Birds in the yard

I have been meaning to write this down so I don't forget; I feel so lucky! I'll be adding to this as time goes by, and reposting from time to time...

Daily Visitors to the Feeders
Chickadees
Chipping sparrows
Indigo Bunting (Mr.)

Regular (but not necessarily *daily*) Visitors to the Feeders
Purple Finch (Mr. & Mrs.)
Juncos
Downy Woodpecker
Golfinch (Mr., Mrs. & Jr.)

Visitors Also Seen at the Feeders (maybe even just once)
House Sparrow (Mr.)
Indigo Bunting (Mrs.)

Daily Visitors Under the Feeders
Mourning Doves

Regular Visitors Under the Feeders (but not necessarily *daily*)
Blue Jays
Juncos
Song Sparrows

Visitors Also Seen Under the Feeders (maybe even just once)
Red Wing Black Bird (Mr.)

Daily Visitors to the Yard
Robins

Regular Visitors to the Yard (but not necessarily *daily*)
Crows
Flicker
Starlings

Visitors Also Seen in the Yard (as defined above)
Red Wing Black Bird (Mrs.)
Pileated Woodpecker
Hummingbird

Visitors Heard but not Seen
Veery

Drug or Alcohol Problem?

I don’t really talk about drugs too often, but I do have friends who smoke pot regularly, and while I’m not convinced that any of them have problems with it, I am sure that they have other friends who probably do. And I also don’t talk about drinking very often either, but I do have friends who habitually get drunk and some could even be said to have a drinking problem. In fact, one of my very best friends has even been through rehab and it changed his life.

I saw him at his worst, and I didn't do anything. I didn't try to talk to him about it or get him some help. I figured he was an adult, he knew what he was doing, and he was the one who needed to make the decision to stop. For a long time I didn't talk to him because I didn't like to see him that way. But I feel like I could have - should have - done more. If I had known about this website, I might have felt less helpless to do anything, I might have been able to get him the help he needed sooner.

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Flowers, plants, trees...

Just like my bird post, I want to keep track of what we find growing wild in the yard, and I'll be updating and reposting whenever something new pops up! :D

Growing Wild
Wild Radish
Dandelion
Poison Ivy
Coltsfoot
Common Strawberry
White Clover
Purple Clover
Canada Mayflower
Yellow Hawkweed
Orange Hawkweed
Pointed Blue-eyed Grass
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
Daisy Fleabane
White Campion/Evening Lychnis
Common Speedwell
Wild Basil
Herb Robert

Planted Plants
Purple Hyacinths
Grape Hyacinths
Crocuses (purple, white with purple, and yellow)
Tulips (red with yellow & black centers)
Pansies (purple, yellow, white...)
Pinks

Vines in the Yard
Virginia Creeper
Poison Ivy

Bushes in the Yard
Some kind of berry that hasn't grown yet

Trees in the Yard
Maple

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