Category Archives: Nature

One picture didn’t upload on the last post. Here she is and a close-up, as well as a close-up of the Woodpecker that you might not have noticed in the last post.

In case you couldn’t see him from the last post, here’s a close up.

After our fun in the snow yesterday we decided to take a drive and saw a few other critters enjoying their own Snow Day. Later that evening we went to a spotter’s class with the National Weather Service. James learned … Continue reading →

Meadowlark in the field across the road from us. I hear them singing all day long, but never see them near the house.

I’m planning to post pictures that James has taken of “our” birds. However, this morning when I came into the schoolroom, I heard great chirping outside and opened the blinds to find this. The snow accumulation happened overnight. Although the … Continue reading →

Some photos of our new friends. James snapped the one of Mr. and Mrs. eating at separate tables. I captured them on our front step this morning. We’re thinking they’re House Finches. Anyone have a better idea?

Some colors of the sky as the sun rose on the 1st of April outside my window.

Not a great shot, but I’m glad I caught it through the blinds and through the screen. We put this feeder up last fall (full of seed) and I never saw a bird at it all fall. We even made … Continue reading →