Jay Gaulard

Oak Tree Falls For Absolutely No Reason

Here’s what I woke up to a few mornings ago: BANG – WHOOOOSSHHHHHH – BOOOOOMMM!!!!! It was about 7am and I was laying there dreaming about unicorns walking to candy mountain. Of course I can’t remember all too well, but what it sounded like was huge shelves of paint cans…thousands of them…falling over in the […]

Saving A Baby Bunny Rabbit

Lately, I have been feeling like a hero. Now, I know that pretty much everyone is a hero these days. You can let someone cross the street in front of you and be considered a hero, but in my case, I may truly be a hero in the animal kingdom. Let me explain. A few […]

Video of Rome, Italy

Okay folks, this is the last Italy video I am going to post. This one is a nice walking tour of Rome. Rome is the capital of Italy and the country’s largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi). The city is located in the […]

Dormant Grass During the Summer Months

Yes folks, it’s that time of year again. Time for your beautiful green grass that you worked so hard on to turn brown, crispy and ugly. As an avid grass watcher and nurturer, I have to confess that it’s a bit nerve racking to watch something like this unfold. I suppose I don’t care. True, […]

Asclepias Curassavica – Bloodflower

The Asclepias Curassavica, or otherwise known as the “Bloodflower” is quickly becoming one of my favorite plants. Not because of its hardiness or anything, but more because of its beauty. The Iris or the Tiger Lily are “tougher” plants and on the same level of attractiveness, but there is something about the Bloodflower that I […]

Airline State Park and Rail Trail

Up until a few weeks ago, I had no idea how cool rail trails were. I also didn’t know how popular they’ve become. We have been walking in the general vicinity of the house we live in for about three years. It’s a great place to walk and we have really awesome trails right in […]

White Yarrow – Achillea millefolium

I know I’ve been through this before. I already wrote a post about this a while ago, but back then, I didn’t know which flower I was looking at…>White Yarrow or Queen Anne’s Lace. Now I know, it’s White Yarrow, or Achillea millefolium. We have one of these plants. One. I don’t know where it […]

Yellow Daylilies Are In Bloom

Yes, the Daylilies are in bloom. We have a whole cluster in the front garden and they look great. If you have Daylilies, you’ll know what I’m talking about when I say they look “chewy.” It’s weird, I guess it’s the thickness of the petals or something. They just look like they have real substance. […]

Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam

Last week, we visited Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, CT. We had family visiting from North Carolina, so I figured that some waterfalls and hills would be very enjoyable. Where they come from, there are no hills. Waterfalls…none of them either. They loved it. We visited Chapman Falls, walked around in the river […]