Note: If you want to scroll through a gallery or see the large version of a photo, just click the pic. It has been one of those days that started early and just kept on going. By the time I got out for a photowalk, the afternoon light was waning, but the birds were still active. …
Amorous tree swallows
Bluebirds can be very tender with their mates, as we saw in my blog post from two days ago, but the love life of tree swallows gives a very different impression...to the camera-toting bystander at least. Tender, sweet, and even dutiful are words I would use to describe the bluebirds...wonderful little birds that they are. If …
Honoring Mommy!
In the United States, we will celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday May 10, 2015. In honor of my mother, my mother-in-law, and all Mothers everywhere, I am posting this tender photo story. My mother has been gone for many years. She died when I was still a young mother. I miss her, but today I …
There’s never enough time!
It's already well past my bedtime, and here I sit, trying to get caught up with processing, selecting, and posting my pictures. there's just never enough time to do all the things I like and/or need to do in a day. I don't suppose I am alone in facing this conundrum, so I am open …
Evening walk
It was a great time for a walk in the park. The air was cool, but the late evening light was warm. Thanks for stopping by. I enjoyed sharing my evening walk with you. Skip aka Carolyn On its own, a blog is a monologue. If you leave a comment, it becomes a conversation. I would …
Birds in the bog
A Banner Day for Birds
It’s spring migration time!
Living only a mile south of Lake Erie has both advantages and disadvantages. Today I experienced both. The lake was almost 100% covered by ice this winter. We experienced the coldest February on record when the temperature hovered in the single digits for many days. As a result, spring has been very slow in arriving. We had a …
A moody morning
Spring is so fickle. Today it can't decide if it wants to rain or if the sun will shine. Will it be sunny and warm or windy and chilly? So far, it has offered up some of each, changing its mind every half-hour or so. Before the rain started this morning, I headed to the park for a …
Doing the happy hoedown!
This redwing blackbird was the only bird in the bog to discover the cache of birdseed on the tree stump. Call me wacky, but when I put these pictures together on the screen, it looked like he was doing a happy hoedown to celebrate his find. For the record Great weather today with sunny blue skies and a high temperature …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 