Category Archives: raptors

The worst form of government

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

6 November, 2016 The worst form of government “…democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms…” – Winston S Churchill, 11 November 1947 So anyway, vote on Tuesday. I opened my … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Carolina wren, Fun, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged bluebird, carolina wrens, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, spectrum | 1 Comment

Today is my Mom’s birthday!

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

30 October, 2016 Today is my Mom’s birthday! We had a big dinner for our mom yesterday – and I don’t have pictures ready in time! That yellow flower is my mom’s favorite color, and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, James River, moon, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Snakes | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 1 Comment

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

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

NO POLITICS, NO ADVERTISING, NO RELIGION

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

5 June, 2016 NO POLITICS, NO ADVERTISING, NO RELIGION I hadn’t visited Pony Pasture early in the morning for months. I had Wednesday morning off and Evelyn was up early anyway so I took the dogs … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Flowers, Fun, fungus, James River, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged bluebird, bryan park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Happy Memorial Day!

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

29 May, 2016 Happy Memorial Day! My friend Skye and I did the First Annual Autism 5k on Memorial Day weekend 2003 at Dorey Park in eastern Henrico County. Skye moved to North Carolina a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, fungus, Insects, James River, ospreys, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, roses, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Turtles | Tagged Autism, bryan park, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Roses, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Evelyn says I try too hard

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

22 May, 2016 Evelyn says I try too hard I floated a dozen cockamamie ideas for blog titles past Evie over the course of this week. When I made it a Baker’s Dozen earlier today Ev … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, fungus, ospreys, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Shenandoah River, Shenandoah Valey, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Trains | Tagged bluebird, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, transportation | 6 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

8 May, 2016 Happy Mother’s Day! My mother and I both went swimming this morning. Unfortunately, she was swimming at a pool near her home in the Shenandoah Valley and I was swimming in Lake Anna … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blue Jays, Bryan Park, Dogs, Endurance, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons | Tagged baby red-tailed hawk, bluejay attacking hawk, bryan park, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, high cloud triathlon, nature, peasantman, People, Red-tailed hawks, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, triathlon | 2 Comments

We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post!

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

1 May, 2016 We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post! For a visit! From one of my two brothers and one of my two sisters, plus spouses, I think the last time this happened there was … Continue reading →

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