Category Archives: Pony Pasture

One person’s kryptonite…

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

20 December, 2015 One person’s kryptonite… …is another person’s gesture of gratitude! Evelyn and I have a friend named Joel Elston who is a life coach specializing in health and addiction recovery. He recently published … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buffleheads, Dogs, Fun, fungus, Ghirardelli, James River, People, Peppermint bark, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Turtles, whitetail deer | Tagged Ghirardelli, Kryptonite, Peppermint bark, the bench | 4 Comments

Cloudless sulphur

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

13 December, 2015 Cloudless sulphur That’s the actual name of a butterfly I photographed at the river this week. It caught my ear (the name, not the butterfly) and I like that quality in blog post … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Fun, Insects, James River, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged bluebird, bryan park, Dogs, Downy woodpecker, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

It was just a coincidence, but still

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

22 November, 2015 It was just a coincidence, but still =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= I began writing the section below this (begins “The low angle of the November sun…”) yesterday. The whole hawk … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Fun, moon, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Spiders, squirrels | Tagged nature, outdoors, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, waxing gibbous moon | 9 Comments

Eating mac and cheese with chopsticks

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

15 November, 2015 Eating mac and cheese with chopsticks I did that earlier this week – totally did not anticipate it. To be honest, it never crossed my mind since I was born that … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buffleheads, firewood, Fun, ginger juice, goatacado, James River, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, richmond marathon, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged buffleheads, Endurance, Fun, ginger juice, goatocado, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 2 Comments

The dogs sniffed me suspiciously…

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

25 October, 2015 The dogs sniffed me suspiciously… …when I walked in the door Tuesday afternoon. My friend Ethan and I were hiking at Bryan Park when we saw this crowd hard at work clearing invasive species: … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, coffee, goats, James River, moon, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, squirrels, Starbucks | Tagged bluebird, bryan park, coffee, Fun, goats, james river, nature, outdoors, phoebes, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers | 2 Comments

Throw it up against the wall…

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

18 October, 2015 Throw it up against the wall… …and see if it sticks! Shorthand for trying something out to see if it works. That’s what I’m doing at the end of the blog this week. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, garter snake, James River, ospreys, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, roses, Snakes, squirrels | Tagged bryan park, Flowers, Fun, garter snake, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Roses | 4 Comments

Making tracks

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

11 October, 2015 Making tracks Good evening! I hope your week’s been a great one. The river’s down to a reasonable level now (just dropped below five feet) but last weekend’s rain pushed it up some. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, box turtle, Fun, James River, Pony Pasture, Raccoons, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Turtles | Tagged bryan park, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers | Leave a comment

Some weeks

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

4 October, 2015 Some weeks Some weeks you go to put up a blog post and you just don’t have a lot to put up! Fortunately I have a few remaining items from the UCI World … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, fungus, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 1 Comment

Busy week!

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

20 September, 2015 Busy week! So I regret to say only a few images – not much going on! I apologize. More next week. I took this picture looking upstream at … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Fun, moon, Pony Pasture, Rivers | Tagged Flowers, Fun, james river, morning glories, nature, outdoors, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Rivers, whitetail deer | 1 Comment

Zugunruhe

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

6 September, 2015 Zugunruhe What a word. According to my American Heritage Dictionary: zugunruhe or Zugunruhe n. The migratory drive in animals, especially birds. Tucked in there between Zugspitze (the highest peak in Germany) and zugzwang (A situation in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, James River, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers | Tagged Barn Swallows, bluebird, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | Leave a comment