Breaking news... stop breaking my heart and busting my balls.

Notable passage from my unwritten novel: Eleanor was mad mostly because she had no idea what she was mad about. youtu.be/6NXnxTNIWkc?...

Nada youtu.be/0rPLsB33AW4?...

Cloudless Sulphur on a Cardinal flower.

visits to the feeder grow in frequency in late summer

"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche youtu.be/lDeB5sDealI?...

fleeing moment youtu.be/2AI1fhguxoc?...

"We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis." ~ LeeAnn Taylor. youtu.be/H2ZASCOFRtg?...

Checkered Skipper

cabbage white butterfly

"Uno, dos, tres..." youtu.be/3UttAR8DnFY?...

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." ~ John Kenneth Galbraith youtu.be/9iayJ8u4Qew?...

The shortcoming of any religion is that its followers are made up of humans and not dogs. youtu.be/gmD3gLnV3jk?...

baby turtle and minnows

tadpole with fresh legs chilling with the minnows

Notable passage from my unwritten novel: Ally had always tried to do all that she was told to do, either with direct communication or by obeying the many unwritten expectations from surrounding social circles. All things considered, her life was comfortably unremarkable. youtu.be/TGofoH9RDEA?...

The downfall of great past civilizations is generally attributed to several factors such as natural disasters, invasions, or political corruption. Future historians I suspect will look back at this time and add to that list the effects of constant exposure to mind-numbingly inane marketing ads.

Monday mornings youtu.be/dW5fvqkWNTM?...

dreamcatcher ( "asabikeshiinh" -Ojibwe Nation)

In the backyard early this morning, before the construction machinery started...and she was squawking a lot, making calls I've not heard from these hawks before.

Notable passage from my unwritten novel: Louie had fame thrust upon him, but just a little bit of fame and not enough that he had to deal with all the exciting problems that came with having the regular amount of it. youtu.be/Ypgq0qdgVZA?...

muskrat

I'll give you fish youtu.be/LDaXAsgBI7k?...

advance notice youtu.be/-06mKNNNgh8?...

“We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.” ~ Bob Ross youtu.be/nJ5zOfJE-Uc?...

coping with the summer heat

Red spotted purple butterfly (Mariposa almirante)