My mother loves to take care of plants. She has a house and a yard full of them. She is particularly fond of cacti and other succulents. I think this is a few small (less than a half inch across) flowers from one of her succulents. This was taken in April [...]
This statue in the Sonoma’s Visitor’s Center really expressed my feelings of finally making it to Sonoma, CA. This is one of the nicest visitor’s centers I have seen. It has a cafe with great food and some interesting wines. Also they have a small botanical garden and a couple of stores [...]
Here’s another shot from the vantage point of my parents’ sun room in their house in South Dakota. This is a common grackle, a ubiquitous bird that bullies the other birds in my parents’ backyard. Here it is on their deck (a little closer to the house than the finch feeder in last [...]
This was taken out the back window of my parents’ house in South Dakota this past April. My mother has a couple of bird feeders outside, and shown here are some finches on the finch feeder. It’s amazing the photos you can get in your backyard or just around the corner.
Michelle, who posts here often, married her long-time boyfriend Paul this past month. Both of the Liefies participated in their beautiful wedding, which took place outside on a perfect day. This is a closeup of one of the decorations, showing some of the colors of the wedding.
Congratulations you two!!!
~Michelle, posting from WI
Here’s an African Fish Eagle perched on the shore of the St. Lucia Estuary. We saw it on our boat tour. Adult fish eagles are about 70cm in length and can have up to an 8-foot wingspan. They are found all over Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its call is [...]