It’s funny how we all develop favorite birds. Owen loves the Tufted Titmouses — or as some say, Titmice. Take your pick. Owen likes their little pointy crest — and they have such cute faces. They are friendly birds. I’m… Read More ›
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A CHRISTMAS SONG, PLEASE
With all those Christmas songs floating around out there, I was thinking I could use a hit too. Just one! Some composers earned enough off one song to receive a handsome payment every year. A Hit For Christmas I need… Read More ›
MORE BIRDS IN THE SNOW AND COLD
I have a lot more pictures. A LOT more. And two more cards with all birds too. I stopped shooting a little while ago. I spend ALL day yesterday processing photographs and I’ll need another whole day to process the… Read More ›
SNOW DAY!
Yesterday it was tee-shirt weather. I went out to fill the bird feeders and it was close to 70-degrees Fahrenheit or 21 degrees Celsius. So even though we knew it was going to snow today, we really didn’t think it… Read More ›
KINDA LOTS OF BIRDS IN … ARE YOU READY? THE SNOW! IN OCTOBER.
The heaviest ever snowfall in October in Massachusetts fell between early this morning and this evening We are setting weather records. Four inches of heavy, wet white stuff fell here in Snowville, U.S.A. This is because we don’t (normally) get… Read More ›
THE GREAT WHITE HURRICANE OF MARCH 11, 1888 – Marilyn Armstrong
Today is my birthday. It’s also the 132nd anniversary of the worst blizzard to ever hit the east coast of the United States. Early March is frequently stormy and snowy. Blizzards are not unusual, though typically, snow melts quickly in… Read More ›
WINTER BLUES – SWO8 BLUES JAZZ AND WINTER IN NEW ENGLAND – Marilyn Armstrong
JANUARY! WE’VE GOT THE WINTER BLUES! First published Feb 15, 2015 – YouTube My collaborator, Leslie Martel of swo8 Blues Jazz did the work. She composed the music and wrote the words. She also put the video together. Posted it to… Read More ›
WINTER GOLDFINCHES IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT SNOW – Marilyn Armstrong
WINTERING WITH THE GOLDFINCHES Snow was supposedly on the way, but our forecasts have more like guesswork than science lately. I no longer trust them. But I do trust our birds. They always know when snow is coming. The day… Read More ›
STOPPING BY THE WOODS ON A SNOWY NIGHT – ROBERT FROST
Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” from The Poetry of Robert Frost, edited by Edward Connery Lathem. Copyright 1923, © 1969 by Henry Holt and Company, Inc., renewed 1951, by Robert Frost. Reprinted with the permission of Henry Holt… Read More ›
WINTER SCENES – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter Scenes It certainly is winter here and today, it was actually cold. The earlier parts of the month were springlike, sometimes downright summery. Today, cold. Tomorrow? Snow? Sleet? Rain? Cold? Warm? All of the preceding? NOW… Read More ›
WINTER BLUES – SWO8 BLUES JAZZ AND A NORTH AMERICAN WINTER – Marilyn Armstrong
IT’S JANUARY AND WE’VE GOT THE WINTER BLUES! First published Feb 15, 2015 – YouTube My collaborator, Leslie Martel of swo8 Blues Jazz did the work. She composed the music and wrote the words. She also put the video together. Posted… Read More ›
BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE! – Marilyn Armstrong
Following the snow came the arctic blast from somewhere in the northwest. The sun was out when I got up, so it was a beautiful gleaming woods. The birds, for a change, had control of the feeders … but sneak… Read More ›
THE “OLD PERSON” WEATHER REPORT – Marilyn Armstrong
These days, watching television and seeing even the finest meteorologist give a forecast that is everything other than summer would be a lot funnier if it didn’t mean that climate change is hitting this area — New England — harder… Read More ›
A BIG DAY FOR BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
It snowed last night. We had no idea how much we’d get because one minute they’d say “just a dusting” and the next they’d say “maybe five or six inches” and finally someone would admit they didn’t know, but something… Read More ›
ABOUT THOSE DOGS AND TREES – Garry Armstrong
Now that it has snowed, the mud that had almost become solid has turned back into gummy mud. With the best will in the world, this house will never be entirely clean. Too many dogs. Too many trees. Too many… Read More ›
WINTER’S BACK – BY ELLIN CURLEY
After last week’s big snow, my back and front yards looked like a lacy, white wonderland. So, from north-central Connecticut, more pieces of the same huge snowstorm!
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 