Five Pines

I have a new favorite book.  I'd like to give credit where credit is due but I can't remember whose blog I saw this book on.  Someon...

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In a second hand store the other day I picked up a book on keeping a nature journal.  I liked the idea and purchased the book.  I think the ...

I think I'm getting bored with my winter backyard birds and I am getting anxious for my summer friends to return.  But I did see my firs...

I wanted to show you what Craig gave me yesterday.  He ordered it off of Etsy .  Now how did he know that I would like this?  It's about...

My spring fever is starting to get to me. One of the things that I am really looking forward to this spring is the new tree top walkway at S...

You all know Seadra is her name but I call her Boo Boo.  It seems like I more often do posts about Zoe (our pug) so I thought Seadra deserve...

For Valentines Day Craig is taking me birding.  We are going for a ride in the country and I'll have my camera and binoculars with me.  ...

I have really tried to make a conscious decision as to whether I have a favorite bird and the truth is I don't.  It seems like I do have...

The good news is that I went to one of my favorite antique stores today and most everything in the store was 1/2 price.  The bad news is eve...

It's 50 plus degrees here in Michigan today and lots of sunshine.  We've gone from the most snow we've had in years to nearly no...

I bought this caged suet feeder last summer when I was having a problem with starlings eating up all the suet I put out (luckily starlings h...

What did Jessica put in my breakfast bowl this morning? Peanuts!  My favorite! I'll take this one. And this one and this one and this on...

Well, not really.  I'm not allowed to complain about winter at our house.   But since I fell on the ice Saturday and hurt my knee I am a...

I did my usual thing this morning and headed out to feed the birds.  I had an armful of bird suet, bird seed, etc.  I was making my way down...

It's been a crazy busy week at work.  I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark.  I'm missing my family, my birds and my bl...

Do you do the WOOT ?  Do you even know what the WOOT is?  I discovered the WOOT a few years ago from watching our local news.  Our local new...

Jordan and her good friend Lindsey decided to sunbath last weekend.... in ZERO DEGREES! A beach towel and sunscreen, she's all set. I gu...

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