September 17, 2026
A New Painting of ‘The Beast’
A painting entitled "The Beast of State Line Lookout" now adorns the cafe there. The pastel by Laura Sullivan was…
Nothing like yesterday’s beautiful sunrise to kick courting season into high gear.
Besides the screech owl intrigue, I can see all sorts of courting and house-warming activities going on.
The images below are of:
* a pair of swans who culd be looking for a place to nest.
* a pair of house sparrows who have been setting up shop in a little nesting box in my backyard.
* a pair of mallards who have been hanging out in the backyard. Mallards typically lay eggs somewhere along the stream in the backyard.
* a pair of mourning of mourning doves acting, well, lovey-dovey.