May 30, 2005
Memorial Day
The weather held on long enough for the Antrim Memorial Day Parade and (just barely) the Bennington Memorial Day Parade. Mikey marched in both, playing the baritone.
As I stood in Bennington, listening to "Taps" followed by "The Star Spangled Banner," I wondered if 50 years from now these patriotic observances will seem so passé. I sure hope not -- it is with the lives of those who have come before that we have the freedom to celebrate (or not to)...
(If you click on the image you'll get a larger version of a soldier laying a wreath at the Antrim monument...)
May 27, 2005
Sun!!!!
My heart be still...after a week of rain (and multiple rainy weekends) we have sun!!!
(Of course, it's supposed to rain again today and tomorrow...hopefully truly breaking on Sunday...)
May 13, 2005
Wind didn't blow away the birds...
Although, from bird watcher standards, they are pretty ordinary, I was enjoying all the different types that were visiting our backyard yesterday. The Bluejay seems to be saying, "You lookin' at me?!?!?!" and I got more than one shot where I seemed to be catching a husband-and-wife Evening Grossbeaks.
As I mentioned on this web log before, I'm a big fan of animals, including the little varmits. Even the "common" ones awe me...
If you click on either image, you'll see a larger version...
May 12, 2005
WWWWWWiiiiiiinnnnnnddddyyyyy....
I've grown to enjoy them, but one thing I had to get used to here in southern New Hampshire is the wind storms -- one of which we are in the midst of right now.
The good news is that it blows all the bugs away, so you can go outside without getting eaten alive :-)
Bear attack!!!
Yesterday morning, Michelle noticed our feeders didn't look as healthy as they had the day before. If you click on the image, you'll see why :-)
(Both poles are bent, but only one is finished off...)
Last night a couple friends, Don and Francis, taught us something important -- suet feeders are referred to as "bear feeders" after about March 1st :-)
So, before going to bed we pulled the one remaining healthy suet feeder inside...putting it back out this morning...