ometimes a photo is not available. Such is the case with what RonTom described when I returned home from a bus trip to Wichita Falls (to hear Beth Moore) with ladies of Fellowship Church. Remember how I told you about putting blond dog hair from my mom’s dog, Buddy, into a “suet cage” for birds to u...

ast week’s Montage pulled in an owl tidbit for this week. Priscilla Bettes, who lives on Indian Creek Lane, behind Poplar, wrote, “Last year one took up residence in our barn up in the rafters.  It would come out at night and peek down at me as I was feeding our horses.  We saw it for several nights...

n schedule, “our” Eastern Bluebird eggs hatched on Sunday, March 12. Bluebirds hatch about as ugly as it gets. Almost naked and blind, in just over two weeks they’ll be fully-feathered, jumping up and down, ready to fly out into the world near the end of March. Just last week I read of a chick hatch...

his week, just four subjects: Owl, Paulownia, blue eggs, and NestWatch app. Laura Craig stopped by to see one of the Screech Owls frequenting the ledge of our Owl Shack. RonTom and I know we have “two” because one is a red morph. Look! Laura captured a pesky squirrel harassing the owl. A photo taken...

id you participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count over the holiday weekend?  If not, at any time you can start counting birds and submitting your observations to http://ebird.org A red-tailed hawk landed in our backyard while we were watching on two of the days.  You might hear him screaming out a...

atch the Loving Mountain City FaceBook and the Mountain City edition of NextDoor.com for new episodes in the tale of Kitty Hulk, The Rogue Attacking Cat that’s causing terror along Maple and Ash. On social media, numerous cat owners with vet bills (and a dead pet) have united to share horror stories...

ontinuing from where we left off in early January … Some rather close-up marvels of nature burst with details with a pair of binoculars. It’s been awhile since I recommended the Pentax 6.5 x 21 Papilio binocs.  Ohhhhhh, the close-up magnification of the ice flowers on Frost Weed! And, they’re marvel...

ountain City became a winter wonderland during the recent hard freeze, with icicles putting on spectacular shows. And, quietly, where the “frost weed” (Verbesina virginica) grows, magical and mystical ice flowers appeared. A Wildflower Center educational email appeared as a freeze warning occurred t...

et’s finish out 2016 by spotlighting some special volunteers whose efforts made a memory for about 60 who enjoyed Tour deLights, the party in mid-December for Mountain City’s children and grandchildren. Cody Taylor filled Loving Mountain City’s Santa suit. Brian Porterfield and The Pucketts tended t...

t’s here! This is the weekend, Dec. 9 – 11, for Citywide Voting to give recognition for outstanding Christmas Décor.  Anyone with a Mountain City address and an email address may vote, including children.  To obtain the links to the electronic ballots, visit facebook.com/LovingMountainCity or send a...