Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Wednesday, April 20 The neighbor was turning his grass to dry it for harvest. The male goldfinches are a brilliant yellow right now. We had Amos and his helpers here to take down three old pine trees that were getting ragged and spindly. They fed them into their wood chipper which ate them right up and spit […]
Friday April 8 6:00 AM This is what I saw when I looked out our kitchen window about a week and a half ago, so I wanted to investigate the sunrise. It was quite overcast, but the sun was momentarily shining through a break in the clouds. 7:00 AM I enjoyed watching a couple of brown-headed cow […]
Thursday, March 31 Oh what fun to have our oldest daughter Diane here for a few days and then for her to have their grandson, Anthony here, for a day and night. Diane didn’t have to ask me twice if I wanted to go shopping with them. 🙂 The next few pictures are from my […]
I missed it yesterday, so kept an eye on them today – and it was during our springtime snow. When I noticed him making strange movements to call her toward him, I waited for the moment. I understand that it is a courtship ritual.
Wednesday, March 30 I don’t have any creative thoughts or words tonight – just a few pictures of the two birds that were at our kitchen window feeder when I came up from my basement office on Wednesday afternoon. I think he saw me. But he seemed okay with my camera. When he left, this pretty […]
Tuesday, March 29 A cute, male house sparrow perched just outside our kitchen window – in great lighting – gave me an opportunity for a few close ups. He is a rather ordinary bird, but I still find him fascinating. He has no clue that he wasn’t created as beautiful as a male cardinal. He just sings the […]
Tuesday, March 22 through Thursday, March 24 He looked pretty in the late afternoon sunlight on Tuesday. A pretty sunset on Wednesday night. I was surprised to see a robin at our suet on Thursday afternoon. It’s not often that a robin is seen at our suet. They usually prefer worms.
Sometimes my days are made by the beauty God brings into my life.
Wednesday, February 17 through Saturday, February 20 A hungry Dark-eyed Junco Female Dark-eyed Junco. European Starling A beautiful sunset On the 17th I had a delightful and delicious breakfast at Lintia’s Restaurant with my sister Nancy, then on the 19th – after Lois and Mary helped label the Highway News – our grandson Nathan took […]
We enjoyed a nice variety of birds in February – probably because of a few snow storms. Female Downy Woodpecker Sparrow and Downy Woodpecker Female White-breasted Nuthatch Male White-breasted Nuthatch Squirrels also enjoyed birdseed. House Sparrow and European Starling Male Hairy Woodpecker Mourning Dove Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Goldfinch in its winter colors Male Red-bellied Woodpecker […]
A pretty cardinal An afternoon rain A beautiful orange “blue moon” I love beautiful birds, summer rain, and the moon coming up over a corn field.
I may have mentioned it before, but I am enjoying the hummingbirds this summer. Since I put out three feeders, I see them every day – many times a day. In previous years – when I had only one feeder – I rarely saw hummingbirds. They make me smile.
Tuesday, June 23 Our mint tea was getting tall, so I asked our granddaughter Lydia (who was visiting from Maine) if she was interested in pulling the leaves so I could freeze them – instead of letting it go to seed. Shortly after she began working on the tea, I noticed a bird splashing in the birdbath, and thinking it was bathing, […]
Saturday, June 13 ~~~ The Gift We were surprised to receive a package from our granddaughter Lydia. It was from Koinonia Farm where she had been serving on a work camp. It arrived a few days before she did. Everything is delicious, but the Hickory Smoked Pecans are fabulous. ~~~ The Dinner Concert A friend […]
May 31 to June 8 Passing storms created some beautiful skies in late May and early June. The birds are enjoying our beautiful warm weather. Getting ready to take off. You again? I thought if I came back on this side of the feeder you wouldn’t find me. Spraying the no-till corn field. Soon we […]
May 10 – Mother’s Day We visited her after the Lancaster Make-A-Wish Convoy so Ian was with us. Since Mother has been walking as far as possible when we go to the Café, Ian decided to follow her with the wheel chair. When she was ready for the wheel chair, he pushed her and Cerwin pushed her […]
Wednesday, April 22 One of the good things about being home again is watching my birds. This cardinal was enjoying a bath. It must have been rain water, because I hadn’t cleaned or filled the bird bath yet. His lady was on the ground searching for seeds. Cerwin’s birthday supper at RD’s with Deb, Roy, […]
Monday, April 13 to Friday, April 17 This is Bob and Doris’ back yard. It is unusual to not see or hear water fowl during this time of year. Bulrushes that survived the cold winter. There were many red-winged blackbirds who perched on them and did everything they could to get my attention with their noisy song. […]
Saturday, March 21 You may have noticed that I didn’t mention Cerwin during my mud sale posts… …that’s because he was at a 75th birthday party for our friend Gene. His and Cookie’s son Mark – in black. Their other son Matthew – center – wearing brown. It sounds like the guys had a great time. […]
Monday, March 16 and Friday, March 20 I love to wake up to this kind of morning. Later in the day I happened to be at the window when this “wagon train” went by – a sure sign that the Penryn Mud Sale was happening in the near future. This is our Amish neighbor taking wagons to the fire company […]
Friday, February 27 A pretty cardinal posed for me in the early morning sun. I like when I have time to enjoy the birds. I noticed a tufted titmouse on a feeder close to the kitchen window while I was still holding my camera. In the afternoon, when going to visit Cerwin’s mother, we noticed this plane coming […]
Thursday, February 26 We were honored to be invited out to breakfast by our grandson Nathan who was celebrating a new job. We joined him and his other grandma, Lois, at 6:30 am. Our meals have arrived. Lois Cerwin Nate Me After breakfast Nate went to Hammer Creek Stainless for his last day of work. He […]
Wednesday, February 25 We awoke to a certain “country scent” in the air after manure was spread on the field next to our house. Thankfully we did not smell it indoors. It is interesting that God created birds to love this kind of thing. That way, the corn and grain that was eaten by the cows becomes food […]
Tuesday, February 24 I was anxious to open the box that arrived from National Wildlife Federation. It included cards using one of our daughter Deb’s photos. This one is of Chester when he was a baby. Congratulations, Deb. Jared and Jesse were here for a bit after school, and when Jesse saw me stitching Jared’s picture, he asked […]
I enjoy watching birds on snowy days. I will never understand how a tiny bird does not freeze to death when the temperature is near zero. I am fascinated with bare branches and tattered leaves this time year. By mid winter, the few leaves that still cling to branches are frayed and tattered. I especially notice them on […]
Sunday, February 8 Following a visit with Cerwin’s mother, I noticed a lot of birds in the sky, and at first thought they were Canada geese. But then I saw more, and realized that they were snow geese. They almost look like an airplane. Soon they covered the sky above us. They look like a […]
Tuesday, January 27 Cardinals always look spectacular in the snow. The male seemed particularly brilliant. The temperatures were warm enough last Tuesday to create many icicles. The snow made everything look cold – even with a warm-looking sunset.
Monday Afternoon and Evening, January 26 It was a gray, cloudy, snowy day – making the lighting poor for getting a picture of a dark gray bird. He even looked gloomy. By evening there were icicles and… …more snow. Cerwin keeps the snow shovel nearby this winter.
Friday, January 23 & Saturday, January 24 This was Friday morning This was Saturday morning. The snow was beautiful, wet, and heavy. The birds had trouble finding birdseed. The mourning dove decided to pose for me instead of trying to find food.
It’s been a snowy week – beginning with Wednesday, January 21 The Dark-eyed Juncos were busy. As I looked for photo opportunities, I saw a dove that I had missed. Then I saw another. and another. I was surprised to see how many doves were perched in the branches. They were at first camouflaged to […]