Busy

Every Fall is different, very much driven by weather.

Autumn is a time I enjoy for its sheer beauty, yet it is increasingly nostalgic as one cannot fail to notice a deterioration of the environment due to climate change.

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Some trees launched early into their Fall colours and too many never leaved at all this year.

In California the giant redwoods are on fire which is hard to bear.

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But what good does it do to give in to despair? I clutch at little things to lift my heart.

The sight of an injured bird, coping with its disability.

The other night the trail-cam caught a fox running off with a bird it had caught and we feared it might be Gimpy, but I am glad to say it was still visiting the feeder this morning.

Perhaps it would be better if the fox had caught an injured bird? This I acknowledge, but I can’t help routing for the ones I know!

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Another dog-fix! They always cheer me up. It is such a temptation to get out of the car and introduce myself, but it is neither wise nor what the dog might like, so I talk quietly to it and hope it receives my good vibe.

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Here’s a new WP glitch. After posting a full page image of the dog, I decided instead to make it two side by side images but it won’t allow me to delete the above.

Never had this happen before.

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One recent evening, Grant spotted a quartet of deer in the lower field.

An hour later, I caught sight of them coming past our front window, just before dark.

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I had but a moment to attempt a couple of inadequate photos, but I always try.

It is such a joy to see these beautiful creatures. There were two fawns accompanied by a juvenile and their mother. They went off down the drive.

Another brief post today as we are out again shortly, to another destination.

It’s a busy time!