I decided to try birding up in the hills near my home. It’s a productive birding area in the summer and I’ve found flocks of horned larks on another winter. This was a decidedly different trip. On the way out of town I spotted starlings, robins, crows, house sparrows, and eurasian collared doves. So my … More An Attempted Birding
A few years back Melinda started gifting me with Hallmark Bird Ornaments. I love decorating Christmas trees, this year I went berserk (thanks to the help of my friends) and put up 5 trees. One of them was all birds. Thanks Melinda, you inspired me! — Jenny For more of my Christmas decorations see my … More Christmas Tree of Birds
I was talking to Mom over the Thanksgiving break. She’s sometimes hard to find a good Christmas present for. I had been thinking of printing out one of my bird photos onto canvas for her to hang on the wall, but her house is full of art already. It took Melinda, Mom, Jessica and I … More My First Calendar
I have so many things to write about my trip to Texas, the Library Conference, the birding in Texas, Thanksgiving with my family, the drive home… It’s quite overwhelming. I will be getting those posts written and will probably back date them so they don’t end up all piled up on the same day. But … More Ack it’s been a month
Day two from Bernalillo NM, 743 miles through the gorgeous red rock country of New Mexico and southern Utah, and finally zipping up I15 to Pocatello. We headed north out of Bernalillo early in the morning to watch the sunrise and made our first stop for breakfast in Cuba New Mexico at at the Cuban … More Red Rocks Route Home pt 2
Day one from Italy TX to Bernalillo NM, 692 miles through some of the flat lands of TX and into the cedar covered hills of NM. We stopped occasionally, though I forgot to take pictures. This picture taking habit is a hard one to acquire, unless birds are nearby. Our first stop was at Texas … More Red Rocks Route Home pt 1
I’m a fan of the HGTV television series Fixer Upper. I have a few criticisms, but overall I like the work they do with the houses. Waco is a 30 minute drive from Italy TX, so Shanna, Nanette, Sydney, Rebecca and I piled into my car and on an overcast and rainy day we went … More Magnolia Market in Waco
I had no idea there was a Wildlife park near my parents house in Italy TX. (Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose) Okay, near in Texas terms is an hour drive, but still… We decided to take two cars Jessica, Doug and their two kids (Rachel and Joey) in one and Melinda, Shanna and … More Wildlife Park
Texas that is. Melinda and Mom and I got a chance to go birding (and grass identifying) around Italy and nearby Waxahachie. Mom who started us all birding moved on to identifying wildflowers and this year has decided to up her game to still another level and identify grasses. She’s so amazing. Grass one: Grass … More Birding in Italy
We left Nebraska at 6:30 a.m. heading south towards Kansas and the hope of spotting Whooping cranes. The roads were narrower and the towns included many old, aging, and sometimes abandoned buildings. Kearney NE to Cheyenne Bottoms KS Mourning doves European starlings Northern flicker Western meadowlark Eurasian collared doves Rock doves Red tailed hawks (42) … More Birding in Kansas
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