Life is hard, but there are bright spots. For example, yesterday when looking out my living room window, I noticed (not for the first time) a hummingbird flying around. It wasn’t looking for nectar at our window or anything; it was just in my peripheral view near the neighbor’s big oak tree, and for someContinue reading “But there are bright spots”
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Pine warblers, migraines, and job cuts
Friday was noteworthy because we spotted a pair of pine warblers at our feeders. As far as I know, I have never seen this type of bird before as they are not common at all around here. The pair at our feeders was likely migratory, and they didn’t stay long enough for me to getContinue reading “Pine warblers, migraines, and job cuts”
Weird dreams and such
It’s another early morning for me after having weird dreams. Also, my wife struggles with coughing lately and this woke me up. We don’t think it’s virus related or at least, we hope not. Yesterday afternoon was more exciting than planned due to a severe weather event called a derecho. We spent some time shelteringContinue reading “Weird dreams and such”
Birds at the feeder
In our second floor living room, my chair sits next to a large window where I’ve hung a couple of bird feeders. Squirrels have tried many attacks on these feeders and after a few years of incessant warfare, they have apparently decided to give up. Woo hoo! It is a nice view over the rooftopContinue reading “Birds at the feeder”
Snake in the grass
On a recent dog walk, one of our kids spotted a snake in the grass (photo below). Actually it was on a bike path, but moved into the grass fairly quickly. When asked if I knew what kind of snake, I didn’t know at all. I decided to get some help. Enter a handy mobileContinue reading “Snake in the grass”
Snakes, turtles, crawdads, and fish
Another peaceful day of vacation. The weather is perfect, although a bit windy. As far as I’m concerned, that is a-ok as it eliminates mosquitoes. I haven’t been well enough to go fishing yet, but others have gone out and caught a few, including a smallmouth bass that was cooked and eaten for supper. OneContinue reading “Snakes, turtles, crawdads, and fish”
Day 1 at the cabin
It is good to be in a place that is far away from others and peaceful. Our car trip went pretty well. We have been here less than 24 hours and already we have seen a pileated woodpecker, a porcupine (it slowly walked across the road in front of our car), a loon parent withContinue reading “Day 1 at the cabin”
Birds, birds, and more birds
Birdsong
I have been spending a lot of time lately lying in bed due to ill health. Fortunately the weather right now where I live is beautifully mild and we are able to have the windows wide open. This means as I lay in bed, I can listen to all of the birdsongs. One of myContinue reading “Birdsong”
The OW Factor 