hiking and bird watching

hiking

April started out with lots of rainy and cloudy days. Luckily, there was always a couple of hours each day where the rain stopped and I could go hiking in the local trails.

golden crowned sparrow

The Sparrows (house, fox, golden-crowned, white-crowned) discovered the seed I was putting out for them within a few days of my moving into this new place. Soon after, the Chickadees, Juncos, Towhees, Finches and Flickrs discovered the feeders too.

male house finch

I started reading Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road" and love this quote from her book. The beginning of this year was full of uncertainty for me. And I can see how that gave me the chance to establish a new beginning, to begin the next chapter in my life.

Gloria Steinem, quote

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Comments

Tammie Lee said…

So nice that you take advantage of the hours without rain. I do the same. Though we had rain last night, we have not had much rain this spring, but we sure had snow.

Lovely that your birds found the food. They are such a joy to watch and learn about. I just took my feeders down, bears are awake now. Only a winter thing here.

Your bird photos are lovely. I hope your new home feels good to you and that you experience much happiness there.

4/29/2018

Cat Drawing, Sunday Sketches

Sputnik, February 05, 2011, pencil on paper While Sputnik was getting ready to curl up on her bed, I drew this quick sketch of her. To view more sketches, hop over to Sophia's blog .

Blue-eyed Siamese Cat flies to Japan

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bird watching and staying home for the summer

Usually summer means several bicycle-camping trips, but with COVID19 still around, we are staying home. In the meantime, I have been pretty productive with my 100 Self Portraits project. Watching the birds that come to the bird feeders has been my daily dose of joy. fledgling House Finch Chestnut- backed Chickadee Dark-Eyed Oregon Junco Usually summer means several bicycle-camping trips, but with COVID19 still around, we are staying home. In the meantime, I have been pretty productive with my 100 Self Portraits project. Watching the birds that come to the bird feeders has been my daily dose of joy. View my art blog here: https://www.juanaalmaguer.com I have my art works available here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/galleryjuana

Gallery Juana - photography & art

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