Archive for the 'animals' Category

21 Jan

Cooper’s Hawks and Hummingbirds Coexisting

We watched a Nature show on PBS this past week that featured all different kinds of Hummingbirds.
I love these little birds and this show had so many interesting facts and the photos and footage are just something.
One thing I found most fascinating is that the tiny little Black Chinned Hummingbird builds it’s nest in the [...]

04 Jan

Shark Week Video from Discovery Channel

One of the best Christmas gifts we received this past season was a video made by the Discovery Channel.
It is titled:  SHARK WEEK Ocean of Fear
Since we do not get cable TV, we miss many of these types of specials.
My husband has always been intrigued by anything that has to do with sharks, so this [...]

15 Dec

The New Look and Feel of Wool

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine.

I remember it well - that itchy feeling that only comes from wool.
But there was nothing as warm in the winter as the mittens that we received each Christmas from our grandmother either.
They also kept our hands drier [...]

09 Nov

The Criminal Cat

He looks innocent enough, but after last night’s escapade, he now has a criminal record.
It all started with a bump on the door about 8:00 pm.

A quick look out the peephole revealed nothing, so the door was opened slowly to see what could be out there.
Sitting on the porch and looking up at us was [...]

17 Oct

The Turkey Saga

Another post on hunting - but it is too funny to not tell it.
Turkey hunting in our state was brought back a couple of years ago and it came with some pretty strict rules.
We happen to live in the small section of the state that allows it, so my son shelled out big bucks for [...]

04 Oct

39 Grackles

The first couple of days brought just two pairs of these Grackle birds.
They seemed to be quite voracious in their eating, but since they were here only a couple of times during the day, I kept the feeder filled.
By the end of the week, they had quite a number of their buddies joining them - [...]

31 Aug

National Geographic Wallpapers

Can you tell what this image is?
I found it on the National Geographic site where they offer free downloads to use as wallpapers for your computer.
They had so many great ones to choose from that I had a really hard time deciding.
I chose the above image which was taken just off the Yucatan Peninsula in [...]

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