Tag Archives: Outdoors

Behind These Walls Part III

Posted on 27/10/2015 by Maxi

Home Upgrades This is the before picture when the walls were salmon, bare feet shuffled along the pale green carpet and the artificial birch tree looked so real. One could sit out here anytime and feel as if they were … Continue reading →

Posted in About Us | Tagged Before Pic, Carpet, Hedges, letter, nightmare, Outdoors, Palms, porch, Tree, Visitor, Walls | Leave a comment

No More Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed

Posted on 26/04/2013 by Maxi

Come August it will be twenty-six years since we built our cozy, comfy home in rural Central Florida. We love our little acre filled with Blue Jays, Cardinals, Ibis, Sparrows, Hawks, turtles—uh, a few snakes—and my favorite, the squirrels. From … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Just Life | Tagged animals, Bird, bird cages, blue jays, Central Florida, Children, cockatiels, creature, critters, entertainers, fence, greys, hawks, Ibis, little acre, macaws, nature, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, Outdoors, parrot jungle, Rural area, snakes, sparrows, Squirrel, turtles, wooden fence | Leave a comment

Gimme The Life of a Wild Turkey

Posted on 22/04/2013 by Maxi

I watched this personal documentary a few months ago and will never forget it. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/my-life-as-a-turkey/qa-with-naturalist-joe-hutto/7389/ *** As Joe Hutto drove up to his front porch in the flatlands of Central Florida the corners of his mouth turned up—he had waited … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged ball cap, birth, blanket, Central Florida, deer, documentary, eggs, flatlands, Hunting, National Wild Turkey Federation, nature, Outdoors, Recreation, snakes, Squirrels, Styrofoam, Turkey, turtles, Wild Turkey | Leave a comment

How to Have Fun in Your Own Backyard

Posted on 28/01/2013 by Maxi

This is the window alongside my computer desk. “Outside My Window” we share our little acre with some very interesting creatures. The Pine beyond the far right window is where the birds like to roost. These Mourning Doves are perched … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged aviation, Bird, Bird feeder, Cardinal, food, fun, Hawk, Kodak, kodak easyshare z710, Mourning Dove, nature, Osprey, Outdoors, pc, Photo Op, Pine, Recreation, Transportation, Yard | Leave a comment

A Humble Duck Hoodwinks the Mighty Eagle

Posted on 03/09/2012 by Maxi

I stumbled across this some time back; can’t remember where but it’s so amazing I had to show it again. The man sitting on the tailgate of his pickup doesn’t notice this fantastic event The duck seems stunned as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Near-Death Experience | Tagged Bald Eagle, Bird, DDT, duck, Eagle, man on tailgate, Nest, Outdoors, rare event, Recreation, United States | Leave a comment

Missing Wife Found In Woman Cave

Posted on 08/11/2010 by Maxi

Tom McCutchin has to make a quick run to the john and peeks into the kitchen to see if his wife has returned from the store. She isn’t there, not in the laundry room either or the … well, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyle | Tagged Caving, home, Laundry room, Man cave, Outdoors, Parenting, Recreation, United States | Leave a comment