This is a true story. Yesterday Tom and I went to visit his son’s family who live near the Wissahickon Creek in Chestnut Hill. Tom’s daughter-in-law and three kids and I waded into the creek where there was a big swing attached to a tree over the creek. Piper, the middle child, climbed onto…

Well, it is hard to believe, but my baby girl Yumiko got married to the love of her life, Jessica Scricciolo in a Zoom Wedding in our back yard at 2:00 in the afternoon on May 14. It was a beautiful day. There were at least 200 people on the Zoom and oh it…

On my way up the walk through the woods this afternoon, I looked up and saw not one, but two of these beautiful male Scarlet Tanagers. They quickly spotted me and flew high up in the tree tops, but what a thrill for that minute.

I went back to the woods today looking for the oven bird and found so many of them. Here area a few of my favorite photos and a little video from this mornings walk.

The woods were alive with warblers today. Here are two – The Black and White Warbler and the Yellow Rumped. Oh heaven!!!! Black and White Warbler Yellow Rumped Warbler