Howlin' at the moon

Halloween night on the Thornapple River

Sparkling waters

Afternoon sun on the Thornapple River

Autumn leaves

Neighbor's house on a brisk, October day...

Autumn has fallen

Changing colors along Thornapple River Drive.

Seems like old times...

Old friends, Betty and Odie, from the same rescue shelter (now happily adopted by 2 great families) meet again in downtown Ada.

Early sun

Another day dawns on the river...

Hide 'n' seek

OK, I'm covering my eyes and counting till 10...but then I'm coming for you!

Tented

Gypsy moth caterpillar at work...

If the moon is made of green cheese...

...was it a mouse who took a bite?

Indecision

So many seeds...so many choices...

Time to wake up!

Did you really expect a photo of anything else ;-)

Settling in

What are you looking at?

Oasis

Sunday in the Park with George Odie...

Update: No, did not capture any butterflies there, but here's one from a different location.

Weekender

Photo taken from a (barely!) moving car.

Can you guess where I visited recently? It's my kind of town ;-)

Horsing around!

Photo courtesy of Anne B.

Remember our sick foster baby Buster? Well, here he is now, 37lbs of pure muscle (and a few shar-pei wrinkles), making new friends on vacation with his family.

Bird on a wire...

...or actually Robin on a post ;-)

Mirror image

Mama always told us to look both ways before crossing the meadow ;-)

Make no bones about it

Meet Odie, our latest foster baby. We were told he's a mix of Shepherd and Collie. Methinks not...

There must be a bit of Bloodhound in him - he's tracking rabbits, deer and chipmunks all day long!

Riverside

"Summertime, and the livin's easy...."

Border Guard

He means business -stay away from his territory!

Lace

Who's the culprit?

Another babe

This one's got me worried - it is very young and the mom is nowhere to be found. Should I intervene?

Wise kid

A pair of barred owls has a nest in our front yard. Guess who emerged from it today! Welcome to our world, little one ;-)

Fixed!

That's Abby, our latest foster "child", recovering from her um...delicate surgery ;-)
Please, have your pets spayed or neutered!!!!

Verdant

The Village Green...

A room with a view

Tri-level tree house in Cascade...

Girl Power!

Sunday afternoon on Thornapple River.

Americana

The sights, the sounds, and the tastes of the Cascade 4th of July celebration!

Butter-flight

Enjoying milkweed blossom at the river's edge...

Atelier

A Designing Man of Cascade.

Waning light

Hydrangea in the late afternoon...

So darn hot!

It's been in the 90's lately...Barely have the energy to walk around the corner for some ice cream ;-). "Sundaes at the Cottage" - cute name, huh?

Breaking the news

This is Max, after I told him that they found a permanent home for him. If

he doesn't seem too happy about the news, you should see how I felt...

Pass the milk, please!

Both fawns are suckling, while their mom is keeping a close eye on me...

You can see a short video here.

Incarcerated

This is the only way we can enjoy our gardens - protected from deer with a net...

Jim's song

"Please Mister Postman, look and see
If there's a letter, a letter for me..."

Profusion

Donna's flowering begonia.

Spotted

Normally, a doe would stay with her young ones for a year. In this case, however, the fawns are roaming our hillside alone...

Disposables

After 4 years of showering you with love, could you give him up? Someone did...

The toad and the turtle

We all know what happens when you kiss a frog...but when a frog kisses a turtle?

L-O-V-E

Photo courtesy of Anne B.

How do you spell "puppy"?

Here's Buster in his new home, with his new best friend, Nicole. It's apparent, we don't need to worry about him anymore, do we? But we will miss him...

Solitaire

Not a good year for the crabapple tree...single blossom only...

I didn't mean you!

Harmless male mosquitoes, hanging around the flag, looking for the ladies...

(You know that only female mosquitoes bite, don't you?)

Bittersweet

Today, Buster leaves for his forever home. Happy life, little buddy...

D-Troop

Jim's wildlife. (Notice no mouths with which to feed on his gardens ;-))

Family affair

All the ducks in a row...

In motion

Little Red Riding Hood?

Lunchables

Have you had your greens today?

Wood wasp

Chew on that!

Sourpuss

I am not amused with the lack of worms around here!