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A good hike
A good hike is hard to ruin...especially when your hiking companion is Shado.Shado
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The relative cowbird
We have heard a new bird song in the morning. It is a nice song - strong, "a liquid-sounding series of low gurgling notes followed by thin sliding whistles". It is a unique song. I watched the birds,...
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Just a bit more grazing
The sun sinks slowly as ranch chores slow and the day draws close. The horses know they have another hour of quiet grazing.
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Simple
The big sites we often overlook. Simple, quotidian sites."...they need not grind us down.― Kathleen Norris, The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Woman's "Work"
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Of what do they chatter?
Even Gambel's quail awake early to watch the morning dawn. The silence is broken only by the birds' chatter. Are they singing the praise of the new day? Calling to each other with a cheerful "good...
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The count is eight
The count of wild lovebirds at our feeders is EIGHT.Four females, four males; pairs for life. Nick & Nora, Liz & Dick, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Our mornings are filled with their...
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It goes
For those who need a lovebird fix, the count in our backyard has jumped to 22.We haven't succeeded in capturing all 22 in one photo. But we hear them!
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Elegance upon awakening
The elegant act of awakening...the dance...the arrangement...the ballet of awakeningas performed early in the morningby wild lovebirds in our backyard.
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The morning ritual
I never grow tired of these lovebirds. Every morning I await their arrival at the feeders. They aren't present at 4:30 a.m., nor at 5:15 a.m.But by 5:40, their chatter starts. They emerge from the...
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Penpals and how to live with cats
Shado Our dog, Shado, has a pen-pal. Yep. Her name is Stella, and she lives in Minnsnowda. StellaStella lives with a cat named Zkhat (Stella also lives with a human, Jo, but that isn't of concern to...
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Morning Yoga
The dogs and I enjoy our morning stretching exercises.Theirs' is called Doga. Mine is called Yoga.And then, there's the lovebirds. They stretch and do headstands and downward facing dog and all sorts...
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Summer Camp
HollySchools start here next week. Summer Camp is over. We hosted a few weeks of Summer Camp. Think Doggy Camp. Ondine We offered swimming. And outfield practice. Whoops. Vinnie We perfected hours of...
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The world in his eyes
I was taking photos of the birds one day. I had the gate closed so the dogs didn't chase the birds away.After taking a few photos, I looked back at Shado. He was looking VERY forlorn and abandoned on...
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Reflection
The sad illness and death of Elsa, my mother, return me to the sites of our world. Each day brings a touch of beauty that I wish she could see.
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A drink of nectar
Our backyard is musical with hummingbirds - music of their wing songs, their chirps, and cries of alert.
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