Snow Day

SHARK SHARK... well, okay, not a shark, it's just Agnes the garden gargoyle, pretty much buried in the snow with just the tip of one wing protroding.  I bet she's one ticked off and cold gargoyle 🙂 We received close to two feet of snow over an eighteen hour period yesterday and this morning. Shovelling and blowing …

Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus — Quiet Solo Pursuits

Note: this post, while published, is a work in progress, as are all posts in this series, My Photo Life List. My goal is to photograph every species of bird that is seen on a regular basis here in Michigan, working from a list compiled by the Michigan chapter of the Audubon Society. This will …

Årets første lam — Beretninger fra et autentisk landbrug

I mandags blev årets første lam født. Og det er stort, ikke bare at det er årets første, men med to moderfår i alt er der megen opmærksomhed på den enkelte. Krølle, som det ene får hedder, kom ikke hen til høbunken for at spise, men lå i ly og stønnede. Af og til stak […] …

Don’t mind me, I’m just passing through

I was pleasantly surprised to see the fox this morning, no doubt dropping by to see if there may be some free suet just hanging about. Such a magnificent creature with the most beautiful coat and luxuriously gorgeous  tail. Thank goodness I just so  happened to be looking out at the squirrels and birds when …

Monday walk…This yard looks sharp! — This, that and the other thing

Arizona yards don’t look anything like those in the Midwest. In fact, don’t call it a lawn, because according to Merriam-Webster a lawn is: ground (as around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with grass and is kept mowed. No grass and no mowing in most parts of Arizona, water […] …