Category: Nature

  • The Dreaded Rabbit Cage

    The Dreaded Rabbit Cage

    When I was a child, my dad worked building the first gravel roads around our small prairie town.

    He was known near and far for his CAT operating skills.

    While Dad was out on his daily work schedule, he’d often come across wounded and/or abandoned animals.

    His soft heart resulted in a great variety of temporary pets for us kids. Once they were nursed back to heath, or had grown enough, the critters were released back to their home in the fields.

    One spring, he brought home two abandoned baby rabbits. He promptly built a cage for them and all seemed rosy and filled with love of nature, until …

    Taking turns cleaning the rabbit cage became a part of the chore list for my sis and me.

    All the love of baby bunnies went downhill from there.

    If you’ve ever had to clean a rabbit cage, you’ll understand.

    *My feature photo is courtesy of Google images*

  • June “Snow”

    June “Snow”

    Mid June here sees the pure white fluff/fuzz gently drifting down from the poplar/cottonwood trees like snowflakes.

    It always amazes me that it collects in drifts – also like snow.

  • Nature’s Entertainers

    Nature’s Entertainers

    Hubs and I enjoy hours of entertainment watching squirrels, and that’s a good thing because our little prairie city houses a large population of these frolicking and mischievous little critters.

  • In Her Glory

    In Her Glory

    Our daughter wasn’t raised on a farm but loves everything about farm life. Her happiest days are when the new chicks arrive.

  • June Welcome

    June Welcome

    It’s the time of year again, when the delicate pink and white blossoms of the honeysuckle shrubs, with their sweet heady scents, welcome us to the walking paths.

  • On Hold

    On Hold

    For the past couple of days, my outdoor walks have been on hold because winds carrying forest fire smoke from hundreds of miles away have created air quality issues here.

    That brownish yellow sky isn’t normal here, thank goodness.

  • Lilac Memories

    Lilac Memories

    The sight and scent of these purple blossom clusters always take me back to our early marriage and our first home. The property was bordered by a lilac hedge.

  • Alright Then …

    Alright Then …

    As I was reviewing my photos for today’s post, I found this sequence … It made me smile and I hope it does the same for you.

    First posing; next sniffing;
    finally chowing down