Magnanimous but Confused It is a beautiful day. Cool, comfortable, with a shining sun and no rain predicted. It doesn’t mean it won’t rain. It just means it’s less likely to rain than if they had predicted rain and anyway,… Read More ›
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THE BIRDS ARE COMING HOME – Marilyn Armstrong
With all the aerial poisoning going on in New England, I was afraid the birds would not come back. Or if they did, there would be far fewer of them. Yesterday, I put up a second seed-feeder — a near… Read More ›
SHARING THE WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World 9-23-19 It has been a bumpy ride recently. The good news is that we are getting 2/3 of the house fixed and with a little luck, the last piece in the spring, The bad news? The weather is… Read More ›
THE JOY OF MEDICARE – Marilyn Armstrong
I belong to Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage Value Added PPO group, which is a Medicare plan that offers extras but costs just a tiny bit more than basic Medicare. Last night, in a moment of mindless stupidity, I decided… Read More ›
FLOCKING TOGETHER – GREGARIOUS! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Gregarious Birds do it! Bees do it! Sometimes, even people do it! We’ve put up the feeders. I actually ordered a new hanging feeder because the flat feeder gets emptied in mere minutes. Now I’m hoping the… Read More ›
THE TRAIL OF DEATH. WHO NEEDS AN APOCALYPSE? – Marilyn Armstrong
The good news? I think just maybe Elizabeth Warren will make it. And if she is as good as I think she is, that might just make a real difference. I read a short piece suggesting that Israel is considering… Read More ›
BLACK & WHITE CANDID OF PEOPLE & ANIMALS – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s B & W Photo Challenge: Candids of People or Animals
SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LINES? – Marilyn Armstrong
Coloring – In and Out of the Lines I know it’s all the rage. I bought coloring books for my DIL for Christmas because I know she enjoys coloring. I don’t. I didn’t like coloring when I was a child…. Read More ›
CHANGE IS ALWAYS ON THE WAY – Marilyn Armstrong
CHANGE IS ALWAYS If only we could find that perfect, sweet, happy place and just sink into it. Stay there and never have to deal with change again. But of course, that’s impossible, isn’t it? Because if the world doesn’t… Read More ›
IF IT CAN FLY – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything that Flies
A FEW PICTURES OF BIRD USING NEW VERSIONS OF TOPAZ STUDIO 2 – Marilyn Armstrong
PREPARE! So I prepared a few pictures of a friendly little house finch. This one lives in the maple tree in front of the house, so I see him a lot. For some reason, he tries to climb in our… Read More ›
READYING THE DECK – Marilyn Armstrong
No way around it. I miss the birds! They were always there and all I had to do was get the camera ready and wait … and voila! They would appear in full and glorious color. Until the squirrels took… Read More ›