Kitty + Race pix

Supervising:

 Cicada in the yard.

 5K Wine Race (DH & I)

 

 Virtual 250 Mile -- Gasoline Alley.   I have until 10/31 to complete all the miles ----

 

Storms -

 Following Tuesday's storm, saw this outside my window ...  Viceroy!   I still have Orioles at the feeders - and Hummingbirds -- was thrilled to see the Viceroy on the orange ...

 Toad Lily.

 Cicada -- Neotibicen Canicularis.

Storms on Tuesday -- No power -- Internet back this evening.   Not sure when the power wil be restored.   Either Tuesday - or sometime Tuesday thru Saturday.   : (

 Large tree down -- took 5 trees with it.

 Loss of 6 trees.

 

Summer

 

 

 

 

following the heat wave:

 

 I see the kittens early in the a.m.    Then, they go someplace -- until the following morning.

 Mom goes into surgery this week.   Has had her shots.  Unable to get near any of the kittens.

migration of birds

EDITED 4 May 2026:

 grosbeak

 orchard oriole

 red bellied wordpecker

 red headed woodpecker

 baltimore oriole

 titmouse.

No catbirds (yet).   

 female oriole

 female grosbeak

 trillium

 wild geraniums

 

Look now, frost advisory tonight

 Trillium

 Bue bells

 bleeding hearts

 Trillium patch

 

Spring

 

Snow Day:

 Round 2 of the snow.

 Round 1 of the snow.

 

Butterflys around the yard

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

 

Around the yard ....

.... and on the front porch, a package from William Morrow!!!!  

I Bookmail!!!! Thank you William Morrow - HarperCollinsPublishers!!! Cannot wait to start reading #ReesesBookClub #KirstinChen #Counterfeit

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