http://naturevideos.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Animal & Nature photos, videos and posts en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:17:01 GMT 2009-12-31T02:17:01Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968485&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace  Looking back at photos really get me missing the sun and flowers.  I love trees, with green on the. Also. I can't wait to swim. The time will come though, just have to wait. I have no other . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:44:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968485&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace DIANE D. 2009-12-30T11:44:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968749&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Who knew taking pictures of a blazing bonfire could be  this much fun?   ENJOY!   Our annual Bonfire on Christmas Eve.   . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968749&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Rose H. 2009-12-30T16:32:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967383&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace   The Old Man spent a fair amount of time, off and on, trying to get horses for us. After all, what’s the point of having a big barn if you can’t put a horse or two in it? Oh, there . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:39:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967383&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2009-12-29T17:39:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967134&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace In Birdland the puddles have crusted over and the grass crunches with the frost. We’ve had a cold snap, but that gives me an excuse for a fire in the woodstove. Of course all the extra . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:20:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967134&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Mary H. 2009-12-29T14:20:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967080&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Is it the Winter that brings out the curmudgeon in me? I am now officially an old lady. Last week, even before the frigid front came barreling from the West, I was walking across the Quad on my . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:08:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967080&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Mary H. 2009-12-29T14:08:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966440&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace My Hubby thought he would make a bed for our Boxer, Love for Christmas. He got the 2X4's and some plywood. He measured and cut and screwed the thing together. We got one of those body pillows that I have . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:53:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966440&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Susan Roberts 2009-12-29T03:53:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966337&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Winter . The word has been known, believe it or not, to conjure up visions of snow. Yes, you know what I'm talking about: that cold white stuff that tends to fall out of the skies in some parts of the . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:10:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966337&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-12-29T04:10:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963779&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace My husband just came back, from a walk around our field. I am so glad he took my camera with him. He came across some turkey tracks. Here's a close up, of a turkey track. Notice they . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:15:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963779&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Melanie B. 2009-12-26T20:15:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963137&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace "Twas Christmas Eve, and all through the house, one long-haired calico cat was stalking, and not for a mouse... As I was preoccupied with wrapping gifts, Chelsea was cruising my kitchen counters looking . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:16:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963137&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace August Lady 2009-12-26T03:16:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963055&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Last Night Was Christmas Eve (DUH!) ©2009 Robert Burnham    Anyhow, last night was Christmas Eve and my church was closed.  Of course we had the Nativity and the Caroling . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:23:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963055&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Robert - just a simple man - B. 2009-12-26T00:23:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963009&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Hubby and I had a very quiet Christmas day at home. We are going to have our Christmas with my daughter and her family and my son and his family next weekend. Our one granddaughter is married and has . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:48:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963009&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Susan Roberts 2009-12-25T22:48:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962047&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Part of my annual Christmas tradition is the reading of the story of Shep the Dog from Ft. Benton, Montana.  Hope you enjoy the story as much as I do! During the summer of 1936 a sheepherder . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:54:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962047&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-24T19:54:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960904&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace I often throw seed, bread crumbs,  and peanuts out on my driveway for the birds. I can get great shots of them or just sit back in my cozy warm home and watch them. On December the 12th I got a visit . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:28:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960904&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Vivian P. 2009-12-23T22:28:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959489&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace       Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:19:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959489&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Sassy Cat 2009-12-23T00:19:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959115&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace brrrrr! This scene makes me shiver. I'll bet this water tastes fantastic though! Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:37:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959115&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T19:37:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958911&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace This is one of my favorite recent photos of the Grist mill at Babcock State Park in WV during the snow storm in December 2009. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:01:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958911&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T19:01:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947580&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace "Oh, the puppy will get to be Maggie's size, maybe a little bigger. She'll end up about 30-35 pounds," said my husband back in August. Yea, right. Lily puppy has turned into Lily monster puppy, or as . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:53:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947580&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Janet "Jax" B. 2009-12-22T17:53:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958511&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace This was taken in the Winter snow storm in December 2009.   Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:02:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958511&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-12-22T13:02:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957919&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Sorry it has taken so long to finally post (1) of many articles for this group; but when you have to move as many times as I have had to, it is VERY hard to stay connected.  The forces that be…… . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:06:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957919&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Rose T. 2009-12-22T03:06:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957477&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Big Fluffy flakes were falling. I need to practice photographing them until I get the Perfect Flake! I used the bows on my porch today to see what I could find.   . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:34:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957477&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-12-21T20:34:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948004&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace "There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds... There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:00:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948004&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-12-21T11:00:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956514&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace B-Dawg got his own Dawg in early December. He is sharing "parenthood" with his girlfriend. Since B-Dawg is living in a cabin close to our house, we often get visits from both of them, or all three . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:01:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956514&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-12-21T08:01:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956253&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace On those days when the winter rains are not so heavy that one can be out about during this time of year here in the wild hinterlands of Sonoma County, one may be fortunate enough to hear the oddly . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:29:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956253&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. 2009-12-21T03:29:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955970&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace This was yesterday afternoon - let Presley out to do his business. He's not crazy about the snow! Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:46:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955970&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Margaret G. 2009-12-20T21:46:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955821&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Perhaps you will be able to win a bet or two with these bits of knowledge:   An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Butterflies taste with their feet. In the . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:17:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955821&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Major Jester 2009-12-20T19:17:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953153&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace The summer I turned eight, we moved. The Old Man and my Mother had decided that their children should know the joys and labors of growing up on a farm. So-o-o-o-o… they bought a farm – . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:38:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953153&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2009-12-18T15:38:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954783&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace While we were chopping weeds, hauling manure, planting seeds, and generally turning the half-acre of black bottom land assigned to each of us into prize-winning, eatable, can-able and freeze-able vegetables, . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:34:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954783&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2009-12-19T18:34:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955323&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace My neighbor, Jane , and I walked in the woods in back of her home. We walked down by the lake and we got some great shots. It was kind of cool and breezy, but not bad at all. Al least the bugs weren't . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:51:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955323&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Susan Roberts 2009-12-20T05:51:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954683&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace I remained in 4-H until I was 18 (once I turned 14 it was mostly about the girls who owned horses… not that they paid me a blind bit of attention). Once the last of the hens had been delivered . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:45:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954683&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2009-12-19T16:45:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955327&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace On our walk in the woods behind Jane's house, we saw a tree that had fallen over. On the spit in the truck were some little vine and some kind of plant. I see things like this and it grabs my attention. . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:04:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955327&grpId=3659174697249240&nav=Groupspace Susan Roberts 2009-12-20T06:04:14Z