We have plenty of red wing black birds here in summer, but they are so wary that they do not bother people. Its the opposite; Its hard to get close enough to get a shot, and when you are close enough, they contrive to keep something between you and them. However, they do not nest in town. Our town has plenty of wet lands outside its perimeter and that is where the red wings are. They love our cat-tail swamps. At this time of the year, other types of black birds are forming huge flocks in preparation for migration. By mid-October, our black birds will be gone.

The light in the harbor of Naples, Italy; and the statue of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples.

Lo-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-ve those Budweiser Clydesdales! ! They were here for several days a few years ago, in conjunction with an air show, the Blue Angels. Rusty

I was thinking about this last night. The dust, smells, and noises of farming don't really effect me too much as I have grown up around it all. In fact, if we had smella-monitor I'd let you experience the waft of cow manure that has been being spread on the field right across the road from the front of my house for the last several days. ha