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.
Accidental Magic 174/365 This is not one of my more well-received photos on Instagram. One person even commented "huh?" It was an accidental shot, but I liked it. It's also a great representation of what it's like to have Lyme brain, which has been a little bit more common these days. Things are foggy, unclear. I make […]
Spalsh into the Weekend! TGIF Babies! - 173/365 Nobody tell her Siberians don't do water!
Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot 170/365 Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota, wild carrot) is named after Queen Anne of England or her great grandmother Queen Anne of Denmark. Both were lace makers. Typically the plant is a luster of small white flowers in dense umbels. However, some have a pink or purple floret just off […]
Budding Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota. 169/365 Other names include wild carrot and bishop's lace. A flowering plant, native to Europe and southwest Asia and naturalized in North America. It grows between 1-2 feet tall, and blooms into a cluster of tiny white flowers in dense umbrels. Each Queen Anne's lace plant lives for two […]
Sunset on Summit 168/365 The best thing about sunsets is that each is unique.
The Fly 167/365 The Fly, one of nature’s most unappealing insects. Their beauty lies in their purpose. They are important because they break down and decay material. If there were no flies, there would be no top soil for plants to grown in. They digest dead trees, dead animals and animal waste. Like bees, some […]
"You shall not pass!" 166/365 The cracker channels his inner Gandalf every day on our walks when he leaps ahead of me, whips himself around, and sits as a soldier at attention while staring at me with resounding conviction. I have two choices. I can laugh it off, make him turn around and march forward. […]
Sticky Monkey Flower 165/365 Sticky Monkey Flower, Mimulus aurantiacus, is flowering plant native to North America from Southwestern Oregon through most of California. It grows 4 feet tall, has deep green sticky leaves and it's flowers are roughly about 2 cm long. They are honey plants pollinated by bees and hummingbirds. Its flowers and roots treat […]
164/365 It's hard to believe that such an innocent face can hide years of criminal activities! She's destroyed countless Danskos (8 pairs), flip-flops (5 pairs), purses (2), mail, catalogs and books (9). She's overturned numerous trash cans, torn through toilet paper rolls, crunched at least 3 pairs of eye glasses. She's chewed up packets of […]