Mystery solved

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!

Yep, Sayre guessed it right away. Getting mighty hard to stump y'all.
Harder yet, these days, to get out with my camera.
Too many birthdays within a week of Christmas and New Years.
Be blessed throughout the holiday season...

and remember the reason. 8-]

Monday Morning Mystery

Florida Factoid Friday

The Manchineel tree - AKA death apple - which grows in south Florida, is one of the most toxic trees in North America. Its apple-like fruit causes sickness when eaten, and the tree’s sap causes blistering, swelling, and numbness. Even water dripping from the leaves can cause the symptoms.

Better late, right? Today is DS's birthday, so I haven't been home long enough for my 'regular' doin's. Late lunch at Red Lobster... and I'm still alive. 8-] Cake and ice cream coming up shortly.

Hope all y'all are having a bodaciously blessed Christmas season!

Mystery solved

Y'all were right again!

I meant to post this much earlier, but when I got back from my free taquito run, a fire truck was blocking my driveway. When you live in a forest, this is not a good thing! I could see the house and there were no flames, so I figured we were OK. Turned out, some power lines were down and there was only one power truck available in this area. So the fire department helped out by blocking the road for a few hours. Typically, I had a trunkload of frozen groceries. >:\

Shortly after power was restored - ice cream was soft, but not liquified, whew! - I had to go back to the city to pick up Duller, whose car is overnighting at the shop. Then I had to bake brownie-stuffed peanut butter cookies and watch The Perfect Gift a couple more times. Before I knew it, another day had come and gone and... well, 'tis the season, after all. 8-}

Monday Morning Mystery

Florida Factoid Friday

The 12th-century cloisters of the Monastery of Saint Bernard de Clairvaux in Spain were purchased in 1925 by William Randolph Hearst, who had them dismantled to ship to California. They never made it past Florida Customs officials and were rebuilt in North Miami in 1954.

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Oldest building in the Western Hemisphere.

Mystery solved

KellyRae is right! It's some moss on the underside of a piece of tree scrap.


I dragged the tripod out and got as close as the camera would allow. Personally, I think my previous camera did much better macros. Aren't the flowers pretty, though? I mean, how cool is that? 8-]

If any of y'all know just what its specific name is, I'd be much interested to know.

Monday Morning Mystery

Mystery solved

Ah, 'tis the season... to forgive others' struggles to keep up with real life and cyber life and all the extras that go along with Christmas in a failing economy. 8-}
And there were storms the past couple days. Yesterday was pretty nasty and computer usage was stunted. Today, I'm taking a half day off to regroup.

I tried to post this last night, but I was just too exhausted. Anyhow, FC was right about its botanical nature. As far as specifics, I confess I can't remember this one's name. I went back nearly 5 years into the archives for the pic. But it's a pretty cool looking plant that does bear a striking resemblance to a spoonbill. 8-}

Hope y'all are having a blessed Christmas month.

In the immortal words of what's-his-name (from HSB)... be careful out there.