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SITY: Bumblebees

Posted on 10/09/2016 by chick

Speaking of pollinators, let us not forget the bumblebees. In order to get close enough to take pictures of the tiny green bee the other day, I was forced to put my arm among the stems of a plant. There … Continue reading →

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SITY: Pollinators

Posted on 10/08/2016 by chick

One of my favorite things to do at this time of year is watch the pollinators that visit the asters, goldenrod, and silver-rod in my yard. They’re amazing, every one of them. Taking pictures of them is difficult, though. Some … Continue reading →

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SITY: Ragweed or Not?

Posted on 10/01/2016 by chick

In September I had persistent post-nasal drip, and it was giving me one hell of a sore throat. I wondered what was causing it. Was it something in the house? And then it occurred to me that I had been … Continue reading →

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The D Stands for “Daily”

Posted on 09/09/2016 by chick

I was so absolutely exhausted yesterday that it occurred to me to take my Vitamin D. I really needed to take it, because blood tests have revealed that my level is extremely low. The lack of Vitamin D will, the … Continue reading →

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Making Time

Posted on 09/08/2016 by chick

My spam filter has filtered out tens of thousands of spam comments since I installed it. While it occasionally fails to identify a comment as spam, it has never mistakenly put a real comment into the spam box. So why … Continue reading →

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SITY: Change of Seasons

Posted on 08/21/2016 by chick

Before moving to this house, the only time I ever gave the aster a thought was when doing a crossword that contained the word ASTER. Thanks to the word’s pattern of vowels and consonants, it is well-shaped for puzzles. It … Continue reading →

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Our Very Own Rainbows

Posted on 06/30/2016 by chick

Yesterday a thunderstorm rumbled into town and started pouring buckets. I was sitting at my desk in my office. I should have been concentrating on work, but the storm got me thinking about rainbows. One of the disadvantages of living … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on 06/09/2016 by chick

And now it’s time to wrap up the tale of the baby robins. As you saw in my previous post, they had gotten quite a bit bigger. They soon got to such a size that they filled up the nest … Continue reading →

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How They’ve Grown!

Posted on 06/03/2016 by chick

As the robin babies got bigger and started hanging out (literally) more often, we were extra careful around them. We did not want to inadvertently scare them off the nest, so my husband didn’t take overhead shots every day. He … Continue reading →

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Always Something to See

Posted on 05/31/2016 by chick

One of the nicest things about having a robin’s nest so close is that there’s always something to see when we look out our back door. Sometimes it’s the father hunting and keeping an eye on things. Often one of … Continue reading →

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