Blue Jays in my Orchid Garden It was my Aunt Helen who first made me aware of blue jays. After my Uncle Paul had a stroke, and was left with limited mobility, she began to put peanuts under the awnings, of their home in Florida, for the blue jays to harvest...
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Grazing Sheep There is something about grazing sheep which I find very peaceful; these I happened upon in southern Maine, enjoying the summer, without a care in the world.
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Snowy Egrets The grace and beauty of a Snowy Egret is mesmerizing, whether you looking at them for the first or fiftieth time. The white, elongated birds are marked by their thin bodies, necks, bills and feet, which when full grown, are yellow. It is always a pleasure when they stop by to...
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The Peabody Ducks I do not believe that one must be a duck aficionado to appreciate the Peabody Ducks! These five charming ducks swim in the fountain, at the Peabody hotel, from eleven in the morning, until five in the afternoon. What a delight to finally see the ducks in person! ...
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The Ghost and the Darkness The Man-Eaters of Tsavo So I should perhaps be a bit embarrassed, that it was a movie that made me seek out an exhibit, of what was once two proud lions, which are now stuffed and housed in a glass case, at the Field Museum, only a fraction...
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A Very Happy Family For about a week, we stayed at a hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, where every morning and evening we witnessed this happy family of geese going about their lives. It was so delightful to see others stopping to snap a few pictures and marvel at the beauty of nature, without anyone...
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Our Turkeys Viewing them from the Florida Room I love nature, and In the Wild! is one of my favorite columns to publish. Thus, I am rather diligent about my stock pile of photographs, which capture the joy I feel when I interact with the animal kingdom. The last few years, I have managed...
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A Blue Crab in a Tree! Over the summer, while house hunting in South Florida, I spotted this little blue crab, in a tree! My first thoughts were of my little dog Merry, who on a trip to the Florida Keys, had been chased out of the ocean, by a very brazen...
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Our Chipmunk We have a chipmunk and he has made himself a perch on the turtle; thank God the turtle is made from some composite material, and does not mind being sat on. I am still awed by God’s beauty and creation, regardless of how many times I witness something as simple as...
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Blue Hereon I love when a large blue hereon decides to stop by and check out the garden. He knows I have spied him. He will keep his on eye on me. I so wish I had my other camera. Or perhaps some advanced notice that he...
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