Tag Archives: creatures great and small

I Finally Followed the Clues:

Posted on June 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

This Mourning Dove is Widowed There usually is a pair of mourning doves who inhabit our environment. (This shot from early 2019 is of the female, as she watches her mate search for seeds on the deck, below) The other … Continue reading →

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It’s Taken More than Sixty-Five Years to Get Over It

Posted on June 20, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Raven and Me In late summer, 1956, I was bitten by a German Shepherd. I was six years of age. It was traumatic to me, especially since I had been farmed out to the Duff family in New Lowell, while … Continue reading →

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Beautiful!

Posted on May 30, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Dragonfly Sculpture

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Some Visitors to the Lot Birdfeeders

Posted on May 27, 2022 by cdsmiller17

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Here’s a Fellow with a Big Beak…

Posted on May 25, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Male Red-Breasted Grosbeak His black tuxedo and white shirt combination has a huge red cravat…

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They Seek Her Here, They Seek Her There

Posted on May 24, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The Doggies Seek Her Everywhere Is she in heaven, or is she in hell, That damned, elusive Chipmunk-elle?

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In Winter, Even Rats Have to Eat…

Posted on March 16, 2022 by cdsmiller17

But N.I.M.B.Y. This is the last live shot I have of this member of our rat pack. We started setting traps last week, and so far we’ve killed at least three. I say ‘at least three’ because one of the … Continue reading →

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All Things Bright and Beautiful…

Posted on February 7, 2022 by cdsmiller17

All Creatures Great & Small (2020) We’ve been watching this new adaptation of James Herriot’s books on PBS on Sunday nights, season two. I have always wondered why we needed a new version when the original BBC series was perfectly … Continue reading →

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Does Astrology Work with Our Pets?

Posted on January 12, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Kaiya (July 19. 2017) It’s a thought that never goes away: are our pets subject to the same planetary influences as we are? Our parrot’s ‘birth’ time is unknown (she hatched out of her egg). I’ve set the clock for … Continue reading →

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Kaiya has Come Home to Roost

Posted on October 18, 2021 by cdsmiller17

After 5 Weeks, this Monk Parrot is Back with Us for Good Sitting with Susan in the sewing room.

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