At last! On to better days, longer days ahead… This was such a nice day, I dressed in my riding breeches, confident that we would ride. The birds provided morning entertainment, as always. We had a visit from a pair of Carolina wrens, who tend to be camera shy. It was a pleasant day for […]
Solstice – December 21, 2020 Read More »
Fun date! 12/20/2020 I won’t live to see another like it, and should have done something memorable, but I’m afraid I didn’t. The goldfinches were here in force this morning, another cold start. Marianne came by to do barn work and I managed to get a couple of pictures. The horses came up for a
Sunday – December 20, 2020 Read More »
No more ice sculptures this morning – it was a beautiful day! The birds were still hungry, though. The feeder filled with goldfinches (and one interloping siskin) as soon as food was put out. A pileated wood pecker stopped by, announcing its arrival with the characteristic loud, rattling cackle. Then, we had another Christmas surprise
Saturday – December 19, 2020 Read More »
A cold start to the day again, but it did warm up today. The birds were abundant this morning, and I got some “in flight” shots! Two cardinals were about to kiss, but then he must have said the wrong thing… Back to work on the Christmas cards. Jane and I had thought to ride,
Friday – December 18, 2020 Read More »
Another cold start. The stream ice sculptures are getting more impressive. I didn’t have much luck with bird pictures today. I took many, but my “in flight” shots were a bust. I liked this portrait of a pair of blue jays, and here is a cardinal, dropping off the branch, just about to be in
Thursday – December 17, 2020 Read More »