Last on the Card January 2021 As usual, I left the card in the transferring widget. It was yesterday which was the day before the last day of the month, but I had a feeling those would be the last pictures… Read More ›
Blackstone Valley
SATURDAY’S BIRD
Saturday’s bird is an odd-looking Cardinal I took some shots in the morning and decided to wait until the afternoon for the rest of the pictures because of the sun’s morning glare. Naturally, by the time I realized I should… Read More ›
SQUARELY IN THE SNOW
Squaring Up for the Photograph So I was sitting in the living room gazing out the window and I realized “Hey, wait a minute. That looks like snow!” Sure enough. Snow. Since Garry already had his shoes and coat on,… Read More ›
THE MURDER OF CROWS
That morning, Garry ran into the kitchen from the bathroom and said “Something’s going on out there with crows!” Crows? We’ve lived here for twenty years and I’ve never seen a crow, not even a fish crow and certainly not… Read More ›
BROWN BIRDS IN A GRAY WINTER WOODS
Life in Colour & Bird Weekly Challenges – Brown Nothing — at least in our section of the bird world — is all one color. Everything as a mix. I stuck with birds that are more brown than any other color…. Read More ›
WHERE THE HELL IS THE VACCINE?
From “The Washington Post,” comes this nugget of wisdom of all living previous presidents, minus #45: “Former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama — who starred in an Inauguration Day video playing up the democratic transfer of power —… Read More ›
LOOKING UP WHEN ALL IS SQUARE
Look Up So there’s a bit of up in these street pictures from East Providence. It’s the kind of neighborhood I’d probably live here. Yes, it looks a bit dumpy, but there are signs that there’s art nearby. Moot point…. Read More ›
THE SIMPLE JOY OF SPECIAL FINCH FOOD
Animals — pets and those we feed — don’t get a lot of choice. Although I’ve had many dogs and cats who would eat anything, I’ve also had dogs and cats who were picky (some cats were very hard to… Read More ›
ONCE UPON A STEEPLE
Upon a Steeple This beautiful old church has been abandoned for at least a decade by now, maybe a few years longer. The problem? No heat, or plumbing and thus, no bathroom. No parking lot AND it only sits a… Read More ›
OH WOW LOOK AT THAT BIRD! – PILEATED WOODPECKER
Home of the “Oh Wow!” birds The big Pileated Woodpecker is hard to find unless you live in the woods. We live in the woods and sightings of birds like this make all the other problems worthwhile. I saw this… Read More ›
WHAT’S A POOR DOG TO DO?
“Squirrels! Why did it have to be squirrels? I see them. I bark frantically. I try to get through the door, but I know I can’t, so I race out through the doggy door, but I can never get one…. Read More ›
SQUIRRELS MAKING AN INCREDIBLE MESS
I shouldn’t blame it on the squirrels It’s the birds who made the real mess. And trust me, it’s really a mess. Just to make it even worse, I bought a couple of bags of special fancy food for the… Read More ›
