This story began, I guess, on May 23rd, (as that comic shows) when I discovered my houseguests. Over the course of several weeks I saw activity around the nest and the story continued on Father’s Day, June 20th, when I saw mom and dad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Birds
When my dad first passed away back in 2011 the first few Father’s Days were difficult. While I was drawing this it dawned on me because I’ve been drawing these comics for over 11 years many readers may have never[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe it’s just me but I still get an exciting, happy feeling when I see wildlife animals like these. Whether they’re running, flying, eating (the bird seed I leave out) scrounging for food or just lying down and sleeping like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t need to weed and seal all the stones on that small patio THAT bad. I can wait until the eggs are laid, hatched and the kids learn to fly before I dive into this project. I’m sure I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Am I overthinking this? Is the virus spreading into the Washington D.C. area (Beltsville is a suburb)? A few days ago, I didn’t feel too bad, but now as the day approaches I’m feeling pretty anxious about it. I guess[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Mourning Doves have a distinctive song. It sounds like the mournful cooing of a dove, hence the name. I remember hearing them a lot when I grew up around here. My drawing of the bird isn’t the greatest, so,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a comfortable day. The coolness of the season, casually going out to the gazebo to replenish the bird feeder, grabbing the second cup of coffee and with the furnace warmed family room (where my studio is) sitting in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I first saw the squirrels go after the bird feeder I was pissed. I hit the door to startle them and they jumped off. But they came back. I knew they’d come back. It’s a losing battle trying to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I placed the feeder on this side of the gazebo because it’s very visible from the double dutch doors that lead from the kitchen to to stone patio. I figure it’ll be like a live TV set for Linus &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, among other things, I’m talking about toilets again. As early as 2/7/2019 I talked about how I have four toilets in this house but how only three were working properly. The one in my main bathroom had a weird water tank,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…