Numerous yellow finches have returned and are sharing their left overs with the pine siskins and the thrush.  Soon we’ll be putting up another bird feeder which will draw different varieties.  In our back yard a couple of red headed wood peckers have been finding morsels in the bark of a douglas fir tree, towering high [...]

Imagine…imagine.  It’s 10:30 pm.  Just before bed we dip into the outdoor hot tub, reminiscing about the day, relaxing.  Suddenly we hear a soft russle of feathers.  There before us on the arbor is a beautiful, white with speckles, 45 cm tall, owl  only 3 feet away.  This is a sacred moment in the stillness [...]