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PEACHUM AND AN ICONIC MAPLE
The beauty of trees Each picture of this tree was taken at a different time of day, starting at sunrise through early evening. I did not name this maple tree as “iconic.” It was already called that...
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GREY SQUIRREL, RED SQUIRREL
“What,” Garry asked, “Is the difference?” Describing the differences doesn’t sound like much. This is where pictures show the differences much better. Grey Squirrel He has a straighter, thicker tail....
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CATALPA TREE IN BLOOM
CATALPA TREE IN FULL BLOOM We grow a lot of Catalpa trees. They are supposed to be difficult to grow, but apparently they like us. Most of them are relatively small and young. A couple of the big ones...
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TREES OF LIFE
Trees of life The real trees of life in our little forest world are dead. Most people think of dead trees as something they have to get rid of. I suppose you have no choice if it’s on your roof or...
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JAPANESE MAPLE AND VERY GREEN TREES
Trees in close up We brought this tree home from my cousin’s house in Maryland. It was a tiny little thing in a bucket. We planted it. And twenty-five years later, it’s an amazing tree. It is green...
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THE POETRY OF TREES
POETIC TREES I think trees are part of the poetry of earth. There are beautiful places where I’ve visited, but the lack of trees eventually made me yearn for home. I grew up in a woods and I have...
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FOTD: DAYLILY
FOTD – July 16 – Daylily The intense rain of the past month has had unexpected results on our gardens. Plants that usually bloom once are coming back and blooming a second time including the...
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WILD VINES AND TREES
More than a foot of rain in three July weeks! We set a rain record for this county this month. Thirteen inches — 33 centimeters — of rain in the first three weeks of July. It was supposed to be dry...
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RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
We’ve been seeing a lot of woodpeckers. Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Flickers, Hairy and Downy woodpeckers. You’d think there would be plenty of bugs for them in the trees, but they want seeds too. I...
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JUST KEEP WALKING – By TOM CURLEY
This blog is a departure from what I usually write about, which is how we live in an apocalyptic ’B’ movie that nobody would believe if it wasn’t actually happening. This is my favorite kind of story....
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THE LITTLE GIRL SQUIRREL HAS MOVED IN
When I got up this morning and put the seeds out, filled up the flat feeder and washed down the deck, I also put out some water for the birds and squirrels to drink. Even though it has rained a lot...
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ECOLOGY, HUMAN GREED, AND UPCOMING CATASTROPHES
I read an article today that argues that coal-burning generators are not doing all that much damage to the climate. This is the kind of argument that makes me gag. I’ll get back to this later. Kids...
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LET’S TAKE A WALK
FLASHBACK FRIDAY – September 23, 2019 It’s two years later and the leaves haven’t even started to get serious about changing. Maybe they will soon. The weather is right, though it is warmer than it...
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BIRDS OF MANY FEATHERS, A SQUIRREL, AND A SNAPPING TURTLE
Present and Past Connections On the only sunny day of the month, a snapping turtle catches some rays A wet dove still wants lunch or is it dinner? Chipmunk! Usually this would be my biggest month of...
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SQUARES: A BREAK WITH THE PAST
IT’S ALL ABOUT NOW Considering I took these pictures yesterday afternoon, that’s about as much breaking with the past as I can manage in one day. Colors are coming. If the temperatures would drop a...
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ALWAYS THE LIGHT
LIGHT FROM THE PAST I know that all of these were previously posted. I don’t know if they were posted under light or for some other reason, but all of them are all about light. When I think about...
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ON TOP
ATOP THE HOUSE How’s your roof? Ours is okay, so far. No loose shingles. No leaks. No holes. It’s just that it’s 20 years old and every time I look at it, I start to worry. Who knew we’d live in this...
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GARRY ARMSTRONG – AUTUMN BY THE BLACKSTONE
FOTD – November 7 – Autumn, Garry Armstrong Marilyn has been sifting through files and these came up. They were mislabeled. These are my autumn photos from Riverbend and down at the Blackstone canal....
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DAY OF THE GRACKLES
I admit it. I thought these were Starlings until I looked at the pictures I took a few months ago of a pair of Starlings. The two birds don’t look at all alike. They are about the same size and shape,...
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REGRETS & HOPES – 2022 & BEYOND
Blogging Insights — New Format # 26 These last few years have been unusually regretful. I’m not big on looking back, holding grudges, or storing anger, but in one way or the other, between the crazies...
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