So I'm going back to work today. We had visitors over our Christmas break and stayed quite occupied. Nevertheless, here is what I've...

Here's what I read this year:   Book #1   Books #2-4   Books #5-12   Books #13-26   Books #27-40   Books #41-50   Books #51-61   Books #...

Book #106  of the year was  Boleyn Traitor , by Philippa Gregory. I have been reading novels about Henry VIII and his wives since I was a te...

  This month's host, Jone, shared this quote with us from Thomas Merton: "The world of men has forgotten the joys of silence, the p...

One of the reasons I read is to learn about other lives that are very different from my own. This post is full of examples of that!    Book ...

November's SJT host,  Patricia, shared  this article  with us and asked us to reflect on doubts. The article is called "The Drawer...

Day 1:  Banded Penguin (African Penguin) Day 2:  Venezuelan Troupial   Day 3:  Boreal Chickadee Day 4:  Wyandotte Chicken   Day 5:  Javan Gr...

  There's only one Artist's Choice in the whole month of Birdtober, so it's hard to pick the bird to write about (this is suppos...

  Gallirex is not a species; it's a genus containing two species, the birds in the videos above: the Rwenzori Turaco and the Purple-cres...

  Varied bunting Insect hunting Desert sings Colored wings   ©Ruth Bowen Hersey 

  Sultan with a crown of yellow Eating bugs, a regal fellow, Foraging in East Asian trees He's the king of all he sees.   ©Ruth Bowen He...

  Here's your dinner, precious chicky: Not even a little icky. I'm flying in from high above To vomit up my gift of love.   ©Ruth Bo...

  Tiny brown ball of birdness living in lush green forestness with a little tail sticking up and a song that's full of springness   ©Rut...

  Acorn Woodpeckers are misers guarding their wealth homemakers storing up food for the winter hoarders saving thousands of acorns even thou...

  Before we meet the Olive Warbler, here are links to this week's Birdtober birds:     Saturday:  Crowned Parrot   Sunday:  Red-footed B...

  Northern Waterthrush Spends winter in the mangroves Summer in the swamp   ©Ruth Bowen Hersey 

        Tree Swallow flocking fills the sky, Tornadoes of birds careen on by. Shiny birds of bluish green:  The best tornado ever seen.   ©R...

  Here's my post about the House Sparrow.  In the video you can see that it's very much like the Eurasian Tree Sparrow, and you can ...

The American Golden-Plover travels about 25,000 miles during migration.      Black and white with flecks of gold, Plumage beautiful and bold...

According to eBird this species is "not seen from the mainland." The birds breed on tropical islands and then spend the rest of th...