Durian the cat is dead. He was killed in his sleep the other night by a feral dog that crawled under the car where the cat was sleeping. The dog went for the cat’s throat, slashing its jugular, and the cat didn’t have a chance. It was dragged by the dog to the other side [...]
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Feral dogs kill again
Posted in animals, farm, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, cats, feral dogs on January 2, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Hungry critter
Posted in animals, csa, farm, photo, tagged caterpillar on November 18, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Anybody have an idea what kind of caterpillar this is? It showed up in the bunch of dill that I was arranging when I came to photograph this week’s share. Despite the attention from my camera’s giant glass eye, the hungry caterpillar kept on munching. I put it on a plant outside the barn. Keep [...]
From caterpillar to chrysalis
Posted in animals, photo, tagged giant swallowtail caterpillar on September 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Stopped by Margarita’s farm stand on Krome Avenue a couple weeks ago to get some bananas, and saw some potted rue plants off to the side. One had a handsome caterpillar on it, with bright green and yellow stripes, but I put that plant aside. Didn’t want any hitchhikers… Discovered the next morning that the [...]
Hani’s cute kids
Posted in animals, farm, photo, tagged goats, Hani Khouri, Marylee Khouri on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hani Khouri makes ice cream and several varieties of cheese using milk from his own herd of Nubian goats. He keeps them on his farm in Redland. It’s always fun to visit and take pictures of cute and friendly goats. They, in turn, like to nibble on my shirt and fingers if I’m not paying [...]
So ugly and so big
Posted in animals, photo, tagged Possum Trot Nursery on June 24, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Last month I stopped by Possum Trot Tropical Fruit Nursery, and as usual, brought my camera. I look forward to those visits, because there’s always something new happening. Walking around with Robert Barnum looking at trees and plants never gets old. Robert pointed out something that looked like a massive bird dropping on a leaf, [...]
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