Category: birds

Ruffed grouse?

I went for a bike ride yesterday and saw some sights in the neighborhood. At first I thought these little ground-hugging birds were young turkeys. But 1) no “adults” around 2) not a big...

timberdoodle

I’ve wanted to see one of these for so long… and yesterday I saw one! Not only one, but a hen with five or so chicks. They were crossing the road. My friend was...

duck brook

We took a bike ride in Acadia, with many other riders who had the same thought that today would be a good day to ride. I’ve never been to the Duck Brook Bridge. It...

Wildlife

Sam was mowing the neighbor’s lawn while she’s away. He went around and around. When he got close to the center, he startled a fawn out of the grass. It ran away. Last night,...

Wonders of the world

We went to Connecticut for five days to visit family and friends. It was a trip full of memories – good ones and not-so-good ones. Interesting to notice what I remembered, what I never...

Around

I’m around, I just can’t seem to keep up. I’m trying to be careful with my priorities. Of course, trying to fit in a lot of planting and plant-tending time into an already full...

Moving through

I’m wrapping up this stitching project. Here are the latest photos of the last embroidery I worked on. All the pieces are in place. I put in a moon at the last minute. This...