Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The highlight of hiking on the trails today (besides my son & friends being there) was our walk along the beach below afterwards when two Peregrine Falcons whooshed right past Sports Boy and out over the beach chasing a shorebird who eventually escaped. Then the smaller falcon landed on this cliff face above us while... Continue Reading →
I swear this wont turn into a bird blog, but since the feeder is new and exciting and I am home to enjoy it..well... My hope was to get some fun varieties in the yard, and today has been a jackpot day. Since I finished in my bedroom yesterday...oh yeah...here's that set of pics..solid day... Continue Reading →
Sweet Prince brought this bird feeder over from work on Christmas Eve & I nearly rejected it. Fear of rats & too much mess. But, I do still have that rat trap service on contract from several summers ago, and we've now been two full seasons without even a sign of a rat, living or... Continue Reading →
I rewarded myself for working mad hours this week by taking off at 2:45 yesterday and meeting two friends at Torrey Pines. One was from out of town - camera in hand much like Robin! - and the other lives here though is a recent transplant from the mid west. Of course, that fabulous book... Continue Reading →
So this was supposed to be Spring Break week for both SportsBoy and I. Then the work stuff came down and there is just no way I can abandon my post for that long until we have someone hired. Fingers crossed people - interview with a very promising candidate tomorrow! Since I was going to... Continue Reading →
All pictures except for the bird taken with my Blackberry as I went on about a 5 mile walk around the neighborhood around 4 this afternoon. This is what is blooming in people's yards right now 🙂 Snapdragons at the entrance to the Catholic church A common succulent used as hillside landscaping - a large... Continue Reading →
The cats and I have been entertained this AM. Amber is still up on her new bird viewing post: From there she gets a 'birds eye' view of some house finches checking out the front porch overhang for a nesting spot: Then we were entertained in the back yard by the song stylings ofthe Bewick's... Continue Reading →
First of all, a great link to save as this primary process keeps going that is constantly updated: Delegate counts. McCain is pulling away and look how tight the Dem race is!! Post-game analysis today is heavily pointing to Obama coming out ahead because of the money he has raised and because of the upcoming... Continue Reading →
My thoughts still feel scattered from everything last week. I am probably the only person happy to being a normal Monday at work! My dad is doing well. He sat up and was feeding himself yesterday and today is supposed to get up and walk and shower and be moved out of the ICU wing.... Continue Reading →
Given my blog title, I get a lot of Google hits on variations of Trees, Flowers or Birds. Or, birds in trees, or trees with flowers..you get the idea. Today there was a particularly funny one: 'Emotional pictures while cutting trees' - I guess some folks get a little sniffly when cutting down trees? Or... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 