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Thursday, October 29, 2026

TRICK OR TREAT

People in our area tend to go overboard
at this time of year....rivaling Christmas at times.



My brother in law always has this family in the front yard.


This is always a fun time of year at our local markets.












If you can't find a pumpkin here you probably should give up!!


Sunday, October 25, 2026

TIS THE SEASON


This was our second weekend with frost warnings but this one was frost/FREEZE warnings.



So, I covered up my geraniums because the week days 
around these weekends have been above freezing...
60's with an occasional 70...40's at night.
Otherwise I would just put an end to the season.


I saw this when I went out to cover up the geraniums.
Almost full...!!!


I just missed a beautiful sunset with my camera.    
It's amazing how fast they change.
We have had a beautiful fall so far altho a very dry one.
I hope you are all well and enjoying the season.






Tuesday, September 22, 2026

OUR FAVORITE WINDOW


My bedroom windows are high and I was never really a fan of them. They are great for privacy and light but not so much for viewing....especially when it came to my animals who were accustomed to and preferred seeing what was going on outside. I can rest my chin on the window sills..So, I had one of them enlarged and lowered for Max, Mollie and then Zoey.

Over the years friends were made with several squirrels and Chipmunks were attacked thru the screen. When the window was open they were sometimes nose to nose...especially Mollie.



I have also benefitted from enlarging this window. I have an excellent view of the back of my house where there is often various kinds of wildlife...Deer, fox, groundhogs, squirrels, chipmunks, a bear and of course numerous birds.

I paint next to this window and this Hawk is only three feet away from me It stayed there for easily one half hour. It was keeping an eye on my bird feeders and a Chipmunk that was stealing sunflower seeds from the feeder.


                                                   
Speaking of....



Here he is filling up those little cheeks...


Of course there are always squirrels...



and birds...A Common Flicker.



The view from this window provides me with hours
of viewing pleasure. It's very unusual for me to pass it by
without purposefully checking to see what's out there.


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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

THE CAT AND THE BIRDS AND SOME CLEANUP


She was in this box before the packing was out of it....




Definitely a favorite "toy"....



This bird is unable to straighten out its legs.
I'm not sure what's working in it's feet..I don't think it 
can grasp its' perch.



Is this a juvenile Cardinal??






The garden behind my house needed some serious attention....which it got!
I wasn't able to do it but I knew who to go to...
Thanks Juan.
It looks so much better.
No more weeds or dead branches and bushes.



A Big Job!!! Done.







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Monday, July 13, 2026

MORE STORM DAMAGE


 
Here it is a little over a week after the storm and the many piles of limbs, leaves and brush are just being picked up.               It has taken that long to get thru the big things.
I want to thank my friend and neighbor Beth Shank for sharing her  pictures with me and allowing me to share                                      them with you.





























That's it for now !!