Another Jesus Sighting?

"Let them flock to see the Savior"

Don't Bug Me!

This little "monster" was hanging on the wall next to my back door!

The last time I saw one of these, I was a teen. My Pop found one in the garden.

We put it in a jar and I poked it with a piece of a carrot.

Those pinchers went right through the carrot!

This is a Stag Beetle. Approximately 1.75 inches in length. 

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Something's Lurking?

I guess we'll find out when we get there?

For The Wine Snob

Now that's my kind of faucet!

I believe this is at NM Bill's house.

A Hawk Takes A Bath

Watch the video on You Tube Here!

Waiting for Dinner

"Where's my waitress?"

This handsome hawk is sitting in my bird feeder apparently waiting for some unsuspecting prey.

I've never seen one get this close. Usually they're up in a nearby tree.

But, lucky for my little regulars, no one ended up being first course.

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A-10 Thunderbolt IIs

I WANT ONE!

Photo from MN Bill.

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Cloud Face

Submitted by NM Bill,

he sees a panther.

I see what could be King Kong.

What do you see?

PanSTARRS Comet

A fabulous photo of the PanSTARRS Comet taken by NM Bill!

Sky Friday - Pan-STARRS Comet

Not much ado in the skies around here, especially with snow flurries most of this week.

However tonight, if the sky is clear, just after sunset we should be able to see the

Pan-STARRS Comet in the western sky! And it will repeat through the weekend at the same time.

More info on how to view it is here.

Where Is The Detroit Theater?

A Lakewood landmark closed and gone, replaced by a McDonalds.

When I was a kid I saw "Earth VS. The Flying Saucers"

and Steve McQueen in "The Blob" here.

Now, it's a McDonalds (I refuse to call it a restaurant)

But, where is the Detroit Theater now?

If you happen to drive down Riverside Drive and Franklin Avenue

you can see its remnants on the porch at the home

of the publisher of The Lakewood Observer.

Perhaps he'll tell us how he came to collect this landmark sign?

A View From The Top

WOW!

Cooper's Hawk

I was surprised to see this hawk just sitting in the pines just above my bird feeder.

He stayed almost an hour and only looked around occasionally

and then preened himself and took off without bothering any of the other birds.

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Where's Gianni?

Gianni is somewhere in this picture. 

Can you find him?

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Peace And Love

The dove, a symbol of peace, love, good tidings and renewal of life.

Mike L. captured this dove with heart shaped wings!

Panera Bread - Chic?

An observation by NM Bill.

Does the Panera Logo say "Chic"?

Mars Curiosity Self Portrit

Apparently, Curiosity took 57 photos of itself and NASA stitched them together to make this portrait!

Fire Cloud

WOW!

I went outside to see what light was shining on the garage door. It was this cloud out front across the street!

Sunset was just beginning and the light shined through the cloud making it look like a refinery explosion!

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No Smoking! Plenty Of Drinking, Though!

This wonderfully composed photo of the Woodford Reserve Distillery's veranda was taken by NM Bill.

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On a road trip from New Mexico to Ohio to celebrate his mother's birthday, Bill and his wife stopped

at this historic landmark distillery for a taste of their straight bourbon whisky.

Being a bourbon drinker myself, Bill convinced me that Woodford's is the best.

I had to find out so I purchased a bottle.

I have to say this is where the word "smooth" comes from!

(The tomato is the "first pick" from my victory garden)

Micro Monsters

This nameless bacteria and some germs exist in a microscopic landscape!

To think that that could be crawling around on your scalp... or worse places.

Photo from Dark Roasted Blend.