And here we are. At Delta gate C5 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The flight is two hours late — so far. Delta has been a mess and not just for us. Pretty much for everyone. Late flights, cancelled flights, broken connecting… Read More ›
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SKETCHBOOK 64 – THREE GOLDFINCH AND A STORY
CRAZY SQUIRRELS AND PUSHY DOVES There’s a lot going on in and around our deck. The squirrels are freaking out, the doves are pushing smaller birds out of the way (doves? really?), and I’m pretty sure raccoons and flying squirrels… Read More ›
RED MOON ECLIPSE
Tonight!
SKETCHBOOK 68 – WHAT A WOODPECKER!
If he looks like Woody Woodpecker, it’s because both he and Woody are based on the big Pileated Woodpecker. We had a pair of them in our woods. I haven’t seen them lately, but I never saw them often. They… Read More ›
BLACK & WHITE ORCHIDS
CBWC: Flowers Macro orchids in black and white. Taken with a mini tripod and a 60mm Olympus Macro lens.
ONLY BIRDS SHOULD FLY
We have to fly to Minnesota. To the degree that arrangements for old people with “issues” can be made, they have been. Wheelchairs, because neither of us can walk any distance (me even less than Garry). Special seating because Garry… Read More ›
SPRING AGAIN – GARRY ARMSTRONG
We went to the dam to take a few pictures. More than 300 photographs later, we came home. Marilyn is still working on them, but here are some of mine. It was great being able to be outside without freezing… Read More ›
DARK GREEN IN MAY
CMMC May Colors Forest or Dark Green In the northeast, it’s too early for dark green trees. You won’t see leaves that color until the end of June at the earliest. The deepest greens don’t show up until August. But other… Read More ›
THUS CAME NEW WINDOWS
We bought them in January and it took until today to get completed and installed. Oh my, what a difference! It’s not that they are bigger — except in the living room where the design has much narrower framing. Otherwise,… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING AND IT’S MAY
SHARE YOUR WORLD 5-10-2022 I just had one of those WordPress experiences that makes me doubt my sanity, doubt their sanity, then realize that there is no sanity and I should just give up. I though WordPress had done a new… Read More ›
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – FINALLY!
FOTD – May 10 – RHODODENDRONS This is the way it always happens. All through April, you watch spring happen in the rest of the northern hemisphere and feel deep envy for cherry blossoms and fresh new leaves and blooming gardens…. Read More ›
OH THE JOY OF HANGING OUT
Hanging out is a concept lost to modern youth, but the most fun times of my young years were spent hanging out. Too bad modern kids have lost it. I was a teenager in college. Madly in love with my first… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 