Category Archives: Fun

Keeping your water dry

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

9 October, 2016 Keeping your water dry It was raining so hard in Hopewell, VA yesterday – I swear I’m not making this up – I saw a guy walking down the street holding an umbrella … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Flowers, Fun, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Snakes | Tagged brown-headed nuthatch, bryan park, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, hopewell, hopewell sprint tri, nature, outdoors, People, red-bellied woodpecker, Rivers, smile | 2 Comments

Thank goodness I visited my mom yesterday!

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

2 October, 2016 Thank goodness I visited my mom yesterday! My brother Kevin and my niece Wren and I visited mom up in the mountains yesterday. In addition to seeing my mom I got a picture … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Fun, Insects, international travel, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Fun, nature, Red-tailed hawks, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Even slugs take naps!

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

25 September, 2016 Even slugs take naps! Neural Activity Pause – that’s what my dad used to call naps. I am currently unaware of just how much neural activity goes on in a slug’s mind, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, fungus, Gardenias, James River, Pileated Woodpecker, Rivers, slug, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Pileated Woodpecker, slugs | Leave a comment

I held hands with STRANGERS!!!

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

18 September, 2016 I held hands with STRANGERS!!! That’s where my thirty year career as a triathlete led me last night and Friday night. Standing in a circle around a dining room table filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in cats, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, outer banks, People, Rivers, triathlons | Tagged cats, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, People, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Law of attraction

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

11 September, 2016 Law of attraction Ev’s flowers and berries are attracting birds like mad. Every year of my life if you’d told me I could see non-weed flowers in mid-September I’d have said no way. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, James River, moon, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Spiders | Tagged Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Infinite intangibles

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

4 September, 2016 Infinite intangibles I took this picture in our front yard in September! A gardenia! Evelyn’s hard work continues to pay off: Imagine what the bug in the center of that gardenia was smelling. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, fungus, Gardenias, Insects, James River, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, flying, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 1 Comment

Insert your favorite blog post title here:

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

28 August, 2016 Insert your favorite blog post title here: I turned 55 on Tuesday (8/23) and that picture is Evelyn and me at my birthday dinner at l’opossum in Oregon Hill in Richmond. Our friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James River, l'opossum, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

Best triathlon I’ve ever done – so far

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

21 August, 2016 Best triathlon I’ve ever done – so far My friend Megan took this picture and I used it without permission! I’m in the middle, my friend Andrew is wearing the dark shirt and … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Roses, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Found a few $$$ in the park

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

14 August, 2016 Found a few $$$ in the park When I say “a few $$$” I of course mean a few bucks, this guy being the biggest (so far): This youngster was hanging out with … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | Leave a comment

Most people are nice

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

7 August, 2016 Most people are nice This is me with my friend Lee and his son Owen at the 2016 Anthem Moonlight Ride yesterday evening. Before we left Lee fixed dinner for the three of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged buffleheads, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, whitetail deer | Leave a comment