Keith & Karen's Fall Newsletter

Here's our latest newsletter! Finally the hot southern summer has turned fall-ish. It's been warm this year, for sure. It's nice to break out the sweatshirts and long sleeves. Thank you for faithfully following our ministry with MMS Aviation! Be sure to RIGHT CLICK the newsletter pages and open in a new tab to be enlarge the images!

Backyard Birds, Spring 2026: Part 2

Here are the the final birds shots of Spring 2026!

Downy Woodpecker, Male

House Finch, Male

Northern Cardinal, Female

House Finch, Female

Red-bellied Woodpecker, Male

And then from last month's newsletter:

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Eastern Robin, Male

Eastern Cardinal, Female

This spring we had Bluebirds, Carolina Wrens, and Chickadees nest and fledge in our yard. It's always fun to watch the birds. 

Thanks for taking a look. Once fall hits we'll load the feeders again, charge up the camera batteries, and see what flies within range. We appreciate your friendship, partnership, prayers and encouragement!

Keith & Karen's Global Flyer: Spring 2026

Backyard Birds: Spring 2026, Part 1

April arrives next week, yet winter has yet to fully relinquish its grip. We're riding a roller coaster of really high temps followed by several days of really cold temps. 40 degree temperature variations overnight are not uncommon. Some of our friends in Pennsylvania are simultaneously suffering from sunburn and frost bite. We run air-conditioning for a couple days then kick the heat on for a couple days. It'll be nice to have the temperatures settle into a sweet spot for a time.

And with Spring comes Backyard Bird Photos. Our backyard birds have been cooperative with more than a few posing long enough for me to focus and press the shutter. Here's our first bird-batch for 2026.

White-throated Sparrow

Carolina Chickadee

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Eastern Bluebird

Yellow Warbler or "Butter Butt"

Quick Personal Update

Karen and I are doing well. In April and May, several of our friends will bless us with the privilege of watching their dogs. Karen continues to sew for Newborns In Need. I recently returned from a trip to MMS for a candidate evaluation and have another trip planned to MMS later in April. I'm currently coaching five missionaries while overseeing two applications for service with MMS.

Over the next few weeks we hope to have a newsletter out and post more bird photos. I've been asked to feature some of my poetry and have had several poems and photos published in on-line journals recently. My sister and I have another photo/poem project in the works. It's just been too dark and cold these past few months for creativity. Sometimes you just gotta hunker down. And then un-hunker. WE could be reaching the un-hunker stage!