Yard Animals – The Haps With Herb

We Can Put A Man On The Moon, Yet…
orNaBloPoMo #11

November 13, 2022 Herb 21

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22926 – 1013 Here’s the haps: The bird feeders were empty so I went to the store to buy more bird seed. A simple, straightforward mission easily accomplished. I came Continue Reading[...]

NaBloPoMo Day 18 – A Bird Of Prey Visits The Woodpile

November 18, 2021 Herb 17

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22567 – 880 Here’s the haps: I never have the camera (the better one that is a camera for taking pictures, not a phone) when I really need it. There Continue Reading[...]

Blogging A – Z Challenge 2021: Z Is For Zoological Observation Opportunity

April 30, 2021 Herb 21

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22365 – 829: Here’s the haps: Colorado is home to very diverse flora and fauna and even though I have lived in this same city and state for over thirty Continue Reading[...]

Blogging A – Z Challenge 2021: N Is For Neighbors Nibbling

April 16, 2021 Herb 17

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22351 – 816: Here’s the haps: You may recall, especially if you’ve been around here long enough, that for being a suburb we have a lot of wildlife in our Continue Reading[...]

Minor Plumbing Update and Please Don’t Feed The Animals

November 24, 2020 Herb 21

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22208 – 763: Well, the guy came and ran his scope down the pipe and there were the mud and sand. The pipe is collapsed. We’re built on a Continue Reading[...]

Spam And Bears

September 12, 2020 Herb 27

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22135 – 706: It appears that whenever someone likes something on your blog WordPress sends out an email saying something to the effect of, “Herb liked your post, ‘why Continue Reading[...]

Bear Back (Not horses)

August 29, 2020 Herb 14

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22121-692: I purchased a couple of bearproof trashcans last year from Ace. We have a large (400 pound, maybe) male black bear and at times we have had a Continue Reading[...]

Distract…What Was That?

June 23, 2020 Herb 10

I read Colin McQueen’s post today about the distractions he faces while writing, called, The Way It Is. His diversions resonated with me because I find myself easily distracted, as well. It Continue Reading[...]

A New Visitor

September 14, 2019 Herb 5

Yesterday morning the crows and ravens were making a huge and raucous noise. The previous day all of the other birds had been making a lot of noise. My youngest daughter went Continue Reading[...]

The Bear Returns to a New Trash Can

September 6, 2019 Herb 4

I broke down and bought a new, bear-proof, trashcan. I got so tired of picking up his trash that I bought this very nice one on Ace Hardware’s website. It was also Continue Reading[...]

Becoming Unbearable

August 14, 2019 Herb 3

The first couple of times it was really kind of cool. We have a bear that lives somewhere in the neighborhood. Getting to see a bear in town, well, the suburbs, actually, Continue Reading[...]

Bear Lee There – Again

September 29, 2015 Herb 2

Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Family and Nature Lovers, My question for you all today is, where does a 300+ pound bear and her cub go to eat? Anywhere they want to. Continue Reading[...]