Past Posts
River Lady follows these blogs.
- Dear Kitty, Some Blog A blog about animals, peace and war, social justice and so much more. Check it out!
- Trash Paddler A paddler who breaks for trash.
- The Domestic Witch Great information about Feng Shui and your home.
- Stevie Ray's Blog A cool Australian Shephard, who’s blind, living on the Concord River!
- Witches of the Craft Witchcraft for the 21st Century.
- Cool blog about snapping turtles!
Tag Archives: birds
Lift the Veil
Samhain 2020 Today is October 31, which means today is Samhain, a Celtic sabbat that should not be confused with Halloween, which also falls on October 31 but is Christian in its roots. Samhain (pronounced saa-win) is celebrated from October … Continue reading
Summer 2020: Don’t let the door hit you…
I may be in the minority, and that’s perfectly okay, but I am NOT sad to see Summer 2020 hit the road. In fact, if it would have helped, I was available to help pack its bags. Continue reading
Posted in Life on the Concord River
Tagged animals of the Concord River, Autumn 2020, birds, black lab dogs, blog about being a single woman, COVID-19, death and COVID-19, ducks and wildlife blogs, ducks on the Concord River, grateful, living alone, losing a sister, nature blogs, pets and animals, single and surviving, single woman blog, songbirds of New England, Summer 2020, wildlife blog, wildlife photography
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What is essential?
How does one determine what is and isn’t essential? Consider this caterpillar; is it essential? It’s a cool caterpillar that lives in oak leaf litter. It flips over to show its pinkish-purple belly, thus playing dead. Eventually it will finish … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, birds, Blogger, blogs, bluebirds, buffer zones on rivers, Catocala ilia, COVID-19, cutting down trees, cutting trees along a river, essential, FOX News, gardening, Gardens, great blogs about nature, groundhogs, hummingbirds, insects, jet skis, Mallard ducklings, mother nature, nature, neighbor cutting down trees, nonessential, oak trees, photography, songbirds, Tucker Carlson, Underwing moth, virus, wildlife, wildlife blogs
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Welcoming Back Old and New Friends
It’s May, as you already know, and this is the month when old friends return to my little corner of the Concord River. For example, my Rose-Breasted Grosbeak has come home to make her nest and raise her young. I … Continue reading
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Tagged animal blog, animal photographs, birds, birds and songbirds, COVID-19, cute chicks, ducklings, ducky video, great wildlife blogs, http://www.youtube.com/c/TinthiaClemant, latest blogs about animals, Mallard ducklings, mother's day 2020, Top 10 Best Blogs on Animals and Nature, wildlife
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The Lusty Month of May is Here!
It’s the merry, merry, lusty month of May. The month when naughty thoughts run wild and maidens swoon for strong men with pirate grins. My, my, I just might need a cold shower in a moment. For those of us … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Beltane 2020, birds, Blogger, blogs about wildlife, bluebirds, coronavirus, COVID-19 lockdown, covidiots, don't count the days, make the days count, may day, May pole, pagan celebrations, social distancing, Valborg, wildlife blog, wildlife photography
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That Which Shall Not Be Named
This blog post is not about that which shall not be named. You know what I’m referring to. No, not him. You know. Yes, that! I’m not going to blog about it. I’m not going to name it. I’m not … Continue reading
Stop playing games with my head!
I’m referring to Old Man Time. He’s messing with my head again and I want him to stop! “Old man time, he’s so mean; Meanest man you’ve ever seen.” (Lyrics from the song.) And he’ll play tricks with your mind, … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, birds, blog about life, Blogger, blogs, butterflies, crickets, ducks, end of summer, hawks of massachusetts, herons, hummingbirds, painted turtles, photography, snakes, summer 2019, summertime, sunset
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Silent Summer
On September 27, 1962, Rachel Carson published her infamous book Silent Spring, chronicling the disastrous affect pesticides have on the environment. I’d love to write that in the 57 years since Silent Spring was published we’ve learned how to work … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, environmental science book, great blog about living on a river, great blog about nature, hummingbird moths, hummingbirds, milkweed caterpillars, monarch butterflies, Monarch caterpillars, nature blogs, nature photography, pesticides and toxins, Rachel Carson, ruby-throated hummingbirds, sage_grouse, silent spring, songbirds of New England
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Stranger Things
Life on the Concord River is getting stranger as the weather warms up. Continue reading
