This week, I bring you the white ibis — a pair flying along the surface of the water. It’s not the greatest photo in the world in terms of detail (a closer photo will appear later in the series), but you can see some black wingtips on the one in the back, which is a characteristic that can be hard to make out when they’re wading.
Welcome to the weekend, folks! The ark is up and the weather looks fine — at least in my neck of the woods! Have a great one!
Hello! I'm Alice, which is my real name (most of the other names here have been changed, though, to protect the innocent). I live in an circa-100-year-old house in downtown Chattanooga, TN with my first husband, G-Dog (who is from New Canaan, CT), and a cockapoo named Nonnie (the moniker comes from a Laurens van der Post book). We have one kid (that we know of) -- a daughter, Emmie, who recently graduated from college and moved out on her own (keep your eyes open and you might spot her at some point, twirling joyously right before she tosses her hat in the air).
I originally hale from Batavia, NY, a quiet little town in rural western New York. G-Dog and I met while attending college in Carlisle, PA, and then moved on to Chapel Hill, NC together before finally settling in Tennessee. Other places we've lived in long enough to have a mailing address include London and San Francisco.
This blog is about a lot of things -- the places I visit, things I cook, people I meet, photos I take, things I read, and -- of course, politics. I'm an unrepentant, arugula-eating, progressive, liberal, lefty, euro-loving, educated elitist (yes!! bring on gay marriage, give us a single-payer, completely socialized health care system, and replace the stupid war on drugs with legal, regulated, uber-taxed marijuana -- and some very handy industrial hemp!).
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And of course, the first thing I thought of was Egypt. Nice shot!
What a beautiful bird Alice. I have only seen the White-faced Ibis here in California. They all remind me of prehistoric birds.
Egypt and prehistory! This bird definitely takes us back to the ancient world… I wonder why?
Ask a question, and I google it: The ibis is associated with Thoth, the scribe to the gods. What better association for a bunch of bloggers?
I love it!!