Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Looking for a sign of spring? How’s this? That is, of course, a Jack-in-the-pulpit, however with a slight difference. This one is an Arisaema sikokianum, the Japanese Jack-in-the-pulpit. According to the Wikipedia, and it has to be true if it is from the … Continue reading →

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The Protest

You may remember that DG is protesting the fact that the Cartoonists are taking all the income from the Cartoons, leaving the Cartoons with $0.00 income. I finally made my peace with him by offering him a 50/50 split. I … Continue reading →

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Doves Again

Maybe that should be “Doves Still”. Our resolute birds are still sitting on the nest even in this miserable weather. I think this one is the male. They trade off incubating the eggs. It has been almost a week now. … Continue reading →

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More Taxes

DG finally got around to finishing his taxes. He was thrilled to find out that he doesn’t owe any taxes at all. “DG”, I said, “that is because you are a cartoon character. You don’t have any income.” DG: Wha? … Continue reading →

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Doves

We have a family of Mourning Doves nesting outside our window. There is a room at the back of the house that is full of windows and exotic plants. Just outside the room is a fir tree. The illusion of … Continue reading →

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Taxes

DG has been pulling his hair out trying to get his taxes done. I told him that he should be careful with that, after all he only has one hair left. Oops. Too late. Oh well. Maybe it will grow … Continue reading →

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OK, what month is it?

The title says it all…. what month are we in now? That looks very festive….. for December… but April? I hope the Chickadees don’t get confused and stuff the chicks back into their eggs.

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Mask

DG decided that he needed to make a mask. That is what everybody is doing, making masks. “DG”, I said, “Just stay inside. You don’t have anywhere to go.” “Nope”, DG said, “I need to make a mask”. “Seriously, DG, … Continue reading →

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The Chickadees Have Nested

Amid all of the current chaos and disruptions, some things remain the same. The chickadees are frantically going in and out of the house, which probably means that they have a brood in there. A photo of a chickadee heading … Continue reading →

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Looking for something funny

I have been wracking my brain trying to find something funny to post, but honestly there  isn’t much these days that is funny. So, I drew a picture of DG going Stir Crazy. Hopefully, he will be able to get … Continue reading →

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