for me to say but so far it seems to me a pain in the neck.  Maybe I was not ready.  Who knows.  I see the surgeon on Sept. 15.  I'm hoping to be back to normal or BETTER by then.

Regards,

Larry

Larry And The Tractor

I believe my age in this picture is 7 months.

                                          I believe my age in this picture is 7 months.  Anyway that's what mother wrote on the print.  It seems to me that they wanted me to farm.  When it was time to go off to college, Dad said he wanted me to go to college and that was the end of farming for me.

                                           

                                             I believe my age in this picture is 19 months. 

Mother thought it was 18 months.  It had to be around August because that is when the Oats was harvested.

I recently came across a web sight, the other day while looking for parts for my lawn tractor/mower. it was http://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors  Peter the guy who has the web site has similar pictures on his website of himself and grandfather and father.  I'm hoping the hear from him about the parts I need for my tractor.

The tractor is Dad's WC Allis Chalmers.  I can tell because it had hand brakes and not foot breaks.  They told me I drove it through the gates at that age with the tractor in low gear and idling.  It seeming to be a big deal to them in later years.

Happy Holidays, all.

 

Sweets for Sweetest Day

Pisum Sativum Pea Garden Sweet

Since this is Sweetest Day, I decided to let this be my offering to my sweet daughter 💝 Carrie on her birthday.  Also to my SWEET WIFE, Carol for whom I am thankfull daily.  

I planted these peas in my bed at the end of July and made this capture on September 15.

Pisum Sativum Bloom

Pod Beginning

Pod

Undeveloped Peas

 This is caused by not enough polinators coming to the bloosom.

 

Peas in a Pod

 

 

 

 

Seed Pea and Mature Friut Pea

Trump Biden Debate

 Trump  Biden Debate

I watched the debate last night and have a few comments.  I do not have a copyright on the above image even though it says so.

Trump This!

 

Having been a teacher for 30 years, I cringed at Trumb's disregard and disrespect for the rules of the debate last night, 09-29-20.  He exhibited his leadership style to its maximum in his disdain for the other people in the debate.   As for Chris Wallace as moderator, he lost control of the debate.  He was too “nice” to trump, maybe because he is president.  I hope Wallace is not moderator for any future debates.

I was reminded of a book I read as a way to get to know my “new president” in 2016.  “Trump This! The Life and Times of Donald Trump,” An Unauthorized Biography.  I found the book quite interesting to a teacher aware of discipline and respect.  Having worked with students who exhibit disabilities such as Severe Behavioral Disorders, I quickly recognized those symptoms in the childhood of President Trump.  Even with special education in those days, he was shown to need more than special needs instruction.  Marc Shapiro the author, mentioned that he needed to be transferred to a military school for boys to teach him respect and obedience during his high school career.  I could see last night that he never learned to behave with discipline and respect.  I find that I can't understand why the the American people wound vote for him, Trump.  I've been trying to understand what happened in 2016 and what thought processes his voters followed to casting thier vote for him. 

It is my sincere hope that the voters see through him this time.  If they don't, I will have lost my trust in them.  I'm hoping!

Regards,

Larry Eicher

ricinus Communis Castor Oil Bean

 

 ricinus Communis

Castor Bean

 

 ricinus Communis

 

I’ve been trying to understand this bloom in terms of sexual reproduction so I’ve been reading about it on the web.  The upper part, red, is the female, aka, pistillate flower.  The lower part, yellow, is the male, aka Staminate flower.  They, the staminate flowers, group into clusters.  I’ve read that the pollen comes from the stamen and moves to the pistil. This is facilitated by insects moving from the pistil to the stamen as in flowers of other plants which reproduce sexually.  The staminate flower bursts open exposing the pollen to exterior forces such as bees and wind.  I have, so far this season, yet to see any bees on these flowers.  I’m trying to ascertain what is causing this.  We have been very dry here for a month or two.  I would guess that to be the cause.  I will let you know when I have definitive information on this issue.   

The fruit is, of course, what appear as beans.  They form in the red part which becomes a shell with three in each.

I found a web site, beeculture.com, which was very informative about the plant because the plant depends on bees.

 ricinus Communis

Connie Krochmal is a plant expert, author and beekeeper living in Louisville, Kentucky.  Acording to her, the plant has been cultivated since 7000 B.C. or so.  The seeds have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.  They used the oil for lamps and for certain medicinal purposes.  I remember being given Castor Oil for something or other when I was young.

For my grand daughter Evie, I found the name of an heirloom variety dating to at least the 1870's.  Its name is Zanzibarensis.

A number of castor bean varieties are listed in seed catalogs, such as those of Baker Creek, Select Seeds, J.L. Hudson, Jung Seed, Richters, and Thompson and Morgan. Some varieties that are available include the following.

Zanzibarensis is an heirloom variety dating to at least the 1870s. This is by far the tallest – 15 feet. The thick green stems are covered with a violet or white bloom.