Category: - Kathleen Rupff

Day 1260: A Photo A Day • The Wren Story

7/4/2018

After we took the winter cover off our air conditioner unit in May we noticed some wrens building a nest there.

Soon Evan noticed a mama wren sitting on her eggs.
A few weeks after that... the baby wrens arrived!
We heard them peeping loudly, stronger every day, for a few weeks...
And then a few days ago.... they flew the coop!
Below are some images of a brave one making his way out of the nest.

Fortunately, they were able to 'explore' on the grill.

Then they hopped down into the bushes below the a/c unit.

Later, they made their way over to the nearby tree...

Shortly after this we heard them peeping over in the neighbor's yard.
It was soooo quiet after they left. We pray they survived and are doing well now!
Thank you for taking care of the wrens, Lord! :-)

I didn't get any good close-ups of the babies, but here's a collage wren from Wren's Summer Song (2010).

Day 1256: A Photo A Day

6/15/2018

This corn snake (?) in our yard hightailed it away from us when we got close.

Day 1252: A Photo A Day

6/5/2018

Our rhododendrons

"On this June day the buds in my garden are
almost as enchanting as the open flowers.
Things in bud bring, in the heat of a June noontide,
the recollection of the loveliest days of the year -
those days of May when all is suggested, nothing yet fulfilled."
- Francis King

Day 1249: A Photo A Day

5/31/2018

Backyard resting spot

Day 1246: A Photo A Day

5/29/2018

I'm very grateful to the previous owners who planted the beautiful foliage in our backyard.

A storm felled this stalk over the weekend.
I had little hope that it would bloom indoors, but surprise, surprise--
These gorgeous blossoms greeted us in the kitchen this morning!

Day 1244: A Photo A Day

5/23/2018

We found the first iris blooms in our backyard this morning.
They must be pretty hardy to withstand last night's storms!

Day 1237: A Photo A Day

5/4/2018

We saw these 'new' lambs at a local farm on our way to church last Sunday

Day 1236: A Photo A Day

5/3/2018

Hobbs and Tater, navigating spring and brotherhood...

Together.

Day 1233: A Photo A Day

4/30/2018

Gorgeous magnolia blooms outside our front door yesterday

Day 1232: A Photo A Day

4/26/2018

The inquisi-Tater getting a closer view of the blooming magnolia