Saturday, June 11, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
giving you the bird
the iowa state bird, the goldfinch, that is...
do you see him? i love spotting these little birds as their yellow feathers are so very bright and beautiful. one day earlier this spring, that cherry blossom tree was full of chirps and probably 8 - 10 pairs of goldfinches. they would constantly fly in and out and they don't sit still long, so i'm lucky to have captured them in focus at all.
[a sad/funny/one-in-a-million chance story including an iowa goldfinch and rob lowe, the actor... a few years ago rob lowe came to des moines to play in the pro-am golf tournament associated with the Principal Charity Classic- a senior pga event. during that tournament, rob lowe hit a golf ball which then collided with a goldfinch, our state bird, in flight! unfortunately, the poor creature flew no more :(
but rob lowe did survive the aftermath in the media and as the butt of many a local joke, which probably much to his relief, did not include a certain videotape scandal... :) ]
here's another goldie -or maybe it's the same one- in a different tree:
for being in an urban setting, there is a lot of bird activity around my house. here's a female cardinal sitting on our roof:
and her fella in his brightest red feathers in our back yard
we also have nuthatches, house & purple finches, sparrows [pests!], robins, blue jays, hawks and more. you can always tell when a hawk is soaring above- all of a sudden, all of the birds in the hood go silent and it gets eerily quiet.
what kind of birds flutter around your neighborhood?
do you see him? i love spotting these little birds as their yellow feathers are so very bright and beautiful. one day earlier this spring, that cherry blossom tree was full of chirps and probably 8 - 10 pairs of goldfinches. they would constantly fly in and out and they don't sit still long, so i'm lucky to have captured them in focus at all.
[a sad/funny/one-in-a-million chance story including an iowa goldfinch and rob lowe, the actor... a few years ago rob lowe came to des moines to play in the pro-am golf tournament associated with the Principal Charity Classic- a senior pga event. during that tournament, rob lowe hit a golf ball which then collided with a goldfinch, our state bird, in flight! unfortunately, the poor creature flew no more :(
but rob lowe did survive the aftermath in the media and as the butt of many a local joke, which probably much to his relief, did not include a certain videotape scandal... :) ]
here's another goldie -or maybe it's the same one- in a different tree:
for being in an urban setting, there is a lot of bird activity around my house. here's a female cardinal sitting on our roof:
and her fella in his brightest red feathers in our back yard
we also have nuthatches, house & purple finches, sparrows [pests!], robins, blue jays, hawks and more. you can always tell when a hawk is soaring above- all of a sudden, all of the birds in the hood go silent and it gets eerily quiet.
what kind of birds flutter around your neighborhood?
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
pinterest has my interest
i love pinterest! there are so many wonderful things to see and the 'Pin It' widget I put at the top of my Firefox browser window makes it sooo easy for me to mark things as i read through my blog roll. this is one of my favorite pins- a vintage mill used as a planter:
feel free to check out my pin boards here and if you have pinterest, leave your link in the comments as i would love to see your pins... or you can follow me and i'll follow you. and if you don't have [but want] pinterest, leave me a comment letting me know you would like an invite to join- i have six to send out ...
Saturday, June 4, 2011
busy, busy bee
has it has been a busy month! the month of may was filled with:
high school soccer games
high school prom
driving golf balls
a weekend get-away to the Amanas [more on this in a separate post]
crafting wherever time allows
and the first Market Day of 2011
i would love to hear what you all have been up to... enjoy your weekend!
high school soccer games
high school prom
driving golf balls
a weekend get-away to the Amanas [more on this in a separate post]
crafting wherever time allows
and the first Market Day of 2011
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