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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Mar 21
Poetry of the Week
Peckin'
- by Shel SilversteinThe saddest thing that I ever did see
Was a woodpecker peckin' at a plastic tree.
He looks at me and "Friend," says he
"Things ain't as sweet as they used to be."Posted: 2025 Mar 21
Category Archives: Photos of Fauna
Yeah, No, Ah
Be glad you’re not at the business-end of that beak. Continue reading
Memories and Photos
First photos from the American SW. Missing: a Gila woodpecker hanging from the hummingbird feeder but who moved too fast for me. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Mammals
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Heron and Cranes
Occupying different ecological niches. Continue reading
Seasonal Travel; Seasonal Wishes
Another report from the road. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Attitudes, Birds, Christmas, Travel
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What the Eye Doesn’t See
The photo editor will grieve over? Something like that. Continue reading
Scenes from the Left Coast
Travel, see new stuff. Repeat. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Beaches, Flowers, Food & Drink, Mammals, Science, Trees
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Long Periods of Boredom
Steady as she goes, until she doesn’t. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Attitudes, Birds, Culture
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What Has Been
A smaller but not a more-diminished life. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Aging, Attitudes, Flowers, Insects
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The Lights are On (Sort Of)
On a sunny but gusty day, the purple martins were mostly hunkered down, albeit way up from the ground. Continue reading