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  • Monochrome Monday

    In April, Frank and I took a road trip consisting of about 3000 miles round trip. I’ll share more photos soon. We were there two weeks before peak migration…more to come! This Willet was hanging out on a fence post… Continue reading

    Monochrome Monday

  • Childhood food

    The food that takes me back to my childhood is an American cheese and mustard sandwich on white bread. Yep, something very simple. I never liked peanut butter and jelly. I didn’t like ham or mayo. I didn’t want tomato… Continue reading

  • What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?

    What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? The one luxury I would never want to live without is freedom. Without freedom to choose, we become refuges of our former selves. June 6th just marked 80 years since D-Day and… Continue reading

  • Sending Love from a Distance

    https://soundcloud.com/cindy-georgakas/from-a-distance THERE IS NO DISTANCE BETWEEN HEARTS THAT LOVE So many miles away, I feel your pain and despair.Your country is suffering and I am suffering with you because you are my friends.I may have never met you physically but… Continue reading

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #44

    I guess Week #43 Baby Birds proved to be a hard week for everyone. Thank you for being patient with me as I try to recover from the past two days. I hope to post Week #44 Bird Weekly today… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #44

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds that Begin with an “F”

    Welcome to Week #44 of the Bird Weekly Photo Challenge. Week #44 challenge is Birds beginning with the letter “F” (if a bird has more than one word of the name, you can use it as long as it begins… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds that Begin with an “F”

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #43

    I guess Week #43 Baby Birds proved to be a hard week for everyone. Thank you for being patient with me as I try to recover from the past two days. I hope to post Week #44 Bird Weekly today… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #43

  • A-Z Challenge – R is for Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbills are pale pink and white birds with a patch of brighter pink on the shoulders and rump. They are so named because of their spoon-shaped bill. Crustaceans and other aquatic invertebrates contain pigments called carotenoids that help turn… Continue reading

    A-Z Challenge – R is for Roseate Spoonbill

  • SQUARES – Bright Eyes

    Osprey enjoy fresh fish. Sometimes from great heights, they will dive to pluck fish out of the water, shake off a bit and fly away in one fluid movement. Continue reading

    SQUARES – Bright Eyes

  • A-Z Challenge – Q is for Quail

    Gambel’s Quail live in the Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Mojave deserts in the western part of the United States. They inhabit thorny and brushy vegetation and can be seen along river valleys and creeks. Continue reading

    A-Z Challenge – Q is for Quail