The end

Wasp enjoying lunch and the audience

polydamus swallowtail catepillars

Save the Bees and the Human race

Save the Bees and the Human race

Tularosa May 08 Roadside Attractions

What are you going to do with all of the frogs?

Aren't you afraid that they will get into your house?
"No, I said, I am not afraid that they will get into the house. Frog populations are declining. Most of these tadpoles won't survive."

Of course I had to check
to make sure that I was not exaggerating
so I looked on Frogwatch USA http://www.nwf.org/frogwatchUSA/ .

I quote........."Amphibians, such as frogs and toads, have porous skin that makes them especially sensitive to changes in their environment."

Are frog populations in Florida declining?
I would guess yes and will check info soon but first at http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/select_province.html
you'll see that they are concerned in Canada. "Worldwide, many species are declining in numbers or have recently become extinct. Monitoring frog and toad populations is one way to check the health of wetland areas. Frogs and toads can be used as indicator species, because they are vulnerable to changes in the atmosphere, the land, or the water."

3000 tadpoles and one frog

The first frog of the season! It is the size of my smallest fingernail.

It is on the right side about 4 stalks from the left.

Gulfport 4th of July Parade

"Women on Motorcycles"

Six Tools for Thinking

In the process explaining my answer to a question that was asked of me, I was accused of playing with semantics.
This impasse occurred more frequently and I learned that the questions were rhetorical. I began to give up the notion of communicating with this person who claimed to know what I was going to say before asking the question.
This all proved to be rather dangerous for me.
I list the six tools because they are a big help when I use them. What better way to use them than to have an audience while I explain them to myself.

1. You can never know all about anything. [So far as I know.]
2. No two things are identical. [The What Index]
3. Things may act differently in new places. [The Where Index]
4. Thing exist in varying degrees. [Up to a Point]
5. Things appear differently to different people. [To Me]
6. Everything changes. [The When Index]

"When the terrain differs from the map, believe the terrain."
"The map is not the territory."
Beware of secondhand maps
A map is not a substitute for using my own eyes.

The six tools came from a book by Kenneth Keyes Jr. Originally published as "How to Develop your Thinking Ability" and later published as "Taming Your Mind"

What does this have to do with staying sober?

In order to live comfortably inside my own skin I need to see the world differently. The 6 Tools offer a way of looking at things rather than building words upon words. What is the referent? Look! Challenge the map.
It isn't change that is difficult. It is resistance to change that makes things difficult.

To be continued...........................................