Tag: Birds
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Honk honk caw caw!
The Canada geese are back home, and I have now seen five crows, although I cannot confirm that they were different crows each time. Last year a crow built a nest in one of the elm trees outside our condo. The nest does not appear weather-degraded and would perhaps make a turnkey residence for one…
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Crossing over into November
After record-breaking high temperatures on November 2, we woke the next morning to more seasonal levels. The ground outside our back door is covered in leaves. The trees are bare. The sky is gray. It feels like November. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B00-hoo. No costumed youngsters came to our door this year. With COVID restrictions mostly removed and…
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Birds of a feather…
For once, the three young boys in our condo development had no interest in my dog. Usually they want to pat him, ask his name and his age and hold his leash. But this day all their attention was concentrated on the caterpillar one of them was carrying. “The mommy bird died and the babies…
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The Tale of One Mitten
I have a pair of handmade Icelandic wool mittens that were given to me by relatives when I visited Iceland almost six years ago. They are warm and serviceable, although one does feature a hole from a time our dog jumped up at me. The hole does not impact the mitt‘s wearability. And besides,…
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