Copper: Can I write the blog post for you today? Me: Um...sure...but why do you want to do that? Copper: Cuz' you're looking a bit lost, kind of like you have no idea what to write about? Me: Yeah, I kind of am. You see the prompt is snail mail, and I already wrote about… Continue reading A rabbit tale brought to you by a dog
Tag: Hummingbirds
Who is the boss?
Who, who, who, is the boss of our yard? It is this adorable, energetic, little hummingbird. Perched on a nail. From sunset. To sunrise - there he sits, guarding his feeder against other birds in the yard. The yard monitor. He keeps a watchful eye on potential invaders to his turf. Don't mess with him,… Continue reading Who is the boss?
This chick’s getting into empty nesting
Sunday marked the official empty nest's one-week-down mark since our youngest moved away. It was a beautiful spring day. So many possibilities...what's an empty nest mom to do? Reflect, of course. (My gray hair sure has grown in a year...!) As I look back, I'm thinking, "This empty nest thing might be my kind of thing?"… Continue reading This chick’s getting into empty nesting
My hummingbird adventures
There I sat, enjoying my dinner, minding my own business, and I heard them arrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZXLHNFkJxw The pleasant chirps and hums of the hummingbirds fighting over who gets to drink from the feeder first. Their thin little beaks are so impressive. The birds weigh in at 1/10 of an ounce themselves and consume twice their… Continue reading My hummingbird adventures