by Susan | Sep 26, 2020 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
A gray autumn day brightened for a few house hours allowing me to work on the porch (under a blanket) for a bit. Somehow laboring away on my computer while outdoors makes it feel less like work. Camera at the ready I enjoyed the Chickadees zooming in and out. Happy...
by Susan | Sep 21, 2020 | On the Farm
This last weekend of summer, I spent two glorious afternoons on the porch. The days are starting frosty, warming up to tolerable by mid-day. Sadly, I took down and packed away the porch screens until next Spring. As much as I loved being able to live on the porch this...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2020 | Give-a-ways, Perching Bird Patterns
I first spotted a Common Yellowthroat Warbler in the marshy area next to the beach. A few weeks later I spied one lurking in the branches of my lilac bushes. I haven’t seen once since, but I’ve heard the song. Enjoy! Common YellowthroatDownload Now!1122...
by Susan | Sep 14, 2020 | On the Farm
Since returning in mid-August from the college drop-off in Ohio, it seems like Autumn has made an early appearance. Today, when it felt warmer outdoors than in, I moved my “office” back to the porch. Gidget was first to alert me that we had an unexpected...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
I’m not the only one who finds happiness in a sunflower. I snapped these pictures this afternoon while checking in on the WHRL’s Incredible Edible Garden at the Red Barn Motel. A pair of goldfinches feasted on the sunflower seeds. They were shy, flying...
by Susan | Sep 7, 2020 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
I haven’t taken many bird photos this summer; the porch screens interfere with the opportunities. Yet today’s show outside had me washing the sole kitchen window in which I’d left the screen out. A couple of late summer ruby-throated hummingbirds...
by Susan | Sep 5, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Two hours from home, in Bradford, Maine, is a sunflower maze. I’ve wanted to visit a sunflower farm, and this sounded like a close second, so Paul and I adventured there this afternoon. My timing wasn’t ideal as it was late in the day, and all of the...
by Susan | Sep 4, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
It’s shorebird migration time here, Downeast. I’ve not had time to get to the beach to watch, but I paused today when I saw them in the marshy area near the river today. I’m not sure if they are Sandpipers, Yellowlegs, or something else. The red...
by Susan | Sep 2, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Nothing to see here but a girl who spent a happy hour today photographing blooms and bees.
