↓
 

Kelli Jae Baeli

  • Home
  • Romantic Suspense/Domestic Suspense/Domestic Thriller
    • I’m Perfectly Fine
    • Any Other Name
    • Switcheroo
    • Rain Falls series
      • Rain Falls (Rain Falls #1)
      • In Absentia (Rain Falls #2)
      • Pariahs & Prodigals (Rain Falls #3)
    • AKA Investigations series
      • Also Known as Armchair Detective (AKA 1)
      • Also Known as DNA (AKA 2)
      • Also Known as Syzygy (AKA 3)
      • Also Known as Rising & Falling (AKA 4)
      • Also Known as Sleepy Cat Peak
      • Also Known as Blue, Dark & Bright (AKA 6)
    • Juvie
    • Go. Leave. Stay.
    • The Girls in the Band
    • Duct Tape & a Tarp
    • Run the Risk
    • Saturation Point
    • Pooly Fall
    • Cache La Poudre
    • Another Justice
    • Throwing Caution (Minocqua Duology #1)
    • Building Character (Minocqua Duology #2)
    • Plethora
    • Baggage
    • Achilles Foraj
    • As You Were
    • Random Acts of Blindness
    • Sister Resisters series
      • Mercy Rocah
      • Story Book
    • New Harbor Witches series
      • Keepers
      • Ravens
  • Apocalyptic/Speculative/Science Fiction
    • Mercy Rocah
    • Story Book
    • All Bets Are Off
    • Pitfall
    • Keepers
    • Ravens
    • Powerful Things
    • Somewhere Else
    • Quintessence
  • AKA Investigations series
    • Also Known as Armchair Detective (AKA 1)
    • Also Known as DNA (AKA 2)
    • Also Known as Syzygy (AKA 3)
    • Also Known as Rising & Falling (AKA 4)
    • Also Known as Sleepy Cat Peak (AKA 5)
    • Also Known as Blue, Dark & Bright (AKA 6)
  • Rain Falls series
    • Rain Falls (Rain Falls #1)
    • In Absentia (Rain Falls #2)
    • Pariahs & Prodigals (Rain Falls #3)
  • New Harbor Witches series
    • Keepers
    • Ravens
  • Minocqua Duology
    • Throwing Caution (Minocqua Duology #1)
    • Building Character (Minocqua Duology #2)
  • Apocalyptic Women
    • Sister Resisters series
      • Mercy Rocah
      • Story Book
    • Snug Haven
      • Juvie
      • All Bets Are Off
  • Sister Resisters series
    • Mercy Rocah
    • Story Book
  • Novellas
    • Juvie
    • Saturation Point
    • Cache La Poudre
    • Powerful Things
    • Somewhere Else
    • Quintessence
    • Random Acts of Blindness
    • Throwing Caution (Minocqua Duology #1)
    • Building Character (Minocqua Duology #2)
  • Standalones
    • Switcheroo
    • The Girls in the Band
    • Pitfall
    • As You Were
    • Pooly Fall (Cross-Pollination#1)
    • Another Justice
    • Baggage
    • Achilles Foraj
    • Go. Leave. Stay.
    • Duct Tape & a Tarp
  • Stories
    • Venetian Blinds
    • The Speed of Dark
    • Flash Fiction, Vol. 1
    • Teeny Weenie Man
    • Becoming a Statistic
    • The Ghost & Captain Kirk
    • Tristoon the Incorrigible
  • Nonfiction
    • Nerve (Selected & Neglected Poetry)
    • Face Down in the Low Road
    • Bettered by a Dead Crustacean
    • Sullied Pajamas
    • Brainmatter
    • Strictly Academic
    • Immortality or Something Like it
    • Too Much World
    • Wear a Helmet
    • Crossing Paths
    • Reading, Writing, & No Arithmetic
      • Diction Deja Vu
      • Literary Loitering
      • The Truth of Fiction
  • Box sets
    • Rain Falls boxset 123
    • AKA Investigations series Boxsets
    • Other Box sets
  • My Music Playlist
  • Museletters
  • Paintings
  • Videos
  • About My Blogs
  • About Me
Home→Categories CREATURES→birds

Category Archives: birds

Day of the Turkeys

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on April 1, 2017 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 5, 2017

For our first wedding anniversary, Melissa and I went to Onyx cave in Eureka Springs. Heading out, we were, as usual, watching for good pictures, our cameras at the ready, as I steered the Avalanche (whom we lovingly call Ava Lanche, as in French style Launch-SHAY. She is like another one of our pets.) Just down the road on Highway 23, we stopped to take photos of a tree full of turkey vultures. Creepy and wonderful. This was balanced by a precious little bluebird Melissa captured nearby. But not a turkey bluebird. We were starving, but thought we’d just stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, ENTERTAINMENT, restaurants, Also Known as Sleepy Cat Peak, birds, photography, Driving, squirrels, happiness, cameras, CREATIVITY, anniversary, Bigfoot, TRAVEL | Leave a reply

Birds & Bees (with giggling)

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on May 14, 2012 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 6, 2013

NOTE TO READER: I’ve always found the word “chicken” to be comical. I don’t know why. Thus, I will be giggling as I write about them. So…. How exactly do birds do it? Let’s use chickens, [hehehe] shall we? Roosters fancy themselves clever little bastards. If they want to mate, they’ll call the hens out to dinner–which is usually grain on the ground. He lets them start their dinner and then when they are focused on that, he moves in for the kill, without so much as a smooth pick-up line.   We’ve all got that image of a rooster … Continue reading →

Posted in CREATURES, procreation, eggs, HUMOR, birds, bees | Tagged kama sutra, hornets, reproduction, mating | 2 Replies

The Extended Metaphor of Us

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on March 7, 2012 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 7, 2012

She flew in under my radar. buzzed my ivory tower, until I noticed her there, gracing the sky with her beauty, like an elegant, fragile bird. When I stopped searching the sky for Harpies and pterodactyls, I saw her…strong in her weaknesses, swooping and ascending, wings white as snow, reflecting the sunlight of hope. And when she landed, and I looked into her azure eyes, I saw her soul, her damaged but still strong wings, and I stroked her, felt the softness of her feathers, smelled the scent of wind and rain, heard the beauty of her song. And I … Continue reading →

Posted in hope, obsession, passion, birds, descriptive writing, dreams, RELATIONSHIPS, happiness, love, beauty, metaphor | Tagged comfort | 4 Replies

One Thing After Another

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on January 29, 2003 by Kelli Jae BaeliJanuary 29, 2003

The bird, the partner, the dog, the Fed Ex lady, coffee… Status quo. My cockatiel, Bingo, lives in a huge “condo” cage with every toy and snack and luxury a bird could want. But she begins to shriek as soon as daylight hits the windows, her nocturnal sleeping clock disengaged by sunshine. My usual groggy reprimands, like, “Bingo, hush” and “Bingo, shut up!” and “Goddamn it, Bingo!” don’t help. But you know, i just always hope i won’t have to get up. She wants out of her cage so she can perch on my shoulder, leave lots of poopie on … Continue reading →

Posted in aggravation, stress, birds, coffee | Tagged FedEx | Leave a reply

Quotes from Kelli Jae Baeli

No use crying over spilled tears.

Politics Quotes

"People feel removed from sexism. 'I'm not a sexist, but I'm not a feminist.' They think there's this fuzzy middle ground. There's no fuzzy middle ground. You either believe that women are people or you don't. It's that simple." (Joss Whedon)

Sign up for my Museletter

Email Format

Archives

  • ▼2023 (2)
    • ►August (1)
    • ►March (1)
  • ►2021 (1)
    • ►January (1)
  • ►2020 (13)
    • ►November (1)
    • ►September (5)
    • ►August (2)
    • ►June (1)
    • ►May (1)
    • ►March (1)
    • ►February (2)
  • ►2019 (8)
    • ►September (1)
    • ►June (4)
    • ►May (2)
    • ►April (1)
  • ►2018 (5)
    • ►November (1)
    • ►October (2)
    • ►August (1)
    • ►January (1)
  • ►2017 (46)
    • ►October (5)
    • ►September (8)
    • ►August (12)
    • ►July (2)
    • ►June (1)
    • ►May (9)
    • ►April (3)
    • ►March (4)
    • ►February (1)
    • ►January (1)
  • ►2016 (23)
    • ►December (2)
    • ►November (4)
    • ►September (2)
    • ►August (2)
    • ►June (7)
    • ►March (4)
    • ►January (2)
  • ►2015 (8)
    • ►December (1)
    • ►October (2)
    • ►September (1)
    • ►March (3)
    • ►January (1)
  • ►2014 (13)
    • ►September (1)
    • ►August (4)
    • ►July (1)
    • ►May (2)
    • ►April (2)
    • ►January (3)
  • ►2013 (39)
    • ►December (3)
    • ►November (2)
    • ►October (1)
    • ►September (3)
    • ►June (4)
    • ►May (2)
    • ►April (7)
    • ►March (10)
    • ►February (3)
    • ►January (4)
  • ►2012 (49)
    • ►December (3)
    • ►November (8)
    • ►October (2)
    • ►September (7)
    • ►August (5)
    • ►July (2)
    • ►June (2)
    • ►May (5)
    • ►April (2)
    • ►March (4)
    • ►February (7)
    • ►January (2)
  • ►2011 (75)
    • ►December (13)
    • ►November (11)
    • ►October (3)
    • ►September (7)
    • ►August (4)
    • ►July (4)
    • ►June (9)
    • ►May (9)
    • ►April (3)
    • ►March (7)
    • ►February (5)
  • ►2010 (23)
    • ►November (1)
    • ►May (1)
    • ►April (5)
    • ►March (5)
    • ►February (8)
    • ►January (3)
  • ►2009 (101)
    • ►December (10)
    • ►November (9)
    • ►October (5)
    • ►September (5)
    • ►August (15)
    • ►July (10)
    • ►June (14)
    • ►May (6)
    • ►April (1)
    • ►March (10)
    • ►February (16)
  • ►2008 (147)
    • ►December (3)
    • ►November (7)
    • ►October (10)
    • ►September (3)
    • ►August (17)
    • ►June (5)
    • ►May (2)
    • ►April (15)
    • ►March (48)
    • ►February (36)
    • ►January (1)
  • ►2007 (52)
    • ►December (28)
    • ►November (10)
    • ►October (3)
    • ►September (3)
    • ►August (7)
    • ►February (1)
  • ►2006 (3)
    • ►December (1)
    • ►November (1)
    • ►August (1)
  • ►2005 (7)
    • ►December (1)
    • ►November (1)
    • ►September (1)
    • ►April (2)
    • ►February (2)
  • ►2004 (11)
    • ►December (1)
    • ►October (2)
    • ►September (1)
    • ►May (1)
    • ►April (3)
    • ►March (1)
    • ►January (2)
  • ►2003 (18)
    • ►December (1)
    • ►November (1)
    • ►October (1)
    • ►September (3)
    • ►August (3)
    • ►July (1)
    • ►June (3)
    • ►May (1)
    • ►April (1)
    • ►February (1)
    • ►January (2)
  • ►2002 (4)
    • ►December (1)
    • ►November (2)
    • ►July (1)
  • ►2001 (2)
    • ►September (1)
    • ►August (1)

Blog Topics

Amy Klobuchar crazy TV reviews Cross-Pollination series Personality Disorders open relationships dystopian genre tentacle sex Electrical Grid 10 Commandments Jesus Kamala Harris Theodore Roosevelt stress DOMESTICA chaos Amazon friendship sculpture SHOPPING guns Pooly Fall As You Were Darian North gay marriage speculative fiction genre Rain Falls Arts mainstream fiction genre responsibility Yin & Yang Spambully LAW Venetian Blinds ignorance Operation Homestead archetypes zealotry Charlotte political parties Biscuit disillusionment Hitler Human Nature bestseller neurotransmitters Attraction self-respect crab Quintessence domestic partnership Pitfall Sensory Processing Sensitivity christian stealing publishing surgery paths Political Correctness Taliban straight personality astronomy menopause distraction noosphere photography PUBLISHING Jade Winters Nietzsche history New Harbor Witches blogging free will depression walking tentacle sex midlife crisis Sleep Christmas webmastering Countdown Deals newsletter Dean Koontz satire Fiction malpractice sex sexism MCL-ACL detective muse adventure genre Driving belief system EMOTIONS novels T.T. Thomas nostalgia betrayal scifi genre addiction PTSD conflict Raymond Obstfeld change income Cherryot Huffpost weirdness GEOGRAPHY 2nd Amendment Private Investigator Domestic Trivia women kinesio tape Mitt Romney EA Kafkalas Colorado AKA Investigations series

Books by Genre/Category

family novella trilogy science nonfiction police Colorado detective relationships small town video bestsellers memory anthology paranormal female protagonist speculative amnesia memoir Oregon thriller romance witches metaphysics humor fiction Private Investigator apocalyptic writing tips abuse family saga stories lesfic religion authors writing fantasy erotica BOOKS FemFic adventure travel novel alternate history lesbian series snow family secrets horses essays romantic dramedy mystery mainstream suspense science fiction deputy writers Sheriff Wisconsin scifi

https://www.newchic.com/

Quotes for Writers

I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose. ~ Stephen King

Word of the Day

in medias res in-MAY-dee-uhs, MEE-dee-uhs RAYS In the middle of the action.

Favorite Quotes

Although many things can be said in criticism of religious faith, there is no discounting its power. Millions among us, even now, are quite willing to die for our unjustified beliefs, and millions more, it seems, are willing to kill for them. ~SAM HARRIS, The End of Faith

My Sites

  • Autodidact University
  • Emoticons – Smileys (smilies) bananas & more
  • Jae on Facebook
  • Kelli Jae Baeli on Twitter
  • KJB Facebook Author page
  • Liberal Female Prepsteaders
  • My Happy Place

Blogs I Fancy

  • Anatomy Notes
  • Being Human
  • Confessions of an Author
  • Fiction Bitch
  • HSP Notes
  • Hyperbole and a Half
  • Reading Writing No Arithmetic
  • Science Blog
  • Splendid Elles
  • Terrible Minds
  • The Naked Soul
  • Twisted Physics
  • Word Salad
  • Written Word Media

Articles I Appreciate

  • Becoming Obama
  • Lost Robert Louis Stevenson Essay Published
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read
  • Real Reason Authors Don't Talk About Money: My Amazon bestseller made me nothing
  • The Art of Reading on a Screen: Why You Won't Probably Won't Read This Article Properly
  • The Case for Obama: Why He Is a Great President. Yes, Great.
  • The Truth about Splenda
  • Underwater space station

Sites I Savor

  • A SOFT MURMUR
  • Ars technica
  • Atlas Obscura
  • Backwoods Home Magazine
  • BBC Future
  • BBC-Science & Nature
  • Big Think
  • Brain Builder
  • Cracked
  • Enchanted Mind
  • Futurism
  • Gizmodo
  • http://lifehacker.com/
  • imgur
  • Instuctables
  • JWManus-Custom Book Production for Indie Authors
  • Last FM
  • Literary Hub
  • LiveScience
  • Mental Floss
  • Mercola
  • Mix
  • Mother Nature Network
  • MSNBC
  • National Geographic
  • NPR Science
  • Pacific Standard
  • Philosophy Forums
  • Poe's Eureka
  • Rachel Maddow
  • Science Daily
  • Scientific American
  • Sharp Brains
  • Slashdot- News for Nerds
  • Slate Magazine
  • Smithsonian
  • The Guardian-Science
  • The Highly Sensitive Person
  • The Oatmeal
  • The Onion
  • The Secular Web
  • The Straight Dope
  • The Toast
  • The Verge
  • Today I Found Out
  • Vox
  • Wait But Why
  • Washington Post
  • xkcd

My Twitter feed

No feed found with the ID 1. Go to the All Feeds page and select an ID from an existing feed.

©2023 - Kelli Jae Baeli - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑