As I’ve been doing the final proof of my manuscript for Walking With the Muse these past few days I’ve been shocked at how many little typos made it through multiple rounds of proofing and different sets

There is something extra-special about homemade, right? I love peaches and salsa, too. Now that I found a great recipe in the New Canning Book by Ball for "Summer Corn & Peach Salsa", that

I should really pay more attention to the map...

As always, I say that this post is not for the faint hearted. This is how nature controls the bird populations and the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) is one of my favorites, as it is also the fastest

Some goodies just got in recently to start the build. Got the old redneck engineered radio antenna down. The one elevated with galvanized steel pipes that my youngest son and I put up a couple years ago

What exactly IS it we are measuring, when we talk about success?

On Aug. 1, three wildfires broke out in Spokane, WA. It was hot, dry, and windy, so the fires grew quickly and the smoke came our way. I avoided going outside except to water the flowers on my deck, and

Rarely do we get to enjoy a fabulous steak that was grass-fed and grass-finished. When my niece flies in for a visit from Sioux Falls, SD, she always brings me 6 large ribeye steaks to put into the freezer.

What a letdown, as the few warm days that we had, were just a taste of spring. This was the view when we left our house early morning. I took the shots periodically throughout the day, morning (2 shots),

Having a panic attack in the middle of the night is a hugely unpleasant experience!

The vegetables are coming on hard and fast, and it has been a bit stressful keeping up with it all. Just trying to decide what to do with each of them can be a challenge. I grew extra cucumber plants this

Some of you might be familiar with the term Third-Places. This term was coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg and refers to informal public gathering spots outside the home (“first place”) and work (“second

Not only for us, as it is the same in featherland. I will show you two fights in here, the first one was between two male Cape Turtle doves (Streptopelia capicola), (6 shots), and the second battle was

The Silverbloggers Chronicles - Prompt Number 8 ...

It's a done deal

A first for us to see this loving Cape White Eye couple (Zosterops virens) in action. And my first thought was that I must try this with my wife when we get back home. So, as soon as we got back, I waited

We always have so many "things" happening in our lives that we have almost completely forgotten how to do NOTHING!

I have been anticipating this day. All five Monarch caterpillars formed a J-Formation on the same day and then went into their chrysalis stage. You can always tell when that special day arrives when you

Hello, lovers of photography and of discovering new things in our daily lives! It is raining right now, and the gray atmosphere envelops me. Determined not to let sadness dampen my spirits, I am browsing

Testicle festival anyone?