Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
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- Kelley Heckart
- Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Showing posts with label Arizona wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona wildlife. Show all posts
Monday, August 28, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona backyard wildlife
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 17, 2017
Monday Musing: Arizona backyard wildlife photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona backyard wildlife photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Monday Musings: My new backyard pets
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, August 08, 2016
Monday Musings: There is life in the desert
Most people think the desert is barren and devoid of any life.
I thought that was true until I moved to the desert. The abundance of plant and
animal life here astounded me. All you have to do is open your eyes and ears to
experience it.
Most mornings I awaken to the odd, rhythmic sound of a quail
calling to his family or the shrill calls of the very vocal grackle. I watch
humming birds buzz around my feeder, listen to mourning doves cooing. I see
rabbits, lizards, roadrunners, owls, bats, even snakes. Mocking birds often
fill the air with their “mocking” cries.
We just moved to a house that backs up to a wash and it is
full of life. Dozens of chipmunks live in burrows along the wash. They
socialize with their neighbors, the rabbits and birds. When a chipmunk senses
danger, it sends out a loud trilling noise to warn the other chipmunks.
On quiet nights, the chilling howls from coyotes ring out. When
I hear that sound, my skin prickles because it signifies they have caught
something.
We don’t have thick, luscious green pine trees here, but there
are numerous plants and trees that flourish without the need for much water. My
favorite is the palo verde tree. In the spring, its green branches sprout
yellow flowers. Its pods also provide food for the various animals.
Many types of cactus grow here in the desert. In spring,
beautiful flowers bloom among the sharp, menacing spines. Cactus wrens build
their nests in the cactus, probably for protection from predators.
Life is everywhere here. On the stark surface, beneath a
sweltering sun, it can be deceiving. But in the early hours of the morning and
just before sunset, the animals come out to gather food, rabbits and chipmunks scurry
from bush to bush, and the birds fill the air with their excited chatter. It’s
so serene and beautiful here in the desert I can’t imagine living anywhere
else.
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales
steeped in myth & magic.
Beauty may be the real beast.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, April 04, 2016
Monday Musings: An Easter surprise, my hummingbird visitors
I woke up on Easter morning and went about my usual chores, which included watering the Palo Verde tree growing on our back slope. We just moved and I've been a little bummed about leaving my old house with the large, beautiful Palo Verde tree and a multitude of Arizona wildlife, my desert iguanas and all the birds we had visit that tree. This Easter morning was pretty special and a bit magical because as I was watering the tree with the hose, a hummingbird appeared. She buzzed around the water's spray and then she landed. I let the hose rest between the chain links in the fence and hurried to grab my camera. When I returned, she was taking a bath in the water puddles. Then another hummingbird appeared to do the same. I wasn't fast enough to catch both of them, but I managed to get a couple of shots of one. Having the hummingbirds visit me made my day. Even though I will miss my lizards at the old house, it looks like I will have some new backyard wildlife here at the new place.
Easter is all about rebirth and new beginnings. The hummingbirds symbolized this for me.
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This hummingbird appeared on Easter morning. 
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
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Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, January 04, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona Backyard Wildlife
Roadrunner in the tree probably hunting my lizards.
A snake swimming in the pool.
Baby Godzilla.
Kelley Heckart, Historical fantasy romance author
Captivating...Sensual...Otherworldly
http://www.kelleyheckart.com
My author page at amazon.com with all my books listed
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Monday Musings: Arizona Backyard Wildlife
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| The quail go to each backyard. One acts as a lookout for the others. |
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| Quail family including the babies. |
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| Quail family visits the backyard. |
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| Baby Godzilla sitting in the same place as mom and dad. |
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| Doves that always visit the backyard. |
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| This little guy scared my husband when it got inside the house. I got him safely back outside. |
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| This quail was either scolding Loki or warning the other quail of a dog. |
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| Loki ignored the scolding. |
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| Another shot of baby Godzilla.
Kelley Heckart, Historical fantasy romance author
Captivating...Sensual...Otherworldly
http://www.kelleyheckart.com
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Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Monday Musings: More backyard wildlife, A lizard hitched a ride
I came back inside the house from
doing some evening chores like adding chlorine tabs to the pool and emptying
the kitchen trash when I felt something crawling on my head. On instinct, I
brushed my hand through my hair and something fell out and landed on the
kitchen floor. It was a baby lizard that immediately crawled under the stove. I
couldn’t let it stay there because it would die if stranded in the house. Fortunately,
my husband was home. I had him move the stove while I scooped the little guy
into a plastic container and set him free outside. I have no idea how the lizard
ended up hitching a ride on my head. I seem to attract wildlife in strange ways
and this is one of them.
Kelley Heckart, Historical fantasy romance author
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| This is the little hitchhiker. |
Kelley Heckart, Historical fantasy romance author
Captivating...Sensual...Otherworldly
http://www.kelleyheckart.com
My author page at amazon.com with all my books listed
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Monday Musings: More Backyard Wildlife: Mr. and Mrs. Godzilla
There are two desert iguanas in my yard now. Since they are hanging out together, they must be male and female because males will fight. Anyway, I'm expecting to see some tiny lizards running around soon.
Kelley Heckart, Historical fantasy romance author
Captivating...Sensual...Otherworldly
http://www.kelleyheckart.com
My author page at amazon.com with all my books listed
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
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