Home of the “Oh Wow!” birds The big Pileated Woodpecker is hard to find unless you live in the woods. We live in the woods and sightings of birds like this make all the other problems worthwhile. I saw this… Read More ›
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SQUARELY UP THE STREET
Up My Street So there I was in Providence, which is just about 20 minutes south of here — just as Worcester is about 20 minutes north of here. Uxbridge is in the middle which is why, once upon a… Read More ›
AN UPPERMOST GALLEY
An Uppermost Galley What could be more uppermost for any gallery than a galley, in this case a tall ship anchored in Boston Harbor. The first brig Beaver — one of the ships from which wine was tossed at the… 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 HAIRY WOODPECKER RETURNS – ALL SQUARES AS THE MONTH IS ENDING
The hairy woodpecker is back! She has been coming daily and eating a lot. I don’t know if she has a nest full of babies or she’s trying to eat enough to keep warm in the oncoming cold. It has… Read More ›
A TUFTED TITMOUSE BECAUSE THERE AIN’T NOTHIN’ ELSE TO SHOOT
A REALLY FINE LOOKING TUFTED TITMOUSE We have the biggest, fattest Tufted Titmouses anywhere. They really love our birdseed. We have a lot of them right now, some of them very small I think there was a lot nesting this… Read More ›
SO MUCH WOOD, SO LITTLE TIME …
Kinda like a lady who pecks the wood Here are the rest of this set of pictures of Mrs. Hairy Woodpecker. I have are more pictures, but they look pretty similar to these so I probably won’t do anything with… Read More ›
KINDA BUSY PECKING WOOD
Something of the kind who like to peck wood I’ve been watching this family of woodpeckers remove almost all the bark on one side of a catalpa tree that shades our deck. I have to assume that the tree had… Read More ›
KINDRED SPIRITS OF THE SQUARELY HALLOWEEN KIND – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Kindred Halloween Spirits – Garry Armstrong A lot of people around here get really enthusiastic about Halloween. Here are a few from Sutton, one of the really prettiest of our nearby towns.
KINDA NEAR THE END OF PEAK AUTUMN, BUT STILL BEAUTIFUL – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Kinda near the end of the golden days– Garry Armstrong High peak Autumn is ending though the weather is still late summertime warm. The leaves are falling wherever you look, like a golden rain under every tree. Not all the… Read More ›
KINDA PHOTOGRAPHIC
Kinda Focused It’s still high peak Autumn here and the weather is still warm. Summertime warm and just a bit humid. I don’t know how long it will last, but I love it.
KINDA LIKE A VERY SMALL AND FURRY CREATURE
Kinda like a tiny little chipmunk As I was watching the coffee brew, I watched our “least Chipmunk” skittle up our deck and jump onto the feeder. As her little cheeks got stuffed with seeds, she would run off to… Read More ›
