Happy 2025
Happy New Year from Pawleys Island! I hope your year is filled with everything sunny and sandy and wonderful!
Things in Birdbaths that ARE Birds
I’m usually railing about things in birdbaths that are not birds. However, this is the correct use of a birdbath. As you will see, this is a bird. Even though it is a holiday decoration, it is the correct holiday … Continued
Goose Crossing
Our neighborhood is full of crossings. It is also full of Canada geese. So you can imagine what I expected to see at our new Goose Crossing sign. But no. The crossing was for a white farm goose. (And her … Continued
Things in Birdbaths that Are Not Birds #7
This is not a bird. This is not even a skeleton of a bird. This is just one more thing in a birdbath that is not a bird. I realize it’s Halloween, people, but is that any reason to throw … Continued
Mushrooms #3
If it’s fall, it’s mushroom time! And that means it’s time to play the mushroom game again. Can you tell which of these neighborhood mushrooms are real, and which ones aren’t?
Feral Buzzards
I guess all buzzards are feral by definition. But I call this group “the feral buzzards” because they have taken up residence in the neighborhood feral cat colony. I first saw this phenomenon in a little coastal town in Florida. … Continued
Not Not Is Back Back
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a backyard turtle sighting — and guess who it is. It’s Not Not Marcelle! It’s nice to see a familiar face. Or shell, as the case may be. It’s been a year since we’ve … Continued
Coyote Fails
I have seen a wild coyote in the neighborhood once. This is not it. This is not it, either. These are “lifelike predator replicas,” otherwise known as coyote decoys. No, they’re not meant to attract more coyotes, but to scare … Continued
Everyone’s Irish
They say “Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.” I do believe they’re right. Even our neighborhood skeleton seems just a wee bit Irish this week.
Curbside Pickup for Seagulls
During the pandemic, the world came around to a new way of shopping: curbside delivery. It seems as if the parking log seagulls caught onto the trend, too. They still order stale takeout bread. But now they pick it up … Continued