Worcester county, where we live, is thinly populated and rather rural. Small town, not much in the way of big public gatherings now or ever. Yet our COVID population shot up from almost zero to 258% of the previous number… Read More ›
Month: July 2021
TREE LEAPERS AND FLYERS
Threads of a Tree – Tree Leapers We have an old tree in the back just behind the deck. It has been slowly fading over the past few years. Last year, it must have picked up some kind of boring insect…. Read More ›
LITTLE CHATS IN THE KITCHEN
Garry complains a lot, but really, he isn’t complaining about one thing. Mostly, he’s complaining about getting old. He doesn’t like it. It wasn’t on his schedule. He was planning to be young. How did this happen? Like everyone else,… Read More ›
FLEDGLIING ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Most baby animals are cute. Well, at least the furry one are. Birds, on the other hand, have some of the most hilariously ugly babies I’ve ever seen. This is a very young Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. In one of these pictures,… Read More ›
ALMOST THE LAST TREESQUARES
Almost the end of Treesquares Since this month is just about over, I thought I’d just find the best remaining square trees. I really have many more, but it’s hard for me to find them. I keep trying to organize… Read More ›
THE SAME AND DIFFERENT
Fandango’s Provocative Question #128 Not even the birds agree on this. Some birds come in flocks. Blue Jays and Goldfinches. Sometimes Tufted Titmouses. Starlings. Doves may come as a flock, but also show up individual or as couples. Some birds, like… Read More ›
WELCOME TO HOLA!
WELCOME TO THE HOMINID OVERVIEW OF LOST ARTS MUSEUM AND GALLERY The horrors of the late 21st century were — as we all know — at the root of the collapse of hominids as Earth’s dominant species. It is a… Read More ›
MACRO-FLOWERS IN THE WINDOW BOXES
FOTD – July 28 – MACROS IN THE WINDOW My window-box flowers deserved better pictures, so I took some. If we get a cloudy day, the pictures will be even better.
NOT MELLOW – JUST VERY YELLOW!
CFFC: Goldfinch in full feather The Goldfinch are mating, so the boys are in their finest, brightest feathers. Birds are very visual, so the brightest, prettiest boys get their chosen ladies. I’m not sure they really choose ladies. I think… Read More ›
OLD TREES, PINE TREES
BY OTSEGO LAKE All of these were taken near Cooperstown in upstate New York. Otsego Lake is a big lake carved out of these mountains by the final glacier during the Wisconsin Glaciation period, probably about 20,000 to 22,000 years… Read More ›
JULY ENDS & I’M SHARING MY WORLD
Share Your World 7-27-2021 Ever since you mentioned it on a previous post, I’ve been trying to figure out if I get aggravated when challenges show up late. The answer is yes, but that’s because I’m sure it’s either my crappy… Read More ›
COOPERSTOWN
BALING THE HAY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK All of these were taken near Cooperstown in upstate New York. We had gone to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of what used to be our annual anniversary vacation. It was… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 