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Pi Day
Made in honor of π Day. A Blueberry Pie made from the berries that grew here at the cabin last summer, put in the freezer, and PRESTO! A pie decorated with daffodils to match the season. _______________________________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!
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Looking For A House
At lunch today a pair of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) caught my attention as they checked out one of the bluebird houses I have here in the yard. Along with the house, they paid attention to what was being served up at the feeder (their favorite meal worms) and the bird bath (which is filled…
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My Little Insect Eater
The Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) eats insects, and spiders, ticks, and millipedes. During the winter they may resort to small fruits and seeds. They’re solitary birds and will only hang around together for a tiny bit during breeding season. Introvert of the bird world. These Phoebes breed in wooded areas where manmade buildings are found.…
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Another Day Into Spring
Checking on how spring is progressing today I found just what I had been expecting to see for a few days now. Pushing their way up through the soil, a single bud wrapped in a single leaf. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) pushing its way up through the first days of spring. Early March up through early…
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A Pair Of Downy Woodpeckers
A pair of Downy Woodpeckers (Picoides pubescens) have been coming to my feeder regularly for quite a while. This image is of the male. The male and female Downy Woodpecker look similar with the exception of the red spot at the back of the male’s head. The female has no red, just black and white.…
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Chatterbox Neighbor
A tiny guy that I see and hear every day. It is quite the chatterbox and if I didn’t know better I would think that it was scolding me. But surely that isn’t the case. We’re neighbors after all. It is at the feeder often and every evening it will choose either the bird house…
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Just The Beginning
Yesterday I took a look where the Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) usually come up and sure enough, there they were. Just as I expected. Little purplish-green leaves coming up through the soil. Given 3 or 4 weeks and this is what the plants will look like. They bloom for about 3 weeks. What a splendid…
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Honey Pinkgill Mushroom
Well this morning was quite a surprise. I went out to fill the bird feeder and as I stepped off the back porch there was a sprinkling of tiny mushrooms looking up at me. When I say “tiny” I mean that the largest caps were less than an inch across. Perhaps 20 of them, minus…