Bogs are curious mixtures of life and death; greens and browns reflect the reality.
photography
Blackbird at the bog
Nothing fancy this week: a solitary blackbird scans the bog for a late afternoon snack
Jerry and Kathy’s barn
Barry the barred owl
Barry the barred owl crossed our path the other day; we have seen him over four times this season, so we have named him.
Fern leaves blossom
A fern begins to reveal its leaves in the post fiddle-head stage
Sapsucker having breakfast
A female yellow-bellied sapsucker visits a gray birch near the house on Saturday.
Woodworking
An old tree has been worked over by a large woodpecker (or more than one). We have seen a large pileated woodpecker in the area but not recently.
The barred owl at attention
A barred owl stares down as we walk through his realm
Spring melting
Fourth floor view
