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It is not severe enough to trigger alarms, but the presence of smoke in the atmosphere is very obvious at the moment.
Canadian and western wildfires.
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One could easily become depressed, what with one thing and another.
Our breakfast buddies cheer us up.
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Yesterday they got something new.
I wasn’t going to mention it but decided it might make you laugh.
One of the cats pissed on the pears.
I offered to wash and peel them, but Grant said no they must go out.
So the groundhogs got pissy pears.
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There was a time when I would have thought this too crude to mention, but in this new age pissy pears seem a most moderate sort of subject.
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The recent passing of comedian Bob Newhart had me looking up old shows on Youtube, which highlighted the fact that modern life has become humourless.
One program led to another and I found myself laughing at episodes of the Johnny Carson show.
It felt good to laugh without it needing to be at the expense of anyone. Humour then was simple and harmless. No-one felt the need to complain about being made the butt of jokes because it was not malicious.
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Why is everything now so serious?
Why can we no longer laugh at ourselves?
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Pigeons strut about taking themselves ever so seriously and they always make me laugh.
A large flock is gracing our feeders lately. In the morning they try to get to the peanuts ahead of the foxes.
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Recently I noticed a light brown pigeon amongst them and thought it must be Blanca who I’d admired last year.
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But when I called up Blanca’s portrait, I could see that it clearly was not her.
Blanca was a gorgeous-looking bird.
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This one is a colour I have never before seen in pigeons.
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“Long neck” is quite handsome too.
Trying to behave all dignified.
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Which didn’t last long!
A squirrel made way for others.
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Then Peanut arrived.
“Humph!”
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We avoid disturbing the wildlife, but sometimes you can’t put off going outside.
This day, I watched to see how Peanut would react when she saw Grant.
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Not bothered, apparently.
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This morning a new face.
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It’s been some time since we saw a bunny on the property even though we know they have a selection of burrows.
For several years, back in Washington, I had the pleasure of caring for domestic bunnies.
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Joely loved grated carrots!
After he died, I didn’t get another bunny but Macy enjoyed visits from the cats and liked cuddling.
How I loved those bunnies.
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Another new face. I tried for a better shot but the adjacent plant grew since yesterday.
And I couldn’t move the leaves aside because they are 7 feet tall.
Thank you so much, Carolyn, for the wonderful post, a combination of everything we love; the fabulous photography, the philosophical musing, the interesting wildlife observations, and that 7-foot sunflower! What’s not to like?!
Joanna
I’m sure the pears were very tasty!
We had rabbits as pets when I was in my mid-teens. They used to like coming into the house and being cuddled. Shame they don’t live very long. The groundhogs seemed to enjoy the ‘pissy pears’, I suppose they are in the category ‘beggars can’t be choosers’.
Best wishes , Pete.
Haha, what the groundhogs don’t know, can’t upset them! Pissy pears may be the new favourite (but I would avoid them in stores though)! A new face in your garden (the lovely bunny) and a sunflower … it just gave my Monday new colour while I stared at a bunch of clothes that needed ironing!