Category Archives: Gardenias

Turns out I was wrong

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

20 August, 2017            Turns out I was wrong I was certain I’d seen the last Barred owl (Strix varia) of 2017. It’s mid-August and I thought I wouldn’t see them again until 2018. Mackey and Turner … Continue reading →

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A brand new treasure at Pony Pasture

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

13 August, 2017 I began hiking and photographing in Pony Pasture in 1995. This morning – after twenty-two years – I photographed my first Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea): I don’t have a million pictures this week and I am (as … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s hungry…

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

6 August, 2017            Everybody’s hungry… It’s early August, and most wildlife that was born this spring is at some stage of insatiable adolescence. They were just born a few months ago but now they’re doing their … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

14 May, 2017 Happy Mother’s Day!   I did a post with the same title a year ago. None of us had any reason to believe it would be her final Mother’s Day. Last year on Mother’s Day mom went swimming … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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