It's a great spot for watching boats and boaters, and fisherpeeps. They often have fishing tournaments here.
Sunday, 5 August 2018
Dinner on the dock
I was having a bad day. Hubby kindly took me out for dinner. This is my favourite spot. It's beside the water, we can watch life go by us, plus the birds. You never know who you will see.
It's a great spot for watching boats and boaters, and fisherpeeps. They often have fishing tournaments here.
It's a great spot for watching boats and boaters, and fisherpeeps. They often have fishing tournaments here.
Saturday, 4 August 2018
Frogs and cats and dogs in life jackets
Counting frogs has been difficult. I keep getting a different number!
Then, this little guy found a spot under the fountain!
What number did you get?!
Then, there are the cats. Daisy (white) is the alpha. Annabelle has been the victim, but now Daisy goes after Hooper, in his cute white boots. Annabelle has found some courage to come to Hooper's aid. They were all abandoned cats, we're happy to give them a home.
We had dinner in Rideau Ferry. This was a fun scene! This is our long weekend, and police are warning people to play safely, wear life jackets, and drive and boat following the law.
Down in the meadow, in the dark!
Deer in the dark from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Then, this little guy found a spot under the fountain!
What number did you get?!
Then, there are the cats. Daisy (white) is the alpha. Annabelle has been the victim, but now Daisy goes after Hooper, in his cute white boots. Annabelle has found some courage to come to Hooper's aid. They were all abandoned cats, we're happy to give them a home.
We had dinner in Rideau Ferry. This was a fun scene! This is our long weekend, and police are warning people to play safely, wear life jackets, and drive and boat following the law.
Down in the meadow, in the dark!
Deer in the dark from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Friday, 3 August 2018
Critters abound
The monarchs continue to be busy. I'm still surprised there are NONE beside the back garden. It's been dreadfully hot, maybe they know they are better in the shelter of the front yard.
This is where the majority of our monarch caterpillars sit, on a half dozen plants. I've been hand watering the milkweed plants! Currently, there are three caterpillars in various stages of growth.
These are milkweed tussock moths. They started on one of the plants above, and I successfully moved them to another plant. I took the whole leaf, and set it on another leaf, on another plant. I thought that the two monarch caterpillars on the other plant would do better without them! Success!
In the goldfish pond, there are now 18 froggies seeking sanctuary here. This first one is just losing its tail. This is one I rescued from the dried up frog pond, down beyond the meadow. [The goldfish and frog pond]. They are all green frogs.
Down in the meadow, FOUR raccoons on the trailcam, plus Bucky 1!
Then there is our boy, Hooper.
This is where the majority of our monarch caterpillars sit, on a half dozen plants. I've been hand watering the milkweed plants! Currently, there are three caterpillars in various stages of growth.
These are milkweed tussock moths. They started on one of the plants above, and I successfully moved them to another plant. I took the whole leaf, and set it on another leaf, on another plant. I thought that the two monarch caterpillars on the other plant would do better without them! Success!
In the goldfish pond, there are now 18 froggies seeking sanctuary here. This first one is just losing its tail. This is one I rescued from the dried up frog pond, down beyond the meadow. [The goldfish and frog pond]. They are all green frogs.
Down in the meadow, FOUR raccoons on the trailcam, plus Bucky 1!
Then there is our boy, Hooper.
Thursday, 2 August 2018
Home birding
One can travel thousands of kilometres, or just bird in the front yard! We spent our travel budget going to Vancouver and kidlets!, Calgary and Lake Louise.
You can see how the horse chestnuts are growing. The leaves are shriveling up, though. We had 1.5 mm rain yesterday, which is better than nothing!
This little sparrow has been hanging about. A lot. I finally figured out why.
The sparrows have raised a brood. They are flying around feeding them. Sadly, Annabelle found one on the ground. I rescued it. I found another in a tree. I put them together, but she got one of them. I feel badly. All things considered, they haven't gotten many.
The cedar waxwings have been popping by. For good reason! The honeysuckle has done well.
Peekaboo! I sat under a tree branch, trying to capture them. Of course, it knew I was there. Daisy was with me, too!
Mourning dove
And on the deck, a hummer!
This is a good story. The beginning of the video show JB arriving home after dispatching and delivering Meals on Wheels. As he pulled up, I happened to be on the front porch. He called me over. In front of him, quite a few turkeys, two females, one in front, the other pulling the rear. They just happened to be on the trailcam in the meadow, as well!
Can you count them? I had trouble the dashcam isn't very good.
turkey cams from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
You can see how the horse chestnuts are growing. The leaves are shriveling up, though. We had 1.5 mm rain yesterday, which is better than nothing!
This little sparrow has been hanging about. A lot. I finally figured out why.
The sparrows have raised a brood. They are flying around feeding them. Sadly, Annabelle found one on the ground. I rescued it. I found another in a tree. I put them together, but she got one of them. I feel badly. All things considered, they haven't gotten many.
The cedar waxwings have been popping by. For good reason! The honeysuckle has done well.
Peekaboo! I sat under a tree branch, trying to capture them. Of course, it knew I was there. Daisy was with me, too!
Mourning dove
And on the deck, a hummer!
In the tree, beside the garage.
This is a good story. The beginning of the video show JB arriving home after dispatching and delivering Meals on Wheels. As he pulled up, I happened to be on the front porch. He called me over. In front of him, quite a few turkeys, two females, one in front, the other pulling the rear. They just happened to be on the trailcam in the meadow, as well!
Can you count them? I had trouble the dashcam isn't very good.
turkey cams from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Wednesday, 1 August 2018
A WASP story!
I met an angry wasp, Saturday. There is a story here!This is an old bird feeder. It fell apart in the spring winds. The top fell off. The wood rotted. Junior Bear bent the post on the far side, last year. Big dweeb! There wasn't any seed there. I loved that feeder! I even reshingled it.
I could dump a whack of seed on it and leave it. In winter, not when bear are about!
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| Our annual May bear visitation (2017) |
I decided I'd either take it down and fix it, of just remove it. Under the squirrel baffle, wasps... No fixing this month! It is pretty, though.
There. I went back to further push the wind thingie down and zap. I cannot blame it. I'd moved the nest. It was looking for its eggs!
Still a bit swollen a day later.
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