The Changing Seasons, August 2023 Whoosh! Suddenly, it's September. Garry goes in for another cochlear implant. We celebrate our 33rd year of marriage. I'll still be working on doll photographs -- and hopefully shipping them to their new home in South Dakota, a place I always wanted to visit every since seeing North By Northwest and … Continue reading WHAT HAPPENED TO AUGUST 2023?
Tag: Sparrows
BROWN BIRDS IN A GRAY WINTER WOODS
Life in Colour & Bird Weekly Challenges – Brown Nothing -- at least in our section of the bird world -- is all one color. Everything as a mix. I stuck with birds that are more brown than any other color. A lot of the females of a species are brown and striped or speckled. Being … Continue reading BROWN BIRDS IN A GRAY WINTER WOODS
WE SPENT A YEAR LOCKED INDOORS AND LEARNED ABOUT BIRDS
When I first put out a feeder for the birds, I was merely trying to help keep the birds alive through a very cold, snowy winter. I had no idea that I was starting not only a pastime for me and a way for our birds to survive the cold winter, but creating a hobby … Continue reading WE SPENT A YEAR LOCKED INDOORS AND LEARNED ABOUT BIRDS
SPARROWS, WOODPECKERS, AND CAROLINA WRENS
We got a bit of rain yesterday and today, but not enough. Not nearly enough. We are in a stage called "serious drought, " but we may move into "dangerous drought" by the end of next week. Not surprisingly, living in the woods we are being very, very careful about fire. It's tinder dry pretty … Continue reading SPARROWS, WOODPECKERS, AND CAROLINA WRENS
