Category Archives: Life
Making The Most Of The Here-And-Now
I’ve often said to Sarah that we will turn to each other a couple of years from now and bitterly bemoan the fact we didn’t spend more time actively enjoying our current Californian surroundings. With my appreciation for nature and … Continue reading
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Children Are Stressful
What’s that, you say? No, you’re right; we don’t have any children, but, over the last couple of weeks, we’ve come to feel very parental towards the Juncos in our patio area. Imagine my surprise, when I went downstairs this … Continue reading
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New Camera
Our new A2 has arrived and our first impressions with it are very good. Image stabilisation works really well and autofocus is very fast. I took some more photos of the Juncos a couple of days ago and they turned … Continue reading
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Life Of Birds
Well, it seems those birds really are dark-eyed Juncos. Max, at work, positively identified them from the blurry photo I posted a few days ago. Jo also managed to trace them in one of her books. With the weekend here, … Continue reading
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Two In The Bush
Well, it turned out that our one adult bird was actually two adult birds, plus at least one chick. When I came home from work this evening, I managed to catch a glimpse of a gaping mouth, craning upwards out … Continue reading
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