Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Saturday, January 13 The birds continued to eliminate the seeds on the suet ring until one windy, rainy night, we woke up to nothing but rope. The remaining seeds were on the ground. The birds had to look elsewhere for their seeds. This blue jay looked almost golden during the morning sunrise. Soaking in the […]
Wednesday, January 10 I enjoyed watching a squirrel crawling out on a limb to get shellbark nuts. Because of the morning sun, the photo came out like a silhouette. Look at the three different positions of its tale. You can tell it knew I was watching. Its tail was constantly twitching. A bit later it […]
Tuesday, January 9 We had fun watching our great-grandson Anthony for a few hours. He came with a backpack full of animals. He said the raccoon (which he is holding) is his favorite. He loves watching story videos. We watched a really fun one where the puppies and pigs were playing in mud and went […]
Tuesday, January 9 The birds have been daily working on the suet ring. They also continue to eliminate other suet feeders. As I watched the birds, I couldn’t help but notice the glittering snow and ice in our yard and beyond. Patio Porch Steps Trees. You can barely see them in this photo, but there […]
Monday, January 8 The day started with a brilliant sunrise. The birds were busy, so I expect they knew the weather was changing. Red-bellied Woodpecker Male Cardinal and finch Our “bibbed” starling It was an icy afternoon and evening. I am going to keep taking pictures of our Yellow-bellied Sapsucker as long as she is […]
Saturday, January 6 The goldfinches are just beginning to get their yellow winter feathers. I like that the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker keeps hanging around. This is another view of the Starling with a “bib”. With this picture I noticed that the “bib” is a bit off to the right side instead of under it’s neck. There […]
Thursday, January 4 Diane, I thought you might like to see a few birds that were enjoying the suet ring you gave me. Male cardinals look so pretty on cold, snowy days. We have a starling with a bib. Not sure if it was hatched this way or got involved in a fight. A Downy […]
Wednesday, January 3 It was the first time I saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker this winter – and she pointed out to me that it was time to refill the suet feeder. Empty feeders are the result of spending five days in Maine. 🙂 This was a gift to me – from Mark and Diane – […]
Tuesday, January 2 It was a cold, clear morning when we left Mark and Diane’s house at 6:45. We could see the sun coming up just over the horizon. The world was coming alive on I-95. The super moon was low in the sky in the west. The sunrise was beginning to lighten the sky […]
Monday, January 1 The chilly view from our bedroom window on the first day of 2018. It wasn’t as cold as Saturday (minus 21) but the temperature was still below zero. The view from the dining area of their kitchen – looking toward the White Mountains of New Hampshire. How do birds not freeze to […]
We prepared a slide show of our family’s baby pictures for our Christmas celebrations this year – asking everyone to identify the baby. I can now post these – after showing these to our Maine family on December 31. For this post, they are in order of age and family. My step-mother, Velma Cerwin […]
Sunday, December 31 After enjoying the morning worship service at Brunswick Church of the Brethren – near Wales, Maine – we had our Maine Christmas meal and celebration at Mark and Diane’s house. Dessert was a delicious cheese cake. A slice displayed by Hannah During the gift exchange, we learned that Nsimba likes peppermint candy […]
Saturday, December 30 We woke up to a frigid Maine morning – minus 21 degrees at the coldest. I went outside after it had warmed a few degrees to capture a few photos. A picnic at their outside table did not look inviting. (We were home only a few days when Diane sent us another […]
Thursday, December 28 I almost missed these pictures – which should have come before our trip to Maine. After posting last night, I suddenly remembered these pictures in our cell phones. Since Lydia recently moved to Pennsylvania, we wanted to visit where she works – in the kitchen of Lancaster General Hospital. Lydia, Diane, Abby, […]
Friday, December 29 We left home early for our annual end-of-year drive to Maine to visit our family who moved there just over 31 years ago to help start a new church in the area of Brunswick. It was a cloudy day, so we weren’t afforded a pretty sunrise. This was our first drive across […]