Last night, while coming home from Gramma’s house, I saw a few “cats” on the side walk. As we were turning the corner, our headlights hit their eyes – whoa! Big Mama Racoon with 3 youngsters. It was pretty funny – she shoved them all behind her & turned sideways to us, the better to […]
Well, Maezi & I were checking out the roses in the front yard while our Mom was dead-heading them. (I didn’t know there was such a thing as a rock & roll rose). Anyway, a big bright Jay swooped right overhead & sat on the rain gutter. He (I think it might have been Ruder) […]
. . . Ok, we’re all here – everyone is a-twitter with anticipation. Jayson’s keeping watch over the hill. . . . . . . . . The nest is a cozy spot for Jayne, who, admittedly, has had to do a lot of the work. . . And then there’s that pesky third bird […]
the roses! Duh – you thought I was going to say something else, didn’t you? Well, I am celebrating the doggie sense of smell, which is so much more powerful than a human’s that I have to tell you – the flowers in the yard are so fragrant, they are making me positively giddy – […]
Mornings are kinda lazy for me – I like to get up, have a little breakfast, sniff some flowers & then hang out on the patio while the folks are having coffee. Maezi has more energy than I do, so she’s always busy doing something. When she’s not chewing on my hair, she’s grabbin’ my […]
More accurately, their conversations consist of “twiiiiiirp”. Yep, that’s what they sound like to me. I’m sure I sound like “arf, arf, arf” to them. At least I try to vary my dialog with “ruffs” & “barks”, the occasional “grrr”, even a few “woofs” thrown in for good measure – of course that’s just when […]
So, now the Jays are getting serious. Seriously brooding that is – sitting, sitting, sitting, turn the eggs! Sit, sit, sitiiiiing. Snuggle down… It’s a little cold. A little windy. The nest sways to & fro in the rose bower. Settled in – hunkered down, patiently waiting. I’ve never seen Jayne so beautiful as this…Adorned […]
Maezi has appointed herself the guardian of the nest. She patrols the back yard & the interior of the Predator Preserve several times daily. She barks at the mocking birds that stop on patio& she shoos off the occasional neighbor cat who ventures into the yard. For their part, the Jay birds spend their time […]
They love us and care and they fret About all our foibles and yet …..They help us get through …..Our lives and it’s true We all owe our Mothers a debt. . . . To all the Moms out there – human, dog, bird & all the rest – Thank you! Love & kisses & […]
Alright, so, we’re not supposed to be out by ourselves – but it is so sunny & the patio is so inviting. Got a sky-watcher, keeping predator lookout.
