The Morning Dawdler – Questions from Rory This morning, I realized the bluebirds are back. It’s early, but the weather is not wintry at all. I guess they decided they don’t have to go someplace warm since it’s plenty warm… Read More ›
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WHEN NEWS WASN’T ALWAYS DEPRESSING
There was a time — and I can remember it — when reading, watching, or listening to news was not depressing. It could be upsetting. It was often exciting. Now, it’s usually depressing mixed with horrifying, demoralizing, and terrifying. Twice… Read More ›
MORE BLACKSTONE VALLEY BACKYARD BIRDS
Do I ever see any wild animals? Do I see much else? Not counting the people in the house and the dog, that’s pretty much all I see. And here are a few more.
THE SHORT OF IT – IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Short Items Little, short, and even smaller! All in living black & white.
OH HAPPY BLUEBIRDS
So among the many pictures found yesterday, there are many bluebirds. Not as many bluebirds as grackles, but the bluebirds come as one, two, three at a time. You don’t discover (one morning) your entire deck and woods are covered… Read More ›
PRIMARY COLORS
CMMC July Primary Colors Birds and flowers. I included yellow. It may not be an official primary color, but I think it’s primary. Is there anything bluer than a Bluebird? Or redder than rose? The blue of the water, the green… Read More ›
PRIMARY COLORS
CMMC July Primary Colors Birds and flowers. I included yellow. It may not be an official primary color, but I think it’s primary. Is there anything bluer than a Bluebird? Or redder than rose? The blue of the water, the green… Read More ›
NATURE AT WORK
A Photo a Week Challenge: Nature at Work Water plants in the Blackstone River, a Bluebird, a Goldfinch, white Rhododendrons, and a waterfall. And finally, the super lunar eclipse last May.
BIRDS OF MANY FEATHERS, A SQUIRREL, AND A SNAPPING TURTLE
It’s fun to go back and look and pictures taken just a couple of months ago, notice how the population has changed with the seasons. Right now, the flowers are dominating where I usually take pictures of birds.
SKETCHBOOK 72 – BLUEBIRDS WITH ATTITUDE
I didn’t want a standard Bluebird. Between photographs and previous drawings, I have enough “classic” bluebirds. I wanted some Bluebirds with something special. Attitude. It took me six drawings. One, boring. One I screwed up the eyes. One, I screwed… Read More ›
MIDWEEK MADNESS BLUES
CMMC – April Pick a Topic from my Photo Here’s the photo: I’ve got a few pictures 🤩
OUR GARDEN’S NEW LOOK
It used to be when I looked out my back door, mostly I saw crabgrass. In early spring, for a while, we have dandelions and violets, but mostly it was crabgrass all summer and snow all winter — with leaves… Read More ›
A BIG DAY FOR THE BIRDS
I think there must be a lot of babies in nests — or eggs ready to become baby birds soon. The birds are not merely eating. They are tearing off pieces of suet and flying away with it. I assume… Read More ›
THE HUNGRY CREATURES
We had been trying to figure out which birds were eating all the food we were putting out, but this morning I finally realized the food is being consumed by a lot of birds of every kind you will find… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 53 – FLOWERS
Now that I am not in a brace and my hand doesn’t hurt, I did a bit of drawing. Nothing really special, just orchids and the Easter lily. I was just glad to really have my hand functional again. There… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 52 – DISCOVERING ONE’S SELF
Discovering talent doesn’t necessarily work out quite as you hoped or planned. As an example, I knew from an early age I wanted to be a writer. I could write as soon as I knew the alphabet. I assumed I’d… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 