Bob Jensen's Set 10-2018 Bears,
Bluebirds, and Other Summertime Pictures
Bob Jensen
at Trinity University
This is a mish-mash of photographs taken in the summer of 2018
The summer commenced with an enormous bear that kept tearing down our
hummingbird feeders
Mostly he took them down at night but I did see him take down my south feeder
At the time I did not have a camera handy
At last I rigged my feeders on a rope and hung them out of the
big bear's reach
I did have a camera in early August when a yearling bear
(about the size of a very large dog) walked all alone down our driveway
Mother bears (sows) must eventually abandon their young sons or the big poppa
bears will eat their sons
This is not so much for food as it is to eliminate breeding competition
A few years back I photographed a medium-sized bear (maybe
three years old) taking down my hummingbird feeder
http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Animals/Set02/Set02.htm
In August 2018 we had some heavy rains (at last)
If you look close you will see a faint double rainbow
It's been a great summer for my New Guinea Impatiens
This is the south-side pond garden
On the north side I have my rental houses that this year were inhabited by wrens and blue birds
I circled a male blue bird in red
This summer Erika thought it would be fun to watch
strawberries grow in a planter
Growing them this way is not cheap
And in August a critter of the night ate most of our small
harvest
Our hydrangea tree in the front lawn takes in June takes over
two months just to get the start of blossoms
The full blossoms will not be out until the end of August
Meanwhile a small hydrangea bush in the back yard blooms much earlier
These are our wild roses in very early June just before they
fully bloom
These are those same roses after they are more in bloom
Below you can see a cloud hanging over Franconia Notch between
Mt. Lincoln and Cannon Mountain
On another summer morning there were more clouds
Springtime Early On
Set 3
Phlox --- http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/2009/Tidbits090807.htm
Also see Springtime --- http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/2009/Tidbits090807.htm
Springtime Later On
My Walk Down Lovers Lane --- file:///C:/WebJen/Tidbits/2009/Tidbits090623.htm
States
Maine
Set 1 --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/States/Maine/Set01/Maine01.htm
Vermont
Set 01 --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/States/Vermont/Set01/Vermont01.htm
Storms in the White Mountains
Set 1 of Storms in the White Mountains --- http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Storms/Set01/Storms01.htm
Summertime Favorites
Set 1 --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/SummertimeFavorites/Set01/2010Set01.htm
Set 2 --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/SummertimeFavorites/Set02/2010Set03.htm
Set 3 --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/SummertimeFavorites/Set03/2013Set03.htm
Set 4 --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/SummertimeFavorites/Set04/2014Set04.htm
Set 5 --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/SummertimeFavorites/Set05/Set05.htm
Set 6-2017a of Favorite Summertime Flowers
http://cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/SummertimeFavorites/Set06-2017a/Set06-2017a.htmSet 10-2018 Bears, Blue Birds, and Other Summertime Pictures
http://cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/SummertimeFavorites/Set10/Set10-2018.htmThe Life Cycle of Our Peonies in 2012 ---
http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/Peonies/Set02/PeoniesSet02.htmThe Seasonal Life Cycle of Bob Jensen's Impatiens
Part 1: May-June
http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Impatiens/ImpatiensSet01/ImpatiensSet01.htmErika's Roses and the Seasonal Life Cycle of Bob Jensen's Impatiens
Part 2: July-August
http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Impatiens/ImpatiensSet02/ImpatiensSet02.htmPart 3: Life Cycle of Bob Jensen's Impatiens (dead and gone after the first freeze)
http://www.www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Impatiens/ImpatiensSet03/ImpatiensSet03.htmPart 4 Photographs of My Impatiens and Other Flowers of Summer
http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Impatiens/ImpatiensSet04/ImpatiensSet04.htmSet 1 of Wes Lavin's 2017 Summer Pictures
http://cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Lavin/2017Summer/2017Summer.htmRoses --- Domestic
Set 1 of Erika's Roses --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/Roses/Domestic/Set01/DomesticRosesSet01.htm
Set 2 of Erika's Roses --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/Roses/Domestic/Set02/DomesticRosesSet02.htm
Roses --- Our Wild Roses
Set 1 of Wild Roses --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/Roses/Wild/Set01/WildRosesSet01.htm
Also see --- http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/2009/Tidbits090807.htmSet 2 of Wild Roses --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/tidbits/Roses/Wild/Set02/WildRosesSet02.htm
Tallahassee Camellias, Azaleas, and Wakulla Springs --- http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/Tallahassee/Set01/Tallahassee1980Set01.htm
We lived on an acreage in Florida 1978-1982 while I was on the faculty of Florida State UniversityAlso see Summertime --- http://www.cs.trinity.edu/rjensen/Tidbits/2009/Tidbits090702.htm
More
of Bob Jensen's Pictures and Stories
http://faculty.trinity.edu/rjensen/Pictures.htm
I see from my house by the side of the road
By the side of the highway of life,
The men who press with the ardor of hope,
The men who are faint with the strife,
But I turn not away from their smiles and tears,
Both parts of an infinite plan-
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)
On May 14, 2006 I retired from
Trinity University after a long and wonderful career as an accounting
professor in four universities. I was generously granted "Emeritus" status by
the Trustees of Trinity University. My wife and I now live in a cottage in the
White Mountains of New Hampshire ---
http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/NHcottage/NHcottage.htm
All my online pictures --- http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~rjensen/PictureHistory/
Bob Jensen's threads --- http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/Threads.htm
Bob Jensen's Home Page --- http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/