I don't worry too much about the bears in the forest, CanadianGardenJoy, as they are good bears and know to fear humans. It is very rare to have a bear attack in Canada. Soon they will settle in for winter and I can put out the bird feeders. I've come across a couple of coyotes and a large fisher over three separate incidents. They run away quite quickly! They tend to skirt the land, on the edge of the forest overlooking the wetland.
If you haven't seen it, the bear scratching her back📹 on the tree was a hoot! Then, there was Junior Bear last spring, 2021. I found an old shot from 2018 where the bear was just off camera! I'd forgotten about that one.
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I am noisy with Cinnamon doing walkies, I talk to him the whole time. That said, we're very vigilant down in the forest and he warns me if something is there. OK, he doesn't warn me so much as watch, and pays attention to things he doesn't understand, and I know I am safe. Funny story: once walking Daisy, she paused, looked off into the forest, and ran like heck up a tree. It was just a doe, probably running from a coyote. She was the canary in the coal mine.
That was a storm. Tons of rain all day, then more in the evening. The thunder and lightning makes you think about how small we are in the big world.
My goldfish pond was overflowing. The eaves drains into the water barrel, which drains into the pond. I wish we'd had it in July, when we needed it!
rainy day from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
My hanging basket has been host to lots of critters, hummingbirds were the first, and now caterpillars. I think they are some sort of tussock moths.
I must have tossed a cherry tomato over the lower back deck. It sprouted!
This is a big old dead pine tree makes me sad. They just aren't growing that big anymore. It's lost its branches. This tree is on lot #3, at the far end of our paradise.
The tree is dotted by woodpecker holes!
I was thinking about cutting the lawn, but I realized that the wood frogs are all over it. I'll wait until I have to mulch the leaves!
We still have our Rose Mallow Hibiscus in bloom.
Up at the house, more rodent holes, the second dug out by the coyote or raccoons.
Then there is this, just to make you laugh! Poor Heath Hiscox, paid big bucks to be overseas covering this solemn occasion. Her camera operator did their best, but the selfish, silly man tried to make his point!
There we are, Happy Tuesday. It's meatloaf day!
Nothing like putting something in the oven to warm the house on these chilly days.
17 comments:
Great photos of the Hummingbird with the Fuchsia & fabulous to capture the Pileated woodpecker.
Hi Jenn .. Yup making noise and having Cinnamon should keep you safe , I just remember my girlfriend in BC almost having a confrontation with a grizzly on one of her hikes and that was scary to think of. Your bears are "polite" LOL
You got great shots of the hummingbird, they are so hard to capture.
I am totally in love with those little frogs .. I used to hold them when I was a child and loved them so much .. especially in the Spring when Spring Peepers would sing. I was hoping for some of that rain but it skirted Kingston yet again.
You have such a beautiful place to live in !
PS .. thanks for the shout out !
When rainy days appear, it's definitely a good day to cook or bake something. A natural law or something.
Hari OM
It has gotten chilly here, too. Find myself putting on extra layers and had heat pack in bed last night! YAM xx
..you captured the hummingbird beautiful.
Love the Hummingbird shot.
We had lots of rain but not lately. We put in some more plants at the monarch waystation on Turkey Mountain so I have to water more frequently.
Hello Jenn, I'm still catching up from last week. You hear such horrendous stories of bears attacking campers when looking for food, so I have this idea that they are dangerous animals, and it would scare me to live in such close proximity. You once said that you scare them away banging pots and pans but walking a dog in the forest would be too risky, for me anyway. The Wood Frogs are cute little creatures. I'm amazed that the cherry tomato grew where you tossed one, I think I'll try doing that! :=) Beautiful rainy day, Hummingbird, and Woodpecker captures. A lovely creature filled post.
All the best.
I really appreciate your celebration of the the things we share our planet with. Thank you.
That jerk with the sign is not a surprise.
We need rain but since harvest is on we don't want it.
Did you get the text from Hydro today, saying that they were on the alert for the next big storm in the next day or so? I don’t know whether to be comforted or alarmed. I think I will lay in some instant coffee in case we have to pull out the Coleman stove again.
It is so wonderful visiting you and your nature. Enjoy your warm house and your beautiful meatloaf
I wish we could have some of your rain, as we are in need of some moisture. I'm glad your bears are "polite".
We had a dilly of a thunderstorm the other night -- it seemed to go on for hours and hours. I was glad we didn't get wet in the basement!
They say you should be knowledgeable about your environment. You've perfected that :) so know how to manage. I love your frogs!
I wish the Jesus sign people would realize that they never convert anyone, but they irritate many.
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