Cookie’s Homecoming Day
Twenty years ago today a very special tortoiseshell kitten joined my household, though neither she nor I had any idea
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Memories at the Picnic Table
I don’t insist that everything about me stay neat, because then I’d have to keep it that way. But I
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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Fall Cleanup, Bird Feeding and Fleas
So what do these three topics have in common? It’s time to start cleaning up the excess in the yard,
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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Attract Birds With Homemade Treat Cakes
Among the requirements for my Backyard Wildlife Habitat, I provide food and shelter for native wild bird species all year
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Taking Sally Home
For the days prior to the Feast of All Hallowed, Samhain, the Day of the Dead and other celebrations of
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From the Archives: Cookie, Wishing Well and Car
Yes, these three things are related, at least they were last October at about this time. My usual Sunday morning
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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Start Planning Now
Leaves are beginning to fall, migrating birds are settling in, my favorite wildflowers, the autumn asters, are blooming and I’m
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Daily Photo Reprise: How Long Did I Sleep?! 2011
Wait a minute, I’m covered with leaves! I thought it was still summer! How long did I sleep?! And I’m
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Daily Photo Reprise: A Chin Shelf, 2010
Dickie found a great way to rest between diving at birds at the feeder—resting his chin on the windowsill, where
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Daily Photo: A Slightly Wild Time
Well, as wild as we can get on my deck, though it did look quite exotic to Mimi and me
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