Last year we were complaining … and worried … about drought. In the earliest days of Spring it was so dry that most mornings came without dew on the grass. Crops around here greatly suffered and many farmers reported a loss. This year it’s rain. And more rain. And … well, there’s no lack of [...]
Someone in town mentioned that they haven’t seen any Robins for a very long time. I think they’re all at my house. There’s a pair that have taken over the rain puddles on this tarp, and then there’s a mama Robin who built her nest under the eave of our front porch. And to think [...]
Spring has been flirtatious this year. Snow in early May. Only a single day that has edged to the 70 degree mark. Now it’s a wet and cool Memorial Day weekend with my vegetable garden half planted. About the only thing I’ve found this gloomy weather good for is a walk through the local cemetery… [...]
(Heading Photo is a Pexels free Photo and not my own) It's squirrel escapades at our house We were wondering why our cats have been meeting us at the door recently seeming emotionally needy. (This was pre-puppy, so Tillie wasn't the problem at that point.) Pacing, yowling, rubbing against us ... we thought maybe this [...]
Bird Wars Winter Feeding Sunflower Seeds Beauty in Nature What Kind of Birds are These?
Reflections 2020 was a year for voices. Not always ones we've wanted to hear ... But there were things that needed to be said ... Sometimes helpful ... sometimes not. If I thought 2020 was noisy ... 2021 has us screaming ... already! I've decided not to. Scream, that is ... There's so much of [...]
Lovebirds Partridge (Crows) in a Pear Tree Not Really a Pear Tree Christmas Eve 2020 Serenity Puget Sound
One of the things that we love about where we live is our "back yard". Thirty minutes from the driveway and we're at the lake. Head in the opposite direction, and we're driving down dirt roads, past iconic farm homes and old barns. And yet, one more turn in the road and we're in Idaho [...]
This is the original post I had scheduled for today, but I'm finding it a hard day to stay Wordless. I live in an area hard hit by the Pacific Northwest fires. I'm sitting here wondering about this newborn that we recently stumbled upon in a recent jaunt into our beautiful region ... I'm wondering [...]
Who knew beavers were so affectionate. I've been watching this little family all summer.
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