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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.







Deb Walker



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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 !!


Friday, July 10, 2026

IT LOOKS LIKE A WAR ZONE ! STORM DAMAGE..


Last Saturday evening we had a horrific storm with 60mph winds and heavy rain.
Living in a heavily treed area, it was a little scary.
Most of out trees are old and not in the best shape so there was a lot of damage.



 
This branch came from a tree 50 feet away and on the side of my house..I think it bounced off of my roof..... It was moved on to my lawn so the street was not obstructed. I think it was done by our security guys.

 


The next day the three small branches from a Maple in the back were added to the pile by me...




These are the breaks in the little Maple in the back  (Zoey's window).




 My stepdaughters husband was kind enough to smooth off the rough edges..as you can see,
there's a critic everywhere! 



Here you can see the big space in the tree where the limbs were.
(Between the bird feeders.)
The limbs are in the foreground in front of the hose.



That was my damage..
It has been five days and they haven't gotten to the little stuff. 

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This week I finally found a bush I have been trying to replace for three years. You have to get them from a nursery that supplies landscaping businesses..They do not sell to the public.
It had to be this bush to match another.
TaDa!!


Towards the bottom of the picture you will see the space
where it  is to go.


I hope it's happy in it's new home!




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