Lets Jump Together

They’re back - all those big June Bugs.
Fluttering outside the screen of the open window as they go towards the light I have on beside me.
When the fluttering sound stops, I look at the screen and see about eight of these critters, holding onto the screen, their tiny feet wrapped around the inside.
No, I will [...]

We all know the familiar looking turkey that is used for decorating around Thanksgiving time.
As a child, I never saw a turkey look like that.
And all these years later, all I have ever seen of the wild turkeys, both male and female, were flocks of them in fields with long tail feathers.
None of them ever [...]

I really could not believe what I was seeing.
I had never seen them here this early before.
The swamp that they usually stand in beside the highway still had ice on it and the snow was still all around the edges too.
There were just a couple of open spots of water.
But that Great Blue Heron was [...]

The little Dark-Eyed Juncos have returned from their summer quarters that stretch far into the Arctic.
They will winter here in our New England area, always foraging on the ground for their food.
Whether the ground is covered in grass or leaves or snow, they are always around in a pretty big group.
Once in a while one [...]

We live in the country and are well aware of the wildlife on the roads at night.
For all the years we have lived here, we have been pretty lucky.
But we aren’t usually out on the roads much at night either.
My son was driving his girlfriend home last Wednesday night about 10:15.
Not more than five minutes [...]

I had such a great surprise the other afternoon.
We were swimming at the lake about 5:30 in the afternoon.
We like to swim away from the beach area - less people and deeper water.
In fact, we were the only ones there at the time - and it was great.
Turning from back floating to front floating, I [...]

The last few days have been very damp and dreary.
In between the rain drops, I took a stroll outside to stretch my legs.
The grass was vibrant green and quite wet - it was also a bit longer than we normally keep it.
And just as I was about to take my next step, something orange caught [...]