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.

Wait, What? Was that a Bird?

October 27, 2024 I was sitting in the breakfast nook in the kitchen reading, when I heard a noise. I looked up and there was a sparrow on the kitchen floor. My first thought was, “What? Is that a bird?” My movement scared it and it flew into the picture window in the living room. […]

Busy Day at Blackberry Homestead

October 14, 2024 As soon as I had Nox settled, I put more items in the fridge and a couple of things in the freezer. On the top shelf, you can see the clear bins I bought to help keep the fridge better organized. This morning I finished picking up sticks and rocks in the […]

Fishing on the Tennessee River

September 24, 2024 On September 10, we were walking along the bank of the Tennessee River when we spotted a great blue heron eating a fish.

Butterfly Weed in Grass Next to RV Park

August 31, 2024 I noticed a a plant with bright orange flowers in the grass between the woods and the RV Park. Many times, I noticed this plant had many orange butterflies sipping nectar from the flowers. The plant is commonly called butterfly weed and is a native species of milkweed. The main butterflies I […]

Doe, a Deer, a Female Deer

August 23, 2024 On August 19, we were walking Nox when I noticed a doe lying down in the tall grass, shaded by nearby trees. As Bruce pulled out his phone to take a picture, the deer vanished into the woods.