Dave wrote: Hi Jim, What’s new in your world ? Summer is flying by as it always does. Here are some pictures of Ruby throated Hummingbirds for the blog. Hummers are fun to shoot as they can be very active coming to the feeder. They are very aggressive and fight non stop. Dave

I replyed:  Hey Dave, I am still on the road, so to speak.  After a circle rout from Florida, to NYC, to Southern Appalachian Mountian’s in PA, to Drummond Island Mich, to South Haven to bike and spend time with Jim and Sue at their campground, to Morristown NJ to spend a time in Morristown  with my Daughter.  Here we hike, bike, and I play on my computer with my photos and the stories I want them to tell.  I posted a dozen or so of my photos below your Humming bird photos – Oh, what did I mean by “Patterns on the road”?  You will have to look at the photos I posted to get that answer.

08 12 2023 Dave Cesari

08 12 2023 Dave Cesari

08 12 2023 Dave Cesari

08 12 2023 Dave Cesari

08 12 2023 Dave Cesari

08 12 2023 Dave Cesari

08 12 2023 Dave Cesari

NOW FOR PATTERNS ON THE ROAD:

As I was leaving Florida,  the sky did it to me – It ingrained “pattern” into my brain.

Right off the bat,  NYC, showed me patterns of their sky, and of course the pattern of cars traveling down the road, and the pattern of utility poles lining the way.

I soon traded all that traffic for the bicycle path near Heather’s home – Oh my, my brain sees patterns every where – the signs actually form a pattern – BUT, I sure hope TGO does not need to put up so many signs at the entrance to their nature trail.

The trail is beautiful, lots of wildlife, ponds, big trees, smooth road surface, enough hills to add exercise to my daily trips – I just peddle past the signs. Northern woods foliage always makes a pattern as you ride by.

Lily Pads form a pattern in a pond – I see a FROG – Heather loves toads and frogs.

Not really a pattern photo but, can you find the frog – I brightened his eyes to help you locate him/her/they?

Back on the bike/nature trail – mushrooms are a pattern.

Oh my, look what happened to the mushrooms a couple days later.

Snow Balls – What a pretty pattern

At the end of the trail the neighbor put a pretty pattern around the mailbox

And in the NJ nature, these little guys build their home making a beautiful pattern – no paint needed.

As I said Heather loves toads and frogs – and this one seems to match the pavement.

Oh my – made this mystery pattern up just for you – can you guess what it is – is it a bug, poop, nature of some sort? – it is – I will show you on the next photo.

Lots of deer on the NJ bike trail with a pattern on their nose.

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE – take your cell phone with you, snap a dozen shots, and show us the story they tell – hope you enjoyed my photo “Pattern” story.