Teddy Bear

Drying off after the hurricane

Pesky squirrel

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Hurricane Irene

We're gonna get a little rain today

Water thing

Why do they eat upside down?

The day the ground shook in Virginia

So we had a little earthquake yesterday -- 5.8 and the biggest to hit Virginia since 1897. My office is on the top of eight floors and it shook like crazy. It was another one of those moments that you'll always remember. And yes, I was a little scared. Two local landmarks were damaged -- the National Cathedral and the Washington Monument. Hopefully they can be repaired.

L E A R N

Who will blink first?

Guard dog

This dog is watching over a child's grave at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. The dog must have meant a lot to the family.

Georgia's Brown Thrasher

I spotted this Brown Thrasher hiding in the woods on my spring trip to Georgia.

Hungry squirrel

This squirrel must have been hungry. In just a matter of minutes, he had almost finished whatever he was eating. He was pigging out.

Unwelcome visitors

My husband found this little family while cleaning out a closet last night. Mama let us take a few pictures before she'd had enough and jumped at us in the box. I won't tell you how loud I screamed and how quickly I ran away. He took them outside and let them out behind the shed. Hopefully they found shelter elsewhere.

Bee balm

I tried planting bee balm this summer. It looked pretty at first but you should see it now. This picture was obviously taken early on.

Black-capped Chickadee

Monarch visits

Not seeing many butterflies this year but this Monarch butterfly visited the lantana over the weekend.

White-breasted Nuthatch comes back

I haven't seen the White-breasted Nuthatch at my feeder since the winter months. Yesterday we had two visit the feeders.

August's Sturgeon Moon

Tonight's moon is actually the full moon but last night's moon sure looked like one.

A tranquil place

Walking to the plantation

Unusual orchids

A big pear

Hibiscus

Bad day for this bird

Found this in my backyard yesterday. Sad.

Nutcracker

Haven't seen a frog lately

Bee on Lantana

Purple orchid

Birdhouses

Flexing