Fire Ant Flickers (#15)
This is not a Thanksgiving-related post, and we all can be thankful for that.

Our neighbor has a new car and I'm somewhat worried how it might affect our relationship.

Wherein I note the meteorological intelligence of trees; the mysterious metamorphosis of possums; and the appearance of eye-catching eyelashes.

Fire Ant Flickers (#14)
Goodbye to pennies; hello to new music; tributes to stars

Canon 90D, 100mm, f/2.8, ISO 4000, 15 sec shutter speed

Pennies are now officially collector’s items. There’s a cool band of teens from NZ. And my latest attempt at astrophotography was a mixed success. What more could you want?

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 25)
Getting caught up on a month's worth of encounters with the local fauna

Longhorn cow and calf -- Blanco County, Texas

Wherein I describe encounters with a mystery insect, a mob of carrion diners, a rock-dwelling squirrel, and a snake with a pig snout and curly tail.