Tag Archives: birds

Raise Your Wings and Be Counted

Posted on November 8, 2023 by tinthia

It’s time for Project FeederWatch. Continue reading →

Fly

Posted on May 11, 2023 by tinthia

I would like to fly I would like to soar with the chimney swifts Dart and swoop Through the gloaming sky I would like to ride a thermal with a hawk We would call to one another through the coils … Continue reading →

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Mother Nature’s Cruel Joke

Posted on April 23, 2023 by tinthia

A tragic love story is both heartbreaking and beautiful. Continue reading →

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Pandora and Her Box of Tricks

Posted on April 16, 2023 by tinthia

Hope spring eternal. Continue reading →

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Right on Schedule

Posted on May 3, 2022 by tinthia

The Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks are back. Yay! Continue reading →

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Coming Around Again

Posted on April 17, 2022 by tinthia

Nothing stays the same. Continue reading →

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A Joyous Ostara to One and All

Posted on March 21, 2022 by tinthia

Blessed Ostara 2022. Continue reading →

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The Circle Continues

Posted on November 14, 2021 by tinthia

The Circle of Life is a concept that many people know about. It speaks to the recycling of living tissue, both plant and animal, to death and back to another life form. Grass (or in my case garden mums) to … Continue reading →

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Creature Comforts

Posted on September 3, 2021 by tinthia

Imagine an eerie sound waking you from a sound sleep. That’s what happened a few nights ago. The time was around 1:30 AM and, as already mentioned, I was fast asleep, dreaming of my two favorite men, no doubt — … Continue reading →

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Just when I had given up all hope!

Posted on June 7, 2021 by tinthia

I’m a grandmother. Continue reading →

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