CFFC: Farm Animals A lot of the farms along the river have been sold during the past few years. Part of it was probably lockdown and the problems of maintaining the farm without much help. There were other problems among… Read More ›
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MEDIA WAR STORIES EPISODE 15
WHATEVER YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE? IT WAS TRUE. MAYBE WORSE THAN YOU IMAGINED. Another week, another podcast! This episode Garry talks about giving Mickey Rooney racing tips and Tom talks about the difference between working on The Joan Rivers Show… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS, APRIL ’23
The Changing Seasons, April 2023 April is the changeover month — winter as it begins, spring when it ends. If you are waiting for flowers and trees to bloom, May will be the month. First up, flowers. Outside, violets, dandelions,… Read More ›
CUTEST TINY RED SQUIRREL
Not only do I think this is the most adorable squirrel I’ve ever seen, but he (she?) is probably the tiniest. He must be a baby because he wasn’t even as big as a chipmunk and they are pretty small…. Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS, MARCH ’23
The Changing Seasons, March 2023 March is the season of the most and least change. It’s still winter here in the north and the trees look bare — but really, they are budding and in a few weeks, will turn to… Read More ›
RETURN OF THE BOBCAT
BACK FROM THE BRINK – Click for more information on bobcats For several years in a row, we had a resident family of bobcats. One year, they bred in the next door neighbor’s shed, and twice they bred in my… Read More ›
HANDS AND PAWS
CFFC: Hands and Paws Hands, then paws.
FARM ANIMALS, MAYBE PETS
CBWC: Domestic or Farm Animals Cows, goats and horses plus one of The Duke of Uxbridge. I’m not sure if The Duke could be considered “domestic.” We have weaned him off his Prozac, so now in the presence of food, he… Read More ›
WE HAVE STARLIGHT IN US BUT MAYBE NOT ENOUGH
My long birding lens is a 100-300mm whose lowest f stop is f-4. There is no faster lens this long. This IS the faster lens. The other was f-4.8. If you don’t take pictures and use lenses, you probably have… Read More ›
NATURE IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: All About Nature From the backyard and the mass of feeders intended to bring the wild things here to the deserts of Arizona.
THE DUKE: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
CMMC December Close Up or Macro I had the camera in my hands and the only thing near me — really near me — was the Duke.
ANIMALS UNAWARE
CFFC: Animals Unaware Beware squirrels, birds, and chipmunks! Photographers are lurking!
THE PRETTIEST TINY RED SQUIRREL
Today was unique in that there was a big gray squirrel wrapped around one of the feeders. The big gray ones are big enough to do that. In the feeder next to that one was a tiny red squirrel —… Read More ›
IN A WORLD WHERE DOGS RULE
CITY (1952), CLIFFORD SIMAK City is a 1952 science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak. The book is episodic with eight or nine (depending on which version you read) short stories that have “bridges” between episodes. Version of the book… Read More ›
BLACK & WHITE PHOTO PICKS
CBWC: My Pick – The best of the black & white photographs I don’t know if these are my best black & white photographs, but they are among my favorites.
CUTEST TINY RED SQUIRREL
Not only do I think this is the most adorable squirrel I’ve ever seen, but he (she?) is probably the tiniest. He must be a baby because he wasn’t even as big as a chipmunk and they are pretty small…. Read More ›
JUST ANOTHER DAY
PHOTOS MOSTLY GARRY ARMSTRONG & A FEW BY MARILYN I got up in the morning and knew I had to wash my hair. Since I was washing my hair, it seemed a perfect time for a major shower cleansing. Why?… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – AUGUST 2022
THE CHANGING SEASONS for August 2022 It has been a minimally photographic month, mostly because it has been HOT HOT HOT. And dry, dry, dry 🔥Then we got a little bit of rain — just enough to make the ragweed… Read More ›
BIRDS IN THE GARDEN, SQUIRRELS ON THE WATCH
We really are currently overrun by woodpeckers. When I went into the kitchen this morning, there was a Downy woodpecker clinging to the screen door begging for food. I’m pretty sure they are all breeding, too and that’s why they… Read More ›
ALL THE BIRDS
There were so many birds on the deck today. There had to be at least a dozen different species — and there were at least two species of squirrel and a couple of chipmunks, too. And let’s not forget the… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 