Hi, I’m Woody. Not like Woody Woodpecker. Woody, like short for Woodrow.
Have you heard the news? There’s a big food fest at Anneli’s.
This old stump has been here at least twenty years. I bet there are some well-established bugs inside.
Oof! Wa-a-a-ay inside.
Okay. There’s got to be an easier way.
Maybe I’ll check on Wilma and see if she’s found anything that’s easier to get to.
Woodrow, Woodrow,
Checks the wood growth,
Looking for some bugs.
Sticks his beak in,
Bugs he’s findin’,
Spears them and he tugs.
They’re elusive,
Not conducive,
To a snacky lunch.
Wilma beckons,
Food, he reckons,
Least that is his hunch.
Tried the stump here,
Bugs have no fear,
He can’t reach that far.
Wilma eats well,
That he can tell,
Finds more food by far.
Woody sweet talks,
Wilma just gawks,
Gives up her good spot.
This is great stuff,
Searching’s not tough,
Wilma, thanks a lot.
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July 3, 2021 at 11:23 pm
It’s amazing how he can twist his head like that! Cute poem. 🙂
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July 4, 2021 at 9:07 am
A lot of things are amazing about woodpeckers … like why don’t they get migraines?
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July 5, 2021 at 5:00 am
🙂
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July 5, 2021 at 9:52 am
LOL!!! That’s so funny!
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July 4, 2021 at 4:21 am
So cute, Anneli! Thanks for the music link too!
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July 4, 2021 at 9:03 am
The music is composed and sung (mostly) by my brother and he has more songs coming soon. Thanks, Jill.
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July 4, 2021 at 7:30 am
You’re tantalizing us, Anneli. The hook for the story…
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July 4, 2021 at 9:05 am
My next novel: Wilma and Woody
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July 4, 2021 at 9:10 am
I love the photos and the story. Oh, and by the way, I’ve checked out “The Birkenna Project” mentioned in your link. Love the heartfelt lyrics and the music. Thanks for sharing both your cute story and the link.
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July 4, 2021 at 9:18 am
Thanks, Sonja. I really like this music too. I hope people will go there and have a listen.
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July 4, 2021 at 9:26 am
Great photos, Anneli, and cute poem. I love the photo of Woody with his head in the stump. Ha ha. Anything for a tasty bug.
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July 4, 2021 at 9:40 am
He was getting desperate to reach that bug, but he finally had to give up.
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July 4, 2021 at 12:42 pm
He certainly has to work hard for his supper 😏
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July 4, 2021 at 2:26 pm
He sure does, all that chipping for a little morsel now and then.
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July 4, 2021 at 4:34 pm
Great pics and poem, Anneli! I haven’t heard from you in awhile. 😉
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July 4, 2021 at 7:54 pm
Thanks, Patsy. Same here. Are you still posting? Maybe I’m not getting my notifications. I’d better check that out!
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July 5, 2021 at 2:46 pm
You’re welcome, Anneli. Yes, I am still posting. I did a series of four different bookworms! 😁
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July 5, 2021 at 5:23 pm
Maybe I need to use the Reader instead of relying on email notifications. I’ll check that out.
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July 5, 2021 at 8:46 pm
Yeah, probably. All of my email notifications go straight to my trash for some reason, so I always use the Reader.
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July 5, 2021 at 5:31 pm
Looks like I was kicked off your blog but I’m back on again, so I hope we’ll connect more now.
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July 5, 2021 at 8:48 pm
Really? I had to follow yours again, too! Thanks for following mine again. 😁
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July 5, 2021 at 10:32 pm
WordPress is doing weird things these days.
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July 6, 2021 at 10:00 am
I know! Making blog posts seems to take me longer than before!
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July 6, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Same here, and I’m running out of new ideas.
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July 4, 2021 at 5:23 pm
Amazing photos, Anneli and a sweet poem. Your poppies are so pretty! ❤
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July 4, 2021 at 7:55 pm
Thank you, Carol. BTW, I just finished reading your latest book and loved it. Great job!
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July 5, 2021 at 4:41 pm
Oh, thanks, Anneli! So happy ! ❤ xxx
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July 5, 2021 at 5:22 pm
Great story.
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July 4, 2021 at 11:51 pm
Lovely pictures of the very pretty fellow and a nice poem to go with them.
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July 5, 2021 at 7:44 am
Thanks Ursula. Do you have this kind of woodpecker where you are?
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July 6, 2021 at 12:23 am
Ours look different
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July 6, 2021 at 8:22 am
I would love to see the European versions of birds. Interesting how they evolved differently in other parts of the world.
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July 5, 2021 at 5:03 am
We have Woodrow’s cousins here in New England. Yup, they get around. Early in the morning when I’m rocking on the front porch Woodrow the III pecks at a nearby tree trunk. When he gives up, he swings over to our suet feeder, where it’s a lot less work! Then Mrs. Woodrow III brings their little one over and I watch her feed Baby W. mouth to mouth. Really sweet. xo
RE. your bird/nature/animal poems. I’ve decided that not only must you publish them in a book (with your photos), they’d be great for children AND adults to appreciate the birds and animals all around us. ❤
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July 5, 2021 at 7:47 am
Aw, that’s really sweet about Woodrow the III and family feeding the babies. My animal poems and pics … I don’t know … such a huge project and no confidence. But I have fun making up the posts.
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July 5, 2021 at 11:53 am
I have plenty of confidence FOR you!!!
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July 5, 2021 at 1:12 pm
That’s so good of you. Thanks.
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July 6, 2021 at 12:01 pm
Xo
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July 5, 2021 at 9:52 am
Woody is such a hard worker, but if he can find any shortcuts, that is good, right? hahaha
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July 5, 2021 at 11:16 am
He’s a man and he knows this woman can do things for him.
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July 5, 2021 at 11:17 am
LOL!!!!
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July 12, 2021 at 9:08 am
That’s so cute! ❤
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July 12, 2021 at 9:23 am
Thank you, Dina. Glad you enjoyed it.
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