I launched this blog on this day in 2010. Good gravy, has it been this long? That was such a red-letter day, I posted twice!
So thank you, readers:
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A few of you have told me that my morning posts (complete with all the typos, you long-suffers, you!) are a tonic. You can get them delivered by invisible hand to your email in-box, where they will await your leisure to enrapt or enrage you. I may be biased, but I think a little Backyard & Beyond in the morning beats yet another cute-cat-defying-gravity video, or, (cough, cough, gag, gag!) the news.
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Deep in a thicket of weeping ornamental cherry in Green-Wood, this House Finch was singing like the madness of spring had already enlarged his gonads.
And so the seasonal eruption of life begins again!
Backyard and Beyond 
Congratulations on the anniversay of your blog. I subscribe and look forward to seeing it my inbox each morning. I admire your commitment, dedication, writing, and photos; you have taught me much which is welcome since I live on Long Island. Please keep up the great work. Jeff
Happy Anniversary! This blog has brought me so much joy and knowledge. I am very grateful for it and all it has brought to my life, including new friends. I appreciate your faithfulness to doing this, as many fall by the wayside.
Cheers!
Thank you!
I too enjoy this blog so much…many thanks! And many more, please.
Congratulations for 17 years of bringing the joy of nature and birds in all their glory to so many of us! I enjoy your blog immensely. I also appreciate your disdain for our cuurent administration. Keep it going, and Happy Birthday!
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You always bring delight, and thankfulness to my mornings!
Thank you all for your kind words!
It turned out I could not re-blog my earliest pieces more than once, so I linked to them instead.
Happy Anniversary! I look forward to and enjoy your blog very much.