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A while back, I posted about my experience with a friendly chipmunk living by my patio. Well, I finally got around to editing all of the video footage that goes along with those encounters. If you are

Random Encounters                  My back yard is full of various critters. On a typical day, I expect to see plenty of birds and a handful of squirrels, cuddly chipmunks, and bushy-tailed rabbits.

Today, we got blasted with about 8 inches of lake-effect snow. As such, my bird feeders were extremely active. The birds swarmed the cages as if I tweeted out that they contained the last suet cakes ever.

Titmouse                        When you have a juvenile sense of humor, like I do, you live for opportunities like this. During the winter months, I keep feeder cages filled with suet cakes. I have three

I discovered this delicious cauliflower recipe a couple of months ago and I can't stop making it. It is super easy and is sure to please even the pickiest of eaters. I've been making it, at least, once

For Christmas, I decided to leave New York and visit my brother and his family down in Naples, Florida. My flight left on Christmas eve, which I wasn't looking forward to. I was expecting the airport to

I spend a good amount of time on my back porch. Last winter, I noticed that rabbits seemed to spend a good amount of time close to my back porch. When Springtime came around, I found out why. A family

How long it would take, I had no idea. Maybe a week? Maybe two? However long it would be, I was confident in it's success.      My plan was simple enough. I would set up a lawn chair on the patio and place

What follows is the ninth part of a collaborative story written by members of The Alliance. To catch up on the previous parts, click the links below:       Part 1   by snook Part 2   by grindan Part 3

Heeeere's Chippy!                  Ever since my first encounter with the local chipmunk, I've been seeing it around a lot more. In fact, it doesn't seem to be afraid of me like the other critters in the

And other blooms!                  That was the question that plagued me. What is that beautiful, blooming tree? There's a tree in the backyard that fully blooms with bright, white flowers every spring.

This post is long overdue. One day, last summer, I was struck with the notion to place a dish of water out for my backyard friends. Grabbing an eight inch Terra Cotta saucer, I placed it out on my patio,

Here's another update on the next generation of birds in my backyard. Lately, I've been chronicling the lives of nesting birds and their offspring. I'm pleased to be able to share these new images of the

🎵 Chipmunks, meet the Chipmunks. They're in the squirrel fam-i-ly. From un-der-neath the back porch. They'll dance and sing with joy-ous glee! 🎵 (Clickbait)                  For far too long, the very

I'm really excited to bring you this update on the family of mourning doves living around my back patio. After the last two baby doves hatched and moved out of the nest, the nest appears to have been

@omra-sky                                         Season 15 has officially started at Splinterlands! It's time to take a look at how season 14 went for me... Match Report Performance Stat#wild Gold Rank968

It was an overcast day and I decided to head to the lake for some fresh air and some walking. Considering the weather, it was unlikely that there would be a lot of people there. There weren't. Within minutes

@omra-sky                         Things have changed, again, at Splinterlands. Not only have the leagues been split into Wild and Modern formats, but last season was about a week longer than normal. So,

@omra-sky                                Season 4 of the new Splinterlands has just begun just moments ago! Which means the season 3 reports are out! I'm always eager to see how I did compared to my previous