This morning’s haul from our little garden. Canning beans and peppers, making a squash casserole for dinner, and we’re going to share cukes with the neighbors.
#gardening #middleTN #harvest #homegrown
#gardening #middleTN #harvest #homegrown
June 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This morning’s haul from our little garden. Canning beans and peppers, making a squash casserole for dinner, and we’re going to share cukes with the neighbors.
#gardening #middleTN #harvest #homegrown
#gardening #middleTN #harvest #homegrown
We've put up 33 quarts of green beans this summer, and have at least five or six quarts of beans to can tomorrow.
Already my son has visited to confiscate three quarts, so they'll go fast.
Good garden veggies are a gift!
#gardening #greenbeans #middleTN #BigKahunabeans
Already my son has visited to confiscate three quarts, so they'll go fast.
Good garden veggies are a gift!
#gardening #greenbeans #middleTN #BigKahunabeans
June 13, 2026 at 1:49 PM
We've put up 33 quarts of green beans this summer, and have at least five or six quarts of beans to can tomorrow.
Already my son has visited to confiscate three quarts, so they'll go fast.
Good garden veggies are a gift!
#gardening #greenbeans #middleTN #BigKahunabeans
Already my son has visited to confiscate three quarts, so they'll go fast.
Good garden veggies are a gift!
#gardening #greenbeans #middleTN #BigKahunabeans
Friends look at my photos and say, "You must have a great camera!"
I bet no one ever tastes Bobby Flay's cooking and says, "You must have a great stove!"
(sigh...)
#redtailedhawk #inflight #nature #wildlifephotography #birds
#BirdoftheDay #mustbethecamera #originalphoto #middleTN
I bet no one ever tastes Bobby Flay's cooking and says, "You must have a great stove!"
(sigh...)
#redtailedhawk #inflight #nature #wildlifephotography #birds
#BirdoftheDay #mustbethecamera #originalphoto #middleTN
July 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Friends look at my photos and say, "You must have a great camera!"
I bet no one ever tastes Bobby Flay's cooking and says, "You must have a great stove!"
(sigh...)
#redtailedhawk #inflight #nature #wildlifephotography #birds
#BirdoftheDay #mustbethecamera #originalphoto #middleTN
I bet no one ever tastes Bobby Flay's cooking and says, "You must have a great stove!"
(sigh...)
#redtailedhawk #inflight #nature #wildlifephotography #birds
#BirdoftheDay #mustbethecamera #originalphoto #middleTN
Turned off the TV, went shopping for more tomato plants so we can stagger the production throughout the summer. Picked our first ripe one a minute ago, and my lovely (and dangerous) wife will join me for our ceremonial first taste later.
#gardening #middleTN #firstgardentomato #FDJT
#gardening #middleTN #firstgardentomato #FDJT
June 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Turned off the TV, went shopping for more tomato plants so we can stagger the production throughout the summer. Picked our first ripe one a minute ago, and my lovely (and dangerous) wife will join me for our ceremonial first taste later.
#gardening #middleTN #firstgardentomato #FDJT
#gardening #middleTN #firstgardentomato #FDJT
January 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We spent a couple of days at the hospital with a relative having surgery, got behind picking banana peppers!
#gardening #bananapeppers #bellpeppers #homegrown #middleTN #okra #tomatoes #squash
#gardening #bananapeppers #bellpeppers #homegrown #middleTN #okra #tomatoes #squash
August 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
We spent a couple of days at the hospital with a relative having surgery, got behind picking banana peppers!
#gardening #bananapeppers #bellpeppers #homegrown #middleTN #okra #tomatoes #squash
#gardening #bananapeppers #bellpeppers #homegrown #middleTN #okra #tomatoes #squash
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Red tailed hawk, ruby throated hummingbird, indigo bunting, and our state bird, the mockingbird.
#BirdOfTheDay #originalphotos #middleTN
Red tailed hawk, ruby throated hummingbird, indigo bunting, and our state bird, the mockingbird.
#BirdOfTheDay #originalphotos #middleTN
March 18, 2026 at 11:56 AM
@robcrank68.bsky.social
Red tailed hawk, ruby throated hummingbird, indigo bunting, and our state bird, the mockingbird.
#BirdOfTheDay #originalphotos #middleTN
Red tailed hawk, ruby throated hummingbird, indigo bunting, and our state bird, the mockingbird.
#BirdOfTheDay #originalphotos #middleTN
The slightest change in the angle of light hitting the hummingbird's gorget takes it from dark brown to scarlet in an instant.
#rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #originalphotography #BirdoftheDay #birds #wildlife
#rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #originalphotography #BirdoftheDay #birds #wildlife
August 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The slightest change in the angle of light hitting the hummingbird's gorget takes it from dark brown to scarlet in an instant.
#rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #originalphotography #BirdoftheDay #birds #wildlife
#rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #originalphotography #BirdoftheDay #birds #wildlife
He's ready for his closeup! This male ruby throated hummingbird seems annoyed that I'm taking his portrait.
#birds #BirdoftheDay #rubythroatedhummingbird #originalphoto #middleTn #wildlife
#birds #BirdoftheDay #rubythroatedhummingbird #originalphoto #middleTn #wildlife
August 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
He's ready for his closeup! This male ruby throated hummingbird seems annoyed that I'm taking his portrait.
#birds #BirdoftheDay #rubythroatedhummingbird #originalphoto #middleTn #wildlife
#birds #BirdoftheDay #rubythroatedhummingbird #originalphoto #middleTn #wildlife
When the Cooper's hawk drops in, the songbirds scatter. This is a young Cooper's hawk (note the red eyes that turn yellow as the bird ages).
#birds #Coopershawk #originalphotography #middleTN
#birds #Coopershawk #originalphotography #middleTN
January 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
When the Cooper's hawk drops in, the songbirds scatter. This is a young Cooper's hawk (note the red eyes that turn yellow as the bird ages).
#birds #Coopershawk #originalphotography #middleTN
#birds #Coopershawk #originalphotography #middleTN
Peppers, anyone? We've put a veggie table up under our maple tree near the driveway for our neighbors, along with some carry out bags. We've made all of the relish, chow-chow, and pickled peppers we need this summer. Making stuffed bell peppers tonight!
#gardening #middleTN #share #vegetables
#gardening #middleTN #share #vegetables
July 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Peppers, anyone? We've put a veggie table up under our maple tree near the driveway for our neighbors, along with some carry out bags. We've made all of the relish, chow-chow, and pickled peppers we need this summer. Making stuffed bell peppers tonight!
#gardening #middleTN #share #vegetables
#gardening #middleTN #share #vegetables
Once again, stepping away from the abyss to look at pretty pictures... a ruby throated hummingbird perched on a trumpet vine.
#birds #originalphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #naturephoto
#birds #originalphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #naturephoto
February 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Once again, stepping away from the abyss to look at pretty pictures... a ruby throated hummingbird perched on a trumpet vine.
#birds #originalphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #naturephoto
#birds #originalphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird #middleTN #naturephoto
January 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Stepping away from the abyss to look at pretty pictures, continued...
A male bluebird leaving the birdhouse.
#birds #bluebird #originalphotography #middleTN #birding #backyardbirds
A male bluebird leaving the birdhouse.
#birds #bluebird #originalphotography #middleTN #birding #backyardbirds
February 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Stepping away from the abyss to look at pretty pictures, continued...
A male bluebird leaving the birdhouse.
#birds #bluebird #originalphotography #middleTN #birding #backyardbirds
A male bluebird leaving the birdhouse.
#birds #bluebird #originalphotography #middleTN #birding #backyardbirds
This male bluebird was making certain I got a shot of his good side.
#birds #malebluebird #BirdOfTheDay
#originalphotography #middleTN #orinthology #blueskybirds
#canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #bokeh
#birds #malebluebird #BirdOfTheDay
#originalphotography #middleTN #orinthology #blueskybirds
#canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #bokeh
February 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This male bluebird was making certain I got a shot of his good side.
#birds #malebluebird #BirdOfTheDay
#originalphotography #middleTN #orinthology #blueskybirds
#canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #bokeh
#birds #malebluebird #BirdOfTheDay
#originalphotography #middleTN #orinthology #blueskybirds
#canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #bokeh
Looking for a "photogenic" Bird of the Day? How 'bout a male bluebird (complete with shiny talons, like million dollar nails)?
#photogenic #BirdOfTheDay #bluebird #birds #blueskybirds #originalphotography #middleTN
#photogenic #BirdOfTheDay #bluebird #birds #blueskybirds #originalphotography #middleTN
May 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Looking for a "photogenic" Bird of the Day? How 'bout a male bluebird (complete with shiny talons, like million dollar nails)?
#photogenic #BirdOfTheDay #bluebird #birds #blueskybirds #originalphotography #middleTN
#photogenic #BirdOfTheDay #bluebird #birds #blueskybirds #originalphotography #middleTN
Just a mallard floating past... Let's look at pretty birds, and ignore the international conflagration taking place in our names.
#BirdOfTheDay #blueskybirds #birds #originalphoto #mallard #orinthology #canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #middleTN
#BirdOfTheDay #blueskybirds #birds #originalphoto #mallard #orinthology #canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #middleTN
March 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Just a mallard floating past... Let's look at pretty birds, and ignore the international conflagration taking place in our names.
#BirdOfTheDay #blueskybirds #birds #originalphoto #mallard #orinthology #canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #middleTN
#BirdOfTheDay #blueskybirds #birds #originalphoto #mallard #orinthology #canonwildlifephotography #wildlife #middleTN
The Bird of the Day theme is "water droplets", so I thought I'd have to dig into the archives for one of those birdbath splashers. But then I remembered Mallard Filmore dripping in the Stones River.
#BirdOfTheDay #waterdroplets #mallard #drip #wildlife #originalphoto #middleTN
#BirdOfTheDay #waterdroplets #mallard #drip #wildlife #originalphoto #middleTN
May 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The Bird of the Day theme is "water droplets", so I thought I'd have to dig into the archives for one of those birdbath splashers. But then I remembered Mallard Filmore dripping in the Stones River.
#BirdOfTheDay #waterdroplets #mallard #drip #wildlife #originalphoto #middleTN
#BirdOfTheDay #waterdroplets #mallard #drip #wildlife #originalphoto #middleTN
A burst of color for your morning palette. A male bluebird poses on a small limb as tiny buds begin to open with the spring warmth.
#BirdOfTheDay #ornithology #bluebird #birds #canonwildllifephotography #originalphoto #wildlife #middleTN #canon5Dii #canon400mm5.6
#BirdOfTheDay #ornithology #bluebird #birds #canonwildllifephotography #originalphoto #wildlife #middleTN #canon5Dii #canon400mm5.6
March 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
A burst of color for your morning palette. A male bluebird poses on a small limb as tiny buds begin to open with the spring warmth.
#BirdOfTheDay #ornithology #bluebird #birds #canonwildllifephotography #originalphoto #wildlife #middleTN #canon5Dii #canon400mm5.6
#BirdOfTheDay #ornithology #bluebird #birds #canonwildllifephotography #originalphoto #wildlife #middleTN #canon5Dii #canon400mm5.6
Everything in our garden has given up, other than a few straggly tomatoes and our okra. But these yellow banana peppers and bells just keep producing. I'm hanging them from our mailbox for neighbors, and some are using them to feed their chickens.
#bananapeppers #bellpeppers #middleTN #GoVols
#bananapeppers #bellpeppers #middleTN #GoVols
September 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Everything in our garden has given up, other than a few straggly tomatoes and our okra. But these yellow banana peppers and bells just keep producing. I'm hanging them from our mailbox for neighbors, and some are using them to feed their chickens.
#bananapeppers #bellpeppers #middleTN #GoVols
#bananapeppers #bellpeppers #middleTN #GoVols
Stepping away from the abyss to look at pretty pictures, once again. This female mallard was just touching down on the surface of the water in the Murfree Springs wetlands area of Murfreesboro, Tn.
#birds #mallard #middleTN #MurfreeSprings #originalphotography #nature #anythingbutTrump
#birds #mallard #middleTN #MurfreeSprings #originalphotography #nature #anythingbutTrump
February 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Stepping away from the abyss to look at pretty pictures, once again. This female mallard was just touching down on the surface of the water in the Murfree Springs wetlands area of Murfreesboro, Tn.
#birds #mallard #middleTN #MurfreeSprings #originalphotography #nature #anythingbutTrump
#birds #mallard #middleTN #MurfreeSprings #originalphotography #nature #anythingbutTrump