Wow! That was a long break from the blog! It was winter when I wrote the previous post, and now it’s spring and edging toward summer. Some of you have wondered when I would post again, and a few have even been concerned about me. I’m happy to report that I haven’t been ill—or even really lazy—but neither can I explain why it has taken me so long to get back to writing. (I did visit my sister for about 10 days and also prepared taxes.)
The deer continue to come, although lately their appearances are not as predictable. They’re losing their winter coats and look pretty shaggy. Friends fed them while I was gone, and one took this photo of me while she was watching.
While others were feeding my deer, cats, and birds, I was relaxing and enjoying being with family (and in warm weather). We spent a couple of nights in a “cottage” at the newly re-opened Cinnamon Bay Campground. (The old one was destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.) The beach was lovely, especially early in the morning. And there were deer there, too!
My brother Paul and I took an easy hike on the Cinnamon Bay Nature Trail , where we came across a line of baby Antilles pinktoe tarantulas (Caribena versicolor). On the way to the ferry home, we stopped by the Catherineberg Ruins and saw an Antillean crested hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus). (Meanwhile, a ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) visited the feeder I’d hung before I left.)
I’m not going to try to catch up one everything today; I simply want to get something posted. I don’t plan to wait so long before the next one!
French Broad Hollow Ramble 