Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

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Music is what
our feelings sound like.

~ Vera Farmiga
Actress
Born on: 6th August 1973

Porte Ponderings:

The first Tuesday in August.

Grandma Camp continues. My guest this week is my oldest grandson.

Our Florida friends and neighbours from Sleepy Hollow are in Canada for a visit at Port Glasgow Trailer Park. I’m looking forward to the fish fry tomorrow.

The 2024 Big Bio Bash has come to a conclusion. I added 86 observations, 71 species, 31 have been confirmed as Research Grade. I was even able to add a bald eagle, osprey and hummingbird. Not excellent quality photos, but good enough for ID. I’m always glad to participate in and promote this annual event to help provide a good survey of wildlife in my area.

Tuesday is music day at Port Glasgow Trailer Park.

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: April 4th, 2024

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Do the best you can
until you know better.
Then when you know better,
do better.

~ Maya Angelou
Poet, author and civil rights activist
Born on: 4th April 1928

Porte Ponderings:

A solar eclipse is occurring April 8th, 2024. This is probably the last one during my lifetime in Southwestern Ontario. There is a lot of hype. Schools closed, parties, advise, warnings…. Like many celestial events the ability to see the event is dependant on the weather. I hope the skies will be clear. So far the forecast is good, but there is rain in the morning and this can change.

DAILY TAROT: P PAGE OF WANDS

I am planting new seeds and I am
willing to learn how to grow them.

Quite literally. I’ve started to plant seeds in the greenhouse. Petunias, tomatoes, marigolds.

I also have started to brew Kombucha. I ordered a Scobey through Amazon. It’s amazing that it was delivered the same day. First batch is already fermenting on top of the kitchen refrigerator.

I also ordered supplies to start to make sourdough bread. I need to buy some unbleached flour. My starter should arrive from Amazon today. 🙂

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: April 2nd, 2024

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Normal is a cycle on a washing machine.

~ Emmylou Harris
Singer and songwriter
Born on: 2nd April 1947

Porte Ponderings:

Things seem more believable today than yesterday. But still be wary of “facts” presented on social media. 😉

DAILY TAROT: V FIVE OF WANDS

I can harness positive emotions
to create a deeper good.

End struggles, find common ground or solutions, reach agreements, compromise, cooperation, peace and harmony.

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: March 27th, 2024

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If you don’t take a chance
– you won’t have a chance.

~ Cale Yarborough
Race car driver and farmer
Born on: 27th March 1939

Porte Ponderings:

My last walk through Zephyr Park yesterday for this season, maybe forever. It was windy, the water levels are really low and there wasn’t a lot of different bird species there. The wind caused an osprey to almost stand still as it was trying to fly over the water. It was a great opportunity for me to capture it’s image and get wonderful details for the photo I used in today’s quote.

I also ran into the couple from Woodstock. It was so good to see them again.

DAILY TAROT: III THREE OF CUPS

I celebrate life and cherish
my friends and family.

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: January 6, 2024

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I am not afraid…
I was born to do this.

~ Joan of Arc
French – Saint January 6, 1412 – May 30, 1431

Porte Ponderings:

2024 literally started with a bang.

I arrived in Florida for the New Year’s Eve fireworks. This was the worst year yet for noise. On Penny Lane the residents had a huge display. Debris fell on trailer roof tops in Sleep Hollow. The Police were called, but didn’t respond. Then a box of their fireworks caught on fire. Police, fire and ambulance anxious to help broke down the locked gate at Sleep Hollow Park 2 before realizing the emergency was next door. They watched the flames for 45 minutes, took one person by ambulance to hospital, then finally doused the flames. I pray the person is OK. I hate New Year’s Eve in Zephyrhills.

But I love taking pictures of the birds at Zephyr Park. 10 pictures that I posted on iNaturalist were added to the Florida Birds Album. Not bad for my first day out.

I’ve started doing a Daily Tarot Reading for myself. Today was the Eight of Cups. ”I am ready to leave behind anything that hinders my spiritual growth” Unfortunately my Busch Gardens friend isn’t buying a pass this year, so I now need to decide if I should go alone, find a new companion or just skip this year. The Real Music Series starts next Tuesday, so I still have some time to decide.