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Thrush-Bob Returns!
Seriously. I did a whole article on it here.
Nice to have a bright spot after that…um…”vacation.”
Originally published at Squash's Garden. You can comment here or there.
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Best. Thing. Ever.
There is a baby hummingbird in the garden.
I can tell it’s a baby because it has the remains of a fluffy gray cap and I don’t think hummingbirds have taken to wearing wigs. It’s a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, that being the only species that breeds out here. (Incidentally, this brings our fledgling count of the year up to a dozen, which is leaps and ( Read more... ) -
A Garden Getting Better
Every time I start to get depressed about the weeds coming in on all sides, I must remember that the garden really does get better every year.
It’s not just the plants (although they, too, get better every year-my fire pinks went from a single spindly stalk to a respectable clump and my American spikenard is going from a respectable clump to a ( Read more... ) -
The Migration Has Begun!
I figured we were probably well into migration season, since the Juncoes are gone and Thrush-Bob, the Hermit Thrush that overwintered on our deck, has left for more northerly pastures. (We wish him well. Likely we will never see him again, but I like to think that his steady diet of mealworms over the long winter have made him a big, sturdy thrush ( Read more... ) -
Swans in the Mist
I went to take the trash out with Kevin, and as we walked back down the long gravel drive, I happened to look up. It’s been very foggy these last few days, so it was one of those oddly bright dusks where the fog is brighter than the sky.
A V-formation of swans went overhead in total silence.
They were very low over the house, almost skimming the ( Read more... ) -
Eleventh Day of Christmas
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
…eleven
ten
six
four
one
no great big hawks!
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