Archive for March, 2008

My Feathered Friends – Red-breasted Robins

If I had to pick my favorite songbirds from the many different feathered friends who frequent my bird feeders outside, I would choose robins. Other visitors often include finches, house wrens, cardinals and small sparrows. The other birds are a close second, but I love the red-breasted robins. Robins are a sure sign of spring. Each fall the robins migrate to...

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Hybrid Dogs

I can remember clearly the first time I saw a hybrid dog. I was in an office and a visitor was showing his Labradoodle to the employees. This puppy was quite adorable, chocolate brown with great curls. Having been a dog owner at different points in my life, I have a soft spot when I see these furry, four-legged creatures. I am the person who squats down to pet a dog when meeting a new pooch at a friend's house. If it is a dog I have not seen previously, I always ask what breed it...

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