Gonna get me a woman
This morning presented a splendid opportunity for a walk at the lake. Temperatures were cool but comfortable and there was plenty of sunshine. Along the way, I stumbled upon several rock doves...
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The majestic approach
I’ve often wondered about the “swan geese” moniker given to Chinese geese (Anser cygnoides). Sure, they’re as large as swans and have long necks they sometimes hold in positions reminiscent of swans,...
View ArticleRoad trip
To give you a bit of an idea what it’s like driving to the family farm, I grabbed a couple of videos during the final leg of the journey. These show the small, one-lane road that carries visitors from...
View ArticleWhat you don’t want to hear
Last Friday’s severe weather outbreak involved more than just a few near misses. It provided a rather disconcerting experience each time the civil defense sirens began bellowing their terrible sound...
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Isopod
What do you call them? Pill bug? Sow bug? Doodlebug? Roly-poly? Something else entirely? No matter what name you use to describe them, they are nothing more extravagant than terrestrial...
View ArticlePrepare to defend yourself!
I was minding my own business. I promise I was. In early morning gloom worsened by heavy clouds impenetrable to all but the smallest amount of light, I knelt by the shore after having enjoyed some...
View ArticleProtective parenting
With all the recent talk—and even some photos—of the northern mockingbird parents in the tree outside my patio, I wanted to share something far less depressing than has been the story of their...
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A strange moth indeed
A few days ago I posted an image of an insect I found on my patio, a large creature the likes of which I had never before seen. You might remember I found it in this position just outside the bedroom...
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Wicked fast
At the north end of my patio where the fence meets the wall, a tiny space only two inches/five centimeters wide and four inches/ten centimeters deep rises from the ground to the top of the fence. It’s...
View ArticleSuch small hands
I love watching raccoons eat. It’s the use of their paws like hands that fascinates me so. It’s this dexterity that allows them to get into all sorts of mischief, from opening containers to...
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