Chicory and Great Blue Heron

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 298 is Summer.

Cichorium intybus - Chicory:






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Master Blister Beetle

This is a beetle I found wandering (unhappily) around in the parking lot. I gave he/she/it/Master Blister Beetle a ride to the nearest shrub with a napkin. You can read all about them here.


And here's another view of the large archway fish tank at MGM Grand.

These are Desert Globemallow:

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Chicory and Halping Fish

Chicory:



Halping Fish:

Stickleback fish show initiative, personality and leadership

August 15, 2012

These personality traits include qualities such as leadership and initiative, as well as the tendency to follow others. The results reveal a rather sophisticated social awareness in fish that was only previously hinted at.

Fish spend a lot of time in groups in order to decrease the risk of predation, but remaining part of a cohesive group is hard, as individuals often want different things. The emergence of leaders and followers settles these conflicts.

'It is a puzzling process as it means that some individuals win, while others lose out,' says Dr Shin Nakayama, from the University of Cambridge and first author of the research published in PLoS ONE.

P.S. Fish sunk to the bottom of the tank.
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fish versus bird

An encounter between fish and a Great Blue Heron.




AUDIO-VISUAL ENHANCEMENT:


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High Temperature Eye of Round

I suspected that my cheap old apartment oven might have trouble retaining the heat after it was turned off, and covered each of the stove top burners with water-filled pots to compensate. Nonetheless, when I took the eye of round out, the oven was cool, and the roast was rare. Luckily, I like it that way.
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Things to do in Virginia in the winter

Breaux Vineyards: We went for a tasting, I bought a Cabernet. There were orbs, grape vines, and a sunset.





It's 35 degrees out, perfect golf weather!



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Snag is looking for walleye

I wish him luck.

Here's an inspirational video.


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