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Sunday Afternoon Happenings
May 17, 2020 I enjoyed watching this Carolina Wren on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Wrens are fun to have in a feeding area. I enjoy their song, watching them build nests and just generally being at our feeders. They can be scrappy if another bird is in their territory. We had an afternoon TFC Global […]
Bald Eagle in Our Neighborhood.
Sunday Morning, May 17 Our niece Karen called from the farm asking if I was interested in seeing a bald eagle. It took me a while to locate it on the powerline pole. I drove toward the dairy barn to get a closer look. Larry said it was enjoying breakfast earlier in the morning – […]
Brown Thrasher – My Favorite Bird Visitor During the Second Week of May
Saturday, May 16 This is not the first time I saw a Brown Thrasher in our feeding area, but they are not here as often as other birds. I enjoyed watching it break an almond. It was apparently too large to eat whole, so it broke the almond by “attacking” it with its beak. The […]
All in a Day
Saturday, May 16 During our time of “sheltering at home” (most of the time), we gave ourselves a goal for each day. Cerwin’s goal for this particular Saturday was to wax both RAV4’s He reached his goal – both RAV4’s finished. Jere came to spray our yard – just before noon. Within a few days […]
Raking the Rye
Friday, May 15 There was rain since he cut the rye on Tuesday, so this young Amish man raked this for three hours – trying to get it dried. We thought they would bale it during the late afternoon, but it was still there when I went to bed. Cerwin went to bed an hour […]
Notes from Ascension Day Worship
Thursday, May 21 – Via Zoom Opening Thoughts – Carl Groff He read Acts 1:1-11. Acts 1:1-11 New King James Version Prologue 1-3: The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had […]
Freeze Damage
Friday, May 22 Remember when I posted photos of our pretty rhododendron in early May… …then the snow and freezing temperatures? This is what the beautiful flowers looked like a few days after the freeze. 🙁 There were still several buds – and I hoped they survived the freeze, I didn’t feel like I got […]
Jared and Jesse Helped Mulch Flower Beds
Wednesday, May 13 Cerwin was glad for the help of our two youngest grandsons for this project. Jesse was in charge of the mailbox area. Jared and Cerwin did the large tree area. Thanks guys, it looks so nice.
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jared
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Second Cutting of Rye
Tuesday, May 12 I heard machinery near our yard (about noon) and noticed our Amish neighbors were doing a second cutting of their rye. I love watching a team of mules making a turn in the field. It takes team work to do that. Later in the day I noticed him turning the rye to […]
Notes from Sunday Worship
May 17 – Via Zoom Welcome and Opening Thoughts for Sunday School – Scott Rohrer Scott was not only in charge of opening for Sunday school, he is also part of our tech team who was dealing with a variety of technical issues due to a recent upgrade from Zoom. How good to know that […]
The Birds of Mid-May
It was good to see Eastern Bluebirds again. The hummingbirds are often the first bird I see in the morning and the last one in the evening. It looks like it is time to refill the orange with grape jelly as the oriole is working hard to find some. Thank you for the jelly. I […]
Snow on May 9
We were told that temperatures were going to get down to freezing and some areas would get snow during the night, so I was not surprised to see our morning landscape powdered with snow. The grosbeaks – who just migrated into our area – must have thought, “What have I gotten into by flying north?” […]
Two Interesting Days with the Birds
Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9 Cerwin received a gift card to Tractor Supply for his birthday, and encouraged me to buy “stuff” for the birds. I liked this feeder that holds round, stacking suet “wheels.” The top wheel is mealy worms and the bottom one is a variety of bird seed. It didn’t […]
Outside Our Window
Tuesday May 5 Repairing the dairy barn roof. It was damaged several months ago during a wind storm. One hour later it looked like this. White-crowned Sparrow. I don’t see them very often. Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak Drinking from the hummingbird moat. Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak Young Amish man in an open Amish carriage. I think the […]
Notes from Wednesday Worship
May 13 – via Zoom Opening Thoughts by Dave Wenger I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints, but let them not turn back to folly. Psalm 85:8 New King James Children’s Story – Dustin Martin I am looking for Leroy – […]
Ants and Cherry Blossoms
Thursday, May 7 The day after doing the first patio cleanup of the season, I noticed several large anthills. I guess they didn’t like that I got a lot of water in their under-the-patio house. I asked Cerwin if he still had ant poison. The day after he sprinkled it around the ant hills I […]
Birds I Enjoyed During the First Few Days of May
Female Cardinal Cardinal Male Catbird. I discovered they enjoy grape jelly as much as the orioles. I noticed some red feathers under his tail, so Googled catbird – and they do have red feathers under their tail. There is always something to learn. 🙂 As far as I can tell, this is a female cowbird. […]