Dorie’s Different Reality

The Red Bellied Woodpeckers started showing up at the bird feeder again a few weeks ago. They were gone for the worst part of Winter. This isn’t my picture- I had to find one released to the public. They’re so shy and skittish I haven’t had any luck getting near one with my camera. They [...]

I’d have to sit down with graph paper to figure out how Irish I am. Mostly, I’m English and various German ethnicities. I’ve told my daughter it’s not so much a melting pot, as it is a stew because parts are recognizable. My dad, aka The Puritan, had a grandmother whose family came from Cork, [...]