Late June ~ our roadsides and paths are lined with shimmering aspen and wild roses in bloom.
We said farewell recently to our beloved four legged companion; Kali. Our dear and faithful friend of 14 years. Afraid of nothing she was, and as sweet and delightful as a little dog can be.
The day we said goodbye, a mourning dove dropped by.
Where we share the beauty of the changing seasons on our 48 acre off grid homestead in the Cariboo Chilcotin. Where Touch Wood Rings are created, and where we live and work and play. 'The Homestone' is the name of the boulder that marks the entrance to our place.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Hummingbird Heaven on the Meadow
The forest around the meadow.
The aspens leafing out.
Hummingbirds at the kitchen window.
We still have frost most mornings
and had a bit of a snow flurry yesterday.
We're enjoying lovely cool spring weather
with equal parts of sunshine, wind, and rain.
We have three hummingbird feeders at the kitchen windows.
Each feeder is out of view of the other two.
We've counted seventy to ninety hummingbirds gathered at feeding time.
It's a spectacular sight and one we look forward to each year.
Our hummingbirds love this lilac bush.
They use it for perching & resting, and waiting their turn at the feeders
and use the branches for cleaning their beaks.
Last year this lilac didn't bloom. Hard to say if it'll bloom this year
but it doesn't really matter ~ these tiny, beautiful creatures are decoration enough.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Bouquets of feathered friends
We had 6 inches of heavy wet snow just last week ~
Although April showers don't really bring May flowers in our neck of the woods ~ they do bring bouquets of birds to our feeders and the branches of our trees. We are enjoying 'full on' birds these days . . .
Purple Finches
White Crowned Sparrows Yellow Headed and Red Winged Blackbirds
Hummingbirds
Barn Swallows, Cliff Swallows, hawks and owls and a Golden Eagle too. The first of our Grosbeaks arrived today ....
and so it goes . . .
Sunday, April 11, 2010
the time of the singing of birds is come ...
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