Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 22: Here's the backyard this week:
- an iris up for what seems like just a few minutes (and technically in the front yard)
- the lilac making its own short showing
- the crabapple, also technically in the front yard
- the magnolia past its prime but still lovely
Tag Archives: Birds
Fun, Stressful, Triumphant Trickiness
At the end of a plane ride, something other than dirty snow and transient icicles. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Reptiles
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Come Walk with Me Again
Another desert-adjacent day. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Faces, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Desert, Flowers, Pareidolia
12 Comments
More Fauntastic Fauna
Turtles (and birds) all the way down. And up. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Other Animals, Reflections
10 Comments
The Same Riparian Park?
Life is just full of philosophical conundrums. Are there any other kind? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Mammals
10 Comments
Wren Comma Cactus
Diversity is their strength, apparently. Continue reading
Come Walk with Me
Images from our first two weeks in Tempe and Gilbert. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Reflections, Trees
6 Comments
By Any Other Name
Onwards and upwards? Backwards and forwards. Continue reading
Dux De-lux
Bird-brained: maybe not the insult it seems to be. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Fauna, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Birds, Bridges, Citizenship, Community
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One Last Time
An end-of-season visit to our favourite state park. Continue reading