Woody Woodpecker in My Tree

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Woody Woodpecker in My Tree

By Carol on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 | No Comments

When I was outside this afternoon, I heard the familiar sound of Woody Woodpecker in my tree. Most woodpeckers make a really fast tapping noise, but these pileated woodpeckers go slow and it sounds more like thunk-thunk-thunk. I always hear them before seeing them. If I could spell out that crazy laugh Woody did, I’d [...]

Learning To Do the Limb-o

By Carol on Friday, April 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Do you think it’s possible to teach a car to do the limbo? I came home the other to see this little scene. Lucky for me that I wasn’t home when it happened or else I’d be stuck in the garage. I could probably play the limbo song in my car til I was blue [...]

A Very Pretty Snake

By Carol on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 | No Comments

There’s quite an assortment of snakes in my yard. Most of the time they keep to themselves but occasionally I’ll see one laying around – or scooting off really fast. This one was just minding his own business in my front yard by the big tree. It didn’t seem to mind me walking all around [...]

Sping Is Here

By Carol on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 | No Comments

One of my favorite times of the year is Spring (early March in FL) when my wisteria and azaleas bloom. It’s so very nice that both bust out with tons of flowers at the same time. My eyes almost get overloaded! Years ago when I lived in Brandon, I used to drive by a very [...]

Tic Tac Toe Anyone?

By Carol on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Sometimes you just never know what kind of interesting things you’re going to see if you’re paying attention and happen to be looking in the right spot. I took a break from working and was looking out my window yesterday. The sky people were playing tic tac toe!

Azalea Season

By Carol on Monday, March 7th, 2011 | No Comments

In contrast to the pesky worms that are currently falling out of my oak trees in the front yard, my backyard azaleas are in full bloom… and they completely take my breath away every year. It’s like being engulfed in a solid wall of flowers when I stand in front of them. They are super-sized [...]

The Invasion Begins

By Carol on Monday, March 7th, 2011 | No Comments

This is the time of year when my big oak tree has lost all it’s leaves and is making the oak tree ‘flowers’ – aka: fluff. The fluff is full of bright yellow pollen that turns everyone’s car yellow, too. It’s also the time of year for the oak tree moths to hatch and turn [...]

Eagles on Honeymoon Island

By Carol on Saturday, January 29th, 2011 | No Comments

I finally made it out to Honeymoon Island to see the eagles today. It was one of those perfect winter days in Florida with the blue, blue sky.. not hot, not cold. After consulting with a lot of other people along the trail about the best places to be able to see the nest, I [...]

Spooky Stuff in PA

By Carol on Saturday, October 30th, 2010 | No Comments

I was riding along the Pennsylvania Turnpike the other day around sunset. The full moon started rising right in front of us so I pulled out my camera. Just as I started to snap this picture, a black speck flew out of the trees! ooooooo… is that a spooky Halloween witch?

Pesky Black Widows Yet Again

By Carol on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 | No Comments

I went outside yesterday to throw some stuff in my garbage can and noticed a sparkly spider web attached to it. All my mental alarms went off because I know that web when I see it. Another dang-blasted black widow wanted to take over the area. If I hadn’t seen it, I easily could have [...]

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