Joyful Day

Joyful Day

What is a Joyful Day? It’s the first “porch” day of the year with my coffee and camera – despite the snow banks that still line the house and yard. It’s watching this little guy continue to drain my bird feeder. It’s the flocks of...
Misplaced Grackle Finds a Friend

Misplaced Grackle Finds a Friend

After watching our Misplaced Grackle for weeks, recently another Grackle arrived on the scene. He/she is shy, retreating to the safety of the fir tree when I appear to take pictures. I’m happy to know my grackle is not alone! Funny how I project human emotions...
A Misplaced Grackle

A Misplaced Grackle

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology web site allaboutbirds.org is my go to place when trying to figure out who is visiting my yard. Just yesterday, they released Merlin, a bird identification app for smart phones. Since I receive an iPhone for Christmas (my phones have all...
A Busy Finish to 2013

A Busy Finish to 2013

After having a week off and then working yesterday, I opted to play hookey today. It was extremely cold, the roads were icy, and frankly, I just wasn’t ready to get back into the swing of things just yet. On this last day of 2013 I puttered both inside and...