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Usually I spend the winters in Florida, as it is much warmer there in the winter than the state of New Jersey (NJ)
However, for the first time in many years, I did not do so last winter.
I'm not sure I will this winter, at least until an effective Covid-19 vaccine is available to me.

Now that the softball season is done here in NJ, I've had a chance too look back at the photos I 'snapped' 2 winters ago and created a large folder in 2 external harddrives for those photos. I'll show you some each week.

Thus, here are 6 for this week;

This is a mating pair of Sandhill Cranes. They stand about 4 to 5 feet tall.
A month later I was able to find their nest and have other photos of her in the nest.
Also a couple of months later, I was lucky to find their 2 hatchlings and got photos of them too.
At a later date, I'll show you some of those photos too;




Where I stayed, the woman had 2 acres of gardens. This is a macro shot of some of the stamen from one flower;




This is a Monk Parrot. Someone a long time ago had 2 as pets and must have either released them,
or they escaped. Either way, they have been fruifull and mutiplyed.




This is a Peacock Butterfly.




This is a fairly rare hawk. It is more common in Mexico and sometimes can be seen in the central part of Florida. This is the first one I ever saw;




This one I titled 'All the world is a stage and this one bites'




OK, if I get time to do so, I'll post 6 more next week.
If you don't mind let me know which of the above 6 is your favorite. Thanks.

Here are some photos I 'snapped' within the last 2 weeks here in New Jersey and presented this week at a local photo club.
The professional photographers loved them. But, you may feel differently. That's OK with me.
One can't make everyone happy.

Let me know which one YOU like the most, ..... or at least hate the least.

Chronologically, as they were "snapped" on 2 different days;

#1. This is the foliage along the banks of Farrington Lake



#2. Foliage from a maple at the edge of a park in South Brunswick



#3. Same as #2, but different tree



#4. Same park, but ready seeds from a weed in a field after sunset.



#5. Zoomed in on the face of a yearling whitetail deer from a herd I am accepted in.



#6. Same deer zoomed out;



#7. Rower & Foliage along the edge of Carnegie Lake in Princeton



#8. Same tree zoomed in a bit more without the rower.

Or add your own caption for this photo;

Or create your own photo caption, if you like.

Here's the photo;

Just 5 recent autumn foliage pictures for your viewing pleasure.
It's been mostly cloudy and/or rainy here recently, but I was able to take a few photos
on 2 days in the last 2 weeks. Here's 5 of them.

IMPORTANT - Click on each photo to see it better.

You know the drill - add your own photo caption(s), if you like, or just enjoy the other submissions. Your choice.

Here's the photo;



and my first suggestion for a caption is;

Yuck ! Those Trump supporters have horrible taste !

Add your own caption(s) to the following photo, if you like.

My first one will be..............If there's a flood, bet on this horse.

Here's the photo (click on it to see full photo);

Just some photos of groundhogs.
They are also known as woodchucks.
However, they do not actually chuck wood.
It has more to do with the Native American name for the animal,
which was pronounced more like wuchak.
They do burrow in the ground making a den.
They hibernate in the winter.



They only live about an average of 3 years in the wild.
However, in captivity they have lived to about 6 years.



I talked with a friend, who saw a bald eagle pick up an adult groundhog, flew up high and dropped
him on a road to kill him. Somewhat creative.

From experience, I can tell you, that they can do a number on a garden.
Also, a few years back, I had one in my backyard, that used to climb up on a bench
to lay out peacefully in the sun. Truly cute.

With no further ado, here are 3 recent pictures of some for you to enjoy;

July has been a busy month for me. Lots of personal and business goals to accomplish. I made a do-list a while back and misplaced it, so I'm only responding to immediate concerns and the long-term goals are nearly forgotten. Before the pandemic, I lost more than 10 pounds with nightly walks and doing training to start a new job. Being home for 8+ weeks and the weight came back. We were getting rain nearly every afternoon/evening and that interrupted my schedule of walks.
Unless it's something mandatory, like taxes and bills, nearly everything else is on hold.
With the exception of a pulmonologist (for asthma) I pushed back on doctors, dentists and testing. Some of that is catching up on me and I'm doing blood work this month. Dentist is postponed. I dislike the idea of being in an open space with my mouth open for 30 minutes!

Talking to my brother tonight, he reminded me I drifted away from one of my projects... scanning old photos. Last month, I found an old sepia photo of a young guy playing guitar. Sometimes my parents would write on the back of the photo who the person (or people in a group shot) were. This one had some black paper stuck to the back so I know it was once part of my parents photo album. Many old photos were damaged years ago. Stored in luggage in the back part of a room addition where a roof leak damaged many old things. I salvaged whatever I could.

If you've had something that was water damaged and stayed wet for a long period of time, that smell of mold/mildew is something that doesn't escape the memory. I had to toss out old Hollywood moviestar magazines my grandmother collected that were damaged by water. Lots of times I'll visit a clients house and remark to them "Do you have a roof leak?" most are surprised as they are unaware of the odor in their own house. A few have come back to me with thanks as they called a roofer after my comment and did have a leak unknown to them.

Although, we weren't able to identify who the guitarist was. His faded photograph will stay in the collection of family friends.

If you like, have fun adding your own caption(s) for the following photo, or just enjoy the creative ones added by others. Your choice.

However, no mentioning anyone on CS.

My first offering for a caption is;

Oh my god ! Put some fur on.

Here's the photo of a lemur;