Eric of the Whistling Ear

The other morning, after returning from a night's shift, while closing our driveway gate I encountered this little crawler. I learned that it was a Broad Faced Sac Spider, and it appeared to be out for a cautious constitutional on the fencepost.

When I captured this image, I recall thinking about the odd brown droplet that rested at the joint between the leaf "blade" and its (I want to call it a stem) "petiolar sinus". Close inspection shows that the droplet has legs. It turns out that I have spotted a beetle: the cereal leaf beetle.

We found a glamper at the Garden Center.

Following my return from the night shift, I felt the urge to take the microscope camera out for some of the activities in our back yard. Here are the results.

I've been focused on reviewing old ideas that I had recorded onto tape. I am reconstructing those old snippets, but with new arrangements. I'm also learning new software for video editing. This brief snippet is the result of my practice with that.

The last break of the night showed this scene of the dawning sunlight.

Yesterday morning, after I returned home from work, there was a relatively short sun break after a night of rain. I felt that I needed to attempt some photos before settling in for the day of sleep. Here is one of my favorites images from the group I captured.

Mysterious, is it not? For me, these streaks and the blobs of light tend to trigger the same effort as what one experiences while gazing at the shapes of clouds. My mind leans toward these patterns as representing a fish as it grazes in a silty pond.

Our Wedding Anniversary led us to visit Westport. It was especially nice to hang out with my favorite friend, moreso because we found some interesting things on the beach. Having brought a microscope, I was able to capture some very small details that surprised me. Naturally, I also snapped flowers.

Yesterday morning, my homecoming from work presented me with a colorful surprise. There it was, just laying on the side of the road, the first leaf I had noticed of the coming season. Autumn waits for nothing. But, it arrives with a burst of colors. #autumniscoming

Dim candlelight to set the tone for my overnight lunch. It feels somewhat like a vigil, but it is helping me to calm my mind a little.

I haven't yet created a profile that focuses on my music hobby, so I'm sharing a little about it here now... New Guitar Day! #NGD #NewGuitarDay Thanks to an app that paid me for game interactions, I was able to save up for a new guitar.

Here are a couple of items of evidence from our morning walk. I am so thankful for protected public areas like this.

Good morning! Here are a couple of photos I captured after returning home from work. The cell cam seems to do fine. How nice it is to have such a convenient way to remember something nice.

My wife and I visited the coast for a springtime refresher. I captured a few photos to mark the occasion.

Walking with my wife at a nearby rail trail, a new discovery by my wife, we attempted to let the evidence of Spring help to restore some joy.

I'm sharing just a couple more images taken through the vehicle windshield, also from a while ago. I hope you enjoy!

Hello! For my introductory post on this platform, I'm sharing a feature of my breaks at work: windshield weather from recent few weeks. For me, the everyday interactions of the world with the windows around me can be very interesting to observe.