Tag: joseph smith dudley
Sharing Something Personal
Today’s post is more about people than it is about birds. Far more. But they’re my people and they’re important to me.
Red-tailed Hawks, Antique Glass And Family History
Thermoregulating Turkey Vulture
Why I’m Thankful On Thanksgiving (and always) For My Nomadic Dudley Ancestors
This is a very personal post and will be atypical of my usual blogging regimen but I decided to share with family and friends and anyone else who might have an interest. For some reason my thoughts often turn to this very subject on Thanksgiving holidays, both present and past. It’s near the top of my list of things to be thankful for and my list is a long one. I’ll be forever grateful for the nomadic tendencies of my Dudley ancestors and I’ll explain why at the conclusion of this post. First a little history, Image copyright Jim Dudley, used by permission The Dudley clan is English and several of my direct paternal ancestors were among the Baron’s Dudley of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. One of those Dudleys was John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who was beheaded for his attempt to set Lady Jane Grey on the throne of England. This image of part of the castle was taken by my cousin Jim Dudley several years ago. There’s not a lot left of the castle itself – some of it was destroyed by order of Parliament in 1646 and some destroyed by fire in 1750. But what is left provides some visible evidence of the historic roots of my family. My great (x8) grandfather was Governor Thomas Dudley (1576-1653). Thomas was a Puritan who because of religious persecution in England sailed with his family to the new world in 1630. He was second in command of 11 ships and about 700 puritans who…
A Few More Birds (and a personal observation) From Our Recent Montana Camping Trip
This post is largely a collection of photos that documents some of the bird species I photographed on our recent camping trip to southwest Montana. Most of these images have flaws and as I’m prone to do I’ll be pointing those flaws out but for me each of the images has something positive to offer to make up for their shortcomings.
Miscellaneous Montana Moments
This post is a potpourri of photos from last week’s Montana trip. I’ll include shots of mammals and scenery so there will be no common theme that runs through all the images other than the trip itself. Travelogues are not my forte and some of these images aren’t of the highest quality but they illustrate some interesting behaviors that I wanted to share.
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Sharing Something Personal
Today’s post is more about people than it is about birds. Far more. But they’re my people and they’re important to me.
Red-tailed Hawks, Antique Glass And Family History
Thermoregulating Turkey Vulture
Why I’m Thankful On Thanksgiving (and always) For My Nomadic Dudley Ancestors
This is a very personal post and will be atypical of my usual blogging regimen but I decided to share with family and friends and anyone else who might have an interest. For some reason my thoughts often turn to this very subject on Thanksgiving holidays, both present and past. It’s near the top of my list of things to be thankful for and my list is a long one. I’ll be forever grateful for the nomadic tendencies of my Dudley ancestors and I’ll explain why at the conclusion of this post. First a little history, Image copyright Jim Dudley, used by permission The Dudley clan is English and several of my direct paternal ancestors were among the Baron’s Dudley of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. One of those Dudleys was John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who was beheaded for his attempt to set Lady Jane Grey on the throne of England. This image of part of the castle was taken by my cousin Jim Dudley several years ago. There’s not a lot left of the castle itself – some of it was destroyed by order of Parliament in 1646 and some destroyed by fire in 1750. But what is left provides some visible evidence of the historic roots of my family. My great (x8) grandfather was Governor Thomas Dudley (1576-1653). Thomas was a Puritan who because of religious persecution in England sailed with his family to the new world in 1630. He was second in command of 11 ships and about 700 puritans who…
A Few More Birds (and a personal observation) From Our Recent Montana Camping Trip
This post is largely a collection of photos that documents some of the bird species I photographed on our recent camping trip to southwest Montana. Most of these images have flaws and as I’m prone to do I’ll be pointing those flaws out but for me each of the images has something positive to offer to make up for their shortcomings.
Miscellaneous Montana Moments
This post is a potpourri of photos from last week’s Montana trip. I’ll include shots of mammals and scenery so there will be no common theme that runs through all the images other than the trip itself. Travelogues are not my forte and some of these images aren’t of the highest quality but they illustrate some interesting behaviors that I wanted to share.