Day: 01/13/2022

BLACK & WHITE GRACKLES

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/13/2022 • ( 6 )

CBWC: Birds A lot of pictures I take of grackles look black and white until I do a lot of lightening. They are dark and are inevitably against a lighter background, so unless it’s a very tight shot, it looks… Read More ›

GRACKLES AT HOME

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/13/2022 • ( 11 )

I can’t get them to leave, so I might as well enjoy their beauty. This was the second sunny day in a row — a near miracle! — and they were back.

THE VIEW: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/13/2022 • ( 5 )

A Photo a Week Challenge: View Through the front window, the back window, and the top of a very tall building along the wharf in Boston.

BLUE JAYS IN THE SNOW

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/13/2022 • ( 9 )

We didn’t see them all summer. Some unknown fungus was making them sick — and blind. A blind bird is not a pretty sight, so I was relieved when late in the fall, a couple of Blue Jays showed up…. Read More ›

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/13/2022 • ( 13 )

A while ago, I was baffled why so many people seem so angry all the time. Especially since most of them are not deprived, not poor, not working in terrible jobs. Most of them are middle to upper middle class… Read More ›