Yardwork is keeping us busy. We have an infestation of invasive garlic mustard and need to pull it out. We finally have a kayak rack and can easily store our kayaks. BOIDS Mammals Fun with Food Fun with Baya and Benji This is just a quick update. There is a lot going on in the […]
April finally came to an end and it was wet, cold and unpleasant. During the drear last days of April and early May, we made use of the fireplace and just hunkered dfown. Cinco de Mayo was the first pleasant day in about two weeks and the whole community took advantage of it. I brought
************************************* **** SPONSORED CONTENT **** ************************************* Raptor Removal Family Owned Business for 65 Million Years Motto: All in Nature’s Own Time ************************************* **** SPONSORED CONTENT **** ************************************* News from the Home Front After a year and a half, we finally have a kitchen cooktop. We had a downdraft propane cooktop that was 24 years old
Ben Franklin thought I should be the National Bird! I very much think he was correct! Mark’s Folly We see the birds taking advantage of Mark’s Folly. The fish are doing well so far this year. The Cooper Hawk was watching the fish and chasing smaller birds and the crow took a bath. BOIDs The
We are greening up but still have a hard frost every night. Every indication is that spring is just around the corner. We are making slow progress on our spring clean up. We finally disposed of the brush pile in the Bay Yard. It burned down to ash and was still smoldering in the morning.
Thunder echoes loud, Lightning strikes the darkened sky, Rain falls like tears shed. It was one of those nights when one wondered if dawn would ever come? Oh, new dawn arising, Bringer of hope and new light, With your gentle glow. Your warmth and radiance Fill my heart with peace and joy, Dispelling the night.
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Out like a lamb, unfortunately not so much. It has been cold and blustery here at the tail end of March. Still having a frost every night. Things are greening up and the critters and birds believe Spring is coming. It is just taking its time to get here. We got Mark’s folly opened for
Spring just keeps trying here in NewMahket. Winter refuses to give up. First we got rain that soaked the yard. The rain was followed by a heavy wet snow and cold. The good thing about Spring is that the snow doesn’t last very long. BOIDS We have a second species of crow that has been
After a three year hiatus, we have reinaugurated our local PI Day celebration. The weather was not as cooperative as one would like, but we decided to hold the PI Day Party anyway. We started PI Day with PI. There was rain overnight of PI Day that switched over to heavy wet snow and high
It is still winter here. Winter started late here but seems to be hanging around. We had another sloppy wet snow and are expecting more tomorrow. BOIDS Ron found an owl pellet near the Barred Owl perch and dissected it. I wasn’t sure weather to put the last picture under birds or mammals. Dinosaurs have