Chipping Sparrows are a diminutive bird of the summers here…most I think will migrate when the temperatures start dropping. This little sparrow provided us a very enjoyable spring some years back when the female decided to nest in a hanging basket on our front porch. It was fun watching the pair raise their family. Which … Read more
I was not intending to post anything today on the blog but sometimes you get inspired by people with more forethought and wisdom. Robert Streithorst is a photographer friend on Facebook…you can click on his name and visit his page. He does terrific work, but his insight on veterans and on the current virus situation … Read more
Of late I’ve been seeing a lot of a particular Red-bellied Woodpecker. She is, or appears to be a little different than most of the other ones around…a little paler, more gray…and is just stunning to see up close. My photograph, as usual, doesn’t really do them enough justice for how good they look to … Read more
I consider myself lucky to have a hummingbird as a supervisor. He sits outside the office window on a commanding branch of a shrub and peers in from time to time to make sure I’m working. Sometimes he’s nice enough to let me stare back. He might not pay well in dollars and cents, but … Read more
Spring is prime time for Orioles around the Midwest and they have certainly not been in short supply…as my dwindling grape jelly stash would testify. The blossoms on the crab apple and pear trees however were fleeting. Last year, I suspect due to the constant drenching rains, was one of the most colorful and long … Read more
For over 100 years the McKee Button Factory in Muscatine Iowa has been in the button business. Recently though, the company quietly ceased operations and now the historic building is up for auction. It seemed to me like a good time to get a sunset shot of this iconic local landmark that I pass by … Read more