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Air mail for bird nerds.

April 24, 2019 Rivergirl 26 Comments

I love living in the country….

Because you never know who will drop by.

Or deliver the mail.

The other day?

It was this little beauty.

An American Kestrel.

We have many birds of prey fly over head…. Bald Eagles, Red Tail Hawks, Golden Eagles, Ospreys .

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We have a Sharp Shinned Hawk who plucks mourning doves off our bird feeders.

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Yes, even the ones in disguise.

We have a Barred Owl who perches on our deck railing waiting for mice to scurry by.

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But this Kestrel is the first one I’ve seen on our property in the 18 years we’ve lived here.

For bird lovers like us?

It’s a beautiful thing.

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A little inter species noshing.

April 21, 2019 Rivergirl 16 Comments

We had a bizarre late season snow storm last week and the critters were not happy.

The deer weren’t happy.

The turkeys weren’t happy.

Wasn’t nobody happy.

But there were all hungry.

Which made for wonderful backyard viewing.

I love living in the country.

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You’re never too old to learn…. Mindfulness.

April 16, 2019 Rivergirl 39 Comments

I was cleaning out my desk the other day and found an old brochure for Adult Education.

Then I remembered I’d started a series on some of the more interesting classes when I first started blogging here…

You’re never too old to learn…. Chakra Toning.

You’re never too old to learn…. Spoons.

You’re never too old to learn…. Ukulele

Yes, you can learn some weird things in Maine.

So let’s continue….

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Good.

I’m glad someone is.

Today’s class?

Mindfulness.

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O-kay.

The definition?

1. the quality or state of being conscious

So let me get this straight…

For $95, and over the course of 6 weeks, they’re going to teach me to be conscious?

To be honest, that’s not usually something I have a problem with…. unless I’ve had too much to drink.

And as I read the class description I kept picturing this:

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But for the hell of it, I tried practicing being in the moment…

And it didn’t seem too difficult.

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And I figured…

I got this.

Who needs a class?

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Yeah.

It didn’t work.

But that’s okay, I’d much rather buy $95 worth of Girl Scout Cookies anyway…..

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UFC – turkey division

April 12, 2019 Rivergirl 21 Comments

Have you ever seen a turkey smackdown?

I hadn’t, and to be honest….

I’m not anxious to see it again.

When there’s snow on the ground, we get wild turkey visitors. They come in for the bird seed that falls under the feeders and while the husband will shoo them off due to the copious amounts of poo they leave behind….

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I usually enjoy their comical turkey antics.

Until yesterday.

When it turned into a brawl.

It went on for what seemed like forever.

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Two combatants, who I assume were males fighting for spring mating rites…

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Went at it hard and heavy.

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They bounced, and flew, and scrambled, and chased each other all over the back yard…

Until this happened.

Not sure if you can tell by the picture…

By one bird literally had his beak down the throat of the other.

They seemed to be stuck… and were thrashing like crazy.

It was horrible to watch.

While I usually don’t interfere in nature, after what seemed like an eternity I finally went outside and made some noise.

It startled them and thankfully they broke apart.

I’m sorry, but no amount of sex is worth that!

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I believe it.

Damn!

Those little buggers are mean.

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Pink sky at night….

April 11, 2019 Rivergirl 26 Comments

Sailor’s delight.

Pink sky in morning….

Sailors take warning.

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Our backyard sky Sunday morning.

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Uh oh.

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Our weather has been wacky lately.

Bright sun and 55 degrees one day….

Cold, snow and bitter wind the next.

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Oh well..

We’ll get there eventually.

But not today….

Me, shoveling Tuesday morning…..

And not really enjoying April.

Come on spring!

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Nothing blooming here but snowflakes…

But that doesn’t mean I can’t import a little now and then.

As for the upcoming holiday?

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I broke the unbreakable. And snow.

March 24, 2019 Rivergirl 39 Comments

I can break anything.

Really. It’s one of my lesser known talents.

You know those cheap Corelle bowls?

The ones you can’t kill?

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Well…

I didn’t even have to put it on the stovetop or broiler.

Yay me.

In other news, it snowed.

Again.

To which people in Maine replied….

A simple reminder that we’ve had enough frigid blasts of white stuff followed by 52 degree days and melting.

Of course, the melting does allow us to participate in the annual derby.

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The pothole fishing derby.

Loads of fun for the entire family….

But not your car.

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A wee bit of snow.

March 16, 2019 Rivergirl 44 Comments

Southern Maine dodged the snow bullet this winter with only a few insignificant storms here and there.

Northern Maine…?

Not so much.

Every time we got an inch?

They got a foot.

Personally, I think that kind of snow is a hoot.

Snow banks?

Yeah, baby.

That’s what I’m talkin’ about!

Snowmobile trail?

It’s there…

Somewhere.

Well, I wouldn’t go that far.

Two years ago this was our driveway –

And yes, that’s a ruler.

Ah, winter.

You make life interesting…

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A little catch up…

March 12, 2019 Rivergirl 25 Comments

Since it took me a month and a half to post vacation pics, it’s time to get you back up to speed on the ~~dreadfully boring~~ fascinating tidbits that are my life.

You may have heard the government had a shut down during our trip. Luckily this caused us no financial hardships, but it did mean the husband’s paychecks were delayed. And being the federal government, you know they had to make something simple ridiculously difficult.

The husband gets paid the same amount every 2 weeks. Same amount of pay, same amount of deductions. You would think they could just deposit the 2 missing paychecks.

But no.

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