Since we started letting the Duke out on the deck occasionally — and the Duke has discovered if he charges the back screen door door he can pop it open — the chipmunks have been a little tentative. They aren’t… Read More ›
Blackstone Valley
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 ›
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 ›
ADVICE TO AND FROM A TREE
Advice To And From A Tree “Stand strong,” said the tree. “Come what may. In all the seasons, through storm and wind, rain and blizzard, stand strong. Be there for the creatures that live in your branches, that nest in your… Read More ›
THE DAY THE ATMs WENT DOWN
Dateline: Uxbridge, Massachusetts It was an ordinary day in southern New England. Late summer and at least it wasn’t raining as it had for most of the summer. The leaves were pondering the possibility of changing color with hints of yellow… Read More ›
WILD VINES AND TREES
More than a foot of rain in three July weeks! We set a rain record for this county this month. Thirteen inches — 33 centimeters — of rain in the first three weeks of July. It was supposed to be… Read More ›
BRUNCH FOR THE FEATHERY AND FURRY
It had been a cool night, so the air conditioning was off and the windows were open. It was around 9:30 in the morning when I realized that there was a lot of noise coming in through the windows. I… Read More ›
SIDEWAYS
A PHOTO A WEEK: FROM THE SIDE Sideways birds in three amazing colors! I love when all the different color birds show up by the feeders together. What a joyful collection they make.
SUNSET, SUNRISE, AND THE TREES
Monday Tree Portrait An evening and a dawn, both on the same road.
GREY SQUIRREL, RED SQUIRREL
“What,” Garry asked, “Is the difference?” Describing the differences doesn’t sound like much. This is where pictures show the differences much better. He has a straighter, thicker tail. He doesn’t have a white ring around his eyes. He is also… Read More ›
LARGE TOYS FOR PLAYFUL GROWNUPS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Really Big Toys I think, speaking of tractors, our 1927 Fordson tractor has become a garden decoration. It’s a really BIG garden decoration because we could not find parts to rebuild it. It does look very… Read More ›
SPIDERWORT
FOTD – July 7 – SPIDERWORT If you wanted to know why they call it spiderwort, you can see how these groups of flowers look like spiders.
