Yesterday I threatened to blog about the blossoms in our yard. It seems remarkable that the nectar eaters all arrive within a day and there are plenty of blossoms to feed them. Both types of orioles, the hummingbirds and the catbird all arrived together and in time to feast in our yard. One colony of […]

We call birdwatching from our house ‘The Bird Channel.’ Today it was extraordinary. The trees and plants have just started to blossom and the migratory birds show up all at once. The orioles showed up. There are many other species of birds in the yard, but I failed to get pictures of them. I feel

We finally had some decent weather, mid sixties, light wind and sunny. So we decided to go on our first kayak of 2025. Instead of fishing gear, I took the old Nikon P900 and documented the event. We were looking for wildlife on the river. After launching the kayaks, we headed east to the falls

We hosted the Moody Point PI Day celebration again this year. We decided to dress Cyrus for the occasion including a shirt, glasses, calculator, pocket protector and pens. Here he is dressed for the party. We got the house ready for the crowd. We had a good crowd with quite a selection of delectable pies.

After the African safari, there was only one continent that we had not visited, Antarctica. So Mark forced Kate-Lynne, Meg and Wink to undertake an adventure to the final continent. The goal was to set foot on Antarctica. There are severe travel restrictions when visiting the final continent. Ships with large contingents of passengers are

Okay, I had another birthday. My family took me to La Catrina to celebrate, This also gives me a chance to give a better sense of the snow accumulation. Here is the Koi Pond. Some of the mammals have been drinking here but are reluctant due to the deep snow. Here is the Koi Pond

We had a dribble of snow and then a winter weather event that is still ongoing. We got multiple (maybe 6+) inches of snow, followed by freezing rain followed by three inches of snow. All of this was accompanied by a wind storm with high sustained winds and gusts above 60 mph. We lost power

We got a fairly decent snowfall and I decided to take advantage of it and snap a few pictures. I filled the feeders on the deck and set up watching them. This is not a comprehensive list of birds, just a compilation of what I was able to photograph. The squirrels hadn’t made it to

We spent thirteen days at four safari camps in or adjacent to Kruger National Park in South Africa. We spent four days in MalaMala, three in Shalati, four in Lukimbi and two in Jock. It was quite an adventure and we each had a favorite, Wink, Mark, Kate and Meg. Wink’s Favorite – Babies Galore

We spent our last two days in Kruger at Jock Safari Camp. Big Five – Elephants Big Five – Lions Big Five – Leopards Big Five – Rhino No sighting at Jock. Big Five – Buffalo Misc. From Jock we went to the airport to begin the long journey home.