We had a happy surprise here this afternoon. Last week, I got some of the “black oil” sunflower seeds and loaded up one of the feeders. They used to be bird feeders, but sometimes they’re squirrel feeders! I was woolgathering out the kitchen window, washing a dish, and noticed some “action” outside. We had a [...]
I haven’t seen any woolybear caterpillars to “evaluate” but all signs point to an early Winter. We had a spell of dry weather and lots of plants in the yard seem to be closing up early. I have some sedum plants (var. Autumn Joy) and they’re wonderful because they start blooming when everything else in [...]
Tonight I heard the wild goose cry
Hangin’ north in the lonely sky
Tried to sleep, it warn’t no use
’cause I am a brother to the old wild goose
Oh, my heart knows what the wild goose knows
And I must go where the wild goose goes
Wild goose, brother goose, which is best?
A wanderin’ fool or a heart at [...]
Hi- I got a case of the blog blahs. Seems like a good time for an update. It’s either that or tell you about the laundry. Nah, you have your own.
Reading: I finished Rumspringa by Tom Schachtman. Not quite a college textbook, but it could easily be a reading for a sociology class or [...]
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I’ve always thought Ben Cartwright was the best TV dad ever. I’m putting a link in here to a nice picture of Ben http://bonanzaworld.net/bwgallery/gallery/albums/userpics/10218/BotL-MCE.jpg (It turns out everything connected to Bonanza is still copyrighted and I don’t want to get sued!) Grumpy but fair, good with a horse and caught his share of the [...]
It’s overcast, about 45 and drizzly all day today. I was sitting by the kitchen window doing a bit of paper work. The window looks out over the deck. Maybe it was the weather, but we had quite a crowd at the bird feeders today. In no more than a half hour all these [...]
Well, the cantaloupe we had last week was from Costa Rica, not Honduras where some cantaloupes sold in the US recently were found to be contaminated with salmonella. Aren’t travelers to anywhere pretty much told to avoid local fresh fruits and vegetables just because the water (and what’s swimming in it) is different? Isn’t that [...]
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 haven’t blogged about the birdies lately. It’s been so odd weatherwise, the poor things don’t know if they’re coming or going. Last week, it was nearly 70 degrees. It felt like Spring! And then today it’s mid-thirties, with a wind chill in the 20’s and ice all over the place. A few days ago, [...]
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