CMMC – May Alphabet any word with an “I” There may not be an “I” in team, but this month, there’s an “I” in May.
Squirrels
IT’S STILL WINTER
When I got up this morning, it was snowing like crazy. That was because yesterday, I dared suggest that winter was ending. I should know better. I took pictures, then went back to bed. When I got up a few… Read More ›
SQUIRRELY WORLD
I took a bunch more squirrel pictures this morning. I love the red squirrel with the puffy gray tail. These guys are so incredibly furry and cute, especially that tiny red one. But this is also an exercise is the… Read More ›
CONNECTING TO THE MOMENT
CFFC: Connects you to the present moment Birds and other wildlife around my home is my primary connection, but the few potted plants I’ve managed to keep flowering despite heat and dryness are important too as are the orchids, the last… Read More ›
ONE LITTLE RED SQUIRREL
The latest baby squirrels are up and about and eating like there’s no tomorrow. Of course with everything dry and burnt, there isn’t much to eat. Normally, there would be more than enough food, but with no rain, everything is… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 73 – FORGOTTEN SQUIRRELS
Apparently I never got around to posting this particular squirrel as he nests happily in his tree. I drew two squirrels that day, so here are both of them. The second one is a favorite or mine, not because of… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 64 – THREE GOLDFINCH AND A STORY
CRAZY SQUIRRELS AND PUSHY DOVES There’s a lot going on in and around our deck. The squirrels are freaking out, the doves are pushing smaller birds out of the way (doves? really?), and I’m pretty sure raccoons and flying squirrels… Read More ›
SQUIRRELS
Some of my cuter and more athletic squirrels demanded a viewing, so here they are!
SKETCHBOOK 67 – THE ACROBATIC SQUIRREL
It’s amazing some of the things we see our squirrels doing out there. They are incredibly agile, which probably explains their big spidery feet. They do a lot of clinging to tiny little branches that you wouldn’t think would be… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 65 – SQUIRRELS AND MAYBE A PROJECT
The excitement never ends here at the edge of the woods. Yesterday it was freaked out squirrels and chubby doves. Overnight? The racoons have learned how to move the feeders back towards the deck. This brings an end to suet… Read More ›
FIRST WORLD SHARE FOR 2022
SHARE YOUR (NEW YEAR) WORLD 1-5-2022 We are just at the beginning of our year. Who knows? Maybe it will get better. It could also get worse. It might stay remain exactly the same, which ain’t great but frankly, at this… Read More ›
QUIETLY CHRISTMAS
Christmas Eve was a lot of bustling and family and food and all that kind of stuff. Today, though, it’s quiet. Kaity and friend are off to his family and it’s just we four, including Owen’s friend Arthur. It seems… Read More ›
THEN THE SQUIRRELS ATE THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOTD – November 30 – Red squirrels ate the orange mums I looked out the windows. Two plump red squirrels were chowing down on the orange chrysanthemums. I looked again because as far as I know, squirrels don’t eat flowers…. Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – NOVEMBER 2021
The Changing Seasons, November 2021 And so the world keeps spinning on its axis. Let’s pretend everything is just fine. Life is better that way. Reality can be a grim and gloomy place to live. Holiday time has arrived. Whether or… Read More ›
A SQUIRRELLY WORLD SHARE
SHARE YOUR SQUIRRELY WORLD 11-30-2021 It’s been a very squirrelly day here, so this is the perfect finale. Well, maybe not the finale quite yet. Regardless, it’s definitely a biggish moment. We put out a big brick of dried mealworms and… Read More ›
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FEATHERED AND FURRY
I’m not sure exactly why, but yesterday was a huge eating festival for the birds. Early in the day, it was all the little birds. Chickadees, Tufted Titmouses, Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers, Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, and European Sparrows. One bird would… Read More ›
OUR STARVING CRITTERS
It’s possible we are critter central for our little section of Massachusetts. Squirrels and chipmunks hang out on the steps to the deck, on the beams under the deck and in the tree overlooking the deck. The birds flutter nearby…. Read More ›
SQUIRRELY WORLD SHARING
SQUIRRELY SHARE YOUR WORLD 11-2-2021 I feel pretty squirrely myself right now, so this could not come at a more perfect time! I also took a bunch more squirrel pictures this morning, but I haven’t downloaded them yet. I’m still caught… Read More ›
MUMFORD RIVER & SQUIRRELS
Taking U and Q to new heights! I never knew I could be so glad of the Us in our life. We’ve taken a lot of pictures of the Mumford River this month and more will come. But here are… Read More ›
THE DAY AFTER
Yesterday was an official holiday. These days, being retired and all, we don’t pay a lot of attention to most holidays, but we’ve had a run a really bad weather since June. This is the first time in almost a… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 