Too bad for this guy, the filled birdfeeder was just out of reach.
It’s the only squirrel that visits. I enjoy watching him/her, but I won’t put the feeder within its reach.
Nature gets close here.
Until next time, that’s all there is from Sunnybook Farm.
Copyright 2023 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved.
I had a hard time seeing these two as the sun was in my eyes. I hope you find the cranes in my video. They start talking as I watched them.
The sound of these birds takes me back to a time before humans walked the earth. They have a prehistoric sound to their call.
I did enjoy my early morning listening and watching these two large visitors.
Until next time, that’s all there is from Sunnybook Farm.
Copyright 2023 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved.
This Butterfly Garden is north of Appleton, Wisconsin. In season, it is open Wednesday through Saturday.
I went with three of my grandchildren (Eli, Arianna, and Wyatt) and my daughter Rachel. It was the first visit for all of us.
This video was taken in the enclosed area where visitors can get up close and personal with the butterflies. Everyone was given a cotton swab dipped in a sugar solution. The idea was to touch the butterfly’s legs so it could taste the sugar and then it would get on the swab to drink more. That worked once for Wyatt, but usually, the butterflies preferred sipping nectar from the flowers.
It was a lovely afternoon to spend with butterflies and my family.
Until next time, that’s all there is from Sunnybook Farm.
Copyright 2023 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved.
Stella didn’t hurt this little fellow. She was just playing with it. At first, I thought it was a rock. It’s a good thing I checked closer and discovered it was a toad, too cold to move.
When I picked it up I could see it was breathing and its eyes opened and closed, so it was alive.
I placed it on a rock that would get the first rays of sunlight in the morning. I guess that worked because when I checked it was gone.
To the rescue again, but at least I didn’t make a pet out of it.
Until next time, that’s all there is from Sunnybook Farm.
Copyright 2023 Susan Manzke, all rights reserved.