I know I do. I must, because if I didn’t, that wouldn’t have been MY sorry arse out there pouring sweat and itching fiercely (sweating irritates my skin) on the golf course at 92F with a 100F heat index. It wouldn’t have been MY face so red from the heat that the cashier at the grocery store on the way home said, “You look like you got a little sun”…except I wasn’t burnt. It was, though, so I must, and after all, he is rewarding me with Molson Canadian beer and a barbeque. He’s even forgone his usual Alamo Defenders to drink St. Pauli Girl (would’ve joined me in Canadian, but the liquor store had only three sixes left).

Things I saw today at the course because I DIDN’T take my camera (knew I’d be sweaty and grumpy, didn’t want to carry anything I didn’t absolutely need):

– three foot long snake. P damned near stepped on it, but it wasn’t anyone venomous; I think it was a northern black racer, but might have been a black rat snake. I couldn’t tell. The page I read said that if it assumes a threat posture, then slithers quickly away, it’s probably a racer. If it just sits there, or slowly crawls away, a rat snake. This one assumed a threat posture, but didn’t go anywhere. Then again, we did back away from it; we’re there to have fun, play golf and enjoy nature, not terrorise the wildlife. 🙂
– cutest widdle bunny wabbit, and he let us get within four feet of him–would’ve been a fantastic shot, and he was just a li’l dude, too.
– two groundhogs
– tiger swallowtail butterfly, hanging out and sunning himself on a huge clump of honeysuckle (would’ve been a beautiful shot)
– Great Purple Hairstreak butterfly, sunning himself on a huge green leaf (forget what kind of tree).

Next time, I’m taking my camera supposing it’s 140F. If I do, I won’t see much worth shooting, but if I don’t, I’ll miss some damned good stuff–Murphy’s Law of Nature Photography.

iBuck did his part to help spread the live food word today by starring in a video. He’s such a cute, funny little dude. I love bettas to bits. 🙂