Five-Years Ago (06-March-2016) — Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 61: Neptune Day while crossing the Indian Ocean.

Neptune Day celebration. Time-lapse video of the shellback initiation for those crossing the equator their first time. Over 50 of the students and life-long learners had their heads shaved.

Shellbacks. (David J Mathre)
Shellbacks. MV World Odyssey At Sea Indian Ocean. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)

I hope that Semester at Sea is able to run voyages in the future post COVID-19.

Friday (05-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder: Mourning Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Daily backyard visitors. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (76.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (61.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mostly sunny. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 14.9 kWh.

One-Year Ago (05-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Morning at the backyard birdfeeder: Dark-eyed Junco. My eBird Checklist.


Morning at the backyard birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Two-Years Ago (05-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Vultures soaring and roosting in a tree and birds visiting the snowed covered backyard birdfeeder: Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Afternoon visitors. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my
PhotoShelter Gallery.

Three-Years Ago (05-March-2018) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Morning backyard walkabout: American Robin. My eBird Checklist.

American Robin. (David J Mathre)
Early American Robin scout checking out if winter is over. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec). (David J Mathre)