Category Archives: Bryan Park

Famine to feast

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

19 May, 2019 Famine to feast I went from not having enough (IMO) to blog about last week to almost having too much this week. Which is always fun. In last week’s blog post (Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, coffee, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, kofp, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Tecnam | Tagged Autism, bryan park, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, flying, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, red-shouldered hawks, smile, tbi | 2 Comments

The second most memorable thing

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

21 April, 2019 The second most memorable thing The 15 year old girl in the ICU had the largest pores I’d ever seen. They were the second most memorable thing about her. I saw her … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Flowers, Fun, James River, ospreys, Pony Pasture, Raccoons, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Snakes | Tagged bluebird, bryan park, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, smile | 4 Comments

Birds, flowers – Spring images

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

14 April, 2019 Birds, flowers – Spring images This is my 388th (!) blog post since I began blogging on March 2, 2011 (!). I apologize, I’m bringing less energy than normal. Fortunately the sun … Continue reading →

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“That’s what’s up”

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

31 March, 2019 “That’s what’s up” I know a barista at Starbucks; she’s been a steady employee for years. She’s calm and efficient and reliable; I know Starbucks is happy to have her. The location … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, garter snake, love, moon, ospreys, People, Pileated Woodpecker, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Snakes, Starbucks | Tagged bryan park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, nature, Ospreys, People, pictures of the moon, Pileated Woodpecker, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

How can I put this delicately? Or “Prader-Willi continues”

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

3 March, 2019 How can I put this delicately? Or “Prader-Willi continues” I primarily post relaxing images on my blog and generally write about relaxing things. That’s why I avoid politics, religion and advertising. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, cedar waxwing, daffodils, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, James River, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Autism, bryan park, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 9 Comments

dredge

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

20 January, 2019 dredge I dredged up a few stories I’d appended to blog posts in years past. Some of them are interesting if you’ve never read them before. I’ll put them near the bottom. After … Continue reading →

Posted in accipiters, Birds, Bryan Park, Cooper's Hawk, Dogs, Fun, James River, moon, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau, walden, whitetail deer | Tagged bryan park, Dogs, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, thoreau, walden, whitetail deer | Leave a comment

“Used w/o permission” or “Happiest flies”

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

30 December, 2018 “Used w/o permission” or “Happiest flies” 30 December, 2018 “Used w/o permission” or “Happiest flies” We took that photo last night at our family holiday gathering at … Continue reading →

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Stuart Little and the third definition of religion

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

23 December, 2018 Stuart Little and the third definition of religion I just liked starting this blog post off with that picture. We didn’t actually fly that day. Mackey and Turner and I went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, coffee, Dogs, Fun, highland maple festival, James River, klua, kofp, moon, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Tecnam | Tagged bryan park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Hanover County Airport, james river, klua, kofp, nature, People, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, Tecnam, transportation | 2 Comments

Return of the guest photographer

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

2 April, 2017 Return of the guest photographer Some of you may remember my old friend Ethan, who took a truly spectacular picture of a Northern water snake at Bryan Park three years ago. He and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bald eagles, Birds, Bryan Park, daffodils, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, mourning doves, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 3 Comments

Approximating equilibrium

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

29 January, 2017 Approximating equilibrium My family experienced a significant upset at the beginning of the year and my blogging equilibrium (to the extent I have any) was brushed aside. I’m not quite back to baseline, but I’m getting there. … Continue reading →

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