For The Birds

You remember the random post from last November when a bird wouldn’t let my daughter back into the house? I finally found out what kind of bird that was!

It’s called a Dark-Eyed Junco. And I found it while spending a couple hours online looking at bird photos and information.

You’ll recall my dismay joy at the fox my Mom saw in her yard? And a few days later a new hawk started hanging around? Let me be clear: my mother does not live on a farm. Our homes are exactly one mile from each other. We have the same … read the rest. . .

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A Few of My Favorite Things: Storm Front

I’m writing this a day early. I usually schedule my posts a day or two ahead of time, so this is not so noteworthy. Except the reasons I’m doing this, is we’re expecting a snowfall tonight and tomorrow and I want to be able to enjoy it. I’m sure if we get that much snow, I’ll photograph it and blog about it and squeal with girlish delight…

I”m sitting on my loveseat in front of my big picture window, watching the Scrub Jays fight the Cactus Wren for the trove of peanuts I put out for them; while the sparrows, … read the rest. . .

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