Tag Archives: Smiles – human AND dog smiles!

Happy Memorial Day! / Autism 5k / Run Through the Jungle

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

28 May, 2017 Happy Memorial Day! / Autism 5k / Run Through the Jungle Some friends and I (some strangers too) did the 2017 Autism Society of Central Virginia 5K Run/Walk yesterday at Innsbrook in Glen … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), sunsets, whitetail deer | Tagged Autism, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 1 Comment

Big Mike Biathlon

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

21 May, 2017 Big Mike Biathlon My Dad enjoyed shooting rifles, pistols and shotguns his whole life. I did a lot of that from my early teens until I married in mid-1987, but slowed down after … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, honeysuckle, James River, koans, mockingbirds, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged Colonial Shooting Academy, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Northern mockingbird, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, Smith & Wesson, target shooting, whitetail deer | 7 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

14 May, 2017 Happy Mother’s Day! I did a post with the same title a year ago. None of us had any reason to believe it would be her final Mother’s Day. Last year on Mother’s Day mom went swimming … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, cardinals, Downy woodpecker, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, Insects, James River, raptors, Red-bellied woodpeckers, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, roses, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged bluebird, Dogs, Downy woodpecker, Flowers, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, Red-tailed hawks, Roses, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

Three decades of triathlon, and another snake!

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

7 May, 2017 Three decades of triathlon, and another snake! I was hiking with the dogs Saturday morning when a woman named Pam pointed out a baby Barred Owl on one side of the trail: … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Snakes | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, snake | 2 Comments

The first poisonous snake I’ve ever photographed

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

30 April, 2017 The first poisonous snake I’ve ever photographed The first poisonous snake I’ve ever photographed wasn’t at Pony Pasture. It was at Deep Run Park in western Henrico. It’s better to open a blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, copperhead, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James River, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged barred owl, copperhead, Gardenias, james river, nature, Northern mockingbird, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Roses, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 9 Comments

Quiet week

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

23 April, 2017 Quiet week The birds have been noisy – I misspoke. And the flowers are bright. Also perhaps you recall two weeks ago I put up a post called Accident anniversary / … Continue reading →

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

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

16 April, 2017 Happy Easter! Happy Spring! Pony Pasture (and the rest of the mid-Atlantic region) are bursting at the seams. I don’t know where to begin. But a lot of pictures this week. Zebra swallowtails … 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, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 2 Comments

Return of the guest photographer

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

2 April, 2017 Return of the guest photographer Some of you may remember my old friend Ethan, who took a truly spectacular picture of a Northern water snake at Bryan Park three years ago. He and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bald eagles, Birds, Bryan Park, daffodils, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, mourning doves, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 3 Comments

Pony Pasture has the blues

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

19 March, 2017 Pony Pasture has the blues In deep winter, Pony Pasture is dominated by gray granite and gray tree trunks and brown soil and brown leaves. It’s bright blue on the river itself – … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buffleheads, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, James River, ospreys, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged buffleheads, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, great blue heron, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

Guest blogger, Maple Festival 2017, Pony Pasture deer

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

12 March, 2017 Guest blogger, Maple Festival 2017, Pony Pasture deer – A blog post in three parts: Part 1, Guest blogger, my niece Wren: The Maple Festival The Maple Festival is a place where you … Continue reading →

Posted in American Kestrel, Birds, Carolina wren, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, highland maple festival, People, raptors, Rivers, Shenandoah Valey, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged Dogs, Fun, highland maple festival, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 6 Comments