Wood Ducks Arrive at The Pond in the Fall
Wood ducks arrive at our Alabama pond in the Fall and Winter months. Here’s our first glimpse of them in 2019.
Expecting fish, but turtles show up
Turtle sunning itself out by our pond. We seem to have our own private “Turtletopia”. Our pond is swarming with a variety of turtles. I love watching them and trying to discover more about them. Up to now, I’ve only rarely seen one outside a pet shop...
Meet my staff
My efforts here are largely an outlet for my own busy imagination. My husband Mark chips in for some parts of it and my children lend a hand here and there but mostly it’s just me and a houseful of pets who hang around to provide inspiration. Meet Sophie,...
Why do little ideas sometimes end up being big trouble?
I seem to have a special talent for having a simple idea turn out to be really complicated when I try to act on it. Apparently, I’m not the only one – the cow in the picture evidently had the simple idea of exploring life on the other side of the...
Mystery Solved?…”Cat Who” Series Author, Lilian Jackson Braun passed away
Back in January I wrote about my passion for reading the “Cat Who” series of novels by Lilian Jackson Braun and puzzled over why the series trailed off in such a deflated way. I pondered with the rest of her fans about whether or not the series was...
A Harmonious Relationship
I get a huge kick out of the quirky behavior of my dog Lucky and her sidekick Ramses. Both pets are hard luck stories. Lucky, came to us many years ago. Found abandoned in the woods, emaciated and suffering from a wicked case of mange. We thought she had no hope...