“Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning, red sky at night, sailors delight”.
Going to get some strong storms in the next 36 hours.
Archive for the ‘General’ Category
A few assorted mammals
Posted in General, mammals, mountains, The River, tagged Arkansas, assorted mammals, Boston Mountains, Boxley Mill Pond, parthenon, ponca, upper buffalo river on September 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Taken last few days along the upper Buffalo River and Boxley Pond:
Crazy photo – double exposure
New moon and Milky Way 8/26/14 at 12:30 AM
Posted in General, tagged 8/26/14, after midnight, Arkansas, black skies, Milky way, new moon, Newton County, parthenon on August 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We have black skies here in central Newton County. Here is my poorly taken photo of the Milky Way taken just after midnight 8/25/14:
Honeybees versus Hummingbirds
Posted in General, Moths and Butterfiles, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, honeybees, hummingbird feeders, Hummingbirds, Newton County, parthenon, ruby throat hummingbirds, sharing feeders on July 10, 2014| 3 Comments »
I am still laid up and cannot get around due to my accident, so I have to find things to photograph around the house. The honeybees found one of my hummingbird feeders yesterday. They are coming in fairly large numbers all day long. The hummingbirds have control of 4 feeders (the newer better ones) but the honeybees have taken control of the older, cheaper, leaky feeder. The are so hungry for sugar, about 12-15 landed on my arms while I was filling the feeder this morning. They a very very gentle. There will be lots more as the day goes on. I feel sorry for honeybees given their status and the hummingbirds don’t seem to mind them either. There a quite a few juvenile hummingbirds now. A fawn just bedded down in the grass behind the house:
Sunset last evening here in Murray Valley — July 2nd 2014
Posted in General, tagged Boston Mountains, Church in the Valley, firework display, Fourth of July, July 2, murray valley, parthenon on July 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Happy Fourth of July everyone !!!
PEACE ON EARTH
Photo at 9:15 PM before the fireworks (these photos taken by my good friend Janice with her Canon T3 and a Lens opened all the way):
The Church in the Valley across the road from me held a nice firework display at 9:30 PM. Temperature 59F and fell to 52F by morning here in the mountains.
No Post for a week to come
Posted in General on June 17, 2014| 1 Comment »
I was injured, with two broken ribs, and getting around is difficult. I will be back as soon as possible. Thanks.
Alum Cove – a flashback to mid October 2013
Posted in Caves and Waterfalls, General, Mountain Scenery, mountains, tagged Alum Cove, Boston Mountains, deer arkansas, natural bridge, Newton County, parthenon, The Natural Bridge, trail on March 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Alum Cove is a Natural Bridge about 2/3 of the way between Parthenon and Deer in Newton County off Highway 327, AR; about 6 miles south of my home. I made a few daytime trips there last October but never really caught the colors changing the way I have seen them there before. The Natural Bridge is on upper Shop Creek about 7 river miles above Parthenon.
It is well worth the time to view this natural wonder. Bears can be an issue, so you need to check the Arkansas Fish and Game and US Forest Service bulletins. It is an easy hike around a picturesque valley with the Natural Bridge and blued with caves across the Shop Creek valley but there are plenty of places to slip, loose your footing and fall – so use caution hiking; all in all it is about 1.5 miles round trip by a well marked loop.
Circa 1920 The Murray’s Hotel in Jasper, Arkansas
Posted in Farms and Homes, General, Towns, tagged 1920, Arkansas, circa, Jasper, Murray Hotel on February 25, 2014| 2 Comments »
I purchased this old PC on eBay about a year ago. I shows the old hotel in Jasper, Arkansas. This hotel has situated on the same street (on the corner of Court St. and Spring St.) that the Movie Theater “Buffalo Theater” and the Chamber of Commerce, and a few other shops sit today. It was supposedly torn down in 1930s.
My Bluebird Trail
Posted in General, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Bird, blue, bluebird trail, cleanup, County, design and spacing, Febuary 14, houses, Newton, parthenon on February 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Temperature 60F Winds NW at 35.
We started out with rain showers this morning, and then it became sunny and warm this afternoon: kind of reminds me of spring. The daffodils and crocus are coming up now.
I started this trail with two house exactly 3 years ago and have now grown it to 6 houses. Each pair is territorial and needs and acre to themselves. Any closer, it seems not to work out ! I have used several types of houses. All have pole guards and entrance guards to protect them when incubating and to protect the hatchlings later on. Here are some examples; and the Eastern Bluebirds are house hunting today. They used 3 houses out of 5 last year and fledged 7 broods (avg: 4 birds per brood):
I started pre season cleanup today but because of the long cold winter, I am waiting to clean out the last year’s nesting material until after March 1. Also, Eastern Blue Birds needs lots of low cut grass to forage in, so this grass needs to be cut very short:
Carolina Wrens are starting to call
Posted in General, Mountain Scenery, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, Carolina, Carolina Wren, Mountains, parthenon, Wren on February 8, 2014| 1 Comment »
I noticed several Carolina Wrens calling this morning very early and a few Chickadees “feeee-beee” calls, along with the “peter peter peter” of the Tufted Titmouse. I have not noticed and paring up yet, but that IS A VERY EARLY spring sign. This photo was taken by me last February 17th using a Canon 7D with a Canon EF300L – f/2.8 IS.
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 