Costa Rica abounds in beautiful birds and butterflies. Some of the nature centers and wildlife refuges have birdfeeders so you can get a closer look at the colorful display. At Monteverde, there is a hummingbird garden with many feeders and the hummingbirds are flitting all around – including sitting on your fingers. Enjoy some of…
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Sunrise
Have been away from blog for a long time but want to start sharing again. View of a recent sunrise from our front yard.
10 Grain Honey Wheat Bread
I love the smell of break baking and it is a great activity for a cold, snowy day. This recipe is unusual in that after the bread rises, you knead in honey. I changed to original to cook the bread in a hot cast-iron pot rather than regular bread pan and it worked great. Give…
Tumblr Anyone?
Tumblr is another blogging platform that is easy to use to post photos, videos, quotes and to share favorite websites. I am using Tumblr as another way of sharing and viewing nature photos. If you have a Tumblr account, let me know and I will follow you. I am always interesting in seeing great photos….
Nature Photos on Twitter
Do you use Twitter and enjoy photos of nature? I set up a new Twitter account this weekend that features photos of the wildlife and scenery in our area. You can follow it at @ALookatNature or click on one of the “Follow” buttons below. What are some of your favorite feeds on Twitter? Eastern Bluebird…
Getting Outside
One of the joys of the grandchildren visiting is spending time with them walking in the woods or when the weather is warmer, working in the garden. Even though it was cold during the Christmas visit (but no snow on the ground this year), we still spent time in the woods and filling jars with…
Happy New Year!
May bluebirds and contentment fill your new year!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;…
Tic Tac Toe Garden Table
I saw a tic tac toe garden table shared on Facebook and decided that was something I would really like to have for my garden (and granddaughters). You can order a pre-cut round board from the home supply stores but my husband used a thick piece of plywood and cut it in a circle. We…
Bran Bread
With the snow falling and more in the forecast, I had the afternoon off from work yesterday. So what better way to spend a snow day than watching the birds at the feeders and baking bread? I pulled out an old recipe booklet that I have had since I was in high school – Fleischmann’s…
Feasting on the Wreath
Each year after we remove the decorations from the Christmas tree, we put the tree in the yard to serve as cover for the birds during the cold and snowy days of winter. This year I purchased a wreath made with fresh greens including juniper which has lots of little blue berries. When I finished…
Fruit Cake
I am not a fruit cake eater but it is something that my husband and brother enjoy so after many years of no fruitcake, I decided to make it again this year. This is my grandmother’s recipe and has a cake-like texture. Feel free to make substitutions in fruits and amounts. Mamma Franklin never had…
Early Education Info and Resources
In my other world know as “work”, I coordinate a community wide school readiness initiative. The school district partners with community early learning programs and supports them to improve quality and engage families so when the kids arrive in kindergarten, they are ready for success. The initiative is know as PEAK (Pottstown Early Action for…
Photo Blog
Earlier this year while reading some updates from WordPress about photo blogs, I thought “Why not?” I decided to set up another blog to feature photos as another way to focus on improving photography skills. The nice thing about photo blogs is that they do not require writing – just posting photos. Some of the…
Swedish Cinnamon Ring
When I was in high school we had a Swedish high school student live with use for several weeks through the International Farm Youth Exchange program. Gunilla gave my mother a Swedish recipe book before she left and one recipe that we made many times over the years is a cinnamon yeast dough that can…
Blog Name Change
Just a heads up for blog followers…. As I am learning more about blogging and this blog continues to evolve, I have decided to change the name of the blog to Nature and Life Notes. I will still include favorite recipes and thoughts on Christian life as well as photos of local wildlife, plants and places…
Nature and Life Notes 