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May the new year bring blessings. May the inevitable challenges be gentle. And may the magic of the living world find you in 2025.

May the new year bring blessings. May the inevitable challenges be gentle. And may the magic of the living world find you in 2025.

After many, many hours of the 3D printer whirring for the horse skull, Mari Lwyd made her debut in the holiday parade with an eclectic Pagan...

After many, many hours of the 3D printer whirring for the horse skull, Mari Lwyd made her debut in the holiday parade with an eclectic Pagan group whose entry is always seasonal Old World characters. We walked with Krampus, Belsnickle, Frau Perchta, and others. Feeling cute, might just go to a few doors.

I had plans to check things off my to-do list today. Then an owl flew into a pickup truck and oh well.#WildlifeRehabilitation #BarredOwl...

I had plans to check things off my to-do list today. Then an owl flew into a pickup truck and oh well.

#WildlifeRehabilitation #BarredOwl #adirondacks

Cold but beautiful morning in the Adirondacks.#wildlife #nature #tuftedtitmouse

Cold but beautiful morning in the Adirondacks.

#wildlife #nature #tuftedtitmouse

It was chilly when I went outside to fill the feeders. The squirrels slept in and weren't waiting in the trees as usual, so the birds...

It was chilly when I went outside to fill the feeders. The squirrels slept in and weren't waiting in the trees as usual, so the birds could take their time choosing from the breakfast menu.

#wildlife #BackyardBirds #adirondacks

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday

We ended up with just a few inches of snow in our part of the #Adirondacks yesterday. Snow does not stop the locals from going out for...

We ended up with just a few inches of snow in our part of the #Adirondacks yesterday. Snow does not stop the locals from going out for breakfast.

#EasternGreySquirrel #wildlife #nature

I am thankful that the local mechanic had time to put the studded snow tires on my car yesterday, because it was just in time for a storm...

I am thankful that the local mechanic had time to put the studded snow tires on my car yesterday, because it was just in time for a storm that wasn't supposed to hit us to veer north. My friends were outside waiting for breakfast despite the weather. I love how squirrels use their tails like a coat.

Happy Thanksgiving to those in the USA. May it be a day of respite.

#thanksgiving2024 #nature #wildlife #AmericanRedSquirrel #adirondacks

Got some very judge-y looks from the locals this morning. I wonder what I did. #BlackCappedChickadee #WhiteBreastedNuthatch #nature...

Got some very judge-y looks from the locals this morning. I wonder what I did.

#BlackCappedChickadee #WhiteBreastedNuthatch #nature #wildlife #birds #adirondacks #BackyardBirding

Freezing drizzle this morning but the die hard regulars were waiting for me to fill the feeders. #adirondacks #nature #wildlife...

Freezing drizzle this morning but the die hard regulars were waiting for me to fill the feeders.

#adirondacks #nature #wildlife #BlackCappedChickadee #AmericanRedSquirrel

Our weather has shifted to conditions more typical for November and the birds responded by becoming round.#birds #birbs #adirondacks #nature...

Our weather has shifted to conditions more typical for November and the birds responded by becoming round.

#birds #birbs #adirondacks #nature #wildlife #BlackCappedChickadee

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday

It is finally raining here so maybe New York will have fewer wildfires next week. I am struggling a bit with some personal and family stuff...

It is finally raining here so maybe New York will have fewer wildfires next week. I am struggling a bit with some personal and family stuff in addition to *waves hands around* all that out there. The squirrels don't have any advice for me but they make me smile, so that's something.

#ClimateCrisis #AmericanRedSquirrel #Adirondacks #StressRelief #connection #nature #wildlife

When all else fails, #bird#BlackCappedChickadee #BlueJay #WhiteBreastedNuthatch #Adirondacks #Stress

When all else fails, #bird

#BlackCappedChickadee #BlueJay #WhiteBreastedNuthatch #Adirondacks #Stress

Know what's great about starting grad school in your late 50s? You get to do interesting things like falling asleep on camera during a...

Know what's great about starting grad school in your late 50s? You get to do interesting things like falling asleep on camera during a Zoom class. Yup, fun times.

Anyway, my chickadee friend must have sensed I needed some extra love this morning, and hung around on my hand longer than usual.

#GradSchool #BlackCappedChickadee #adirondacks

I spent the weekend at NY's #WildlifeRehabilitation conference, where there was as much discussion about compassion fatigue,...

I spent the weekend at NY's #WildlifeRehabilitation conference, where there was as much discussion about compassion fatigue, intersectionality, and regulatory ambiguity as there was wildlife care, and it was about time. The public and the state agencies expect miracles and perfect PR from overworked volunteers who get no funding, and it sucks.

I am glad to be home now with my wild friends, enjoying coffee in my new mug. (SSD = silver sulfadiazine, a topical treatment we use for everything.)

My balm for these days is intimate contact with the vibrancy of life. #BlackCappedChickadee #BirdsOfMastodon #adirondacks

My balm for these days is intimate contact with the vibrancy of life.

#BlackCappedChickadee #BirdsOfMastodon #adirondacks

Good morning from Squirrelandia Cafe, where the patrons wish they could eat without having their pictures taken.#squirrel #bluejay...

Good morning from Squirrelandia Cafe, where the patrons wish they could eat without having their pictures taken.

#squirrel #bluejay #adirondacks

The Northeast should be seeing snow flurries, not ash.#ClimateChange #drought...

The Northeast should be seeing snow flurries, not ash.

#ClimateChange #drought

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-york-forest-ranger-dies-fighting-wildfire/5971113/

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday