Many in the avian community are concerned about the recent spread of a condition known as BBB – “Bad Bird Behavior”, and it seems to be spreading. My daughter, Laura, recently moved from Durham into a house near downtown Charlottesville. Soon after she had settled in, she heard a “thump” at the back window. She went to investigate and discovered that it was a robin who was and continued to … [Read more...]
Old Friends Are The Best
By Nancy B Our very first purchase when we started Nancy B’s House of Lights in 2007 was a Ford van. We had it wrapped and it has delivered many lovely fixtures to many of our clients. A few months ago, we had an opportunity to buy a much newer van at a good price so we did. Change is really hard for me and I have loved the bright blue wrapping of our old friend but decided … [Read more...]
Oven Fried Crusted Chicken
We ordered a ten piece box of KFC for a picnic lunch last week and I held myself to two pieces and still gained a pound and a half the next day. Sometimes you’ve just got to say, “To hell with the diet, I’m eating fried chicken.” The chicken was good. It was worth it. But I found a recipe for oven fried chicken that – though it does not rival real fried chicken in flavor – it’s pretty … [Read more...]
Band Back in Action
After a long, totally unwanted break, the Charlottesville Municipal Band is getting back in action. As with all outdoor concerts, rain will cancel – but not CoVid! Steve Layman, Band Director, notes that there will be a Brass and Sax Quartet performing Sunday June 6 at 6:30 in. the. Amphitheater behind Dickinson PVCC. It’s free to the public. On June 13 at 3:30, a Clarinet and … [Read more...]
Stocking Catfish
By Alex McCrickard, DWR Angling Education Coordinator Every spring, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) stocks channel catfish at various urban impoundments across the state. This effort is part of DWR’s FishLocalVA initiative and is aimed at creating exceptional angling opportunities in urban metropolitan areas. It’s an effort that has a lot of moving parts, from acquiring the … [Read more...]
Help Wanted: DMV
The Charlottesville Branch of the Division of Motor Vehicles is seeking a qualified individual as a Front Desk Service Associate to replace Isabel Fang, a longtime DMV employee. Isabel had to leave DMV because she got into a fight with a seeing-eye Pit Bull dog accompanying a blind customer trying to retitle his car. Isabel beat up the Pit Bull pretty badly and the Animal Rights people demanded … [Read more...]
Vivace: Great Food, Slow Service
People are starting to go back to restaurants as the Covid Panic subsides. They may be in for a surprise. Restaurants took a major hit, many didn’t make it, and most lost employees, good employees and they may be slow to return. Expect slow service when you visit a restaurant. We ate at Vivace’s on Ivy Road this week, a great Italian Restaurant. The food was out of sight, but the … [Read more...]
Sewing Seeds
One of my (many) weaknesses as a wanna-be farmer is the actual sewing of the seeds. My garden is not smooth and loamy. It’s more the consistency of a rock pile as the clods of red clay dominate. Therefore, it’s difficult to create that fine soil for planting that young seeds prefer. But I’ve found a way, a better way for me, anyway. I have been hoeing and chopping the garden as … [Read more...]
My Friend Flicker
All present and accounted for, Sir. The roll call for my backyard birds has been called and every bird that should be there is there. Catbirds, yep. Thrashers, yep. And the last to make its spring appearance was a Flicker. Northern Flickers are woodpeckers, and I believe they are the most beautiful bird to grace my yard. I found one dead in the front yard a few years back that had either … [Read more...]
Night Guard Solar Update
It may be too soon to tell for sure, but so far the two Night Guard Solar Pest Control lights we installed have kept the critters away – namely a thieving raccoon that was getting in our pond, eating snails and fish, turning over water plant pots and making a general nuisance of himself. We installed two lights – facing in each approaching direction and there have been no more … [Read more...]
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