Wild Turkeys! When we moved from California to Maine, we ended up living in a lovely home that was neatly tucked away in the midst of five acres of wood. There were wild blueberries and raspberries growing in our woods, as well as Lady Slipper orchids. Deer were abundant, as were raccoons, squirrels, and...
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Starfish The quality of these pictures, are not what I wish they were; I think I was so excited to see the clinging starfish, that I did not hold the camera still. However, the subject matter is so enthralling, that I have decided to share them anyway. I wanted to pluck one...
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Monkey See Monkey Do Today, as I was leaving the Bonnet House Museum and Garden, http://www.bonnethouse.org/ , a visit to which I highly recommend, if you are ever in the Fort Lauderdale area, I happened upon her most prized inhabitants, in my opinion, the squirrel monkeys! Several months ago, Kate and...
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Majestic Gulls Larry feeds seventeen cats, squirrels, and seagulls– all who seem to know him. I came upon Larry just as he was about to feed a flock of gulls. The seagulls gathered around him, as did a black and white cat, whose tail had been lopped off, after having been attacked. I stopped...
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The Lost Turtle So, we are about to get on the freeway, heading toward the “East Side” of Cleveland, when we spot this very odd turtle, crossing the on-ramp. We of course pull over, and Kate gets out of the car to help the poor thing cross safely. Notice the woman getting out...
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California Sea Lions On a delightful spring day, I heard the sea lions honking at each other and began to walk toward the chatter. I came across these joyful animals, lounging in and out of the Pacific, in Santa Cruz, California. They seem not to have a care in the world. To learn...
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Char’s Bumble Bee and Echinacea He was such a busy bee. Working very hard! I am so glad he let me photograph him.
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Nour’s Geese Not Ducks at All Several months ago, we sat in the Florida room chatting, when we were drawn outside by a new sound. The ducks, which have the run of the park, lake, and our collective yards, were in a bit of a huff. We walked outside, and much to...
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Different Ducks In 1987, Nancy Schön created a statue of a mother duck and her eight ducklings, inspired by Robert McCloskey’s book Make Way for Ducklings, published in 1941, and set in the Boston Public Garden, which is also home to the sculpture. Merry, our dear dog, has learned to tolerate her semi-sibling...
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More Ducklings! Perhaps Spring is here afterall — more new ducklings.
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