Category Archives: Nature

A Few Birds

Posted on November 8, 2017 by vanbraman

Tonight I will share just a few pictures of birds that I have previously used in posts. I really like this picture of a red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). I took this picture while visiting the Toronto Zoo back in 2012. … Continue reading →

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Shelling Walnuts

Posted on November 5, 2017 by vanbraman

Today we spent part of the afternoon shelling walnuts. I have shelled a few walnuts over the years, but not in this quantity. After laying out newspaper on the kitchen table we poured out some walnuts to get started. We … Continue reading →

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