Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Leaves

Posted on November 13, 2018 by kimerer_brian

We have been quiet for a while, but that is because we have been busy. Our property contains a large number of mighty oaks, and the mighty oaks make a mighty huge bunch of leaves in the fall. So we … Continue reading →

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Smoke Alarms

Posted on October 27, 2018 by kimerer_brian

Well……. the Smoke Alarms went off again… with another false alarm… in the middle of the night. There was no smoke, no fire, no dust, no dirt, no painted-over louvers……  no deaf spiders crawling into the housing. Just lots of … Continue reading →

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Beep

Posted on October 21, 2018 by kimerer_brian

We were having a nice dinner the other night, when something went “beep”. It was just a little beep. Just once. Just one little “beep”. ….. from somewhere in the house, we couldn’t tell exactly where. The question that came … Continue reading →

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Yep. In there

Posted on October 18, 2018 by kimerer_brian

We have confirmation that the Wookpeckers are in the house. Nice view from the front porch. Checking out the quality of the woodwork. It is a couple too. We saw the female hopping around the house while Mr. Wookpecker finishes … Continue reading →

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And the answer is…..

Posted on October 17, 2018 by kimerer_brian

The answer is that the Chickadee house apparently is now a Woodpecker house. There are rumors of sightings of the woodpecker going into the house to finish his work from the inside. Here is the result of the renovation. And … Continue reading →

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Interloper

Posted on October 15, 2018 by kimerer_brian

We have a new interloper looking at the Chickadee house. First there were the wrens, then came the English sparrows, and now this guy shows up. That is a Downy Woodpecker, who is doing a major renovation on the house. … Continue reading →

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Zipper

Posted on October 7, 2018 by kimerer_brian

There is a chill in the air, so DG finally had to dig his jacket out of the closet. Of course, the zipper got jammed. This always frustrates the poor guy. It’s as if the zippers have it in for … Continue reading →

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Here’s looking at You, Kid

Posted on September 26, 2018 by kimerer_brian

Recently I was shown this very strange plant, which apparently is blooming…… in our house. The black dot at the top is the “flower”. Just to creep you out a bit, here is a closeup. Now, is it just me, … Continue reading →

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Eye Beams

Posted on September 19, 2018 by kimerer_brian

I was cleaning the smudges off of my eyeglasses again ( and again..  and again..), and I was mumbling about how the heck does that stuff get on my glasses all day long, when DG stepped in and explained it … Continue reading →

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Summer Fun

Posted on September 16, 2018 by kimerer_brian

DG finally got his act together and found his summer fun equipment. He found his swimming goggles and his snorkel and his flippers. He even found his fishing pole.

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