New Pets, Some Snow, and a Thanksgiving Table
The Berkshires looked like a Christmas card this past week. CPT A captured some of the beauty while off running errands. Just magical! Not so magical…this broken snowblower: This is what comes of mice in the shed. And, it perplexes me, because I want to be a “humane gardener”. I want to make a place […]
Wildlife in the Yard…and the Tail End of Summer
The yard has been brimming with wildlife these past two weeks! One visitor I’m still not thrilled with – the snake. This is the same snake I’ve mentioned in earlier posts. But he’s larger now. CPT America insists he’s only big enough to be eating insects, but, if that is the case, insects must be […]
Lots of Flowers, Lots of Bubbles
This week, CPT A set up a bird feeder in the back yard for any birds that might prefer a more secluded setting than our driveway dogwood affords. (Actually, he put it up because he found it in the garage and thought it looked cute). Anyway. It’s been very popular with all of the wildlife – […]
Chickens Don’t Like Bubbles
The turkeys are back. We heard them before they saw them this past week. They were gobbling through the woods just behind our house. Moments later, they appeared in the neighbor’s backyard. Ginger took Mabel over to the fence so she could see them. Mabel thought they were very large for birds. (We haven’t told Mabel about […]
Turkey Tracks
On Monday, the snow was back…and so were the turkeys. Some of them came close to the house, which made me wonder if they were attracted to our bird feeders. (Now there’s a bird I never thought we’d get when I picked up that bag of “songbird mix” from the garden store). Most of the turkeys came early […]
