Lissa's PhotoBlog

Competition

They have so many toys, yet they always want what the other one has.

It's a Girl!

As some of you know, we lost our beloved BooBoo in September, at the age of 16. Today we got a new addition to our family. She doesn't have a name yet, but…

Fall Day Trip

What bird is this?

Another new bird to my yard, spotted a few times over the past couple of weeks. The picture quality is not the best, as it was taken through a window. The…

Hummingbird moth

Feathered friends - some new, some familiar

Early morning in the garden

Early morning surprise

What appears to be a very young pine warbler, resting on our front porch. I came out onto the porch with the dog, before spotting it. Despite that, it stayed…

Orchids

I've always wanted to try my hand at orchids, but never had a suitable place for them, until now. I hope I don't kill them!

Spring!

First day of spring in the northern hemisphere, and my first spring bulbs are blooming away. We'll definitely add more next year!

New bed for BooBoo

BooBoo's old bed was pretty worn out. The cover was worn through in the center, and the foam was getting pretty thin. Now she has a new one - more than twice…

Awww

really

Snow white

loves

It comes in like a lion...

Lemon bars

It seems that Jessica [photoblog.com] and I both had the brilliant idea to bake with lemons yesterday. Great minds and all that. She made a lemon cake, while…

Signs of spring

While photographing the cedar waxwings, I also took a few of the robins that were competing with them for the berries. A sure sign of spring to come?

Cedar waxwings

An interesting bit of information about the cedar waxwing, from Cornell University's web site: “Cedar Waxwings with orange instead of yellow tail tips began…

Laissez les bon temps roulez!

Since moving from Houston to NC, one of the food items I miss having easy access to is king cake. This year I've been having serious cravings, so I decided to…

Snowbirds

Winter critters