Raucous calls from a pair of birds directed our eyes to nearby trees during our morning walk. Out came the cell phone and with the help of a 2X lens and some digital enlargement, images of the pair were captured. Like the old cartoon character, Woody Woodpecker, the piliated woodpeckers are loud, flashy, and alwaysContinue reading “Piliated Pair”
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Purple Panoply
We took time to enjoy this morning marvel, an agapanthus blooming in our front yard, a happy thought to start this memorial weekend.
Backyard Dinner
A red-shouldered hawk dines on a dead squirrel by the bird feeder in the backyard. Some birds feed on the seeds in the feeder, some squirrels feed on nuts below the feeder, and some hawks feed on those who dine at the feeders.
Artsy-fartsy?
I don’t really know what to make of wing sculptures that appear to be flying a** backwards, but if they had a finger, I certainly wouldn’t pull it!
Pathway to Yesterday
A walk through the woods recently along the greenway proved to be more than just a path through the forest. Like a tunnel to another time, it summoned memories, nearly six decades old, of childhood wanderings through the trees and thickets along the Platte River in Nebraska. It was a quail’s whistling call, “Poor BobContinue reading “Pathway to Yesterday”
Wilder-berries
While on a walk along the Cross Florida Greenway that runs near our house, I chanced across scattered patches of blackberries. I wondered if I should be wary since bears are occasionally seen in the area and might be attracted to this food source. However, the berry patches showed no signs of any feeding bearsContinue reading “Wilder-berries”
Eviction Notice
We put up two birdhouses in January, and while a couple of chickadees checked one of them out, none took up residence. Other creatures did, however. One of the houses had a nasty wasp nest, which may have been why the chickadees weren’t interested. The nest and attendant wasps were forcefully removed with the helpContinue reading “Eviction Notice”
One Pumped Lizard
This was spotted in our back yard. The lizard was caught showing off his color-coordinated throat on the handle of an old pump.
Remembering
Happily remembering a lovely trip to Grand Cayman to visit very special friends.
Red Blooms and Blue Skies
Colorful Cayman sights like this beg to be photographed and fill the soul with happy memories.