My lawn out back is nothing like it was when we moved into the house close to 20 years ago. What once was a relatively consistant form of grass has been replaced by a mixture of grasses and weeds that have different growth cycles and tendencies to overtake space whenever they are flourishing.
Our neighbor family on the north side remain the same but their children have grown and moved away. Now the boys are occasional visitors and there is a grandchild who looks so much like his dad. On the south side we have had many changes since the house became a rental property. Not necessarily a good thing.
One thing hasn't changed out back. That is the wonderful opportunity to share space with some interesting "wildlife" visitor/residents. Big and small alike, they are all interesting in their own way and help to remind me that we do not really own this space on the planet, but just share it for a time.
Some fall friends.
PS. If you click on the pic you can get a better look.
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| The front "garden"? |
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| A Pileated Woodpecker ~ he only visited Thanksgiving Day |
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They can get up to 18 inches and this one was all of that
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| A young Hawk out by the lake |
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| Wish I had a better camera I couldn't get too close |
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| I think he's looking at me here. |
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| This guy was enjoying the sun and was proud of his tail |
nice shots Dad!
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