Summer Birds
“That’s a house finch, the one with the red cap.” “Okay, this noisy one down here who’s swearing at me
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Suddenly Spring
Cookie sits amid the sprouting grass and forget-me-nots, deciding where in the yard to explore first. Just a week ago
Read MoreMy How We’ve Grown
They do love to sit at the basement door and watch the back yard. Here’s a comparision shot from a year and a half ago with one taken yesterday–how big they are at approaching four years old!
Read MoreCookie’s Spring Adventure
Wow, this is the life! I could lie in the sun all day! Yesterday, mom stopped everything she was doing
Read MoreOn Planting Peas
It’s my annual paean to gardening and the cycles of life. While it may not seem to have much to
Read MoreTortoiseshell Cat Stares Down Inner Demons
Clever pun, huh? Do you see the demons inside, staring out the door? Five—count ’em, five—dark solemn beings with pale
Read MoreThe Boys Don’t Get Off the Hook
“Boys don’t have kittens, so you don’t have to get them fixed.” Interesting concept, and taken farther than issues with
Read MoreIt’s the Great Backyard Bird Count!
Right now, as spring approaches and birds are beginning to migrate, pair off and settle into their new summer homes,
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