Dear in-laws, we thank you for the fruit! And so do the cats. George especially. She sits in the box and seems particularly content, at leas...

Sauron ? That's my dainty size 6 next to the largest leaf in North America. Identify the yellow leaves on the lower left for extra credi...

We had visitors over the long Thanksgiving weekend. They weren't very sociable though. They kept to themselves a lot. And were a bit sta...

1. Drawbridges. They were apt to open up suddenly, while you were right in the middle. 2. Foxes. They were cunning and evil and just waiting...

Normal view in fall. I-wish-it-would-rain view.

Julia Ann, about 1880 I think She was born in Jasper county, Georgia (red dot below), just before the government did a snatch and grab on th...

The only good thing I can think of about the drought is that mosquitoes weren't much of a problem this summer. Bugs were down overall, I...

If you've been really busy yourself, and haven't had much time for blog reading, I imagine you're pretty happy with me. I saved ...

The better to see you with, my dear! The Christmas Village craft show is coming up and I've been busy busy busy. See you soon... ...when...

The game cam is triggered by heat, so when the air is warm there's not much action. These photos are from the last two months. We though...

Strawberry bush, a.k.a. Hearts a burstin' ( Euonymus americanus ). My mother sometimes calls this plant Wahoo , but the internet says th...

This is not so much a pond these days, as a grassy mud hole. (This is actually more water than it held a month ago.) But not everybody think...