The View from Squirrel Ridge

Hi! I thought I’d start my report with a picture of some boys playing in the river. We’ve had some really hot days already and the river is ...

Images for Weekend Linkups Black and White Weekend   Skywatch Reflection   Floral Friday and Garden Affair Iris have begun to bloom. My ble...

This year is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, so special events and exhibits are taking place. In late March, I pos...

American robins have been hopping all over my neighborhood. They don’t visit the feeders because they prefer hunting for food on the ground....

Forestville is a village in Shenandoah County that dates to around 1760. I have shared pictures of Forestville  before, but not recently. Th...

Maurertown, VA My dog loves to go to parks to walk and investigate. Sometimes we visit Shenandoah County Park, partly because it is near a r...

At least It's Colorful. This collage is an experiment. Maybe I will do it again with a better understanding of how to proceed. I used di...

Hi! It's Charlie here with a report and animal pictures.  Today I spent a lot of time with Miss Deborah and Sadie. We had fun!  Here’s a...

The tall decorative grasses are still almost colorless, as though winter pulled out all their green life, but soon they”ll be replaced with ...

Winchester, VA The gardens of Glen Burnie have reopened for the season. The walk down to the water garden is far enough that I took a cane ...

My supply of sunflower seed is gone now, and I am not going to replenish it until fall. I still have a little nyjer seed left, so the finche...

Winchester, VA On Saturday, there was a colorful show and sale at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, put on by the Lord Fairfax Orchid Soc...

This afternoon I ran an errand in Strasburg and Charlie came along. I decided to stop by the Visitor Center on Hupps Hill to take a picture ...