A very expressive seagull at the Santa Monica pier deserves a caption.

I thought this picture was about the birds, until I saw the sky.

The Brits are smart, with their multiple-personality parks. There’s something for everyone in Hyde Park, even the birds.

Magpies pose and inspired haiku with their tuxedo coloring and bright blue wings.

Autumn is all around us at Little House in the Rockies, and a haiku came naturally, like the fall colors.

Social little birds flit about and fascinate near Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire’s Stonehaven.

Looking at and listening to birds makes me feel calm and content, as though I’m on the front row observing a fluttering and dynamic ecosystem in fluid motion.

I’m a gull watcher. Aberdeen is a good place for it.

Celebrating kindred spirits, serendipity and Great Blue Herons on the Bolivar Peninsula.

Wildfires abound in Colorado right now. Nearest to us here at Little House in the Rockies (but not an imminent threat) is the Weston Pass fire southwest of FairPlay. It’s about 25 miles away, as the crow flies. We can see and smell the smoke. […]

It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S. The day we remember those who served in our military and did not live to come home. Andy Rooney Rethinks Memorial Day I saw a thoughtful piece by the late commentator Andy Rooney that’s worth sharing, Rooney Rethinks Memorial […]

A “grateful for nature” haiku from Little House in the Rockies, where absolute peace and tranquility abound.

I think a group of swans did a performance just for me. As I stood and watched, they changed direction, got in position, and swam by in a line. MUST.WRITE.HAIKU.

An Earth Day celebration of nature-filled Butler Shores Metropolitan Park along Ladybird Lake in Austin.

A humble little poem welcoming spring’s call.

Spring is breaking out early, and the birds are all over here at Glover Gardens. Check out the portraits of Mama Cardinal, and a haiku for #NaHaiWriMo.

waiting, listening,  little bird perched in the tree – what are you thinking? Copyright 2018, Glover Gardens

A snowstorm came and went between these two photos, and we were snug and warm in our little cabin, watching.

Brrrrr!  It’s hunker down time here in Southeast Texas where harsh Lady Winter (actually “Winter Storm Inga”) has found us and seems to be settling in for a good long visit. We had hail and snow and sub-freezing weather all day today, which is confusing […]

Is this little bird thinking what a great day it is to be a bird in the sunshine, in a sanctuary-like environment where the predators wear warning bells and the feeders are always full?