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Announcing Spring!
Spring is here! I heard this rustling outside my window this afternoon and when I opened the blinds, I saw flocks of Robins and Cedar Waxwings on our trees, feasting on the berries and little cones. Boy, can they party!
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Soaring Bird in the Neighborhood
This afternoon after we returned home after lunch out, I got a picture of what could have been the bird that made off with a mouthful of house finch chicks last month. I don’t know why I didn’t draw up the window blind when I first heard the sound of what reminded me of a…
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Gerber Daisies
Just a short post on the Gerbera Daisy (common name Gerber). Sena planted it in our garden recently and it is firetruck red. They symbolize innocence, purity, and, most of all, cheerfulness. When I need a little cheering up, I just look at the Gerber Daisies.
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Don’t Panic
Well, this is not the usual post. It’s just a message that I’ve been watching the Iowa severe weather reports. I’ve just come up from the basement because the Tornado Warning for our area has expired. Don’t panic. Now it’s just a severe thunderstorm warning with the possibility for 60 mph wind–nothing really. The Don’t…
