Category Archives: Smiles (including “dog smiles”!)

We turned our flashlights off after dark

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

3 January, 2016 We turned our flashlights off after dark Remembering the odd nature of wearing shorts when it snowed called to mind other backwards-ness of my childhood. I’m including a brief blurb about it at … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, coffee, Dogs, firewood, Fun, mockingbirds, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, sunsets, Trains | Tagged bryan park, Dogs, Downy woodpecker, Fun, GE AC4400CW locomotive, james river, nature, Northern mockingbird, outdoors, People, Red-tailed hawks, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, transportation | 5 Comments

We wore shorts when it snowed

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

27 December, 2015 We wore shorts when it snowed It’s difficult to recall the feel of a snowy winter this year, but it will be cold soon enough. I have my own wood stove burning here … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, firewood, Fun, Rivers, Shenandoah River, Shenandoah Valey, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged Dogs, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 2 Comments

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

The nicest thing

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

6 December, 2015 The nicest thing This is a picture of me with my old friend Skye at Bottoms Up Pizza a few years ago. We used to get out a lot but he moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Fun, mockingbirds, People, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Bottom's Up Pizza, bryan park, food court, Fun, nature, Northern mockingbird, outdoors, People, Red-tailed hawks, Regency Square Mall, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

Think too much (c)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

29 November, 2015 Think too much (c) Today’s title thanks to my old buddy KD, who introduced me to Paul Simon, and the songs Think too much (a) and Think too much (b). KD is for … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, Red-tailed hawks, smile | 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

Except for all the others

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

8 November, 2015 Except for all the others “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” ― Winston S. Churchill This blog is a dedicated politics-free zone, except I like to vote. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, goats, James River, moon, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Diary of Anne Frank, wether | 4 Comments

NORTHERN hospitality

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

1 November, 2015 NORTHERN hospitality Northern hospitality equals or exceeds Southern hospitality in every way! As I learned (again) this weekend when Evelyn and I stayed with her family and friends in the Sandy Hook area … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Fun, People, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Trains | Tagged atlantic highlands, firetrucks, halloween, new jersey | 2 Comments