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.
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TINKER BELLE – Marilyn Armstrong
Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of health care, toys, dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, also called PBGVs or… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – OCT ’21
The Changing Seasons: October 2021 When I began following this monthly post, we hadn’t survived Trump or the storming of our Capital. We were worried about climate, but we thought we had more time to deal with it. Since then —… Read More ›
BIRDS OF MANY FEATHERS, A SQUIRREL, AND A SNAPPING TURTLE
Present and Past Connections Usually this would be my biggest month of picture taking, but it’s still raining. Okay, it stopped for a few hours this morning. That gave me a chance to get to the deck and clean up… Read More ›
BEWARE THE FARTING DOG
The Duke is a picky overeater. How, you ask, can you be both picky and an overeater? Really, it’s simple. You beg for any piece of food in the hand or or on the plate belonging to a human. If… Read More ›
SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS By ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve always been fascinated by service dogs. I can barely get my dogs to sit, stay and come on command. So the idea that dogs can be trained to do complex tasks for the disabled seems like a miracle to… Read More ›
WILDLIFE IN THE WAY – Marilyn Armstrong
Despite all evidence to the contrary, I continue to hope that we will come to our senses and save our wild creatures. That being said, I have serious doubts that anything larger than a squirrel will survive in the wild. I… Read More ›
RACCOONS AS PETS – Marilyn Armstrong
I know the raccoons we are seeing on our deck are young. They look young. Their tails are short and the coats are not the plush, rich colors that you see in adult raccoons. Their masks are incomplete. I got… Read More ›
SUPER SQUIRRELS – Marilyn Armstrong
I bought a new feeder to replace the one which broke. I knew I needed a different feeder anyway because that small feeder went completely empty every 24 hours. It held 2 pounds of feed and I was a bit… Read More ›
IS ANYONE LISTENING? — Marilyn Armstrong
I feel like I need to keep blogging on the off-chance that whatever I’m writing, someone is reading it and thinks a little differently because of what I wrote. The politics of the country are also getting painful. I can’t… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS BY FARM, ROAD, AND RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong
Sunflowers by the Farm-September 29, 2019 Apparently, the original owners of our favorite farm have sold to a new owner. He’s not a new owner in the sense of being young and looking to make a splash in the local… Read More ›
ANIMALS – A FUN PHOTO CHALLENGE! – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Animals Animals! What could be more fun? Do people count?
HUSTLE IN THE HOUSE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Hustle I used to be the Entertainment Queen of my crowd. It was more than 40 years ago, but I was the hostess with the mostest. I fed the hungry, housed the homeless, cheered up the downhearted…. Read More ›
FOOTSES AND LEGSES – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feet and/or Legs Feet and legs. Okay. Got that. Let me see what in my archives I can find and post. It’s always a bit of a gamble, but I’ll do my best!
GUEST AUTHOR: KARIN LAINE McMILLEN – THE BIRDFEEDER OPERA
I really related to this story! And I thought you might enjoy it too. Oh, the cleverness in the animal kingdom. We think we are so smart but sometimes, I really wonder. Marilyn Armstrong The Birdfeeder Opera – by Karin… Read More ›
SERVICE DOGS FOR VETS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve always been fascinated by service dogs. I can barely get my dogs to sit, stay and come on command. So the idea that dogs can be trained to do complex tasks for the disabled seems like a miracle to… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 