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Mom told me its time
She tucked me into bed
"I'm so very tired,"
Is what I told my head
But really it was a lie
My eyes are wide awake
And 7 months of hibernation
Is not something I can take
I'm starving and I'm hungry
I think I may just faint
But mother says not to worry
It's a common cub complaint
So I guess I will lay and whither
For 210 days and 210 nights
And recite this very sad poem
To my last glowing moonlight
Over at the yard off West Chester’s East Nields Street, WCRL ALCO C424s 4230 and 4213 sit quietly, as their next call of duties won’t come until spring time. The third engine back, GP9 6499 will have the pleasure of pulling the Santa and Christmas Tree trains, which I will be back to shoot. November 3, 2019.
We are at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's shop in New Haven, IN in the cab of NKP 765, which has been winterized for the season and is having some minor boiler work done. Among the work being done is the rebuild of the sand dome, which is currently sitting in the parking lot.
From hībernus, "of winter", in Latin. Amazing to use Latin for computer vocabulary. Well, that tractor on my shot is surely hibernating, in a most literal sense.
Or maybe it has been cryonized...?
Exif: ISO 160 ; f/3.5 ; 1/20 ; @18mm
Unfortunately I didn't manage to acquire use of a garage this year but a friend has let me use their space in a private secure underground car park. Hopefully this will give it adequate protection from the winter weather until next year.
The other adult desert tortoise in our yard, Eddie, having his first bite to eat since October. He had been hibernating in the burrow he dug in our desert garden, and yesterday came out to sit in the sun. These tortoises are a protected species, and are not allowed to be bought or sold, or taken from the wild as "pets" -- but many years ago, before that legal protection existed, some people in the desert southwest picked them up took them home to their yards -- and since they have long lifespans, many of them are still around.
We are at least the third home in our neighborhood to house Eddie (and our other tortoise, Bob); in other words, these two reptiles have lived on our street longer than most of the people here.
Captive tortoises may not be released back to the wild, as many of them carry a respiratory illness that could decimate the wild populations. Both Eddie and Bob are registered with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and are thus legal for me to keep. If the time comes to re-home them, the California Turtle and Tortoise Society is sanctioned to find them new adoptive homes (and is a great resource for proper care).
Trail camera footage from my garden…
The European hedgehog , Erinaceus europaeus is not only one of Britain’s favourite small mammals , it’s also one of the oldest , first evolving over fifteen million years ago. Once a common sight in our towns and villages the hedgehog in now under serious decline and threat from development and habitat loss and the use of modern pest control methods. This small spine covered nocturnal mammal is a regular unmistakable visitor to urban gardens and park-lands throughout the spring and summer. Widespread throughout the British mainland and most of western Europe , the European hedgehog is one of 17 species of hedgehog found worldwide.
The Hedgehog is around 20 – 26cm in length , and can weigh between 500g and 2Kg. A hedgehog must build up a reserve of body fat during autumn in order to survive the winter hibernation period . Any animal less than 500g at the beginning of hibernation is unlikely to survive the winter. The hedgehog is covered in around 7000 quills or spikes , the animals main defence against predators. These are attached to a single muscle that can move the spikes in the direction of an aggressor.
The Hedgehog is known in the U.K. As the gardeners friend , in part because of it’s diet of garden pests such a slugs , snails and insect. It used to be considered a culinary delicacy by the British travelling community and baked in clay , thankfully this was a long time ago. It also features in British folklore, literature and British tradions. Probably the most famous example is Beatrix Potters The Tales of Mrs Tiggy Winkle first published in 1906. Hedgehogs make an appearance at the mad hatters tea party in Alice in Wonderland and pass a striking resemblance to the Wombles of Wimbledon Common , a much loved series of books and children’s TV program from the 1970’s. Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog made his debut in the gaming world in 1991 and still remains a firm favourite.
Hedgehogs reach sexual maturity in their second year of life, and after this can breed every year until death. Reproduction occurs any time between April and September, but the period of greatest activity, ‘the rut’, occurs in May and June in Britain.Hedgehogs normally have only one litter of four to six babies per year. The baby hedgehogs or Urchins / hoglets are born after a 35 day pregnancy and arrive in the world blind and deaf. The mother raises the urchins in a maternity nest , normally leafs , under a hedgerow or in urban areas under a shed or outbuilding. The urchins are born with their first set of spines covered by a thin skin. As soon as they are born the spines start to come through the skin , by day 14 the eyes and ears have opened and at 8 weeks the urchins are ready to leave their mother and gain independence. The male hedgehog plays no role in raising the young and can be a danger to his own offspring .
Any further back would've required me to step into a BUSY road so this is the best side-on I could accomplish.
Unless I'm mistaken, this is a Halyzia sedecimguttata. It's hibernating in a crevice in an ash tree. If you're looking for it, it's in the tree to the right of the tree with the stick in it. You can't miss it! 😄
365/13 - Year 11 Photo 3300
Hibernation dans le sens réel pour moi au niveau photo, vu la température froide. J'en profite pour réaliser un vieux rêve: développer une application Web permettant de générer des cadavre exquis à la volée, aussi divertissant qu'inutile n'est-ce pas, mais un beau défi:
Cette application s'améliore de jour en jour, elle est déjà impressionnante, mais je pense que dans quelques mois ce sera vraiment fantastique!... ;-)
Stuck in the city, I was desperately looking for something to photograph when I spotted these go-karts clustered together in the middle of a bend in the track
Everything really is shutting down for winter now!
One of the tree's overhanging the Upper Woman's Way Lake at the NT property Sheffield Park
The American Century (left) and American Spirit are tied up in Duluth for the winter. The tug Helen H breaks ice to make room for the Philip R. Clarke to join the den. The BNSF ore cars in the foreground are stored as well, but hopefully will return to service this March when Keewatin Taconite restarts production.
This is a cute pattern I got from polka dot bunny www.flickr.com/photos/chezbunny/ a while ago, I was saving him to sew later on in the year, but with being off work and I notice the leaves are changing colour already I figured it was time.
I made him a bit bigger than the original pattern as I was going to add more colours on the wood grain, but once I started stitching, I think it was coming out too dense, so I have just added some running stitches and seed stitch details.