Downy and Hairy woodpeckers come to feed on the suet. I have photos both in one picture. This Hairy male has been working over the tree that shades our deck. It’s got some kind of boring insect problem. The woodpeckers… Read More ›
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SPRING AGAIN – GARRY ARMSTRONG
We went to the dam to take a few pictures. More than 300 photographs later, we came home. Marilyn is still working on them, but here are some of mine. It was great being able to be outside without freezing… Read More ›
THE BLOOMING DECK
FOTD – May 12 – Mother’s day a few days late Owen had planned this for Mother’s Day but having just bought us a television, he was out of money. So — he got his paycheck and today was a… Read More ›
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – FINALLY!
FOTD – May 10 – RHODODENDRONS This is the way it always happens. All through April, you watch spring happen in the rest of the northern hemisphere and feel deep envy for cherry blossoms and fresh new leaves and blooming gardens…. Read More ›
BEGINNING TO BLOOM
FOTD – April 29 – The Garden Outside First, I am here to announce to the world that we have a tulip! One tulip 🌷 Yellow. Right in the middle of the garden. It doesn’t look much like a garden… Read More ›
FLICKERS, FUCHSIA, FOLIAGE AND MORE
CMMC – APRIL ALPHABET LETTER “F” START OR END
MORE ABOUT THE WHITE ORCHID
FOTD – April 18 – White Orchids Since I took these pictures yesterday afternoon, another bud has opened. I still had some of these I thought worth posting, so I’ll take new pictures tomorrow. Outside, it’s cold. It’s not as… Read More ›
FIRE IN THE TEPEE
CFFC: Fire Once upon a time, I had a 12-foot Tepee. Owen and Garry helped me build it. I painted it and I loved it for eight years until finally, the poles rotted and it was time to take it… Read More ›
THE FIRST ORCHID
FOTD – April 2 – THE FIRST ORCHID It was a long wait, but I am patient. With orchids, you don’t have a choice. if you aren’t patient, you won’t see them blooming. The buds came and grew bigger every day…. Read More ›
A WARM GRAY ALMOST SPRING DAY
It was warm this morning. I could touch the glass and tell that it was the same temperature outside as inside. I opened the window and peeked around to see how the feeders were doing. The hanging feeders which were… Read More ›
CHANGING SEASONS – MARCH 2022
The Changing Seasons, March 2022 Well, this has certainly been another highly changeable weather month for New England. Warm, cold, even colder, summertime, hail, rain, and finally, flowers budding and waiting for just a few days of warm, sunny weather… Read More ›
DAY OF THE BLUEBIRDS
Yesterday, the bluebirds showed up. Not one or two of them, but at least half a dozen of them including some of the girls. They are a few shades lighter than the boys — more like a slate blue with… Read More ›
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