Smoky Sunset
~~~ Tuesday Evening, January 11 ~~~ I first noticed the sunset, then saw the large plume of smoke in the distance. I asked Cerwin what he thought it was. It looked controlled, so he surmised that it was coming from the emissions stack at Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority facility near Bainbridge. It is […]
Melting Icicles
~~~ Tuesday, January 11 ~~~ I love watching dripping icicles. For one thing it means the outside temperature is above freezing. By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen. Job 37:10 New King James Version
Shellbark Cookies
~~~ Monday, January 10 ~~~ It was a cold day, and when thinking that it would be a good day to cook or bake something, I thought, “This would be a good day to use the shellbark (hickory) nuts that John Rittenhouse gave us the previous week.” I find cold days are great for cooking […]
A Small Patch of Red in the Woods Got My Attention
It has been a while since I saw a male cardinal at our feeders. I thought maybe there weren’t any in our woods this winter. Thus, I was delighted to see this spot of red through a window in the back of our house.
Icy Sunday
~~~ January 9 ~~~ The day began without rain and ice, but the prediction was that it would happen while we were at church – consequently Sunday School and church services were cancelled – as were many churches in the area. The Amish church was apparently not cancelled. However, ice is not nice for the […]
Ten Consecutive Days of Sunrises
~~~ I took these pictures between 7:22 AM and 8:00 AM each day. Photos taken from our guest room window. ~~~ Wednesday, January 5 – 8:00 AM Thursday, January 6 – 8:00 AM Friday, January 7 – 8:03 AM Saturday, January 8 – 7:53 AM Sunday, January 9 – 7-22 AM. Before the rain and […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Nzeba
We love you! From Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
Visitors to Our Birdfeeders
~~~ Can you name them before reading their description? ~~~ Dark-eyed Junco House Sparrow Northern Mockingbird European Starling House Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Female Cardinal American Goldfinch Mourning Dove Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Another Snowy Morning
~~~ Saturday, January 8 ~~~ Looks like a neighborhood cat walked toward our house – or was it away from the house – during the night. The decorative grass plumes looked pretty with the morning sun behind them. This sparrow looked warm with the sun on its face. The bird feeders were full as the […]
The Day After a Nighttime Snow
~~~ Friday, January 7 ~~~ Our kitchen window view just about sunrise. Just after sunrise from our guestroom window. I liked the variety of browns and yellows the morning sun created as I looked toward the woods behind us. The birdbath gives you an idea of the 5-6 inches of snow we got during the […]
Supper at The Brickerville House Restaurant with Friends
~~~ Thursday Evening, January 6 ~~~ When we invited Marv and Fay to go out for a meal, they chose The Brickerville House, which was nice for us because it’s not far from our house. Marv and Fay are TFC friends from the ’80s when they began helping us with the Truck Rally. As the […]
Pretty Sunset
~~~ A photo memory of the pretty sunset on Tuesday, January 4 is nice on this cloudy, cold, rainy, icy Sunday ~~~ Can you find the moon? I didn’t even notice it when I took these pictures. However, when I relooked at the sky after getting back to the house, I was surprised to see […]
The Creamery at Plum Creek
~~~ Wednesday, January 5 ~~~ Our friend Sam likes to choose this restaurant for our quarterly, 1 pm lunch with TFC friends. It is near Bernville, PA, not far from a few members of his family. This time his youngest daughter, Dorcas, joined the group. Left to Right: Dorcas, Sam, Cerwin, Bunny, Peg and Inge. […]
A Rainy Start to the New Year
~~~ Saturday, January 1 ~~~ When I went outside to take some raindrop photos, I was fascinated with this set of leaves caught in the dogwood tree. They are definitely not dogwood leaves – maybe from a Hickory tree. It is interesting to see shadows in raindrops. So pretty!
Downy Woodpecker
Since there is no red on the head of these, I expect both are females. Aren’t they pretty with their black and white feathers.