Category Archives: Nature

Meet the New Neighbors

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Dave @ HappyAcres

It looks like some new neighbors have moved in. At a glance, they seem to resemble another family that moved in last year. It seems to be a family of three – a mother and two young ones. They were … Continue reading →

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More Bluebirds

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Dave @ HappyAcres

While we’ve been busy with summer gardening activities, the resident bluebird pair has been busy with family matters. The four eggs that were in the nest on July 4th have hatched into 4 young chicks. I checked on the nest … Continue reading →

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Four on the 4th, Two on the 3rd, and One For Breakfast

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Today we celebrate this holiday with a few photos. Just in time for the 4th of July, the bluebirds have four eggs in the nest box!   Keeping with a numerical theme, yesterday I found two young bandits had wandered … Continue reading →

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Cleanup

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Dave @ HappyAcres

Storms this past week have left us with some cleanup work that needs to be done. A couple of large limbs snapped in one of our wild black cherry trees. Fortunately the limbs didn’t fall on anyone or anything.   … Continue reading →

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Working

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Dave @ HappyAcres

When I went out to do my morning chores today, I couldn’t help but notice that the bees were taking advantage of the sunny, calm flying weather. The Lemon Queen sunflowers from last year volunteered in the Wild Garden, and … Continue reading →

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