The last two pictures I took before the last of the snows melted were the two below. We noticed the woodpecker, a Downy or Hairy, hanging onto the rail, and not moving. After a couple of minutes, we became concerned, because even though we were moving behind the glass doors, enough usually to startle any birds feeding on… Read More »
Two snow storms swept through Indiana in February. These storms dumped up to three feet of snow on the east coast. Washington, D.C. had “storm of the century” snowfalls. Here in South Central Indiana, the first wave was about four inches, the second wave dumped about seven inches on us. Here are some pictures from the February snows… Read More »
See the U.S.A. in your — train! It’s the only way to go! In October, we took a long-postponed vacation to see relatives and visit Seattle, with a side trip to Vancouver, British Columbia. The entire trip took two-and-a-half weeks, with seven days spent in Seattle, four days in Vancouver, and seven days on Amtrak trains. All of… Read More »