It was on several occasions that we’d seen an adult hummingbird hovering among the lower leaves and branches of the fig tree that grows over the backyard patio. Seemingly on the search for some food, I would wonder what the poor bird must be thinking because there’s literally nothing among the tree’s broad green leaves, …
Destined to become a YouTube classic, here in this seemingly endless and repetitive clip we find Pepper taking semi-mesmerized swipes at several tosses of Ranger’s ball until a crappy throw and all the excitement prove too much for Ranger to resist and she comes flying in from the wings to reclaim the thing to some …
2007 has not seen a lot of me digging up the backyard the way I did in 2006. Last year I undertook a number of projects that resulted in some relatively serious — if mostly surface — excavating, and as some of you might recall I came up with a menagerie of metal and glassware, …
It’s that time of year when the mockingbirds settle down in and around, building their nests, laying their eggs and raising their chicks. (click to enlarge) Our cat Jiggy, the youngest and most curious (and unfortunately best hunter) of our feline foursome, seems more than happy to draw their noisy territorial ire — not, as …
Out in the backyard this afternoon hanging with some of our animals is a good way to begin the Memorial Day weekend: Â Hope yours is safe and sane wherever you may be.
Ah well… I can only hope the pair of house sparrows who moved in April 3 and built a nest inside one of the paper lanterns in the backyard only to have it and their two eggs destroyed in the April 12 wind storm have found a safer more secure place to rebuild and repopulate …
What a shame. The high winds today destroyed the paper lantern in the backyard that a pair of house sparrows had chosen to build their nest. While Susan found the nest itself intact on the ground, unfortunately she also found the splats and shell fragments of what looked to be two tiny eggs that the …