I was sitting out on our front porch last weekend saying goodbye to my hummingbirds when this lovely young lady stopped by for a snack. She didn't see me sitting there right away, but even when she did, she didn't run off. Meanwhile, on my back deck, the quail were cleaning up after the little …
Alpenglow at Mirror Pond
It was another gorgeous morning as I drove to work yesterday so I made a short side trip to the park. The sun hadn't quite risen so there was a beautiful alpenglow on the mountains. If you look closely at the photo below, you will see some blurred spots to the left just below the …
“There’s Snow on Them Thar Mountains”
The skies cleared momentarily . . . just long enough to see the new dusting of snow on the mountains. I always enjoy the first snow on the mountains . . . as long as it doesn't come down to us quite yet. Maralee
Face Painting
There are a lot of family oriented events that take place here and almost always they will include a booth that will paint the faces of children. These were taken at the annual Oktoberfest festival last weekend. I thought this little boy was so cute. I gave …
Little Bird with Black and White Striped Head
I looked it up - it's a White-crowned Sparrow. It has just recently arrived in my yard and from reading about it, it seems this bird arrives in North America for the winter. Does that mean we're going to have an early winter this year? It's …
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