first thing in the morning…how can you not smile?
Actually, the first time I heard this guy sing this morning it was still dark out but he has been out there declaring my yard territory since dawn….
When the cardinals sing…
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Signs of spring are here!
You’ve probably been seeing and hearing them already but all of a sudden they really seem to be adding up. The first osprey was sighted in Falmouth, spring peepers have been heard even on the lower Cape and earthworms are done with their hibernation, making the newly arrived robins very happy. Song sparrows are singing and many other birds are setting up territories.
I’m off the the Cape Cod Natural History Conference at the college today but please add your favorite signs of spring to the comments section.
Just for fun….
I’m busy in the studio and writing other things today but found this cool link for you to check out. The pictures are amazing. Have fun!
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/14-amazing-camouflaged-animals/blending-in
A Tribute to John Hay
Earlier this week I learned that one of the most wonderful men in my life had passed away. I didn’t really know John Hay in his later years the way many others did but I did know him when I was a child and a young adult and his quiet but profound influence is one of the things that brought me to where I am today…
The above pictures were taken in 1964 after I got my new Brownie camera. The little girl is me with a parakeet that literally blew in with a storm and landed on my head one afternoon as we got in the car….my dad took the picture and the certificate was from a class I took with Mr. Hay in 1965,,,
Over the years I have collected all his books, most with little notes from him inside…they are some of my most treasured belongings.
This week I wrote an essay about being a child under the tutelage of John Hay for the Barnstable Patriot. If you would like to read it you can find it here.