Category Archives: Bald eagles

Slacking off never pays

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

21 November, 2021 Slacking off never pays Somebody probably told me that in kindergarten or first grade, second grade at the latest. I’ve been told that in some form or other for the past half century-ish. You can teach an … Continue reading →

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Some cars have sunroofs – mine has an eagleroof

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

8 March, 2020          Some cars have sunroofs – mine has an eagleroof I drove to the river on the morning of Virginia’s Democratic Primary and looked up and saw this gorgeous bird perched directly above the … Continue reading →

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I love my family

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

29 December, 2019            I love my family The names of the people in that picture – I’ll let you try to match up faces – are Katie, Sheila, Kevin, Shane, Jay, Jenny, Kristin, Evelyn, Jim, … Continue reading →

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Nobody yawns…

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

6 January, 2019            Nobody yawns… I am embarrassed. I am acutely and painfully aware of the poor quality of this image. I took it. What stunned me about it – what is remarkable about it, IMO … Continue reading →

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bombogenesis and/or relentlessly pragmatic: Happy New Year!

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

7 January, 2018            bombogenesis and/or relentlessly pragmatic: Happy New Year! I took all three of those pictures while Mackey and Turner and I did our first ever four mile hike at Pony Pasture – yesterday. We … Continue reading →

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Out and in with the old and new

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

31 December, 2017            Out and in with the old and new When I sat down at my computer Christmas morning, I looked out the window and this was the first gift of the day:  Who could … Continue reading →

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Box of chocolates

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

17 December, 2017             Box of chocolates “Momma always said life was like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna’ get.” – Forrest Gump, 1994 That’s an Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) in … Continue reading →

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Footballs in the trees

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

3 December, 2017            Footballs in the trees This first (mockingbird) image is unrelated to the title or the rest of the post; I just enjoy the way it looks. I stumbled on it by accident earlier … Continue reading →

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Healer

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

26 November, 2017            Healer  That eagle is not the healer – time is. I just like that picture.  Early in my recovery from my 1988 accident, my brothers told me “time is a great healer – … Continue reading →

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Either a janitor or a thief, apprehended by dogs

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

12 November, 2017            Either a janitor or a thief, apprehended by dogs Friday night when I walked Mackey and Turner they bolted off the front porch and stampeded the bushes on the north side of … Continue reading →

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