Welcome Visitors

I love living in the middle of nowhere. I get to see nature up close & personal. In the last few weeks I’ve seen a red fox dashing across my yard, watched turkey vultures soaring effortlessly overhead, and (don’t tell my sisters – they get nervous) a bear crossing the road a few hundred [...]

Hungry

Carmi’s theme this week is I’m Hungry. I decided to take a TOTALLY different approach to theme. I live in the sticks, and am thankfully surrounded by wildlife, with few human neighbors.  I love seeing the evidence of my four-footed and winged neighbors, even when I don’t see the animals themselves.

Each set of tracks was [...]

November Contest, Part 2

Ah, Turkey Day. In addition to bringing to mind all the reasons we have to be grateful, for most Americans it’s filled with traditions. As a kid, I have a few essential Thanksgiving memories: my mom getting up early to begin drying out white bread in the oven, later to be cubed, mixed with [...]