Posts Tagged ‘deck views’
Virginia Green
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Country Fotos, Home, Photography, Random Impressions, The Land, View Points, Virginia Views, tagged Cloudy skies, deck views, homeplace, Rain, summer green, view points, Virginia Green on July 14, 2020| 13 Comments »
Sheltering in Place Excitement
Posted in Country Sights, Country Thoughts, Critters, Dogs, Humor, nature, Virginia, tagged Barking Dog, Bears, deck views, Dogs, Hummingbird Feeder, Sheltering in Place, Virginia black bear on June 29, 2020| 39 Comments »
It was 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon when Elsa-the-Dog begged to go out on the deck. She loves just looking around her “estate” from the safety of the rails and rungs.
So out we went to sit in the shade of the eaves and contemplate sudden fair weather. Surely the wispy breeze and floods of sunshine would make us safe from the dreaded virus.
As I was about to doze off, Elsa suddenly sprang to life and trotted to a corner of the deck. She likes to chase bumble bees and I thought that was her goal.
But then she zipped over to the opposite end and then zipped back. She was definitely on the alert and straining to look in one direction through the rails and I too looked in that direction to see what all the fuss was about.
What I saw was a very large VERY LARGE Virginia Black Bear who was ambling along the edge of our woods. He had obviously been at both ends below our deck and was certainly interested in my hummingbird feeder!
About the time I put this all together in my slowly emerging brain, Elsa was growling and barking, and the BIG BEAR began to run. Thankfully, it was running away and not toward us. Elsa kept up a loud piercing bark that I think made her seem to be a giant adversary instead of a little twerp of a dog.
And the VERY LARGE bear ran all the way out of sight and into the forest.
Thank you Elsa-the-Dog for your grand big-dog bark and for your courage in sounding the alarm. You are my heroine!
Anyway, who said sheltering in place is not exciting?
Virginia’s Regal Redhead
Posted in Birds, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Photography, Random Impressions, Uncategorized, Virginia, Virginia Views, Visitors, tagged Birds, country living, deck views, photography, state bird, Virginia, Virginia Cardinal, visitors on March 21, 2016| 17 Comments »
The Virginia State Bird is the Cardinal
And here he is on my deck railing,
adding color before the onset of Spring!
The northern cardinal is so well loved that it has been named the official bird of no fewer than seven U.S. states. Bright red cardinals are easily identified by even casual bird watchers, and are often seen frequenting backyards and bird feeders. When foraging elsewhere the birds eat insects, seeds, grain, fruit, and sap.Cardinals, also called “redbirds,” do not migrate and have traditionally been more common in warmer climes such as the U.S. southeast. However, in recent decades they have expanded their common range north through the United States and even into Canada. This population growth may be due to an increase in winter bird feeders and to the bird’s ability to adapt to parks and suburban human habitats.
Only males sport the brilliant red plumage for which their species is known. The color is a key to mating success—the brighter the better. Females are an attractive tan/gray.
Cardinals are active songbirds and sing a variety of different melodies. Males can be aggressive when defending their territory, and they frequently attack other males who intrude. This tendency sometimes leads cardinals to fly into glass windows, when they charge an “intruding bird” that is really their own reflection. Cardinals are fairly social and join in flocks that may even include birds of other species. During mating season, however, groups dissolve into pairs. Male birds feed their monogamous partners as they incubate clutches of eggs—typically three per season.
From: National Geographic
Tiny Visitors and Signs of Life
Posted in Birds, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Humor, Photography, Snow, Survival, Uncategorized, View Points, Visitors, tagged Birds, Country Fotos, country life, deck views, humor, perspectives, photography, rural living, Snow, view points, visitors, Winter on February 20, 2015| 15 Comments »
Shadows of a Shenandoah Summer
Posted in Awesome Fotos, Country Fotos, Mountains, Photography, Seasons, The Land, View Points, tagged Blue Ridge Mountains, Country Fotos, country life, country living, deck views, photography, rural charm, rural Virginia, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Skylights on September 26, 2014| 34 Comments »
A deck-side view holds me still and admiring
a waning Shenandoah summer.
Is it really time to take the umbrella down?
One more day. One more day.
Virginia Views 