Entries by fic0n5erv

All You Can Eat Bouquet

Noon Whistle: It’s lunch time along the bike path with a flit of a Butterfly, a buzz of a Bumble bee and a slight rain shower on a Painted turtle […]

Isabella Shored Up

I happened upon an “older” photo of Isabella Beach this morning-dated August 2011. The thought was to document tidal erosion on Fishers Island’s beaches. Many tide cycles (super and not […]

Summer Sense

Solstice, I look forward to your visit. I like your altitude with disposition so sunny. Before me you present moments most bright, the Now of my being here. Behind me […]

Bravo!

 Fog: “Raise the curtain” Wave: “Roll out the red carpet” Chocomount: “A sanding ovation for this Rock of stages”    

Wanted:House For Wrent

Active and fiercely territorial House Wren seeks cavity nest dwelling just about anywhere on Island. Coarse twigs, assorted leaf decay, cottony spider cocoons- all a big mess but a must. […]

The Great Egret

While statistics say I am a bit more than a bird watcher (must identify 10 or more species), I don’t consider myself a full fledged “birder”. Even if I can […]

Wild Awake

Last night’s rain sleeps in this morning resting on a lily pad. Baby Painted Turtle pictures this Gentle presence in the wild Wide awake  

Snapshot of a Snapping Turtle

A Brief Summary: I walked beside and inside a marsh today. I happened upon a female Snapping Turtle. Ever so slowly she dug into the mud, excavating her deep nest. […]

Along Came a Spider

Horseshoe Crabs are really spiders-arachnids of the sea. The ancient species has been around for years- something like 400million. A living fossil- even a “live museum” exhibiting  and supporting an […]

The Great Gardener

There are no pruning shears on South Beach road, no whacking of these weeds.   Just Sun’s translucent evening rays catch wind of nearby seas.   Simplicity is the petal. […]