Sunrise In The Woods

These Winter mornings make it easy to be up in time to greet the sun-

Assuming the sky is clear!

One can tell when the sun is about to pop into sight by watching the treetops.

Then it's time to watch the east.

Of course the clear skies also bring cold mornings!

But that's what they make warm clothes for.

And if one is already up anyway-

Why not grab a camera.

It is possible to view these things through a window-

But that makes for a lousy pix.

So The Intrepid Fuzz pulled on his hoodie and stepped out into this bracing morning air.

In Context

Exhibit "A"

So what are we looking at here?

No, it's not one of those "Mystery Pix" that turn up here at Kinda Fuzzy from time to time.

It's actually a shot of a tree stump next to the back porch of the trailer out here in the woods.

Here it is shown in a bit more context.

Ok...

So, The Fuzz admits that the pix "A" is really not so much about the stump itself, but the Fungus.

Or is that Fungi?

Whatever.

But one does have to admit that without said stump, there would be no Fungus!

(Or Fungi- if that's what it is)

And so it really is a pix of the stump.

It's just camouflaged!

A Surprise Photo Op.

As was said, Our Fuzz and His Sweetie did get up quite early, and slipped off, heading for home.

They made it through the Albany area and swung down I 88 toward Binghamton, and I 81.

The Fuzz had taken the first shift at the wheel; then His Sweetie took over.

Then as he was "resting his eyes" His Sweetie got his attention.

This was what she had seen!

Of course they had to pull over for a better look!

They kept coming over the hills and the sky was filling up with these guys.

It was still pretty early,

(They had had a really early start- remember)

And the air was nice and calm.

So of course The Fuzz and His Sweetie dug out their cameras.

They started landing nearby.

So they got a closer look.

Here's a look inside the "bag".

And here's a look at the flames shooting up into one of them.

They both enjoyed this unexpected Photo Op;

But now they had to get back on the road again.

As you may know, The Fuzz has been back home in the woods for a while now.

But He had to get these pix up.

Hope they were enjoyed.

To The Beach At Last

It's time for our Annual Family Beach Trip.

This year we are at a different place, although still on Topsail Island.  We simply outgrew the old place.

After a stop in Wilmington, The Fuzz, His Sweetie and that Not So Young Anymore Daughter finally made it across the drawbridge and onto the Island at Surf City.

They were still a bit too early to go to the new house, so they picked up some sandwich stuff and stopped at this "park" by the Intracoastal Waterway.

While they were there, The Fuzz got a few shots of the drawbridge opening for a couple of sailboats.

At times this can really tie up traffic.

But by now our travelers were safely across.

Finally, it was time to head out for the Beach house!

Here's a shot looking across the road from the house.

Meeting

The Fuzz couldn't resist this shot of 1st Granddaughter meeting her shadow at the top of the stairs. 

Rainy Morning

A Little Pix

The Fuzz just wanted to share this little pix of the Kalanchoe.

It's cool how the pattern of the "leaves" is echoed by the coral and even the leaves in the garden.

Spider Adventures 3

While The Fuzz was working at the kitchen sink the other day, he was able to document this gruesome affair.

It seems that this unfortunate wasp had the misfortune to blunder into the deadly web The little spider would move in, and the wasp would run him off.

In vain the wasp fanned it's wings, trying to break free. It looked as if he was destined to the fate of other unfortunates. But The Fuzz has been stung too many times to feel much sympathy for these vicious little things. It took a while, but in the end it was another "wrap". Here, our spider ally has been joined by one of it's little buddies.

For Our Yankee Friends

Here's something for y'all Yankees

Just thought y'all might like a look at this stuff before it looks like a T Shirt.

Landscape ?

Check it out.

No, it's not a landscape from Pandora. Nor is it a true Mystery Pix. The fuzz promises to have more details in the future, but for now, enjoy.

Bambi

The other day, as we were winding down for the evening, the Young Daughter came running in, wanting us to "come quick".She had been down in the woods by the creek and found this little Fawn. The Fuzz and His Sweetie ran down to look and it was still there.
Realizing this was one of those Photo Opportunities, The Fuzz ran back for his camera.The little thing didn't seem to be afraid of us. We were able to walk up to it and pet on it.
We never did see Mommy anywhere though.
We finally went back up to the trailer figuring Mommy would show up to get Little Bambi. And later when we checked on him, he was gone.

Sheepdog Trials

We went over to see a bit of the Sheepdog Trials Saturday.
It was pretty interesting. The Fuzz's Sweetie saw something about it in the local paper. We had heard of it before, but never thought to go.
As you can see in the picture above, there were a lot of these black and white dogs there.
This was a first for us. The Fuzz's Sweetie brought along a friend who was interested also. The folks out there seemed nice enough. They were willing to answer The Fuzz's pretty basic questions about what was going on out there. We enjoyed it.
First the dog has to run all the way across the field to get the sheep. These shots were taken with a zoomy-type lens so the distance is a bit distorted. It was really a pretty good ways across.
The dog has to herd the 4 sheep back across the field to the handler, who I guess is a sheepherder. On the way they are supposed to pass though a gate out there in the middle of the middle. You can see that happening in that 2nd pix. After they get to the handler, he/she sends them back out to pass though a couple more gates out in the field. The handler is using a whistle to tell the dog where to take the sheep. When they get back again, the dog and handler have to separate the sheep into two groups. This seems to be a bit tricky as the sheep don't seem to like it. That's what they're doing in those next couple pix. After that, they put them in a small pen. All this has to happen in 9 min. The dog in that next pix looks just a little different than the others. The woman said it has a bit of Bearded Collie in it. What ever it was, it seemed to do the best out of the few we saw.And here's a couple of the spectators taking it easy in the shade.

Slow Visitor

Things have been a bit slow around here lately. We have been staying busy, but not much of anything new or exciting. Until now.
As The Fuzz looked out the window the other day, (We won't go into detail on what he was doing at the time) he saw this visitor out in the yard by the edge of the woods.As you can see, he's a pretty good sized fellow. And mean. I suppose The Fuzz might have aggravated him a little, but this does seem to be a bit of overreaction.
He couldn't even get along with the Kitty Cats. What a Grouch!The Fuzz doesn't understand why he was so unsociable, but in the end there was nothing left for it but to just leave him to himself. But The Fuzz was thankful to still have all his fingers. We got tiered of waiting for him to leave, so we just went back to our own affairs. Later in the day, he was gone, who knows where.

Doggy Stuff

Today was a beautiful spring day.
These two seem to be enjoying themselves too.
When he got home from work, The Fuzz was enjoying the sun on our new bench* when he saw these two going at it. He couldn't resist, so he ran and got his camera.
Naturally, by the time he got back, they had stopped.
But such a fine day brings out the puppy even in an older dog, and they were soon at it again.
This time The Fuzz got the pix.

*Notice how much the grass has grown in just a few days!

Medieval Tower

There is a river down behind "The Shed*" that The Fuzz works out of. There is also an old abandoned railroad road bed there. The other day on the lunch break, he slipped though the fence to have a look down there. It had been a while since he'd been there. With the leaves still off the trees he had a fine view of the river below.
This is a view from the old rail bed. It's pretty far above the river. Down there you can see this old tower. The Fuzz thought it was kinda interesting, but he was too lazy to climb down there for a closer look**. And he didn't have the time.
But it put him in mind of one of those old Medieval Castles, over there along the Rhine, or someplace like that. And so, here it is for your enjoyment. Use your own imagination.


*This is a carry over from 30 years ago, when they actually did work from an old tin shed on the other side of town.

**But you can have a "closer look" by simply clicking on the pix! Much easier.

Mid-Winter Ride Cont.

A bit further down the road The Fuzz passed this picturesque trailer* on the side of the road.It seems to have been left here for some time.
It's not much to look at, but he does have an eye for the unusual and this seemed to fit the bill.
Surely there is a story behind this, but since we don't know it, we'll have to make up our own. Did something happen to the tow vehicle but the trailer was not considered worth saving? Perhaps it was dropped off in the dead of night, sorta quiet like, and just left here.
Or maybe it is haunted and the driver was glad to escape with his life.
Well, That Fuzz is pretty tight lipped about it, and to tell the truth, I don't think he knows.

*for that closer look, Click the Pix!

Mid-Winter Ride

This weekend while The Fuzz's Sweetie and Young Daughter were gone, the weather was pretty nice. No snow, no rain.
So after he cut down that tree, The Fuzz cranked up the old Motorcycle.He was wanting to run to the store for some tuna to make some macaroni salad with tuna. (one of his favorites) But he did take advantage of this to take the long way home. On the way, he saw this old farm house out across a field. There were those nasty "No Trespassing" signs, but That Fuzz was armed with his nifty Zoomer Camera. And so we get to share this little pix with y'all.

Rigged Up

Another Pre-Thanksgiving Pix.
From our visit to that Schoolteacher Daughter.