I don't recall having ever seen a Golden Digger Wasp, even though they have been recorded near here. Or maybe I just never have gotten a close enough look at one to id it. I'll keep an eye out, now that I know the id points to notice!

Susan, that is a cool picture! With the amount of snow you got, I couldn't do much at any one time either. Yikes!! Was it a lot by normal standards for you?

When we were at the Gatun Locks our guide pointed at the "mule" at the tail end of the ship that was transiting and said the smoke around it was because the ship was currently rubbing along the edge of the canal, and said the canal operating crew was probably already talking with the ships captain to pay for damage to the ship. He also pointed out that Panamax ships (the maximum size that will fit in the locks) are 13 containers wide, and they have these circular connection points on the stern of the ship for attaching the cables for the mules. This image also shows how tight the fit is. There was less than 6 inches gap on each side.Also the mules only keep the ships centered in the locks, the ships must provide their own power to move forward through the locks

They required a baby picture from the seniors for the annual. We sent this one over today. I was tempted to clean up his sweet face, but couldn't bring myself to do it. Warts and all, my baby :) I took it forever ago, but my computer didn't scan it very well, that's the bigger problem with the exposure and his very dark eyes. He actually has hazel, so what's up with the demon eyes?