crossbill Red

 

red crossbill male (Loxia curvirostra)

A crossbill's odd bill shape helps it get into tightly closed cones. A bird's biting muscles are stronger than the muscles used to open the bill, so the Red Crossbill places the tips of its slightly open bill under a cone scale and bites down. The crossed tips of the bill push the scale up, exposing the seed inside.

 (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website)

wren house Red

 

Ok, I confess to playing with Photoshop, this is my birdhouse gourd wren house. Jenny Wren does not normally live in a "red light" district, she is a very proper citizen. 

celebration Red

 

Elks Theater, 6th Street, Rapid City, South Dakota

Exit Stage Left

Congratulations cast and crew of

Stevens High School Drama Department

production of 

R.I.P. Van Winkle!

A Superior play award,  3 outstanding ensemble, 3 outstanding individual performance awards.

A shout-out to Mr. Bill Lytle, playwright, drama teacher, director  for providing the kids with an original script to work with!

South Dakota State One-Act Play Festival at Brandon Valley High School

Feb. 4-6, 2010

RED for Valentine's Week

 

from the Anniversary Garden at Musket Point, Saxe's Landing, Chazy, NY 

well, here it Is

 

4 pm 2/4/10 

Punxutawney Phil prognosticated, Ma Nature produced.

The "6 more weeks of winter" is currently covering the cars and the crossroads and the cows and the watering cans.