Dod yn ôl at fy nghoed. "To return to my trees" I know this is Wales, but the picture speaks to my roots, which are deep in the New England woodlands. Very comforting thought these days. Photo credit to Coed Cadw Woodland Trust. #Wales #NewEngland #gardening #autumn

Just finished entering the data for week 2 of ProjectFeederWatch. Data may be seen here:

Project FeederWatch - Count Summary

We had 20 species & 106 individuals this week. Chipmunks & squirrels active all over the place. A Red Shouldered Hawk had everyone nervous for a while, but it left empty-handed after a while. The apple tree pruning is well along now but the biggest of the trees is still yet to do. Big job. #ProjectFeederWatch #birds #gardening #NewEngland

Here is an old photo of me from the summer of 1956, hugging my best friend. We are under the bright sun of a Vermont summer and the little boy in me wishes it was possible to go back there again... #ThrowbackThursday #gardening #NewEngland

With the gardening season done and all the tools cleaned and tucked away, BeetBear is leaving me on my own to get all the apple trees pruned over the winter. He's napping by the fire with instructions to wake him up for the Wassailing later on. #BeetBear #gardening #Allotment #Apples #Orchard #NewEngland

Have just completed entering my ProjectFeederWatch data for week #1. This is my 7th season reporting and keeps me busy during the gardening off-season. This week we saw 105 individuals across 21 species. The data may be viewed here:

Project FeederWatch - Count Summary

Nothing much unusual to report, just the common birds we see frequently, although the Juncos have returned just in time for the first count this year. #ProjectFeederWatch #birds #NewEngland #gardening #autumn

For pity's sake, NOW the local TV station is offering "Leaf Blowing" forecasts. Can we just say NO please? Not a moment's peace outside anymore. #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #autumn

It's time to change hats from gardening to birding. Its ProjectFeederWatch season once again. If you aren't familiar with it, check out their web site.

Project FeederWatch

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It's a worthwhile project. BeetBear has our supplies ready and I've got the clipboard. We'll report our sightings each week. BTW, the Juncos are already back. Haven't seen them since April. 😀 #ProjectFeederWatch #gardening #Allotment #BeetBear #birds #NewEngland