The Painted Turtle Again

It’s the same pond, the same pose, and almost certainly the same turtle as before, but this time with a generous helping of duckweed.

(The earlier photo is from March, this one is from July.)

 

This May Be Asking a Bit Much of the UPS Guy

 

What’s Going on With This Blog?

This blog is not the sort of thing that many people would read.  Recently I have only had time to post once a month, and mostly I’ve been posting decidedly non-spectacular photographs.  I only expect it to be read by my family and friends . . . and only when I specifically ask them to read it . . . and I haven’t done that in a while. 

Rarely I may get as many as twenty views per day, but usually it’s closer to zero.  

But at the end of last month, when I posted my last entry, I checked the statistics, and found that Scaly Distractions had gotten over 8,000 views for the month of June.  (I haven’t checked the statistics for this month yet.)

Here it is in graph form:

What happened?

I have no idea.  

The standard explanation in situations like this would be “Russian bots”, but I don’t know what even Russian bots would want with this blog.  

Spring Scene: Male Mallard

 

It is the end of June, so technically it is too late for a spring scene. 

But then again, this picture is from late February, so it is too early for a spring scene.

(The Wood Frog and Painted Turtle are from early March, the Osprey is from May.)

Spring Scene: Osprey at Its Nest

 

Spring Scene: Wood Frog and Eggs

 

Spring Scene: Painted Turtle in the Sun