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Just Passing Through
A surprise at the old garden gate. A bird I had never seen before. A Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) heading south for the winter. Destination Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Delighted I happened to see it. _______________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up…
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Another Apple Pie
Hi All! I dug through my posts this afternoon looking for one that I did a long time ago. I was surprised to find that I did my apple pie post clear back in 2013. It pleased me to see what I wrote and I’m thinking and hoping that you might enjoy seeing it again…
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Leaves Long Gone
Black Walnut leaves (Juglans nigra) with their many leaflets turn from green to yellow early in autumn and with that change of color, they quickly fall to the ground. I love to capture the texture those leaves create against the blue sky before those leaves begin to drop. The Black Walnut tree is also one…
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Precious Rain
Raindrops gathering on Blue Spruce (Picea pungens). Precious, wonderful rain falling on a very dry mountain landscape. First rain in 6 weeks. Most welcome. _______________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!
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White Oak Leaf At The Yoga Studio
I spend a good bit of time during my week at the yoga studio and I use its surroundings often as a source for photographs for this blog. Today’s post is no exception. Melting frost on a White Oak leaf (Quercus alba) surrounded by autumn this morning. White Oak trees have marcescent leaves. Leaves that…
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Busy Bird Day
Quite the busy day for birds today. Oodles and more oodles of Robins (Turdus migratorius), Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum), a couple Chickadees (Poecile), and a two Carolina Wrens (Thryothorus ludovicianus). I’m sure there were more. Too many to take in. The Beautyberry Bushes (Callicarpa) were shaking with so many of them going after the berries.…
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Blue Jay With Smarts
A noisy bird that seems to love to announce its presence. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). Cousin to Crows (Corvus) and Ravens (Corvus corax), in a family of intelligent birds. These large songbirds have a wide range of songs that are not so much songs actually but sounds, described as loud jeers, whistled notes, clicks, chucks,…
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Fire In The Woodstove
Our weather has been warmer than it should be at this time of year. Yesterday though brought a delightful chill to the air and to celebrate — the first fire of the season in the woodstove. It was like having a precious long lost friend come to visit. Genuinely welcome. _______________________ If you would like…
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Marigolds
While out this morning checking on the weather station, I went through the vegetable garden and noticed the Marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia) still in bloom. No wonder, since the weather has been so very warm. This particular Marigold is the Signet Marigold which is native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Peru. Marigolds have an aroma…
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Juncos Are Here!
There were at least 6 Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) at the bird bath this morning, along with some White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis). Hard to count with so many all together. This is the first sighting of the Juncos that I’ve noticed this season. These Juncos are in the Sparrow family. They eat seeds which make…