This guy is such a regular on Bittersweet Farm I should give him a name. He calls out all through the day from daylight to dusk. He has an unusual song for an Oriole–very clear, loud, and distinct. One of these days I’m going to get a good, clear, sharply-focused shot. But for now this […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 7) When Your World Spins Out of Control
“–One porch is a blessing–two are an abundance.” Photos from Bittersweet Farm I mowed on Wednesday evening and trimmed the whole place on Thursday evening. While I was trimming and starting the weed trimmer over and over (which is my springtime ritual) I kept hearing a beautiful clear birdsong that was new to me. It […]
Warm Spring Morning on Bittersweet Farm
a warm spring morning on Bittersweet Farm. We put a couple bird feeders on the side porch to see if the birds would be willing to visit us there. They did. I have counted almost a dozen different kinds of birds in just the last few days. They will visit the feeder while you are […]
Welcome Spring
Yesterday the life of this Village Parson included some visits in the country. It’s beautiful in every direction from the church and yesterday it seemed to my heart that spring arrived. Welcome, the greening of the year. Welcome birdsong. Welcome sunning turtles. Welcome Sand Hill Crane chicks. Welcome hopping crows. Welcome lonely Loon out on […]
A Boy Again For a Few Minutes
This afternoon I’m gettng ready for a visit from the grand-buddies and grand-princesses so I dug out Uncle Wesley’s genuine Red Ryder BB Gun. For a few minutes this afternoon I was a ten-year-old boy again with the on my neck and the wind in my hair out on Bittersweet Farm. We are going to […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 6) Sunny and Cold
I don’t complain about the weather. So don’t consider this as complaining—just reporting the facts. It seems like it has been a long, cold, lingering, snowy winter. It’s spring now but it has been a cold spring so far. We have enjoyed some very welcome sun, but it has been cold—unrelenting cold. It’s been hard […]