Hard-scape, mossy boulders, a water feature (80% done). It’s getting there. The Fire pit circle in the Southwest corner next to the horse pasture is just waiting on me to move the propane fire-pit there. Not sure what the timetable is on getting the plant material in but Felix’x guys are busting this part out!!!
Sorry I haven’t been posting at my previous rate but I’ve been taking time to enjoy life more rather than cram more into life if that makes any sense. Our new place, 2018, and not waiting 10 years to have the property we want to live in. The sprinkler system and low voltage yard light wiring is done, the fire-pit sitting area is almost done, most of the hard-scaping is done(Boulders), the patio extensions are going in with the Boulder Bubbler and dry creek bed.
Please enjoy the following pictures?
Front yard from North to South
South Side yard going back to the fire pit seating area
Back yard from the Fire pit across to the North Patio-BBQ-Bubbler area.
Work in progress. It will look a lot better after the plantings and the Bubbler are inplace.
I yearn for the day when I can once again walk trails, wade and fish streams, swim in our lake and enjoy the outside in general. Until then and beyond I will continue to celebrate the variety of birds that find our yard friendly. Enjoy!!!
Enjoy…
Enjoy!
Saw this fine specimen in the pasture behind my house. Think he had just finished breakfast.
That’s with the 75-300 mm zoom. I have to start practicing with the 1000 mm telephoto.
Quite the commotion feeders cause as the temperatures start to fall, plants start becoming dormant, insect hatches decline. You’d almost think the ‘Bird-zombie apocalypse’ was coming on after observing behavior at the feeders and seeking the losers liking their wounds in the trees/bushes awaiting their next opportunity. One thing to note is that I have seen a lot of variety show up at the feeders this year I think partially because we moved to a lake community but also because we’re in the Central Flyway and there has been unusual weather.
Anyway, while I baby my detached Achilles tendon it is convenient to sit and take pictures from my screened in back porch. Though a couple are fuzzy I still hope you enjoy these. I know I did.
Downy Woodpecker, Adult Female
Drama at the feeder!
Spotted Towhee Female Front
Spotted Towhee Side
Another on of the side bit crisper contrast.
Alas, Fall is here.
Good day everyone.
Jo-lot-of….awesomeness!
Busy Birdies
After this past year of epic chaos interestingness, I am happy to say that I have learned a lot, and strangely, even the really unpleasant lessons are now showing me their value – retrospect is a fine thing indeed. Now, tempered to the strength of old boots, while hopefully not looking too much like one of them, I am happy to say that there is quite a lot of fabulousness to come over the next few weeks. Beginning with the epic launch in the next weeks of the beginning of her public life, Cynthia Reyes’ amazing Myrtle the Purple Turtle, closely followed by some unadulterated genius of science-fiction by the one and only Joelle LeGendre there is a lot coming up – all happy and wonderful beginnings from some very talented people.
I’ve made sure this time, that failing the actual end of the world…
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Guilded Flicker, Angry Jay and the Yellow Breasted Tow Hee!!!!