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Dasypus novemcinctus (Nine-banded Armadillo), 30 March 2006
A short post for a short paramilitary armored transport vehicle that used to survey the grounds at Daytona State College Deland campus. Lovely little critters, these armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)....
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Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel) or Neovison vison (American Mink), 25...
Just as I returned to the Jeep from a little romp in Fakahatchee, I spotted a small mammal bounding across the dirt road. This was one of the better areas for water during the visit (the summer rains...
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AK2FL One Year Later: The Florida Keys Reunion Tour
Key West, Florida. 07 July 2011. And then the trip was over. After driving 7,221 miles in sixteen days, I was back in Florida, reunited with friends and family in the Sunshine State. What better way to...
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Peromyscus gossypinus (Cotton mouse), 03 July 2012
If there was any question to why Sam the Gray Rat Snake was so willing to suffer repeat human encounters, here’s the probable answer: these are cotton mice, Peromyscus gossypinus, photographed in the...
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Ormond Beach, Florida: James Ormond Tomb Park (21 July 2012)
This post is a part of the Ormond Beach series. Click Here to start at the beginning. Or view the entire series Here. The community of Ormond Beach was originally named New Britain, in honor of a few...
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Procyon lotor (Raccoon), 09 July 2012
It’s Monday 06 August and that means the Fall 2012 term is starting to kick into gear. This week I’ve got a slew of meetings and a bit of prep work to wrap up for my courses. Then? Then classes launch...
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Zebra: Nature’s Ultimate Prey [from The Onion]
I just have to share this. It killed me today. I give you The Onion: ~ janson Filed under: Mammals, Web Riff Raff
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Enhydra lutris (Sea Otter), 25 May 2008
This cute little bugger is a sea otter, Enydra lutris. It’s the largest species of Family Mustelidae (the weasels and allies), but is among the smallest of Alaska’s marine mammal population. They have...
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Alces alces gigas (Alaska Moose), 23 April 2010
Stepping away from Resurrection Bay for a moment, here’s a photograph of a lovely moose (Alces alces) spotted along the northern edge of the Kenai Peninsula, not too far from Hope Road and Sixmile...
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Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion), 25 May 2008
One of the highlights during my four years of living in southcentral Alaska was getting to experience Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in their natural element. Also known in some quarters as...
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And here is a picture of a cat.
I’m feeling pretty rough and under the weather right now. Can’t think straight enough to write or post much, so here is a picture of a cat. This is Monkey, our cat –a fine representative of the...
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And here is a picture of a dog and two moose.
I’m still somewhat under the weather, so here’s a picture of a dog, Canis lupus familiaris, and two Alaska moose, Alces alces gigas. Taken 19 September 2010, this is a photograph of our dog, Boba...
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Lake McDonald; Glacier National Park, Montana. 17 July 2007
Today we turn our gaze toward Glacier National Park in northern Montana. Above is Lake MacDonald, the crown jewel of Glacier National Park’s lake offerings, situated just west of the Continental...
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Estes Park, Colorado. 14 July 2007
Back in 2007, en route from Florida to Alaska, we passed through Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Just before reaching the formal park, we briefly visited Estes Park — an awesome hammock of a...
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Procyon lotor (Raccoon). 12 May 2006. Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida.
Heh. Just thinking about this raccoon (Procyon lotor) makes me giggle a little bit. A giggle coupled with a sigh of relief. And here’s why… I was trekking through the Loop Road run in Big Cypress...
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Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, 02 February 2013
This past weekend, we took Kid A to the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens in nearby Jacksonville, Florida. She’d previously been to the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, Alaska and the Central Florida Zoo in...
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Homo sapiens sapiens (The Modern Human), 09 July 2011
There are currently about 7,067,000,000 human beings on planet earth. They are somewhat abundant on the planet, despite their remarkable skill of fucking things up unnecessarily. Most humans live in...
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Ovis dalli dalli (Dall sheep) at Beluga Point, Alaksa; 28 December 2008
Our little virtual tour down the Seward Highway and Turnagain Arm continues with these lovely dall sheep, Ovis dalli dalli, photographed near Beluga Point on 28 December 2008. The great thing about...
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Sunrise at New Smyrna Beach, Florida: 04 August 2013
New Smyrna Beach, photographed in Volusia county, Florida (04 August 2013). It doesn’t really matter how many years pass by or how old I get, I always feel like a kid when I’m staring at the...
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Dolphins like to surf, too
Likely Tursiops truncatus, the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, photographed in Volusia county, Florida (04 September 2013). On Wednesday 04 September 2013, I swung by North Peninsula State Park on my way...
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Eagle River Valley – South Fork; 08 August 2010
Let’s take a walk. Forget your work. Forget your responsibilities. Forget all the stuff you’re supposed to get done today. Let’s just drop everything and head outdoors. Let’s just head out and go for...
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iOS mobile Blogging Test: WordPress
This is the first of several test posts this week. As noted earlier, I’m running through a number of iOS WordPress apps to test their usability on the iPad. First up is the official WordPress iOS app....
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iOS Mobile Blogging Test: BlogPad Pro
Our second mobile blogging test very well may be our last. I’m composing this entry with BlogPad Pro — an iOS app I’ve never seen or used before now. So far I’m quite impressed. It has a pretty clear...
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State of Dust Tracks: 2014 Edition
Dust Tracks was founded (in its current form) on 24 March 2011. At the time, we were still living in Alaska, gearing up for our move back to the American southeast. I wanted to reboot my blog before...
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Washington Oaks Gardens in Flagler county, Florida; 12 January 2014
By the grace of all that is good and true in our glorious and titillating universe, cold temperatures have a tendency of dissipating in short form here in the Sunshine State. Sure, we sometimes get...
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