World insanity

A friend and I were discussing the sad events in West Asia (otherwise known as the Middle East) and Ukraine, and he had the best one-paragraph summary of the whole situation:

Events in the Middle East and Ukraine continue to be horrifying and are not likely to improve once the orange man takes up the reins. The irony of the US supporting a head-chopping Sunni Jihadist with a US bounty on his head beggars belief. His group, run by the CIA, MI-6, and Mossard, are busily slaughtering Christians and people in other Islamic cults. Barbarous. Meanwhile, the Palestine genocide continues. So we have one bunch of psychos who are following a ‘kill ’em all and let Allah sort them out policy, and another bunch following a ‘kill ’em all and let Yaweh sort ’em out. And the latter bunch, the Israelis, helped the other bunch oust Assad so they can grab more land for the “greater Israel.” What a friggin’ mess! It’s heartbreaking to think of the children.

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The Dust Settles

Well, that’s the end of another US presidential election, thank goodness. The result, if such things matter: I’m glad that Harris lost, and I regret that Trump won.

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A Presidential Election

This is the single most depressing U.S. presidential election. Neither candidate rises above dismal, and in the end it doesn’t matter which face is elected. The country is run by those folks who hide behind their money.

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A ruby-throated hummingbird

On September 21, my Rose of Sharon, butterfly bush, and hummingbird mint all had blooms, and an immature male ruby-throated hummingbird took advantage of all the flowers.

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Tree frogs: Spring peepers

Perhaps one of the merriest sounds of spring are all the choruses of spring peepers as they awake into their new year. And although spring peepers are their official name, spring peepers have their local name of “autumn peepers” when they come about in the fall.

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Summer Butterflies

The world remains in a dreadful mess or is becoming worse. Inasmuch as I can do nothing about that, here instead is something of beauty: large butterflies from the summer this year.

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A Summer of Hummingbird Moths

This has been a particularly good year for hummingbird moths (or hummingbird clearwings) to visit my backyard.

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A Day of Hummingbirds

Despite the world situation, every so often I have a good day, particularly with photography and, in this instance, with the migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds.

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Celebrating Bees

Bees are one of the joys of the landscape and provide so much that is good, whether the honeybee’s honey or whether being the subject of macro photography. Today is a day for the latter: bee photos!

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After a While

I haven’t posted anything for three-quarters of a year, a very long time. But how the world has changed. Julian Assange is free, at long last, and, unfortunately, we are on the verge of World War III, thanks in good part to efforts by the United States. What can one do about that? I’ve no idea, but it may be a good idea to enjoy seeing nature – as long as we’re able to do so. Following are several macro photos from a recent walk of mine.

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