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Finding Wildflowers

July 20, 2022 Elizabeth

Michigan Lily in the Ditch

Steve has been checking out lots of wildflowers around and wanting to document them. Here's some of his recent finds and sightings (including a couple of bonus monarch caterpillar pics he took that I hadn't posted before). Some we've identified and some we have not. I'll try to … [Read more...]

Dogs, Insects, Landscaping, Monarchs, Summer Duke, Monarch, Tilda, Wildflowers

Robin Nesting Again

May 4, 2021 Elizabeth

2 Eggs in a Robin Nest

Last year we had a mama robin try to nest in this place behind our garage on an unused shelter for a dog run. She was unfortunately not successful last year. Not sure what happened, but she sat the nest for a while and then left and had no hatchlings. This is a spot we … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Dogs, Landscaping, Spring Duke, Nest, Robin

Spring is in the air

April 17, 2021 Elizabeth

Even though it looks like snow is coming next week, it still feels like spring is in the air! Our swamp lily is blooming, always a sure sign of spring around here. We are surprised by how dry it is! Compare this photo of the swamp lily from 2017 to the one this year in 2021. They … [Read more...]

Dogs, Landscaping, Lizards Turtles and More, Spring Duke, Lily, Spring Blooms

Duke Sniffing Dandelions

April 17, 2021 Elizabeth

I haven't posted much Duke content lately and I want to make sure he doesn't get jealous! Nobody can stand up to a jealous basset hound! We were out on a walkabout and as I was photographing these newly sprouted dandelions, here was my buddy, coming along to check out fresh … [Read more...]

Dogs, Landscaping, Spring Basset Hound, dandelions, Duke

Reflections on 1 Year of Quarantine

March 13, 2021 Elizabeth

On March 13th 2020, I was sent home from my workplace with my computer and all of my gear for an indefinite period of work from home. I'd already been working from home once a week for several years so the concept wasn't totally foreign to me. But, this was my first foray into … [Read more...]

Blogging, Cat, Dogs Basset Hound, Coonhound, Covid, Duke, Pandemic, Quarantine, Tilda

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