Nicole, I read a little about the Snake Wine and apparently it's disappointingly mild ... boring in fact ... certainly not worth the high asking price. By the way, they supposedly only use venomous snakes for the wine. The process renders all poison neutral. And look at the bottle plus another one where the scorpion has fallen out of the snake's mouth. Jodi-

Happy birthday, Gazania! Macaw enjoying a siesta in the sun at Sarasota Jungle Gardens. Marcia

Yesterday, we had a pair of opossums visit our yard at 11am. Bold creatures. We have been seeing them quite frequently lately, but typically in the evening and after sunset. And this would be the partner in crime, below. Broke one of my young prized shrubs, he did. Can you see the guilty look on his face? Yeah, neither can I.

A view of my earth from the roof of my house. A corner of the back yard and then an island in front. Taken last year at this time.