Holiday Snow

In a place where snow is rare, a big snowfall like this can be a lot of fun.

Winter Birds

This was the first time I had ever watched a courtship dance by Hooded Mergansers.

Naptime

My place is the place to nap, if you are a blacktail deer.

Spring critters

I caught a few pics of fawns in the last couple weeks. Their mommas have been extra skittish this year and I’m afraid I won’t get anything better till they’re grown. I’ll share with you what I have, because spotted babies always make me smile and I’m hoping you will smile too. . . It’s […]

Heat and pond dragons

Today I chose to enjoy the blazing sun.

Fixes

I can tell my life is getting back to normal because I’m ferociously busy.

Winter stopped by

February is when this area begins to look like Spring. It always cracks me up because I’ve lived in the coldest, snowiest places for much of my life. Idaho, Vermont, Nevada, Colorado, Alaska – all these places with serious no-holds-barred winter. February is still dead of winter in those places. But here, daffodils are putting […]

Deer and Chucks

My animals are spoiled. Yes. Yes, they are. I buy cracked corn sorta for my chucks, but also for the White Tail deer. The deer beg. They stand at the bottom of the steps off the deck and look in through the sliding glass doors of the house and blink those giant beautiful eyes at […]

Shifting season

Working hard outside is a good way to not think about politics.

Squirrel

No message today, just a squirrel. I loved all these poses the squirrel made for me. I think it was looking right at me through the window of my office, and I can only guess what was in that little fuzzy noggin. What a cutie pie.