Tag Archives: Red-tailed hawks

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

AVOID BORING PEOPLE

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

31 July, 2016 AVOID BORING PEOPLE There is no such thing as boring when you hike with this pack, as I did at Pony Pasture this morning: I was feeling smug when I ordered this book. I found … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged avoid boring people, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James D. Watson, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Credit where credit is due

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

10 July, 2016 Credit where credit is due [I added a segment to the end of this post that strays a bit from my normal content. It’s worth your attention.] My friend Ethan gets the credit for … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers | Leave a comment

A folding bike, a flashback and a foreshadowing

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

26 June, 2016 A folding bike, a flashback and a foreshadowing The story referred to in the title is at the bottom of this post. Speaking of posts – the is the 243rd post on … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Northern mockingbird, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

My second favorite smell

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

12 June, 2016 My second favorite smell Before Evelyn coaxed these gardenias into indescribably lush blossom next to our front stoop, chocolate chip cookies baking were my favorite smell. Move over chocolate chip cookies – there’s … Continue reading →

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

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

Fierce baby!

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

15 May, 2016 Fierce baby! My brother Shane is the father of the handsome young man on the left. My sister Katie is the mother of the pretty young lady on the right. Shane was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blue Jays, Bryan Park, Rivers | Tagged blacksburg, bryan park, eyas, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, smile | 2 Comments