A Picture of Our Aggressive Mockingbird

January 25, 2025 I’ve been meaning to share this picture of our aggressive mockingbird. He chases other birds around. I am most annoyed with him when he chases the blue birds. I’ve seen him chase sparrows and wrens. He rested on the pump house roof and I was finally able to get a picture of […]

Eastern Meadow Lark Flock in Our Backyard

January 23, 2025 On Tuesday (January 21), it was bitter cold. We stayed inside and watched the birds in the yard. Bruce happened to notice an eastern meadow lark in the backyard. As we watched, we realized there were more. We counted seven in the flock. I wasn’t able to get good pictures of them […]

Branch Sawing and Pulling Down a Branch

January 19, 2025 Yesterday, it rained on and off during the day. During a break in the rain, I got out and took some pictures of the tree branches Bruce cut up the day before (January 17). I spotted the mocking bird on the pump house. We also decided to go ahead and remove a […]

Scenes from the Backyard

November 20, 2024 Monday (November 18) was a lovely day. I walked around the yard and got some pictures. The grass has gotten surprisingly tall and the false dandelions are blooming. The butterflies enjoy the false dandelions. I have seen several different types of butterflies. The fritillary butterfly is visiting a false dandelion aka cat’s-ear […]

My Turn to See a Snake

November 15, 2024 My friend Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com, had a snake in her garage just a couple of days ago. What’s a snake doing out in Colorado when they’ve just has a foot of snow? Bruce said, “that snake is just trying to stay warm.” Yesterday, Bruce had a very startlingly encounter with a copperhead […]

Nature Pictures from Blackberry Homestead

November 13, 2024 After I got back from getting my driver’s license yesterday, I walked around and took some pictures. There were several variegated fritillary butterflies flitting around. I was lucky enough to get a picture of this one. There was a small bird’s nest in the fence row. My index finger is for scale. […]

Rain, Rain, We Needed It

November 10, 2024 It has been a rather rainy day with breaks in the weather now and then. During one of the beaks, I spotted a bluebird on the pump house. I was able to get pictures from the kitchen window, but he flew away when I moved into the dining room. I had hoped […]

Bruce Heads to Georgia by Way of Florida

November 6, 2024 Warning: This post has a lot of pictures, so it may be slow to load. On Monday (November 4), we went to the RV and I did the small amount of laundry we had. Bruce wanted to take as many clothes as he could on his trip. Nox was happy we took […]

Bee Bum in Morning Glories

November 3, 2024 Yesterday, Bruce and I were walking around Blackberry Homestead. I noticed the morning glories blooming. A moment caught my eye, it was a bumblebee bum. I tried to get the camera in focus to capture the bee bum. The bee decided it had enough and backed out of that morning glory flower. […]

Various Birds I’ve Managed to Capture with my Phone

October 29, 2024 I’ve noticed a lot of birds around, especially after we had a sparrow boldly sneak inside. I’ve also seen a red-bellied woodpecker and a nuthatch. I wasn’t fast enough to get pictures of them.