My lucky day in the backyard

On June 15, 2026 By rushbabe49In art, entertainment, Nature, photography, Random Musings About LifeLeave a comment

Just sitting out in the yard with my soft drink, listening to the bird songs from the trees around me. Who showed up? Female Downy Woodpecker. https://videopress.com/v/4POomk5p?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Female Downy Woodpecker But the real show happened a short time later. I am thrilled that my phone captures such good video, silently. https://videopress.com/v/ZtvthE9w?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Mama and Papa feed …

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Just sitting out in the back yard.

On June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 By rushbabe49In Fun and Games, humor, Nature, photography, Random Musings About LifeLeave a comment

This is the first video I’ve gotten without the sliding glass door between me and our Northern Flicker. https://videopress.com/v/LEDJrHk7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Northern Flicker loves our suet Some still shots. Northern Flicker Hydrangea getting ready to flower And a couple of Chestnut-backed Chickadees loving the hot-pepper suet. https://videopress.com/v/0iDNofCH?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Chestnut-backed Chickadees And no yard is complete without a squirrel …

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There is Beauty in the Belly of the Beast

On June 4, 2026 By rushbabe49In art, Authoritarianism, business, Culture, elections, government, Law and Justice, Nature, photography, Politics in the Age of Trump, technology, Travel and Vacations, Washington State PoliticsLeave a comment

The Belly of the Beast is the capitol of Washington State, Olympia. We drove down there yesterday so we could sign a couple of petitions, one for voter ID in Washington, and the other to repeal the new "Millionaires Tax" which is an income tax. Lots of nice people were at the signing-we were lucky …

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Caturday Cat Tales (and tails, or lack thereof).

On May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 By rushbabe49In art, cats, Culture, entertainment, Fun and Games, humor, Nature, social media2 Comments

Today’s tales begin with a new (to me) account which I am following. Steve Mullaney is an author who recently heard noises in his attic. When he checked, he found a litter of kittens whose mom had disappeared. It took a while, but he eventually caught all the kittens and brought them down from the …

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Beauty and Frustration in the Yard

On May 28, 2026 By rushbabe49In Fun and Games, Nature, photography, Random Musings About LifeLeave a comment

This afternoon, I did some work in my yard, cleaning out and refilling the birdbath and refilling the seed feeder for all our little birds that come by. But before I went out, I just happened to be looking out the glass door, and saw a very fun sight. Yes, it's our entire Red-breasted Nuthatch …

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Your Power of Nature post of the day

On May 16, 2026 By rushbabe49In art, Culture, Nature, photography, social media, Travel and VacationsLeave a comment

Both these videos demonstrate the wonder of Nature. Both involve water. Enjoy. https://twitter.com/marionawfal/status/2055697584979861560?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Majestic https://twitter.com/maniaufo/status/2055525765823726005?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ What might the first Indians to see this phenomenon have thought? The Sun God did it?

I would be ashamed to say I lived in Seattle. Just look at their representative in Congress, Pramila Jayapal. House Speaker Johnson, she must be expelled!

On May 7, 2026 By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Crime and Punishment, Culture, Economics, Energy/Petroleum, government, History, immigration, Media bias, Military and Defense, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social media, technology, transportation, Washington State Politics1 Comment

The representative from Washington's Seventh Congressional District (Seattle) is an Indian woman, a naturalized US Citizen. This non-American in Congress has been communicating with the Communist regime in Cuba lately. She has been trying to find a way to supply our sworn enemy, Communist Cuba, with the oil that President Trump denied them when he …

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