Two New Moths

Saw two “new-to-me” moth species tonight under the back porch light. Lacinipolia renigera: a bristly cutworm moth, of the family Noctuidae ~ and Cyclophora nanaria: a dwarf tawny wave, of the family Geometridae. 

Lacinipolia renigera: a bristly cutworm moth

Cyclophora nanaria: a dwarf tawny wave

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Green Anole in North Port Florida

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Memories: “This green anole is trying its best today to maintain appropriate social distance.” ~ Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 in North Port, Florida.

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Bookcliffs and Mt Garfield From a Distance

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Memories: A distant view of Grand Junction, Colorado with the snowy Bookcliffs & Mt. Garfield in the background. ~ Saturday, March 9th, 2013.

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Japanese Magnolia in Shreveport

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Memories: A Japanese magnolia in full bloom in Shreveport, Louisiana. ~ Tuesday, March 9th, 2010.

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Moonset from Johnson’s Corner

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Memories: Moonset from Johnson’s Corner - on I-25 in Johnstown, Colorado - looking over the Rocky Mountains. Pics taken on a cellphone; wish I had my real camera to capture the scene. - Friday, March 2nd, 2018.

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Crawdad Castles

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After hearing the first of frogs this year a couple of days ago, last night 3 owls flew across the road in front of me and today we have new crawdad castles popping up in the yard. The critters say that spring is just around the corner. 

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Sunset Feb 27th, 2023

We had a nice sunset last night - Monday, February 27th, 2023 - in Olney, Illinois. 

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Groundhog Day Window Art

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Window art at the local Walmart in Olney, Illinois.

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“Dignity” Statue in Chamberlain, SD.

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Memories: 50ft tall / 50 ton statue "Dignity," created by Black Hills artist Dale Lamphere, overlooking I-90 near Chamberlain, SD. Look for the couple standing near the orange construction barrier for scale. Pics taken December 2nd, 2016 - but showed up in my memories today because I used this as my FB cover pic on February 1st, 2017, 

For more info: https://mymodernmet.com/dignity-sculpture-south-dakota/

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Colorado Signs

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Memories: A couple of signs from a customer’s ranch (taken with the customer's permission) from back in the days when I was working with Schwan's in Colorado - and a set of pics of the truck parked on the rural road in front of his place - somewhere in the hinterlands between Silt and Collbran, Colorado. ~ From Thursday, January 31st, 2019. 

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Bowling Alley in Olney, Illinois

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Because it’s off the beaten path, not quite on the main strip, & we never though to ask... we only just discovered this week that #OlneyIL actually has a #BowlingAlley. Not a tiny bowling alley - it’s actually a pretty good sized one - & totally retro. This one’s been here since 1975; the same family has been running one locally since the 1950’s. 

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Olney, Illinois - April 19th, 2018

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I never would have guessed, when I went for a walk from the Red Rooster Truck Stop in Olney, Illinois back in April of 2018, that three years later we’d be living here. I’d heard that there were white squirrels here and I wanted to see if I could find one. I did, and the rest is history. 

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Springville, Utah ~ April 14th, 2019

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Memories: The view from the Love’s parking lot

Springville, Utah ~ April 14th, 2019.

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Dogwoods in Olney

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The dogwood tree is in full bloom. 

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Memories: Vail Pass Summit - April 7th, 2019

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Vail Pass Summit

April 7th, 2019

7:45pm

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Richland County Drive

Yesterday Rachael and I went for a drive through Richland County east of Olney in Illinois along HW 50.. We checked out the north side of Red Hills State Park and drove through Sumner and back again. We prefer the north side of the park to the south because it's less crowded and there is more room to walk along the paved roads without worrying about traffic. We’ll probably bring the dogs here for a walk. 

There are a few trails winding through the trees, and there are several places along the side of the road to park vehicles and have a barbecue. 

Right near here in some brambles we saw a rabbit and a bird whose coloration was similar to that of a robin, but this bird was thinner and faster, with a black that seemed a deeper black than a robin's, with some white flashes in its underwings when it flew. This one was being coy with us though and we never got a really good look at it. 

There is a great view looking out to the east from the high ground. Red Hills State Park might be a good place to spot owls in the late evening, as it is open until 10pm. We'll have to come here some evening prepared to stick around after dark.

Turns out this park is located on the western edge of the Vincennes Tract; its history is explained by a historical marker near one of the playground areas. A sobering reminder of the centuries old, tangled and messy roots of this plot where we now stand.

Sunset at Red Hills State Park

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Sleeping Giant

Boo Boo sleeping. I never thought I’d like a chihuahua.

Sunset in Olney, Illinois

Tonight’s #sunset in Olney was quite striking.

Tonight’s 10,000 Steps

Tonight’s walk (while watching Picard s1e5) was a good one. 

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Arkansas to Alabama

Today I drove from Arkansas to Alabama. I have an appointment that can’t be changed for tomorrow in Georgia, so I might as well shut it down early this afternoon while truck parking is still easy to find, and get rolling again super early in the a.m. to make it to the con on time. Today in Arkansas, I was disappointed to see that, despite the signs on the doors and placed throughout the truck-stops, almost nobody other than the employees and myself are wearing masks or maintaining anything like a 6ft social distancing. It seems awfully disrespectful to the workers who are showing up everyday to serve our needs and wants to go into these establishments without a mask, but I guess I can really only manage myself. It is worrisome. I do hope we don’t see nationwide COVID spikes in a few weeks as a result of this non-observance of even basic precautions. I guess only time will tell.

Going to continue watching “Picard.” this evening. I’m on s1e4. 

Last night’s parking spot in Arkansas.

It’s a good cloud day in Alabama. 

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