My brother Michael is one of less than a hundred people left in this country who still hand-cane chairs. Caning is both a skill and an art form, and my brother is a master. Michael will be giving a caning demonstration Saturday, June 25, at the Farmers Market. Bring your chairs and questions to the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'wildlife'
brother michael and the ruber ruber
June 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, flora and fauna, wildlife
Tags:chair caning·michael's chair caning service·newt·northern red salamander·pseudotriton ruber ruber·salamander·Wytheville Farmers Market
bird shots
June 13th, 2011 · No Comments · photos, wildlife
One of the best things Anne and I have done since we moved here was to set up a bird feeding station that is visible from the kitchen window. Like most things, it wasn’t planned; it just evolved. During the winter of 2009, the snow cover was pretty thick and the birds were starving. We [...]
Tags:birds of appalachia·birds of southwest virginia·birds of wythe county va
olpop hit by masked intruders
April 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · photos, wildlife
OLPOP (Our Little Piece of Paradise) was hit by two masked intruders early Sunday morning. Your intrepid reporter was awakened around 2:30 am Sunday by his thrice-nightly call of nature. On my way back to bed, I heard a loud tumbling noise on the front porch. Throwing open the front door and turning on the [...]
our little debi
February 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · wildlife
I was reading Matty Holder’s blog the other day on her pleasure in washing dishes. One of the things she wrote about was the birdfeeder station she has outside her kitchen window and the enjoyment she gets from watching birds as she washes. We also have a feeder station visible from our kitchen window. While [...]
Tags:bird feeding stations·birds of southwest virginia·downy woodpecker·matty holder·Picoides pubescens·woody woodpecker
forgive them father for they know not what they do
November 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · musings, wildlife
The voters spoke yesterday, and anything I have to say would probably be considered sour grapes. So, I’ll just remain silent.
one for andy
September 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · flora and fauna, photos, wildlife
Fall arrives tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22, at 11:09 pm. I thought I would say goodby to summer by showing one last shot of the Intercoastal Waterway at Oak Island, NC. This one is for my favorite Joisey Goil, Andy Jarvis.
relief?
July 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · musings, Sources, wildlife
Maybe, just maybe a little relief from the miserable heat is in store for the next few days. I got to tell you, folks are getting MEAN. The various weather reporting services are all over the place. But as I write this, it’s 12:45pm and it’s not yet 80 degrees and the humidity is much [...]
Tags:baked beans·groundhog·Wytheville Farmers Market·Wytheville Library
little wayne is a weird dude
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · photos, wildlife
Anne and I are deck people. We have had a deck for most of the last three decades, and during good weather we spend a lot of time on it. At the end of the day, we relax with a drink, often have supper, and do a lot of entertaining there. Basically, the deck is [...]
meet the menagerie
June 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · photos, wildlife
One of the things you learn pretty quickly when you live in the country is that you aren’t the only ones who consider your property home. There are a number of critters who share the land and live on the property full time. Some of them occasionally move into the house with you. A number [...]
spiders and snakes and bugs and slugs
June 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · flora and fauna, photos, wildlife
Tags:black snake·housefly·slugs·spiders