Category Archives: Blue Jays

 largesse

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

10 June, 2018            largesse largesse – also lar·gess  : noun 1 : generous giving 2 : a generous gift – Merriam Webster Word Central It’s the rain. Richmond’s CBS affiliate WTVR Channel 6 television said “May … Continue reading →

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Rare as an udder on a bull

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

22 April, 2018            Rare as an udder on a bull The above photo is not “rare as an udder on a bull” – I just like the image. I took that picture standing on my front … 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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People who put the “sweet” in “bittersweet”

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

4 June, 2017            People who put the “sweet” in “bittersweet” Our Mom died in her sleep five months ago today. Friends of hers and of Dad’s and of ours throughout our lives joined us when we … Continue reading →

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Warning – disturbing images – hawk kills starling

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

20 November, 2016            Warning – disturbing images – hawk kills starling The hawk/starling picture comes a bit below. There’s no blood, but it’s an intense image. In my mind. I’ll open with a decidedly undisturbing image … Continue reading →

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Fierce baby!

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

15 May, 2016            Fierce baby!   My brother Shane is the father of the handsome young man on the left. My sister Katie is the mother of the pretty young lady on the right. Shane was the … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

8 May, 2016            Happy Mother’s Day! My mother and I both went swimming this morning. Unfortunately, she was swimming at a pool near her home in the Shenandoah Valley and I was swimming in Lake Anna … Continue reading →

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Red, white and blue

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

24 January, 2016            Red, white and blue I started this post before the snow. The first title was “I’m seeing red” because I saw this Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) while hiking with Ethan at Bryan Park … Continue reading →

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