tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140321872024-03-09T14:52:23.843-05:00WNC Citizens BlogPhotos, video and news focusing on North Carolina west of the Balsam Mountains.thunderpigtesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533415808027160110noreply@blogger.comBlogger736125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-30422180404327273302010-08-01T09:48:00.000-04:002010-08-01T09:48:26.884-04:00Honeybee in a Squash Blossom<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="Honeybee in a Squash Blossom Photo by Bobby Coggins" src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/a64724da.jpg" title="Honeybee in a Squash Blossom Photo by Bobby Coggins" width="640" /></span></center><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took this photo in my Square Foot Garden this morning of a Honeybee in a Squash Blossom. I think that I've finally adjusted to using my Kodak Z950 at close range.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's that time of year, or if you're a Brood XIX Cicada, that time of your 13 year life cycle when you must crawl out of the ground, molt, eat, sing, mate, lay eggs, then die. Only this one didn't hit the snooze button and wait until 2011, when the rest of his/her brood will be emerging. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did a little research via the Internet, and have surmised that it may belong to a brood of Cicadas known as 'The Great Southern Brood' that last emerged in 1998 and will be back in 2024. This is the only brood that has a known emergence in Macon County within five years of 2011. It is a straggler because it has emerged a year early. (Stragglers can emerge two years either side of the main brood).</span><br />
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<h5 style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Brood XIX is the largest (by geographical extent) brood of 13-year cicadas. This brood is also notable for including the species <a href="http://www.magicicada.org/about/species_pages/m_ndecim.php"><i>M. neotredecim</i></a> and exhibiting a striking pattern of reproductive character displacement between <a href="http://www.magicicada.org/about/species_pages/m_ndecim.php"><i>M. neotredecim</i></a> and <a href="http://www.magicicada.org/about/species_pages/m_tdecim.php"><i>M. tredecim</i></a> (Cooley et al. 2001; Marshall and Cooley 2000; Simon et al. 2000).</h5><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A teeny tiny squash grows in the midst of blooms that will, I hope, be the forerunners of many more squash destined for my table this summer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another one of the squares in my Square Foot Garden</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A bee caught in the act of helping me have some squash to fry in a few weeks!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a photo I took a couple of weeks ago in Sylva, NC as workers prepped the cupola atop the old Jackson County Courthouse for removal during the course of their renovations for the new Jackson County library. More photos and video of that are on my news and politics blog, </span><b><a href="http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/cupola-removed-from-old-jackson-county.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thunder Pig</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-38887439307093439732010-07-10T07:14:00.001-04:002010-07-10T07:22:16.118-04:00Storm Clouds<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="Storm Clouds over Macon County on July 9, 2010" src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/f9b9e318.jpg" title="Storm Clouds over Macon County on July 9, 2010" width="640" /></span></center><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">These storm clouds seemed to promise great things for my garden, but failed to deliver little more than a few lightning strikes and a great deal of rumbling. I sat out in my field with two cameras, but failed to capture any lightning strikes. Maybe next time...</span>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-47566361207455033272010-07-09T08:23:00.001-04:002010-07-09T08:28:03.137-04:00Lemon Boy with Dew<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="Lemon Boy Tomato with Dew" boy="" src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/acdfc094.jpg" lemon="" tomato="" width="640" with="" /></span></center><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't help but wonder if this tomato will survive my hankering for fried green tomatoes...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-84137709366013851112010-07-08T18:36:00.000-04:002010-07-08T18:36:47.295-04:00Not Amused<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/7b18976f.jpg" width="640" alt="Little Girl in Wagon" title="Little Girl in Wagon" /></center><br />
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Taken during the Independence Day Parade last Saturday, July 3, 2010 in Franklin, NC.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Tomato plants are in serious need of support. I'll be building a trellis later today...</span>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-19498192489759383902010-06-23T17:40:00.000-04:002010-06-23T17:40:44.861-04:00Afternoon Convection: Cumulus castellanus<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/npquQ_08jWU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/npquQ_08jWU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></span></center><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part of the joy of summer is seeing little fluffy clouds grow into large fluffy clouds, then into thunderstorms!</span>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-47799785211055330192010-06-22T07:29:00.000-04:002010-06-22T07:29:12.481-04:00Evening Storm Cloud and the Planet Venus<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="A storm cloud and the planet Venus after a thunderstorm on June 21, 2010" src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/Weather/2010/29b0fe5e.jpg" title="A storm cloud and the planet Venus after a thunderstorm on June 21, 2010" /></span></center><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A storm cloud and the planet Venus after a thunderstorm on June 21, 2010. Photo taken 4 miles NE of Franklin, NC with a Kodak Z950.</span>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-89853949282371862132010-03-24T06:51:00.001-04:002010-03-24T06:51:52.065-04:00Tree and Silo with a Stormy Sky<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/6ae7eb4d-1.jpg"></center>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-78128477870129093392010-03-24T06:44:00.000-04:002010-03-24T06:44:16.691-04:00Keeping the Dog Warm<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/521e66ab.jpg"></center>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-39833116526935600522010-01-25T12:18:00.002-05:002010-01-25T12:22:51.605-05:00Construction Update: Jackson County Library Complex<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/100_0226-1.jpg" /></center><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Construction is continuing apace on the addition to the Old Jackson County Courthouse that will become the new Jackson County Library in a year or so...<br /><br />This photo is part of my 365 Photos Project. You can </span><b><a href="http://wnccb.blogspot.com/search/label/2010pix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">view the other photos here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-9841902717710762442010-01-24T12:26:00.000-05:002010-01-25T12:28:31.386-05:00Construction Update: Sylva Volunteer Fire Department<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/100_0224-1.jpg"></center><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />This photo is part of my 365 Photos Project. You can </span><b><a href="http://wnccb.blogspot.com/search/label/2010pix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">view the other photos here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-78563278191392301122010-01-23T12:23:00.000-05:002010-01-25T12:26:25.732-05:00NCDOT Truck Down<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/100_0229-1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I tried to feel bad for the stranded NCDOT workers, but couldn't.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />This photo is part of my 365 Photos Project. You can </span><b><a href="http://wnccb.blogspot.com/search/label/2010pix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">view the other photos here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-37698708545984815852010-01-22T12:16:00.001-05:002010-01-25T12:23:21.477-05:00Dillsboro Dam Minus Powerhouse<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/100_0231-1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />This photo is part of my 365 Photos Project. You can </span><b><a href="http://wnccb.blogspot.com/search/label/2010pix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">view the other photos here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-20769273485892565972010-01-21T12:15:00.000-05:002010-01-25T12:16:52.130-05:00Riverwood Shops in Dillsboro, NC<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/100_0261-1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />This photo is part of my 365 Photos Project. You can </span><b><a href="http://wnccb.blogspot.com/search/label/2010pix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">view the other photos here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-63928303681691043472010-01-20T19:03:00.002-05:002010-01-20T19:06:59.927-05:00Lights in a Tree<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/cb4e8ba9-1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />This photo is part of my 365 Photos Project. You can </span><b><a href="http://wnccb.blogspot.com/search/label/2010pix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">view the other photos here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032187.post-83037389001743066692010-01-19T18:54:00.000-05:002010-01-20T18:56:50.487-05:00A Soldier in Silhouette<center><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/Thunder-Pig/PhotoBlog/2010/88211708-1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Confederate Memorial in Rankin Square in downtown Franklin, NC.<br /><br />This photo is part of my 365 Photos Project. You can </span><b><a href="http://wnccb.blogspot.com/search/label/2010pix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">view the other photos here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Bobby Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392535989237328428noreply@blogger.com0