Trespasser

 Go Away

Do Something,It's Eating My Food

12/23/14

 "Ha" I see you

 Were you going?

Holey crap RUN !

Science lab

       Ariel working at the science lab

Big One

 Airel had a job at a science lab at Texas State University

 and had access to this…..

Her Dad Frank tuning up the settings

Granddaughter

         Proud of Granddaughter Ariel Auditore

??

                What am I ? 

3-D

        " Ha Ha You Missed Me "

Wheel Dog

              Driving on Lee Road today snaped this

Not Texting

                               Dirty dirty car

Steampunk Bugs

                    Hobby Fun ?

Scooter

                            Scooter with training wheels

Chess board

                   One more Kathy brought Home

Chameleon

             Chameleon lizard and Mom 

visitor

              "Not In Bird Book"

Bug Food

           Bug Food

            Bug Red Lily Leaf Beetle

            Red Lily Leaf Beetle doing IT

CAT

              Just Cat

              Cat and Peter

TBT

  One Generatiun of Clarks + Half a Grandma

Cocoa's Obiutary

                                         It was time,it was quick.

Table with a View

                   Couldn't get this shot with one click

Throwback thursday

                              Miss that sonic boom

New Camera

            Heaving some trouble with depth-of-field !!

OLYMPUS FE 280

She was a good one " died " so I opened her up "WARNING" found a fully charged capacitor OUCH!!

Opossums have superpowers

1. Natural immunity. Opossums are mostly immune to rabies,and in fact, they are eight times less likely to carry rabies compared to wild dogs

2. Poison control. Opossums have superpowers against snakes. They have partial or total immunity to the venom produced by rattlesnakes, cottonmouths and other pit vipers.

3. Omnivores galore. Their normal diet consists of carrion, rodents, insects, snails, slugs, birds, eggs, frogs, plants, fruits and grains. They also eat human food, table scraps, dog food and cat food. They have an unusually high need for calcium, which incites them to eat the skeletons of rodents and road kill they consume. They're the sanitation workers of the wild.

4. Smart critters. Although many people think opossums are not the sharpest knives in the drawer, there are several areas of intelligence in which they soar. For one, they have a remarkable ability to find food and to remember where it is. When tested for the ability to remember where food is, opossums scored better than rats, rabbits, cats, dogs … but not as well as humans. They also can find their way through a maze more quickly than rats and cats.

5. Pest control. Since their diet allows them to indulge on snails, slugs and beetles, they are a welcome addition to the garden. Opossums also keep rats and cockroaches at bay by competing with them for food. In fact, it’s common for opossums to kill cockroaches and rats if they find them in their territory.

6. All thumbs. The opossum has opposable "thumbs." The opossum's "thumbs" (called halux) are on its rear feet (so, technically they're toes), and abet the opossum’s formidable climbing skills. Primates and opossums are the only mammals with opposable first toes.

7. Impressive tails. They have prehensile tails which are adapted for grasping and wrapping around things like tree limbs. The opossum can hang from its tail for short periods of time, but the creature doesn’t sleep hanging from its tail, as some people think. Opossums have been observed carrying bundles of grasses and other materials by looping their tail around them; this conscious control leads many to consider the tail as a fifth appendage, like a hand.

8. Good pupils. The eyes of the opossum appear black, but what we are seeing are strongly dilated pupil; there is iris around them, it’s just mostly out of sight. The giant pupils are thought to be an adaptation to their nocturnal habits.

9. Smile! The mouth of an opossum holds an impressive 50 teeth.

10. Natural defenses. When threatened, opossums run, growl, belch, urinate and defecate. And when all else fails, they “play ‘possum" and act as if they are dead. It is an involuntary response (like fainting) rather than a conscious act. They roll over, become stiff, close their eyes (or stare off into space) and bare their teeth as saliva foams around the mouth and a foul-smelling fluid is secreted from glands. The catatonic state can last for up to four hours, and has proven effective as a deterrent to predators looking for a hot meal.

And a bonus for the Scrabble players: Male opossums are called jacks and females are called jills. The young are referred to as joeys, just like their Australian cousins, and a group of opossums is called a passel.

Wardrobe Malfunction "or not"

Post title

                           Just like it should look

Unstoppable

This plant can germonate with no help of any kind

Self Selfie

                       Playing with Dolls

Formiable aponit

Still finding stuff from Kathy's shopping trips

Hiding in ashes

Hiding in ashes from the fire  pit,offspring of earlier post ( 9/22/13)

Strange happenings

 These popped up in a hanging basket

I didn't know this plant did this

Yard work +

                Cheryl & Frank's Place

Blowin smoke

Can you name this old tool?

    Do you know what it is?

 Give it a guess, and then look below for the answer.

  Hint: Used by a physician...

  Hint: It's a kit...

   Enemas (1750s-1810s).

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient's rectum for various medical    purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims.  A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum.

The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase, "blowin' smoke up your ass." 

Mystery Monday II

Old school

Kid's in Ticket-booth were amassed I used a camera…..

First at crossing ;)

 Haven't a clue what that are for ?

Moving from L to R !

Yard Bug

I see you looking at ME

Topped tree ;O(

           Family looking for new home

Selfie

                          Seeking new look