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 ›
THAT BIG SILVER DISCO BALL!
Upwardly Mobile When was the last time you saw a disco ball on the ceiling of a club? When was the last time you were in a club? For that matter, when was the last time you went dancing? I… Read More ›
I WOULD NEVER LET THESE LOVELY CREATURES ANYWHERE NEAR MY UPHOLSTERY
Don’t sit on the upholstery More birds. Today was the day I figured out why my camera was taking pictures in RAW which I never intended to do. I found the setting! Yay! I also did a little bit of swapping… Read More ›
SQUIRRELS MAKING AN INCREDIBLE MESS
I shouldn’t blame it on the squirrels It’s the birds who made the real mess. And trust me, it’s really a mess. Just to make it even worse, I bought a couple of bags of special fancy food for the… Read More ›
UP ON THE HILL
Up On the Hill In Jackman, Maine It was October 2009. Jackman, Maine, way up in the mountains — just a few miles from the Canadian border. There are not my best pictures in any technical sense. Since then I’ve… Read More ›
PREDATOR AND PREY WITH BIRDS
LITTLE BIRDS AND PREDATOR BIRDS Starting off tonight, I want to talk about this morning. I woke up to the sound of birds screaming. This is a warning scream and you almost never hear it unless there’s a predator on… Read More ›
TWILIGHT IN CONNECTICUT
Twilight at the Marina I took a bunch of birdie pictures this morning and every single one of them is just a little bit fuzzy. Some days, I’m just not on my game and this was one of them. But,… 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 ›
UP THE SQUARES FOR NUMBER SIX!
PEERING UP THE BLACKSTONE RIVER Today, abandoning birds, we are looking upriver on the Blackstone River. It’s not the I ran out of birds, but it has been a long and terrible day and wanted something peaceful. The river is… Read More ›
SQUARE UP! MORE BIRDS IN NUMBER 5
SQUARES ARE UP THE WHOLE MONTH LONG! Becky says: “I love receiving comments as well as a pingbacks on my square posts, and it would be fantastic if you were able to find a few minutes to visit at least one… Read More ›
UP, UP, AND AWAY – THE SQUARES OF JANUARY #3
SQUARE UP! JANUARY SQUARES ARE HERE! From Becky: “I love receiving comments as well as a pingbacks on my square posts, and it would be fantastic if you were able to find a few minutes to visit at least one… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 