Hi all, Yup, it's springtime, and we're between snow storms. Mrs. CCA was determined to take out one of her boats - hence the pic above. Looks like we've got plain canada geese and a run-of-the-mill herring gull. (Though I'd listen to debate concerning the latter being a great black-backed gull.) No...

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Hi all, Witness the unfortunate Carolina Wren... These birds are primarily warm weather creatures... Though large as wrens around here go, they're still no match for the cold. It's 25 F outside right now... I wonder if the poor thing will survive... Not to become too philosophical, but to become too...

Hi all, Thought I'd start this one with a typical kitchen camera setup shot showing the Canon poised for action. Pretty thrilling aye? Kidding aside, there ain't much to it. Stick in a fresh battery and an empty memory card, set it up, cross your fingers, and walk away... Given a decent happenstance...

We just recorded our backyard feathered visitors for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)... But more of that (and the photo above) in a minute. It dawned on me that some of you reading this are on a bus or a train reading a Kindle, or sitting in your cubicle at work. Wherever... But there are some ...

Backyard Tire Fire has been on a roll of late. The blue-collar band from the Chicago area is a mainstay on the road and their hard work has been paying off. Honest Tune magazine did a big year end feature on the band and their debut for Hyena Records, The Places We've Lived, found its way on several...

What a great show with Carolyn. Sorry for our little technical glitch, but we got over that! Carolyn is really a pearl herself. She is the author of Backyard Pearls - Cultivating Wisdom and Joy in Everyday Life. She is a seasoned journalist and editor - and is a fabulous writing coach. A few of he...

Birches in snow Winter is a slog. The cat sleeps all the time, curled on her little cat bed. The roads are hard, packed, dirty slush. The cold seeps into the marrow of our bones.I am blogging. "Want to see......

supa m.b. posted a photo: Even with my camera set to "Snow", it's hard to capture the awesomeness of this snow fort....

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! You want a project car that's different, don't you? Of course you do! Oh, sure, you'd have fun with a Lotus Esprit or Fiat 124 Sport Coupe (incidentally, the Lotus beat th...