Wild Birds and Black Walnuts.... Simple things!

Watching wild birds,

and eating black walnuts...

That's part of what we do when we're down on the farm.

I was so surprised to see this phoebe grooming herself
without any sense of fear of my presence.

It looked up at me, and continued its grooming,
fluffing out its feathers.
I found what held its attraction when it darted swiftly after a moth
without paying any attention to me.
The porch light had been left on all night.
Moths and other bugs had accumulated,
and it was living up to its name as a flycatcher!

I'm not sure what this bird is.
If you know, clue me in!
It may be some kind of warbler?

I was thrilled to have a visit from this pileated woodpecker.
I'd been hearing his loud "Kuk-Kuk-Kuk" call,
but hadn't been lucky enough to see him.

He was quite a ways away,
and spooked very easily,
so I just took this photo through the window.
The moment I opened the door to get a closer shot,
he was gone.

This Northern Flicker was intently going after some bugs or seed.
 I couldn't tell for sure what he was eating.
Not nearly so spooky as the pileated woodpecker,
he seemed to like hanging around close to the house.

Then to wrap up our weekend,
we picked up black walnuts.
My husband loves to crack a batch of them,
 then pick them out and eat them
when it's cool enough to sit by a crackling wood fire.

Those are some of the simple pleasures we enjoy when down on the farm.

In the Scriptures I found a couple of interesting proverbs about a simple life.

Proverbs 13:7 says "A pretentious showy life is an empty life;

a plain and simple life is a full life."

Proverbs 15:16 says, "A simple life in the Fear-of-God

is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches"!

Thanks for your visit!

To see my Name for God this week, click on Rock4Today!


And many thanks to Stewart for hosting a birding blog link-up.
Click on his name above to see birds from around the world!

Quests...

I've had several quests this summer.

I've tried some unusual feeders (and feed!) for the little hummers.
(Click on highlighted letters above for additional post on the hummingbirds.)

I've tried to catch the yellow bellied sapsucker
who probably made these holes in my dying maple tree,
but only caught pictures of a little hairy or downy instead.

This is the best I could capture of a phoebe this summer.
I love their songs,
but have a hard time catching them for a photo.

But my latest quest has probably been my health...

I'll probably write a blog about it before long,

...maybe after my next doctor visit...

To see my latest Name of God,

click HERE to see the Aramaic writing.

Thanks to Stewart for allowing me to link this post to
Wild Bird Wednesday!
Click on the link above to see interesting bird shots from around the world!