Much of the snow melted today. Strangely enough, I had not one, but three long phone conversations! Flashback to my teenage years, but without the harassment for tying up the home phone line. The horses went out in the snow. Pickings out in the field were a little lean, so they romped up to the […]
Saturday – January 16, 2021 Read More »
Nettie came to the door and interrupted bird pictures. She was very picturesque herself. The birds were amazing today – I had to ration myself to just a few pictures on the blog, as I am having “loading” issues. I spent some time talking on the phone this morning. Something that has revived in the
Snow Day – January 15, 2021 Read More »
The starlings slept in this morning, so the other birds celebrated their absence. I saw a mockingbird fluffing and waving his wings in the tree outside the mud room as rain started, but as soon as I raised the camera, he flew off. The horses ignored the wet weather. Licorice is very happy that she
Thursday – January 14, 2021 Read More »
Oh, dear! European starlings arrived today. These noisy and numerous birds are aggressive to our regular visitors. One hundred birds were released into Central Park in New York at the end of the nineteenth century, and now there are millions. I can appreciate them, as long as they don’t intimidate the other species. And their
Wednesday – January 13, 2021 Read More »
Yikes! Trash day Tuesday again already! Jane was scheduled for a cataract surgery, so it was an early start. I snuck out of the bedroom and dressed in the living room, so the dogs wouldn’t start thinking they could get up earlier. Then, out into the frosty darkness. It was beautiful, stars sparkling above, and
Tuesday – January 12, 2021 Read More »