Bench seat, a steering wheel so big you could barely see over it, the horn a thin rim of metal you pushed down on, and gear shift on the steering wheel. Side mirrors manually operated. Two tone interior. Manual wind down windows…roll down the window! Can’t say that these days. It’s open the window, or […]
Lady Bird
A female cardinal has been visiting me regularly for some months now. I have decided to call her Lady Bird. How do I know one female cardinal from another? Lady Bird is special. She stands out in a crowd. You see, she is bald and has a misshapen beak. The baldness may be caused by […]
Baby Blues
A family of BlueJays have made their home not far from mine, and come everyday for nuts and seed. They are a loud bunch, always squawking, as their mother scurries around picking up the peanuts I throw from the window or leave on the windowsill. I love watching them. Soon enough they will be full […]
A Photo a Week Challenge: Squirrel!
Oh squirrels… they over run my backyard, they move in on the peanuts I leave for the birds, they are always around it seems! I have a baffle attached to my feeders so they cannot take over, though they have attempted to climb the pole and look up into the baffle quizzically when realizing they […]
Who Was She?
Last night a childhood friend sent me a photo via Facebook messaging. I had never seen the photo before, had no recollection of who took it, where it was taken or when it was taken. It was jarring to see my face as a teenager staring back at me, familiar yet unfamiliar. A moment caught […]
Last Photo for June 2020
My last photo of the month of June was a video I took with my cell phone. I sit out on my patio in the early morning and watch the birds. This Momma Bluejay comes every morning with 3 babies to feed, so I help her out by putting nuts on the windowsill. She is […]
The Weekly Smile
Trent wrote that for him it is the little things that make him smile these days. I would have to agree. Getting out early to take in beautiful views, meeting a Mockingbird on a walk and finding she had a nest hidden among one of the bushes. Watching the assortment of birds come visit my […]
One Voice Children’s Choir-Maroon 5 Memories
Another beautiful cover of a song sung by a group of children.. together.. yet apart. I hadn’t realized before hearing the violins in the background that Maroon 5 had “borrowed” measures from Pachabel’s Canon in D, as I found after looking it up, have many other artists. You can read about it here: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/pachelbel/maroon-5-memories-canon/
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Hats
A collection of winter hats! Hats
Birds in Neutrals
I noticed that so many of the birds visiting my feeders today were neutral in color. Beige, brown,gray. A Catbird, a female Red Wing Blackbird, a female Brown Headed Cowbird, young Starlings, a Mourning Dove. Female birds are often less colorful than their male counterparts. Safer that way to protect their young, they blend in […]
Last Photo for May 2020
Brian invites us once again to share our Last Photo for May 2020 The rules are simple: 1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st May. 2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or […]
Sunday Stills: Life in a #Waterworld
For Sunday Stills this week, Terri has asked us to show her our own water world and what we love about it! The sparkle on the ocean from the sun The feeling of freedom seeing its expanse Its stillness at sunset A place to coast along Waterworld
Art Recreated
I am sure you have seen people recreating works of art with things they find around the home. The Getty Museum first began the challenge during this time of stay home and quarantine. People are so clever,and come up with such wonderful recreations Today the school I work in offered as part of our Discovery […]
Wordless Wednesday
Feathered Friend
My highlight of what has been a very long week is the Cardinal who has become my faithful friend. I wrote about him here. He has taken to following me around via window. The other day I was doing laundry in the basement and looked up to see him staring in at me through the […]
Koolulam Coldplay Across the Globe
I wanted to share the following wonderful video, that brought people together during this challenging and isolating time we are now living in. Over 5,000 People singing 🔸 66 countries 🔸 3 part harmony 🔸 One humanity Koolulam is a social-musical initiative aimed at strengthening the fabric of society. The project centers around mass singing […]
High School Reunion-Zoom Style
I live in a large town, and the elementary schools were spread out all over. I knew the kids from my neighborhood who went to the same school as I did. When I attended Junior High School it covered a larger area, so I met new people and then eventually the whole town came together […]
Earth Day
It is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. I do remember year number 1… it was a big day in school. A new concept, to give recognition to the earth. This morning I ventured out at 6:15 AM, before most of the world is out of bed, to visit my favorite local pond that I […]
All In the Same Boat…Not Really
A writing piece entitled “We are not in the same boat” has been floating (no pun intended) around social media, and was shared with me yesterday. Many of the words resonated with me, especially the words in the first line: We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could […]
April Squares: On Top of Her Game
April Squares theme is ‘top‘. SquareTops can look like: On Top of the World – summit, crown, peak or uppermost part of something Under the Big Top – topping or covering (or if you’re really lucky circus) Room at the Top – first or highest in position Cherry on Top – something made even more wonderful by becoming square Top and […]
Connections
I have been home for the last 5 1/2 weeks. My connection with the outside world has become my interaction with the Cardinals that visit my yard everyday. I sit out in the early morning right after I get up, with my coffee and a bowl of nuts. I wait for them to appear, which […]
April Squares:Coming In for a Landing..On Top
April Squares theme is ‘top‘. SquareTops can look like: On Top of the World – summit, crown, peak or uppermost part of something Under the Big Top – topping or covering (or if you’re really lucky circus) Room at the Top – first or highest in position Cherry on Top – something made even more wonderful by becoming square Top and […]
April Squares: On Top of a Dune!
April Squares theme is ‘top‘. SquareTops can look like: On Top of the World – summit, crown, peak or uppermost part of something Under the Big Top – topping or covering (or if you’re really lucky circus) Room at the Top – first or highest in position Cherry on Top – something made even more wonderful by becoming square […]
I Miss the World
April Squares: On Top in the Touro Synagogue
April Squares theme is ‘top‘. SquareTops can look like: On Top of the World – summit, crown, peak or uppermost part of something Under the Big Top – topping or covering (or if you’re really lucky circus) Room at the Top – first or highest in position Cherry on Top – something made even more wonderful by becoming square […]
A Day In The Life 
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