Phavorites – January 2026

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Favorite Skywatch Photograph – As I photographed the rising moon Friday night, I captured an airplane at the perfect moment as it flew towards landing at Philadelphia International Airport.

Garden Joy (Clockwise Top to Bottom Left) Favorite coleus with a ‘mutated’ stem of a totally different color. Crushed eggshells for the garden beds (good for controlling soft bodied bugs), sprouted Dahlia seeds, baked eggshells before crushing, Stone Pine, beautiful bluish needles, soft and flexible, bought during Christmas season. Garden plans – Woo-Hoo! Hurry Spring

One of my favorite Signposts from January. It has the coolness of the season, but also the hope of Spring in the pink blossoms.

We have had icy snow on the ground for over a week. I have been throwing seed out daily, and the birds appreciate and devour it. We also replenish the suet cake as soon as it is gone. (Clockwise from top) One pleasure has been watching the squirrels and birds dive into the footprints we’ve left and gather the seed that skitters across the ice and accumulates in the indentation. A Junco on the new Tris bird camera. A Bluejay having a meal on the Tris camera. A Bluejay is enjoying the mixed bird seed on the snow.

Thanks for looking. I hope to take part in some Photo Challenges this month. Stay tuned.

16 thoughts on “Phavorites – January 2026”

  4. yogiabb's avatar yogiabb

    I find robins difficult to photograph unless they are on the ground. You got two really good photos of them. I love your trifecta photo of moon, plane, and tree!! Way to go!! I also love your reading list. I read the Seven Storey Mountain decades ago and I should probably check it out again. Reading is sloooooowwww for me now for some reason. I love your pics from your bird feeder. I love mine but the squirrels have cut the power line from the solar collector to the feeder three times. I’m about to lose patience.

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    1. Unless they are still, I also find it hard to capture birds without blurriness. I like the photo of the robin flying, blurry, but with such an annoyed expression. I am still reading The Seven Storey Mountain. I am coming to the conclusion that when it is finished, I will feel a bit bereft that it is over. What an amazing life. His writing is so easy to read. It is almost as if my own voice is telling the story. Love the trifecta description. I wish I had thought of that before I posted. Perfect. Yes, I have a photo of a squirrel on the feeder. It’s only a matter of time. I would lose patience too.

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