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April 22, 2026

It’s the 22nd of April

Today is Earth Day! I am grateful for the beauty and bounty of this earth.


Today is also the birthday of my younger daughter, Marie. She continues to surprise me with her accomplishments. Since she stated clearly that she did not want any gifts, I made a donation to Heifer International in her honor, specifically to provide chickens and bees to a family to raise and make their lives better.


It’s Wild Bird Wednesday, so here are a couple of goldfinch pictures. The first one Is from three weeks ago, and I think the finch was just coming out of moulting. 


The next picture is an earlier one.


It’s Historic Garden Week in Virginia so today I went on a house and garden tour. It was lovely but involved a lot of walking and I have to say, I am getting too old for this! I was exhausted by the end of the day.

3 comments:

  1. David M. Gascoigne,6:02 AM, April 23, 2026

    The donation is a fitting tribute to your daughter. May she always do well.

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  2. Tom7:23 AM, April 23, 2026

    ...we all have too much stuff!

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  3. Barbara Rogers8:53 AM, April 23, 2026

    Yes, walking has become a challenge for many of us...while so many just take off, never thinking of how far someplace might be.

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