Archive for April 2016

Australia Day Twenty One: A Morning In Melbourne

Because of my  long day visiting the penguins, I slept in a bit on my last  full day in Australia.  I missed the sunrise, something I rarely do while traveling.  I awoke hungry,  since I didn’t get a chance to eat the night before, and  I had a quick breakfast at the hotel.  I again…

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Australia Day Twenty One: Melbourne Afternoon Walk

It was now  sunny and  very hot in Melbourne as I crossed the scenic Yarra River and entered  the gardens and  parks of  the Kings Domain and the Royal Botanical Gardens. As you may know from reading my earlier post about my visits to Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart,  one of my favorite places to visit…

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Dallas Isn’t In The Desert?

I write this post shortly after I awaken in a city, Dallas,  I have hated for almost a half a century. I am a lifelong,  diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan, and as any football fan would know, the Dallas Cowboys are our mortal enemies. I am here for a cousin’s wedding and left my favorite, and,…

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Feeding Frenzy At The Feeders

I haven’t had a chance to get any posts up  the past few days so I thought I’d upload some photographs I  took at my backyard bird feeders this afternoon.  I had to replace one the feeders, since it looks like the bear that lives in my woods is back and took one down yesterday. I…

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Off The Beaten Path In Dallas, Texas.

Sorry I have been neglecting my blog but it’s been very  busy since I got back from  Texas.  And the beautiful weather we’ve been having here in Northeastern Pennsylvania hasn’t helped. So back to Dallas.  As I related in my first blog from Texas, Dallas was a lot different than I had imagined it would…

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Enjoying The Spring, And The Critters It Brings.

I thought I’d share some of the photograph I took of the critters that visited my yard today, and some I saw on my walk out the railroad tracks near my house.  I am loving the earlier sunrises and the early morning song of the birds in my backyard. The squirrels are usually the first…

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The Spring Show Begins.

We finally got some  continuous warmer weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania  and the earth is responding with a new growth of flowers and plants everyday now.  We had some warm weather in march but a prolonged cold snap, with near record breaking temperatures in the mid teens, set us back and damaged some of the…

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More Spring Arrivals: Bugs, Birds And Cumulus Clouds

The weather turned warmer and more humid today here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and with it came the welcome sight of  puffy cumulus clouds we seldom see in Winter. I love to watch them float in the blue skies and always hope they will develop into a thunderstorm. No thunderstorms today so I decided to take…

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