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Tag Archives: squirrels
Wait! A Pile of Leaves?
Now with the robins gone from their nest, I decided to investigate how it looked inside. My goodness! Filled with seed pods. For the winter I assume. What efficiency they employed building the nest. Bits and pieces of found rests … Continue reading
Posted in colorful leaves, efficient builders, nature's creatures, recycling
Tagged chipmunk, empty nest, garden snake, robin, seed pods, squirrels
10 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
Nature’s Entertainment
Living in suburbia with protected wetlands nearby provides a myriad of entertainment. Over the years we have had strange, unexpected encounters. The big fat frog in the flowerpot or little bunnies scampering hither and fro, eating us out of our … Continue reading
Posted in birdsong, deer, joy, nature, snakes
Tagged bunnies, chipmunks, Colorado, entertainment, frogs, Massachusetts, skunks, squirrels, suburbia
10 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
Love is the Common Thread
Thanksgiving is a time for family to come together. We pause from our everyday lives to experience the serenity nature offers near the lake. With no particular agenda, we stroll along the lake and rest on benches, calming ourselves and … Continue reading