So we had a unusually warm holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it was on a chilly night Enric invited us around the fire. Not a holiday decorated fireplace in the house, no, the firepit in our cold back yard.
How wonderful it is to see these colorful and different birds to the Eastern U.S.! I count it a blessing and I enjoy them so much!
The red wattlebird is a large (up to 35Â cm) grey-brown honeyeater with red eyes, distinctive red wattles either side of the neck and white streaks on the chest and belly, which reveals a bright yellow patch towards the tail. Now I LOVE Australian birds. A visit to our yard...
According to Wikipedia, almost all the parts of this tree is usable: Many parts of the moringa are edible. Regional uses of the moringa as food vary widely, and include: The immature seed pods, called “drumsticks”, popular in Asia and Africa. Leaves, particularly in the Cambodia, Philippines, South India, Sri...
Some people have wine tasting, cheese tasting…on Pop Pop’s return from Australia, we had mint tasting around our table. Silas and Rubà are mint connoisseurs at this point. My grandchildren will be your best friend for a bag of mints. 🙂 So we took the children outside.
It’s June 2nd, and we don’t even have the pool open yet. Not to mention we just went through a nasty heatwave. Our pool is surrounded by a LOT of trees which presents us with an issue the end of each spring, getting the fallen leaves off of the pool...
“If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with.” ? L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Sometimes to experience the wonders of life and...
A frequent visitor to our bird feeder, small but noisy, and perhaps Rubí’s favorite.
Recently at my Photography forums at Unique Exposures, we discussed birds and what was my secret to attracting them to my backyard. I didn’t really have a secret to share except that I offer suet and seeds for them regularly. A member, Johnstox, said he was starting a list of...
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Both parents feed young “pigeon milk.” Young leave nest at about 15 days, usually wait nearby to be fed for next 1-2 weeks. One pair may raise as many as 5-6 broods per year in southern areas.
Baeolophus bicolor It is related to the chickadees, and like them it readily comes to bird feeders, often carrying away sunflower seeds one at a time. Feeders may be helping it to expand its range: in recent decades, Tufted Titmice have been steadily pushing north.
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis One of my favorite colors is yellow. This bird really gets my attention!
According to the AllAboutBirds website: Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Their strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps make them an unforgettable sight – just resist the temptation to call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, a somewhat rarer species that’s mostly black on the back...
Thousands of Blue Jays migrate in flocks along the Great Lakes and Atlantic coasts, but much about their migration remains a mystery. Some are present throughout winter in all parts of their range. Young jays may be more likely to migrate than adults, but many adults also migrate. Some individual...
God’s appreciation for variety is “clearly seen” in His creation. So when it comes to earth’s biodiversity, vivent les differences—because God loves variety!
Recently I blogged on my magical backyard and posted photos of its treasures low to the ground. I was amiss in showing one of the treasures, high in the sky. A special tree. One that always conjured up stories between my friend Lisa and I. It’s built kind of odd...
