Category Archives: Rivers

JACLYN took our picture!

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Jay McLaughlin

8 May, 2022 JACLYN took our picture! A kind person named Jaclyn took our picture this morning. And I don’t even know if I spelled her name correctly! But she was one of the few people who chose to show … Continue reading →

Posted in Rivers | Tagged Birds, Dogs, Flowers, frogs, nature, Snakes, turtles, wildlife | Leave a comment

Reasons to be cheerful

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Jay McLaughlin

27 February, 2022 Reasons to be cheerful I read a lot of news, and a lot of it is not cheerful. I am aware that many un cheerful things happen every day – many “reasons to be un cheerful” – … Continue reading →

Posted in Rivers | Tagged bluebirds, reasons to be cheerful, red tailed hawks | 2 Comments

“They don’t call it Habitat for nothing.” – my sister Katie

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Jay McLaughlin

16 January, 2022 “They don’t call it Habitat for nothing.” – my sister Katie That’s not (technically) the picture that inspired this blog post title. Though it may as well be. This is the picture that inspired this blog post … Continue reading →

Posted in Rivers | Tagged barred owl, bluebirds, Dogs, james river, Pony Pasture, rva, snow | 2 Comments

Life lives on lives/more than I could swallow

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

19 December, 2021 Life lives on lives/more than I could swallow I was hiking with a friend at Three Lakes Park in Henrico County last week when I saw this Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) trying to get this catfish in … Continue reading →

Posted in Rivers | Tagged bluebirds, catfish, cormorants, friendship circle virginia, mesa vista farm, red shouldered hawk, red tailed hawks, therapy animals, therapy horses, therapy pigs, white squirrels | 2 Comments

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

Slacking off never pays

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

21 November, 2021 Slacking off never pays Somebody probably told me that in kindergarten or first grade, second grade at the latest. I’ve been told that in some form or other for the past half century-ish. You can teach an … Continue reading →

Posted in accipiters, Bald eagles, Birds, Bryan Park, Cooper's Hawk, Dogs, Fun, James River, love, mockingbirds, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, whitetail deer | Tagged accipiter, Bald eagle, belted kingfisher, cooper's hawk, Northern mockingbird, phoebe, Red-tailed hawks, white squirrel, whitetail deer | 6 Comments

The pictures were piling up

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

10 October, 2021 The pictures were piling up Plus I was being lazy. Four weeks ago today was my most recent blog post! Awful. Anyway, I’ve gotten a handful of pictures I enjoy. I hope you do too! When this … Continue reading →

Posted in Rivers | Tagged Bald eagles, bumblebees, Dogs, great egret, james river, turtle, whitetail deer | 4 Comments

Back on track – at least for today

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

12 September, 2021 Back on track – at least for today Two days later Evelyn and I each went to work in the morning. That afternoon we came home and loaded Mackey in the car and the three of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Fowler's toad, green heron, opossum, Rivers, skink | Tagged caterpillar, chipmunk, Dogs, Flowers, Fowler's toad, Fun, great egret, green heron, hibiscus, james river, luray triathlon, mackey, monarch butterfly, nature, opossum, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, silvery checkerspot, skink, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, turner | 6 Comments

Dust bath at the borrow pit

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

18 July, 2021 Dust bath at the borrow pit I often hike at Three Lakes Park in Henrico County, near where interstate 95 North intersects 295. It’s east of 95 and slightly south of 295. It’s roughly 1.5 miles east … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, cats, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, love, People, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Flowers, Fun, nature, outdoors, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 4 Comments

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 →

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