Need a little distraction from reality? Here is an unpolished collection of the weird, the silly, and the sometimes serious at Wild Dingo. It's a blog about nothing, yet about everything. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll even learn something. But this is not a writing sample. It's just a place to kick back and crack open a cool Core's 16-ouncer and lose yourself in the kooky.
Bumble Bee Bottoms amuse me. 194/365 There are so many things about the bumblebee that just make me smile. Their feet and bottoms are adorable. Bumble Bee feeding on a Common Deerweed (Acmispon glaber). - 195/365 Their bright happy yellow color and fuzzy bodies just make me giddy! Everyone can use a dose of giddy.
The Lyme Disease Clusterf*ck - 193/365 26 months 33 Rx 22 oral herbs or enzymes 19 oral supplements 5 months Rx IM shots, daily 7 months Rx IV, daily 3 months of Rx Sub Q shots, daily Are we there yet? This is the Lyme Disease Clusterf*ck. Am I better yet? I'm better than I was […]
Bear's Breeches 189/365 I have no idea why Acanthus mollis is commonly known as Bear's Breeches. In fact, there is no scholarly agreement on the origin of it's common meaning "bear's breeches." Perhaps if a bear were to wear breeches, they would colorful and soft, like the flowers on this plant. The Bear's Breeches plant […]
Orchard & Redwoods in Santa Cruz Mountains 188/365 Before I started treating Lyme disease, the dogs and I would walk along this road, Loma Prieta, (famous for the 1989 earthquake) for miles. We'd often make it up to some very steep mountain top vistas where we take in some amazing, breathtaking views. There are a lot of orchards […]
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The Fly - 186/365 There are estimated to be 10,000 flies for every single human and over 85,000 different species of fly.A single fly may carry 6-million bacteria, including cholera, TB, typhoid and dysentery. The eyes of a fly are compound, meaning they are made up of many simple eyes each pointing in a different direction. […]
184/365 Green and red. Life and death. Something must die for some other to live. Daily, the forest in my back yard reminds me of the circle of life.