A couple of days ago, before the rain arrived, I took a stroll around Our Little Piece of Paradise to see what I could see. It amazes me how fast a piece of fallow land can go from “manageable” to “well, maybe next year.” Seemingly over night, the earth explodes with growth. The slope in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'photos'
Creek Update
April 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · flora and fauna, photos, wildlife
With the passing of each week, Galena Creek continues to grow cleaner and healthier. The freshwater snails are more abundant and I’ve found what appear to be brown trout minnows swimming around. Though I haven’t been able to photograph any yet, there are also crayfish. New aquatic plants, some quite beautiful, are growing and it [...]
Tags:
announcement
March 31st, 2010 · 3 Comments · musings, photos, video
We at Wythe Notes, meaning Anne, me, and Sassy Cat, are pleased to announce that after several months of begging and pleading on my part, Wythe Notes has been added to the Roanoke Times Community Blog Roll. Go to www.Roanoke.com, click on Blogs and scroll down. This knowledge and $1-$3 will now get you a [...]
Tags:
birdshots
February 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · photos, video, wildlife
Last month after the second big snow of the season, we started tossing out birdseed figuring the poor starving little things would literally flock to our yard. After all, their normal foodstuffs were buried under a foot of snow. I flung a few handfuls of seed off the front porch and waited to see the [...]
Tags:video
our evolving look
February 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Sources, musings, photos
You may have noticed a few changes to the appearance of Wythe Notes and the information we’re offering. Some were planned, some involve new software, and at least one was an accident. One of the most noticeable of the changes is the pictures on the banner. Prior to a month ago, I used stock photos [...]
Tags:
this and that…..
February 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · musings, photos, recipes
HAD ENOUGH? GETTIN’ BACK MY COUNTRY For the last week or so, Hank, Jr.’s song, A Country Boy Can Survive, has been playing over and over in my head. Whereas I was born and bred in the briar patch, nearly 40 years of living in the Washington, DC, suburbs beat the country right out of [...]
Tags:
we still have power, but……
February 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · musings, photos
I took this photo of our driveway yesterday around 4pm after what I expect will be our last trip out for awhile. I nearly slid down the ravine because of the icy conditions and the depth of the snow. The tracks between the wheel ruts were made by the universal joint dragging through the crust. [...]
Tags:
Christmas Crafting
December 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, photos
Forgive me for the picture. Part of the wreath was in shadow, and part of it was in sun. However, my lousy picture should not take away from Anne’s excellent wreath. She collected the cones from this tree in the front yard, (said tree soon to be swathed in red chili pepper lights) attached them [...]