Category Archives: Nature

Photo Friday: We Had A Blue Christmas

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dave

Regular visitors here may remember that Happy Acres played host to a nesting pair of Eastern Bluebirds last year. They had two broods of young, which means there should be a few additional bluebirds flying around out there. And on … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: The Buck Stops Here

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Dave

No, I’m not talking about the fact that I don’t go shopping on Black Friday. Actually, wild horses couldn’t drag me out shopping today. But earlier in the week something did get me running outside with my camera. I’ve mentioned … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Blue Morning

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Dave

One morning this week a pair of bluebirds came to visit. So naturally I dropped what I was doing and grabbed my camera. It is likely they are the same pair that nested here this year. If so, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Survivors

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Dave

At Happy Acres we like tough plants. We don’t have a lot of time to coddle and baby our plants, so we tend to lean towards ones that survive with a minimum of fuss and bother. We have large number … Continue reading →

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Emergence

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dave

I was privileged this week to see something that usually goes on around us unnoticed. Last week I spotted a butterfly chrysalis on one of the fennel plants in the herb garden just outside our kitchen door. My wife and … Continue reading →

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Meet the New Neighbors

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Dave

It looks like some new neighbors have moved in. At a glance, they seem to resemble another family that moved in last year. It seems to be a family of three – a mother and two young ones. They were … Continue reading →

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More Bluebirds

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Dave

While we’ve been busy with summer gardening activities, the resident bluebird pair has been busy with family matters. The four eggs that were in the nest on July 4th have hatched into 4 young chicks. I checked on the nest … Continue reading →

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