Do we know if he really eats KFC? Don’t get me wrong, I love your cartoons.

A little winter socialization and birding?

A Winter Surprise. Blue jays were making a fuss this morning. I lifted the window shades to see an eastern screech owl resting on a yard fixture. I walked along the sidewalk taking photos and the bird followed me with its hearing despite having eyes closed.

Ugh, these EOs have affected so many. I wonder if there is a way around getting the information. Any state records to go on?

Dolores Umbridge and Donald Trump Are the Same Person If only life were a novel and we could just close the book.

Umbridge and Trump could be the same person. The Umbridge Decrees and the Trump EOs! Well someone else made the association in 2017. No, Marie Claire is not a frequent piece of literature for me. www.marieclaire.com/culture/news...

A large bird-peregrine falcon-on a window ledge in corner of brick walls

Casey the Peregrine Falcon. This bird has frequented Casey and Smith Towers at SUNY Cortland since 2015. A student brought to my attention that a large bird was hanging out on the window ledge of her dorm.

Bringing Spring Indoors. Hamamelis vernalis--Cortland, NY

Downy Woodpecker, Cortland Co. A brief period of sunlight warms the soul.

I feel a rapid descent.

Retirement in winter has allowed me to explore Photoshop beyond crop, brighten, and resize. Here is a photo from 2019 at Brown Tract-Raquette Lake Bridge in the ADK. The photo more accurately captures the image that my memory has stored for the past five years.