Tag Archives: Flowers

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 →

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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 →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, cats, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, koans, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, sunsets, thoreau, walden, whitetail deer, Wildlife Book Club | Tagged book, dash, Flowers, garden, goldfinch, gray squirrel, great blue heron, milkweed, monarch butterfly, native plants, purple martin, rabbit, raptor, red fox, Red-tailed hawk, rose, Rose of Sharon, sunflower, sunset, whitetail deer fawn, zinnia | Leave a comment

“A calming reminder”

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

27 June, 2021 “A calming reminder” “The lives of many animals are constrained by the schemes of men, but the determination in these lives, their traditional pattern of movement, are a calming reminder of a more fundamental order.” – Barry … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, box turtle, broad-headed skink, cats, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, skink, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau, Turtles, walden, whitetail deer, Wildlife Book Club, Wildlife Center of Virginia | Tagged bluebird, box turtle, butterfly, deer, Dogs, fern, Flowers, Fun, great blue heron, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, rabbit, red tailed hawk, Rivers, skink, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 4 Comments

Flower power!

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

18 April, 2021 Flower power! A friend described my blog to a newcomer as having “lots of pictures of flowers.” If we’d had the same exchange in January she would have described it differently, but it’s April. Lots of flowers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, dogwood, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, koans, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged azaleas, cormorants, Dogs, dogwood, Flowers, Pony Pasture, richmond virginia, rva, spiderwort, virginia bluebells | Leave a comment

I dress to match Evelyn’s flowers:

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

11 April, 2021 I dress to match Evelyn’s flowers: I don’t have an overwhelming amount of pictures this week (or at least I didn’t when I started) – but I have lots of flowers. I photographed these purple beauties in … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, Bryan Park, daffodils, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Great horned owl, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau | Tagged Barred Owls, bluebells, chipping sparrows, daffodils, Dogs, Flowers, great horned owls, james river, may apples, owls, phoebes, Pony Pasture, redbuds, viburnum, white german shepherd, wisteria | 2 Comments

These birds LOVE Evelyn’s flowers!

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

8 November, 2020 These birds LOVE Evelyn’s flowers! Or in this case, beautyberries: I took that picture a little after 3:00 Monday afternoon. It’s a good thing I did – I haven’t gotten tons of other images this week! That … Continue reading →

Posted in Rivers | Tagged beatyberries, beautyberry, Dogs, Flowers, james river, pansies, Pony Pasture, red breasted nuthatch, Red-tailed hawks, violas | 2 Comments

Don’t get your hopes up!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

18 October, 2020 Don’t get your hopes up! OOPS! I GOT INTO A LITTLE STRUGGLE WITH MY BLOG PLATFORM YESTERDAY AND HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THIS MORNING TO POST. HOPEFULLY THAT WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS A SHORT ONE ANYWAY. … Continue reading →

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I opted for color in the rain

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

11 October, 2020 I opted for color in the rain So much color this week! But I also saw not one but two pairs of Red-tailed hawks. Again! I opted not to open with them because they’re not super bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, James River, love, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Gardenias, monarch butterfly, Red-tailed hawks, Roses, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, zinnias | 1 Comment