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Tag Archives: rabbits
Backyard Diptych Mysteries
Mystery 1 A spry young squirrel clambered up the stairs to the neighbor’s deck. Try as I might, it scurried out of sight. I wondered if it exited? Or did it find a hideout under the tarp covering the chairs? … Continue reading
Posted in diptych, mysteries, nature
Tagged birds, frog, motion sensor light, nocturnal creatures, rabbits, skunk, squirrel
6 Comments
Bemused and Befuddled
Preoccupied, I meandered the gardens. Whoa! Watch my step! Soundlessly, the garden snake slithered from side to side. Another surprise awaited in a flowerpot and startled me. A leopard minding its own business and napping. Lots of squirrels out and … Continue reading
Posted in acai bowl, autumn weather, flowers, pumpkins
Tagged Montauk daisies, rabbits, snake, squirrels, tiger frog
8 Comments
Far From the Hullabaloo
Stop the feud! Time to get along! The English sparrows have sparred for days over whose bird house is theirs. A big fat sparrow clung to a stick which came from inside the house. He tried to lay claim. The … Continue reading
Posted in Ensligh sparrows, feuding birds, house wrens, Mrs. Robin, our hullabaloo
Tagged cardinals, chipmunks, doves, rabbits, squirrels
22 Comments
A Neighborhood Stroll
Neighbors stroll by as they walk their dogs: all sizes, colors and shapes. Not as often we observe a cat on a leash. Sitting in his favorite front porch rocking chair, my husband muses that we have our own … Continue reading
Posted in cutting flowers, nature, neighborhood stroll
Tagged cats, children in swimming pool, chipmunks, dogs, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, rabbits, squirrels
31 Comments
What’s Out Your Window?
Oh dear, oh my! Look out the window! A visitor I spy! Tricks to my eye? Oh dear, oh my! It’s just too funny! We have company! Out the window -ho, ho! Oh dear, oh my! The dogs skitter at … Continue reading
Posted in cowboy, critters, Its name is Ferdinand, massive creature, matador, Texas
Tagged ATV to the rescue, frogs, rabbits, snakes, squirrels
8 Comments
Mr. Rabbit Pays a Visit
In the garden corner, perches on hind legs; unmoving, watchful – what a find! Husband on front porch, phone now inclined, quietly takes photo unassigned. Poised to hop at slightest noise or movement; proves it can be sly; rabbit … Continue reading
Posted in garden visitor, hir a thoddaid Welsh poetic form, hungry rabbit
Tagged front porch, hopping, panting, poised, rabbits, stealthy, unmoving
11 Comments
Witty Winter
Bring It On! Out the window I observe large white snowflakes cascading silently, covering the lawn. A vast white blanket. Early visitors scurried through our yard leaving tracks: rabbits. Where do they winter over I muse? Under a neighbor’s … Continue reading
Posted in animal tracks, Nor'easter, snowflakes, Upstate New York, winter
Tagged blizzard, rabbits, snowplows, squirrels, Upstate New York, white blanket, winter storms
15 Comments
A Surprise Visitor
We had a surprise visit from a leopard the other day. Actually a leopard frog. He sat cozily in a flower pot out front and didn’t mind my photo-taking. My husband noticed this visitor who blended right in its surroundings. … Continue reading
Posted in Erie Canal, Fall, history, Massachusetts, nature, Northeast, salt industry, Sturbridge, walks
Tagged Colorado, deer, Fall colors, fish, lake park, leopard frog, Massachusetts, nature, ponds, rabbits, Salt Museum, Upstate New York
2 Comments