Category Archives: Endurance

Finally got to fly again (and more)

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

5 December, 2021 Finally got to fly again (and more) I flew most of the day Tuesday. Viruses don’t affect a plane’s ability to fly, but my schedule was disrupted by the pandemic so I took a break. I finally … Continue reading →

Posted in accipiters, Birds, Bryan Park, buffleheads, Cessna 172, Cooper's Hawk, Endurance, Fun, James River, kofp, love, newfaze, People, Pileated Woodpecker, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), sunsets, Tecnam | Tagged bluebird, bufflehead, cessna, Cooper's Hawk, flying, great blue heron, kofp, marbled salamander, Pileated Woodpecker, river, sunset | Leave a comment

Sushi before it’s sushi

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

11 July, 2021 Sushi before it’s sushi I was at Deep Run recently and this hungry Great Blue Heron snagged a large fish. The heron was juggling it around trying to get it down its throat. This may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, cats, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, koans, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, sunsets, thoreau, walden, whitetail deer, Wildlife Book Club | Tagged book, dash, Flowers, garden, goldfinch, gray squirrel, great blue heron, milkweed, monarch butterfly, native plants, purple martin, rabbit, raptor, red fox, Red-tailed hawk, rose, Rose of Sharon, sunflower, sunset, whitetail deer fawn, zinnia | Leave a comment

“A calming reminder”

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

27 June, 2021 “A calming reminder” “The lives of many animals are constrained by the schemes of men, but the determination in these lives, their traditional pattern of movement, are a calming reminder of a more fundamental order.” – Barry … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, box turtle, broad-headed skink, cats, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, skink, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau, Turtles, walden, whitetail deer, Wildlife Book Club, Wildlife Center of Virginia | Tagged bluebird, box turtle, butterfly, deer, Dogs, fern, Flowers, Fun, great blue heron, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, rabbit, red tailed hawk, Rivers, skink, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 4 Comments

Flowers and birds and dogs, oh my!

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

9 May, 2021 Flowers and birds and dogs, oh my! And Happy Mother’s Day! Evelyn as always has our yard brimming with spectacular roses. Here’s a beauty: I think a lot of moms (and dads and siblings et al) also … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, broad-headed skink, cats, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, roses, simplify, skink, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged bluebird, cat, dash, james river, luna, mackey, Pony Pasture, rose, skink, spiderwort, turner | Leave a comment

Flower power!

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

18 April, 2021 Flower power! A friend described my blog to a newcomer as having “lots of pictures of flowers.” If we’d had the same exchange in January she would have described it differently, but it’s April. Lots of flowers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, dogwood, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, koans, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged azaleas, cormorants, Dogs, dogwood, Flowers, Pony Pasture, richmond virginia, rva, spiderwort, virginia bluebells | Leave a comment

I dress to match Evelyn’s flowers:

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

11 April, 2021 I dress to match Evelyn’s flowers: I don’t have an overwhelming amount of pictures this week (or at least I didn’t when I started) – but I have lots of flowers. I photographed these purple beauties in … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, Bryan Park, daffodils, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Great horned owl, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau | Tagged Barred Owls, bluebells, chipping sparrows, daffodils, Dogs, Flowers, great horned owls, james river, may apples, owls, phoebes, Pony Pasture, redbuds, viburnum, white german shepherd, wisteria | 2 Comments

Finally! A different kind of owl!

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

28 March, 2021 Finally! A different kind of owl! The first owl picture I ever posted in this blog was… a Barred Owl! What a surprise. That was May 15, 2011, in a post called … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Great horned owl, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, Northern flicker, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, thoreau, whitetail deer | Tagged bluebirds, bryan park, cormorants, Dogs, flicker, great blue herons, great horned owls, grebes, jrps, northern flickers, owlets, owls, Pony Pasture, purple martins, richmond virginia, rva, white squirrels, whitetail deer | Leave a comment

These keep getting shorter and shorter!

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

21 February, 2021 These keep getting shorter and shorter! I will be uncharacteristically brief. If I hadn’t had the always-wonderful experience of seeing an owl yesterday, I might have skipped this week. So an owl and a couple other items. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged barred owl, Barred Owls, Dogs, james river, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawk, Red-tailed hawks, Richmond, richmond virginia, rva | Leave a comment

The joy of hiking 52 weeks/year

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

14 February, 2021 The joy of hiking 52 weeks/year Long time hikers understand a simple relationship in the park – the worse the weather, the fewer the people. If it’s really messy out, it’s like your own private park. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, cardinals, Endurance, Fun, ice, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau, whitetail deer, Wildlife Book Club, Wildlife Center of Virginia | Tagged barred owl, bluebird, cardinal, hiking, ice, james river, Pony Pasture, richmond virginia, rva, snow, whitetail deer | Leave a comment

“Familiarity bred LESS contempt” and “Drinking from a firehose”

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

24 January, 2021 “Familiarity bred LESS contempt” and “Drinking from a firehose” The videos are (IMO) GREAT today! Watch them! One of frolicking deer being closely observed by dogs, one of a Barred owl hooting, and its far off mate … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, buffleheads, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pileated Woodpecker, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau, whitetail deer | Tagged barred owl, Barred Owls, buffleheads, cormorants, Dogs, great blue heron, hiking, james river, Pileated Woodpecker, Pony Pasture, whitetail deer | Leave a comment