P had just got home, and thought he might have heard one of the BRs. He asked me, and I said it was just a very agitated squirre. A few seconds later, we discovered the source of the squirrel’s agitation because a magnificent Barred Owl swooped up through the underbrush andl landed on a branch […]

This isn’t the most we’ve had because I shot this when it was chilly and actively raining, but it looks like we got some really good reviews on Yelp this year! I actually added a third feeder to the Man Cave window last night because they’d completely emptied the two that were there in less […]

51, 29…same thing. P got me a Chromecast for a little TV I got to put in the kitchen, and of course, he got me a big ol’ birthday cake with pink frosting, and a lot of writing on it. Everyone wanted me to have a happy berfday!  

It rained all of my birthday weekend, but we desperately needed it, so I didn’t mind. I didn’t care for the chilly temperatures, but 7″ of rain, I will take! Apparently, I will also take a third brood of Pipevine Swallowtails, whether I asked for and expected them or not because I’ve got them. I […]

I found this guy in his little sleeping bag on the south side of the house. Other than being fairly certain that it’s some kind of swallowtail, and absolutely certain that he’s alive in there (and very active when touched!) I don’t know who he is, or whether he intends to spend the winter there, […]

Too much labour, not enough days, and few things worth photographing, so most of these aren’t even from the weekend, but still worth posting, I think. I haven’t seen many Monarchs this year (some on the volunteer Mexican sunflower on the south side), and only a couple of caterpillars, but I’m pretty sure at least […]