Despite the drought of 2016, the apple crop sure seemed to be bumper. Everyone I know who has them growing in their yards seems to agree. I wouldn’t know, but perhaps apple trees like a good dry spell every now and then. There are a dozen apple trees in the Read more…
The Northern Flicker was back on December 6 trying to find space in the crab-apple tree with the 2 dozen American Robins that were there. On December 5, the Cooper’s Hawk returned, flushing out a dozen Mourning Doves from the spruce. Early Monday morning I was entertained by a young Read more…
Upon waking up on December 5, there were eight white, fluffy circles in the ice on the pond adjacent to our house. At 10:00 am, I snapped the first two photos. Now it’s 2:30 pm and I am home to a melting scene but as you can see the circles Read more…