Florida native having fun with computers and data since 1967, now a retired bitfiddler. LGBTQ+ and human rights supporter. Linux enthusiast. Amateur photographer. All photos mine unless credited to others. #nobridge
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Last Notes npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen Incredible piece of work. #nevent1q…sx9z npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday #birds https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/829/936/157/737/631/original/c1cc7afc5f1554e2.png npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A Monarch #butterfly visited yesterday morning. #insects #florida #nature https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/774/770/032/790/672/original/32a068a15103a0b6.png npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…2jkr Congratulations ! I enjoy learning from your posts. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #silentSunday https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/564/683/521/761/156/original/998484f7ee1c02c9.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday #florida https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/355/545/328/051/721/original/1a82dfc31ddf0da2.png npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…6gxq I had the same problem with my car dealer. I used a debit card instead of paying an extra 3% for a credit card. And now Lowe's wants to charge $3 to send me a statement instead of paying on-line. Business is getting too big for their britches, as mom used to say. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen Not much wind today. #photography #cloud #landscape https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/296/655/827/478/475/original/65122e2914e59f1a.png npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen I’ve had this jade plant for at least ten years and this is the first time it has bloomed. #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #florida https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/956/758/539/407/957/original/67b10173e1dc69af.png npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…29mh What a beautiful and unusual landscape! npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/640/143/007/708/288/original/a8a8a845801fe3ed.png npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen The Golden Rain #trees are blooming #SilentSunday https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/363/278/142/499/443/original/54b9ef9bd75a2290.png npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A couple days ago I heard a loud *thunk* on the outside of the house. A couple minutes later I spotted this Turkey Vulture on top of a nearby telephone pole. It flew away after about 10 minutes of rest. #florida #birds #nature https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/188/837/233/098/853/original/04cf622ee466d438.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…fef6 What a great composition. The sunset, lights on the shore, dusky light on the water :) npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A Pine Warbler stopped by yesterday to check me out, it had no fear and came within a few feet. #birds #florida #wildlife https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/668/038/561/748/964/original/5a6c3e8e7a44171c.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz Love going through shoeboxes of old photos. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…fef6 Wow, great photo! npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/531/928/626/552/285/original/7c6c2352a704d9b8.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen I think this is a pine lizard or fence lizard, but not sure. Identification is appreciated. Check out that tail ! Central #florida #lizard #nature https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/503/709/592/902/907/original/72de0ae2a87f97cd.jpg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz Congratulations on finishing a risky job. I avoid plumbing, If I look at a pipe the wrong way it starts to leak. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz Many thanks to you and your friend for having the courage to stand up against cowardly fascists. Does the press know? Yep, good to always review consent agendas, that's where all commissions -city, county, whatever; hide the stink-bombs. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday #florida https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/451/315/817/264/151/original/5ba6f75a118ad2dd.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz Glad to hear he's improving! Maybe some chicken soup will help. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen One day apart, but I think it's the same anole lizard. It/They came from the same spot and both scurried off in the same direction. 🤔 #nature #florida #reptile #lizard https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/418/628/140/275/132/original/114a8cd3f3783f0e.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/418/629/143/451/395/original/1152bce43c9f7f1c.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday First light over the Atlantic ocean. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/333/711/078/209/222/original/1f4d6618a4c4ce63.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #wildlife #florida #birds This little bird kept attacking its reflection for at least 10 minutes. It must be spring. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/226/470/561/527/709/original/caeaf4a9c67146bb.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz I hope there's another rental company in town. Before you rent anything I have heard it's a good idea to take pictures when you pick it up and also when you return it. Especially rental cars. Your daughter rocks ! npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen Found in Mom's old photos. My lunch sandwich today cost $9. I wonder what it would have cost in 1939. #food #inflation #price https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/139/774/454/240/980/original/9bbd1f67a04a16d7.jpg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen Had a great Cuban sandwich for lunch today at a small outdoor Cuban restaurant. #florida #urban #wifi #sign #food #restaurant #cuba https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/139/542/671/299/512/original/14b5c49514321558.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…vvm4 Pre-1945, my mom used to babysit Paul Tibbets' kids, they lived in a duplex across the street. She said he was just a regular guy. They moved and she never saw him again. Just a neighbor that did something that changed the world forever, and now some ex-TV personality gets to erase him from military history? This is not normal, it's irrational and worse than stupid. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A beautiful red shouldered hawk was perched on a wire across the street a couple days ago. #birds #florida #wildlife https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/113/277/498/556/737/original/a902912cfc9ec5d4.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz Every kid should have a grandma like you. Keep on spreading the love and caring that will carry them through life passing it on to their kids. ❤️ ✌️ npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen Yet another batch of Starlink satellites going to orbit this afternoon on a SpaceX rocket. The CEO was not on board. #florida #spacex #musk #space #launch https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/970/418/382/054/350/original/4579eec2fd14ace9.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…fef6 Thanks, Alfie. Some nice music that really helps take the sharp edges off. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…fef6 Thanks for posting your enjoyable photos. You have a great day too ✌️ npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz Ally Bank is online only. We have used them for years, they have good investment rates and customer support is great. And you can go to the bank in your birthday suit and sunglasses if you want. 😎 npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A red-shouldered hawk sits at the top of an oak, maybe looking around for dinner. #birds #hawks #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #wildlife #florida https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/835/767/469/001/766/original/ec649e86ef2983d7.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz Good morning. You've got some really great grandkids! Have a smooth day, no bumps :) npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…fef6 The steps leading to the laundromat door are both functional and artistic. Nice craftsmanship, not something you see every day ! npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…xzjz What a beautiful rose ! I am surprised that they do so well far up in N CAL. We have had to remove trees also, but for hurricanes, they were too close to the house. I head on NPR today that Santa Ana winds can get to 70-100 Mph. Hope you don't have to deal with that, too! npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen Ok, I give up. Eggs? It's about an inch long and stuck to the outside of a second story window, facing south. #florida #nature #insects #entomology https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/745/112/476/220/442/original/f7f2aa966de1bc85.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A very early woodie, I don't know the year/make. Looks like a fun way to get around, and you could easily fit a surfboard on top! #antique #auto #woodie #stationwagon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/682/724/392/187/299/original/0aebdc2a75c9628d.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @nprofile…ysde That's impressive for one watt. Curious to know the altitude of your antenna. Always wanted to get my license back in the '60s but the Morse code kept me away :( npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday #florida #wildlife https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/538/975/412/918/200/original/77ae2bdb7fc2bdb4.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A small eastern rat snake glides through a patch of Asiatic Jasmine. Content warning is just in case you don't like snakes. #florida #wildlife #snake #nature https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/535/635/496/111/621/original/16e02935f022611f.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A gray catbird and a painted bunting have both recently returned to the area, what beautiful birds. They winter here in Central #Florida and I'm really happy they came back. They are a bit skittish, so I had to take the fuzzy photos thru glass. #birds #backyard #wildlife #CentralFlorida https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/404/925/675/943/906/original/2208a26ad7334346.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/404/925/674/684/163/original/95fa927770f6b808.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen The squirrels are going nuts over these healthy looking acorns. They are almost mature but that doesn't seem to bother them, they are chowing down anyway. #oak #nature #tree #florida https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/031/479/580/562/957/original/9f54ac378da8edd9.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday #insects #florida #flowers https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/024/491/577/028/505/original/50f5a4cbe0993d5e.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen #SilentSunday #arizona #petrifiedwood #nature https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/986/023/607/771/967/original/860eab6d675ae8dd.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @npub1dts…6798 What a simple solution to the root cause of homelessness - lack of a home. Hooray for the Finns, they care about their people ! npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen This is the smallest mushroom I have ever seen, growing between two old weathered 2x6 boards on a step. To its right is a small piece of oak leaf stuck between the boards, for size reference. Identification help welcomed. #mushrooms #fungi #nature #mushtodon #florida https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/742/661/175/367/480/original/35d9e2032f30214d.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen @npub1c5c…644a Good idea, that looks like an accident looking for a place to happen. npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen Momma Sandhill Crane took the kids out for lunch, but it was a very hot day today, so they moved to the shade. #nature #birds #florida #wildlife #birdsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/618/228/201/078/379/original/efd77553b3766606.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen A dragonfly came to rest atop a bamboo pole, its wings pointed forward toward its very blue eyes. #nature #florida #dragonfly #insects https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/397/312/672/152/225/original/b969901b98ac9337.jpeg npub1s6klrpsk0p9yt59mcdhmqa0hxz3hdqdg6h8ctnut6nl886g363fsdhhwwm James A Nielsen The Rhapis palm, aka Lady palm, is blooming with coral-pink flowers and white berries. On the right is a mature grouping of the palm surrounding a live oak tree. #florida #nature # #flowers #palm https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/306/766/657/803/857/original/ec158c35a975307f.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/309/898/558/215/178/original/24d8f611932130fa.jpeg