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A Dark Knight -
My first reaction whenever I see a cockroach was to hit it before he gets away. They deliberately walked across the ceiling while I watched TV and love to play hide-and-seek at the flip of a switch; the last thing I wish is them breeding in my kitchen. The thought of palmetto bugs crawling over my white porcelains and cutlery is quite disgusting. They are to me and most other people, good-for-nothing, except disease spreading. So, the mangled creature in repulsive liquid wrapped with paper towel goes into the bin. However, a strange turn of fate brought me to see the cockroach in a different light, On a long distance forest hike, I was watching a group of people scaling a cliff when I spotted something from the corner of my eyes. I could not recognize it at first, but those spiny legs were unmistakable. The household pest in broad daylight, at the bottom of lush vegetation, he stood proud on 6 hairy legs. For once, I thought of this little monster as being handsome.
Posters on the wall in Pristina. As one American we met in Sofia said: "In no other European country do they love americans as much as in Kosova".
About the Shot
I stood at the Bush Dog enclosure for ages, knowing that they had a pup to show off (sadly, the other two pups died) but also knowing that their jaunts outside were few and far between. I didn't hold out much hope. After about 15 minutes of waiting, I started to leave when one of the dogs sneaked a peek at me from the safety of the indoor area. Thus followed another 15 minutes of me speaking to the dogs like a moron to try to coax them out - "here puppy!" - like that. If anyone heard me (I hope they didn't) they would've thought I was positively barking. Ahem. One by one the adults checked me out but showed no signs of venturing outside. I could hear the little yips of the puppy. Damnit, I was determined to get the shot. As you can see, my patience finally paid off. The group eventually came outside and had a little wander. The pup is gorgeous! The two adults were displaying dominance/submission here. In my haste I composed the shot really badly but the pup's cuteness makes up for that.
African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington,DC on April-9th-2022.
One of two living African elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal, with bulls reaching a shoulder height of up to 3.96 m (13 ft 0 in) and a body mass of up to 10.4 t (11.5 short tons).It is distributed across 37 African countries and inhabits forests, grasslands and woodlands, wetlands and agricultural lands.
The menstrual cycle lasts three to four months, and females are pregnant for 22 months, the longest gestation period of any mammal It is a social mammal, travelling in herds composed of cows and their offspring. Adult bulls usually live alone or in small bachelor groups. It is a herbivore, feeding on grasses, creepers, herbs, leaves, and bark.
The first speckled male bush cricket of the year - hoorah! less than 1cm but perfect. I discovered him on the gooseberry bush where I found his parents last year. It so wonderful to see the cycle continuing.
Founded in 1890 as a way station for travelers venturing over Stevens Pass, the town of Index flourished during that decade and into the early twentieth century with the construction of the Great Northern Railroad and the subsequent engineering marvel that is the Cascade Tunnel. With additional economic activity from mining, quarrying, and railroad construction needs, Index was able to sustain five hotels. Only one of these remains: the Bush House.
Constructed in 1898, the Bush House was initially managed by Clarence Bush and his wife who operated the property as a hotel serving railway passengers venturing over Stevens Pass. Although the business changed ownership several times, it managed to hang on to its original name. Closed for a period during the Great Depression and beyond, the hotel re-opened in the 1970s and continued to serve as a major community gathering place, hosting dances, community celebrations, meetings, concerts, and weddings.
Several years ago, Snohomish County revoked the hotel’s Certificate of Occupancy due to structural and public safety concerns. Since this time, the building has been subject to vandalism and squatters. The structure’s shingle roof is rotting and could be subject to collapse given the heavy snowfall that commonly occurs in the area. The property is for sale, but despite receiving several purchase offers, the owner has opted not to sell. The hope is that an agreement can be reached with a buyer interested in rehabilitating the Bush House. Of the five pioneer-era hotels that once served Index, the Bush House, listed in the Washington State Heritage Register, stands as the last remaining.
Burning Bush Ridge (Cellulose Filter/Tree and all that)
As I’m walking along a parallel ridge waiting for little areas of zen to pop up, I sometimes am satiated. A vision is not an actual manifestation but something that occurs in the mind. An apparition is a physical manifestation of the spiritual object. I’m not sure that the difference is important in the scheme of things eh?
This scene would have given Moses second thought and pause. No human eye could have peered into this lone pine tree filtered glare. You would be blinded very quickly if you tried so don’t.
Lone Tree:
Only a few of it’s pine cones have yielded children. Little pines have started up along this ridge to start the forest back again in 100 years. Most of this country is open due to a big forest fire back in the 1930’s that burned till the snows came. There are treasures here.
Geology Under the tree.
I’ve left this spot untouched paleontologically intentionally. There are copious chunky dinosaurian fossil remains in the rocks in and around this particular tree. It’s on my ground so I own them. The fossils I’m seeing don’t demand my attention as I have a more more efficient/better bone bed to work elsewhere. That tree shelters this bone site.
This site has donated a croc tooth along with some Triceratops teeth off the surface. That is actually sort of unusual as teeth and large chunky bone are way different sized and density. Fossils or the things that become such are sorted by cross sectional density by rivers prior to them. I know for a fact there is a tail vertebra about the size of your palm under a rock up there. In my world, I’m not excited by it. I have a theory that fossil sites were mostly visited by native american’s because there can be huge bird like bones on the surface at times.
I left it there as a matter of respect for the site. There are many of that particular vertebra in the ranch collection. It’s not scientifically valuable and I can show it the rare visitor that makes it up there as an untouched site letting them find it on their own as a matter of their education. There have been a few. This is near one of our rifle courses so there is relatively easy access to the site. Maybe a dozen folks have been there besides me.
The rocks there are of course Hell Creek/Lance formation. A 700 foot thickness of terrestrial river sands/gravels/siltstones/mudstones etc. All riverine based fossils, fish, turtles, crocs, amphibians, freshwater stingrays, dinosaurs, mammals, snakes, avian dinosaurs, This region has some of the best uppermost Cretaceous rocks exposed in the world. Our ranch has rock containing dinosaurian remains from the end of the dinosaurs reign. Then a meteor came crashing into Yucatan Mexico and changed everything.
Location: Bliss DInosaur Ranch, Wyoming/ Montana borderlands.
Title: Burning Bush Ridge
Dennis Bush farm (West Fallowfield Twp.) -
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how low to the ground the photo was taken as well as the off center of the bush helps create the photo
One of the more interesting(and, from what I've heard, elusive) animals at the Zoo is the bush dog. We actually saw him right by his water hole one day, and got off a lot of pictures. They're interesting little animals.