Looking out my back door...

[Polyhistor]

Not exactly my back door ... but my kitchen window, some time earlier this year.



I'm so happy the snow is long gone by now and everything is a lush green.

[Bogon07]

A Sulpher-crested cockatoo (Cacatu galerita) on our TV aerial eating a lemon from our lemon tree.
He/she dropped the lemon on our roof after eating the seeds out of it.

[Tracy Lee]

A big male squirrel decided to come by and pester the cats a bit. It took a lot to get him to move on, he was behaving a bit aggressively and fearless and though the cats were not in any danger, he needed to go carry on elsewhere from my standpoint.

[Crazyorange]

A big male squirrel decided to come by and pester the cats a bit. It took a lot to get him to move on, he was behaving a bit aggressively and fearless and though the cats were not in any danger, he needed to go carry on elsewhere from my standpoint.

Don't you love those cheeky buggers? No fear. I have one who taunts my dog.

[johnus]

Reminds me of a nurse that I worked with who had a vacation home in one of the southern states. Said she alway had to keep her windows closed because of the squirrels. I asked: because they'd try to come in. She said no: that if you didn't feed them when they came up on the screens, they would get mad and 'pee' through the screens and into the house!!! Nice!

[VertOlive]

Back from a wild sailboat ride to Chicago in a way-too-fast 46 footer my father-in-law wanted to purchase. The smaller boat here is a neighbor as seen from our [empty] slip... Nice to have our sea legs back though!

[oldstoat]

Verbena bonariensis.

I do like bees

[migo984]

Verbena bonariensis.

I do like bees

Let's hope the UK Government doesn't kow-tow to the big Agri-chemical companies and ignores the EU ban on neonicotinoids

[Crazyorange]

Verbena bonariensis.

I do like bees

Let's hope the UK Government doesn't kow-tow to the big Agri-chemical companies and ignores the EU ban on neonicotinoids

Yeah...don't follow us here in the states. Our bees are disappearing

[phonelady61]

We had a visitor this morning. These guys live in our retention pond but we haven't had them come this far up into the yard before. This is a few feet outside of our screened patio, in the landscaping. The thing was digging with back legs so I couldn't tell if he/she was burying something or what? We don't see anything. Thought I would share since it was out my back door . . .



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Don't get your fingers or toes anywhere near that mouth that is better known as a alligator snapping turtle and will take your finger off I used to live in florida and I used to push them out of the road and all of us who have ever spent any time in florida know to use a branch off a tree to move them never ever use your fingers , hands or feet.

[oldstoat]

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Yesterday on a frosty morning

[Newjelan]

Monday's sunset from my deck...

[Tracy Lee]

Monday's sunset from my deck...

Holy moly, that is totally gorgeous!! Can I come live with you? I'll bring pens, ink, and Tomoe River!

Okay, and to be fair, also a husband, 4 cats . . .

[Newjelan]

Holy moly, that is totally gorgeous!! Can I come live with you? I'll bring pens, ink, and Tomoe River!

Okay, and to be fair, also a husband, 4 cats . . .

It's beautiful isn't it? It changes every day and we are continually mesmerised by the view.

You were doing well with the pens, ink & TR paper but sadly my husband is allergic to cats and my dog doesn't like them.
All the same, the TR paper ALMOST got you over the line.

[chojo]

Holy moly, that is totally gorgeous!! Can I come live with you? I'll bring pens, ink, and Tomoe River!

Okay, and to be fair, also a husband, 4 cats . . .

It's beautiful isn't it? It changes every day and we are continually mesmerised by the view.


You were doing well with the pens, ink & TR paper but sadly my husband is allergic to cats and my dog doesn't like them.
All the same, the TR paper ALMOST got you over the line.

I have pens and tomoe river paper too but no cats or a partner but I do need regular feeds and am mostly housebroken! Oh and dogs love me when can i move in?

[Newjelan]

I have pens and tomoe river paper too but no cats or a partner but I do need regular feeds and am mostly housebroken! Oh and dogs love me when can i move in?

If you cook and clean, you're welcome!

[Bogon07]

Damn no TRP. Plenty of Rhodia & Maruman.
Mrs Bogon fell for the line "domesticated" & luckily for her the stationery and fountain pen addicted didn't kick in until a decade or so into the marriage.
Her yarn & wool addiction didn't start until three years ago.

[Newjelan]

Daytime view... It's a tough life

[chojo]

I have pens and tomoe river paper too but no cats or a partner but I do need regular feeds and am mostly housebroken! Oh and dogs love me when can i move in?

If you cook and clean, you're welcome!

I do enough domestic chores here to last me a lifetime, I was kind of hoping for a pampered life in the sun. Thanks anyway if you ever get servants in let me know.