June - JULY
There was a video option which of course I had to try.
Jul. 7
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37 minutes of fireflies (lightning bugs).
Jul. 6
Finally! My first Monarch!
I think it could be a male, experts agree.
Jul. 5
New air conditioner in!
Jul. 3
Sunday, July 5, 2026
July
Jul. 7
New air conditioner in!
Monday, June 1, 2026
June
Deb Mallin's comment to my Ripple video which she shared on FB:
The second way that is a trend at this music venue is the selection of a song by an individual in which they may lead the performance, but are joined initially or as the music begins by some other musicians in the room to compliment the performance with their added music resource.
This style is oft the dynamic of Gareth Ridout at the mic...whereas he gets the song started but as he is quickly joined by a harp and keys element filling the spotlight, broadcasts in commoradory as well as specific soundings.
Clearly, there may be few finer examples of "community", when any/ everybody share the goal of delivering a song together in a way where everyone has a contribution AND everyone holds the grace for the others that come along in their shared endeavor to be better for the inclusion and mutual respect within the set.
Ripple, with Joey and Alex. (me singing)
Open mic!
Red-headed woodpecker fledgling (my first of the year)
Jun. 30
Let's see what I can do about that.
Chipmunk has no problem with the slinky.
This is the pole supporting the Oriole feeder.
Jun. 29
These birds have flown.Phoebe update: they've all gone. Here's my last look at them this morning.
Jun. 28
More pictures of birds etc.
Starting today that pole has a slinky on it. We'll see if it defeats the little rascals.
Sometimes I keep out-of-focus photos to use as Zoom backgrounds. In this shot the red-head was departing as the Oriole peered into the kitchen window (one beyond focus and one too near to focus). I like the Bee Balm too.
I wonder how much longer for those Phoebes.
Google tells me "16 to 20 days after hatching". Hatch day might have been June 10 or 11. Ergo it could happen anytime I suppose. I'm trying to avoid the porch, not wanting any premature freak-out-flight.
Here they are looking at me. Hopefully they're a little bit accustomed to seeing me.
Jun. 27
Google tells me "16 to 20 days after hatching". Hatch day might have been June 10 or 11. Ergo it could happen anytime I suppose. I'm trying to avoid the porch, not wanting any premature freak-out-flight.
Jun. 27
Yet another thing to make one a small bit un'appy with chipmunks.
Jun. 26
Chris Crull and friends - Turn The Page
This one's a bit of an assembly as my phone's memory quit half-way through the song.
Fortunately Rhonda shared her video which I was able to add in at the end.
Pretty Peggy-O, one of my faves as done by the Grateful Dead.
New edit of this one, June 26.
Another good night of musical friends at Kent Lanes.
After two weeks of failed attempts I got good audio from the board.
Jun. 23
Most of my BIFs (Bird In Flight) are out of focus - especially the red-head - but sometimes a blurry photo makes a nice Zoom background. This is a composite of two rapid-fire shots.
I wanted to see what it sounded like but most of it's not worth sharing.
Geez, it's so much easier to aspire to play an instrument than it is to get down to the hard work of practicing.
Jun. 21
Swamp MW roots after putting the cutting in water (I think it was Memorial day).
With two other cuttings I did the hormone treatment in soil & they're still looking good.Jun. 20
I put some mealworms out for the Phoebe but so far this is the only interested customer. At least they didn't eat all the worms.
I just found out my phone has a macro mode.
I can't tell if their eyes are open yet, don't think so. Also can't tell if there are four or five, there were five eggs.
I'm hoping to get the parents interested in mealworms, having read that they'll eat them live or dried. I got a bunch for the Bluebirds but they left after their first clutch.
An 8-year FB memory.
"Is it international find-a-frog-at-work day? This little chap came out from under some lab equipment this morning. I hope he didn't steal any trade secrets."
(Susie told me it's actually a toad.)
Jun. 19
Phoebes getting bigger
Not a particularly remarkable video clip but it's the first time I saw a hummingbird at that orange Oriole feeder. Trail-cam date is off by one day BTW.
Sorry about the audio/video differences, I recorded it in the very un-photogenic kitchen.
File under songs I have no business attempting.
Usually the trail-cam video mode kicks in after the parent has gone, but not in this case.
Jun. 14
Catbird
Jun. 11
Jun. 10
Open Mic at Kent Lanes with Virginia Lynn King and Jesse Kelley. (video not posted yet)
June 8 update: relocated this little group to the east side of the ramp.
June 8 update: brightened the head a bit and brought back the watermark.
It's hard to balance the dark head with the bright white feathers.
Jun. 7
Jun. 6
Possibly a MW I started in 2025?
If so it's the only success of many attempts in the last couple of years. I don't remember how I got my established patch going but I suppose it had to be from a seedling.
Jun. 5
Tenacious picture #1
*Not sure that's the word I want.
See tomorrow for update pics: one of the few plans I actually implemented, Oslo here we come!
Jun. 4
Jun. 3
Video links:
Lucky shot of the day. (But I was lying in wait for him to take the leap so I guess it wasn't all luck.)
Jun. 2
Catbird video du jour
Jun. 1
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