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What’s New Around the yard? Feeder & Flower updates

May 16, 2023 Elizabeth

Spring is an exciting time of year! Every day brings new visitors to the yard and new things are sprouting up and beginning to bloom. It's my favorite time of year because everything feels dynamic and the world is full of possibility. So, here's a few updates! Here's the … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Frogs, Insects, Landscaping, Monarchs, Spring

Mother’s Day Memories

May 14, 2023 Elizabeth

Growing up as a kid, we did the same thing for nearly every Mother's Day weekend unless it was pouring rain or really terrible weather. We would gather our gear and travel up north to our very rustic cabin and spend the weekend hunting morel mushrooms. My mom loved to eat … [Read more...]

Blogging, Spring Morel Mushroom

World Migratory Bird Day Celebration!

May 13, 2023 Elizabeth

This has been a great week for birding. Thursday, May 4th was a full moon. Friday, May 5th we saw the first Baltimore Oriole and the first Hummingbird and the first rose-breasted grosbeak of the season. There has been more rolling in every day since and today for Migratory Bird … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Spring

Gardening – Tragedy & Triumph

May 6, 2023 Elizabeth

First of all, I'd like to say thank you to all of the subscribers who have hung with me as I posted like 50+ old stories. I started out keeping this blog as mostly my own nature journal. So, I'd be able to look back and remember over time when certain plants/animals etc arrived … [Read more...]

Landscaping, Spring

Blue Jays load up on peanuts before the storm

April 16, 2023 Elizabeth

After a week of beautiful sunshine, seasonally warm temperatures and dry skies, things began to turn today. We put the GoPro out for feeder action for just a couple of hours before the storm after filling all the feeders. We have some more footage to put together, but what we … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Spring

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