tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47284703451736424632024-02-08T07:20:46.396-05:00Reflection's Flora and FaunaCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comBlogger874125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728470345173642463.post-35927869727188569712019-11-01T16:03:00.002-04:002019-11-01T16:03:36.835-04:00Mobile Kapoot. Visitors Please Use Computers to View Now<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Copyright 2019, CABS for Reflections Flora and Fauna</span><br />
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Well, it appears that many of my blogs and blog posts are no longer viewable on mobile devices.<br />
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I have NOT changed ONE thing on this blog for months, but all of a sudden I cannot view my own posts on my iToys.<br /><br />If I did nothing, and I can see all this on the computer I can only surmise that somehow Google, Google Photos and Blogger have made some change.<br /><br />I cannot figure it out. I have had others look at it, briefly, they cannot figure it out.<br /><br />They might be able to figure it out if I fork over some ca$h.<br /><br />Seeing that this has been pure hobby and there is NO income producing, NONE, the likelyhood of my paying someone to fix this is<br />
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SOOO, if you are really interested in viewing my flora and fauna posts, I am sorry to say, you will just have to use a computer to try.<br /><br />Mobile is DOA.<br />
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Thanks for visiting, it was fun.<br />
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CarolCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728470345173642463.post-58215673998042641142018-05-24T12:08:00.000-04:002018-05-25T17:10:59.266-04:00European Union Stuff.<br />
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This European Union GDPR stuff is confusing at best.<br />
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I have done some incomplete research on the subject, I sure am confused, as are many legal eagles. Seriously, if they can't figure it out, how do you think I am going to?<br />
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<a href="https://www.gdpreu.org/the-regulation/who-must-comply/" target="_blank">From this article</a>, I feel I do not have to take ANY action, and, here is my reasoning, directly quoted from this article:</div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">While the GDPR has broad implications for commerce, it nonetheless exempts certain entities or activities from compliance. Below is a non-exhaustive review of key exemptions.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">Article 2(2c) states that the regulation does not apply for data processing :by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household activityā€¯."</span><br />
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I believe this is purely personal and a household activity. I have NEVER monetized any of my blogs or web sites.<br />
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.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728470345173642463.post-72497169283245765052017-04-02T21:36:00.000-04:002017-04-02T21:49:31.081-04:00The Bee and it's Wisteria ? Cottonwood, Arizona NOPE Arizona Mountain Laurel<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Copyright 2017, CABS for Reflection's Flora and Fauna</span><br />
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OK, I"ll say it, who knew wisteria (or a family member) would be found growing near Cottonwood Arizona. It is positively the first time I have seen it here. <br />
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It was at a fish hatchery, although I have no idea what that has to do with anything. <br />
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Stepped out of the truck and spied it. It was busy hosting a number of bees having a feed.<br />
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Early March 2013. The buds are tiny, maybe 1/3rd of an inch in length. <br />
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The Tampa Lowry Zoo has babies. We visited just to see babies. We were successful and enjoyed our day tremendously.<br />
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Here is Ahadi, a southern white Rhino, born May 21, 2015. The heavy lines are to protect the creatures from man, eh?</div>
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Our visit to the Tampa Lowry Zoo was to visit babies. The elephants caught my attention for 11 minutes and almost 70 photos. Yes, they were that cute. I'll confess, I have never seen elephants play and swim in the water the way these two did. The larger (I am assuming from birthdates) is Mpumi, born December 23, 2012. The slightly smaller is Mavi, born on July 29, 2013.<br />
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Enjoy the show:</div>
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Our visit recently to the Tampa Lowry Zoo was a hunt for babies. We found them. And, enjoyed them. Meet Ruuxa, born January 15, 2016. Ruuxa is the first of the Harmann's Mountain Zebra born at the Lowry zoo. In the first photo you can see her size in relation to the giraffe. </div>
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This HUGE tortoise eats his live oak leaf with a delicate tongue.</div>
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And, he got his leaf snack!</div>
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The meercat (from South Africa) is so much like the prairie dog that I cannot resist photographing them. So, I do.</div>
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Our visit to the Tampa Lowry Zoo was all about babies. Some are cute, and some have faces and bodies only a momma could love. <br />
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This is a marabou stork, born February 23 or 27, 2016. (The light gray line in the middle of the photo is the fencing used to surround the display, to protect the babies from us, the humans. Sony III and I just zoomed enough to see the baby and make the fencing not quite so obvious.)</div>
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Here are both of the chicks and one of the parents. When we left the area I saw one of the parents (the dad?) carrying in a 4 foot stick to add to the nest. You can clearly see the wires in this photo.</div>
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Our visit to the Tampa Lowry Zoo was to see babies, and this one was high on the "punch" list. This is Keeva. Keeva is an orphan "adopted" by Abby. Keeva was born March 12, 2015 at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Her mother did not handle motherhood very well, according to articles I found online. Keeva was moved to Tampa when she was 4 weeks old. Her mother, Abby, is 32 and has been a foster mommy 3 times before Keeva.<br />
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While we were visiting the chimps were all given a treat. What looked like short lengths of plastic pipe stuffed with peanut butter and peanuts and who knows what else were thrown to the chimps. Abby was actually called out of the back of the display to "catch" her treat.<br />
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It was a fun few minutes and again, Sony III and I were zooming away.<br />
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Keeva is a little over a year now, seems to be doing quite well with her "Mom".<br />
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Our visit to the Tampa Lowry Zoo was mostly to see "babies". I did play with Sony III and the super zoom and the capture of the Angolan Colobus.<br />
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Our visit to the Tampa Lowry Zoo was filled with babies. There are two Bornean Orangutan babies, Gojo born December 20, 2015 and Topi born February 17, 2016. Which one is this?? Well, if I had to hazard a guess, I would guess it was Gojo. Am I sure? No way!<br />
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.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728470345173642463.post-74826628735021492642016-03-28T09:00:00.000-04:002016-03-28T09:28:42.443-04:00Tampa Zoo: Monkey Around, A Guenon?<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Copyright 2016, CABS for Reflection's Flora and Fauna</span><br />
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The visit to the Tampa Lowry Zoo this year, was primarily to see babies. They have quite a few. <br />
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I believe these are Guenon monkeys. <br />
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We spent 3 months this winter near Tampa. Recently we visited the <a href="http://www.lowryparkzoo.org/" target="_blank">Lowry Zoo</a>. We went primarily to see "babies". And, we did see babies. I'll share a few with you over the next few days.<br />
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First some flowers, as there is no good zoo without really great flowers.<br />
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.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728470345173642463.post-51917227496263970152014-12-16T21:15:00.002-05:002014-12-16T21:15:34.078-05:00Flighty Hummer.<br />
December 2014, the other day we visited Tohono Chul Park here in Tucson Arizona.<br />
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The hummers were flitting about.<br />
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I managed to capture this one. You might have to look closely, he is hiding in the greenery.<br />
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Sometimes I clean old files. Sometimes I find something I want to share.<br />
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We have had some spectacular fall color in SE Michigan in 2014. Sadly, we have also had a number of rainy days when we just could not enjoy it.<br />
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And, a pretty new moon at sunset:<br />
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_elk" target="_blank">Roosevelt Elk</a> from the Redwood National and State parks.<br />
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His antlers were covered with softness. Photo taken in May of 2013.<br />
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Momma and baby feeding.<br />
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From our trip, THE Trip, THE Encore. I hope to finally get some more of this posted. <br />
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This is from May 24, 2013. Yes, indeed, I am that far behind.<br />
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This is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_spectabilis" target="_blank">Rubus Spectabilis</a>. Yes, they are edible and share the fruit structure of the raspberry.<br />
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Yes, indeed, even the common apple tree can be grown as bonsai. <br />
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If it will set fruit is beyond me. Maybe I can get back to the gardens later this summer to check that out.<br />
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One of the most unusual pieces of bonsai I have seen. Totally loved it.<br />
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