Saturday's Critters # 669

 Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!

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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

My mish mash of photos, still way behind sharing my walks on the fire roads at Prettyboy and walks on the NCR bike trail.  Some various photos like the sky shot and some flowers. 

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1. On dialysis morning it is just me and Miney out for a walk on the fire road.  I always enjoy seeing the sun shining through the trees.

2. A walk on the NCR bike trail in Parkton, with hubby and Miney. Hubby has a spot to rest from our walk. We saw pretty Cardinal flowers and cool looking mushrooms. 

3. On this day I took a few photos from my walk around the dialysis center, I like these pretty purple flowers, not sure of their name, I would like some growing around my house. After a sprinkle of rain I saw half a rainbow while on the parking lot. 

4. Our walk on the local fire road, with hubby and Miney. We saw an American Dagger Caterpillar and a Fritillary Butterfly. 

5. My Prettyboy Merlin birds, heard on my local fire road walk photos of the trail above. 

6. The Pileated Woodpecker can be heard often while we are walking on the local fire road.

7. On the back road to our local Walmart we pass this farm that has a large group of mules. They look so cute. They are working mules I have seen some hooked up to a wagon.

8. Pokeweed is a Maryland native plant, the berries are a good source of food for the wild birds. The stems are purple, the berries hang in clusters which are green to start and then they turn a glossy purple. The berries are poisonous for humans but they are safe for the birds and wildlife. For some reason this year we have this plant growing all around our yard.  If it makes the birds happy, I am happy. 

I am linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday   I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.

Thanks to all my visitors and for your past and present comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves and respects wildlife. Thank you for linking up a critter post.

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Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

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Saturday's Critters #668

     Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!

 If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

Another post of mish-mash images, from our local walks. Of course I have some back yard birds and butterflies. Is it just me or are Saturdays or any day rolling around pretty fast?  Between dialysis for hubby three times a week and doctor and test appointments, they go even faster. I wish I could slow time down.  

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1. A walk with Miney on the local Prettyboy fire road.  The trail looks familiar I am sure, it is one of my favorite local walks. The deer bow hunting has started in the reservoir watershed, I am kind of leery walking on the trail when I see lots of trucks parked nearby. 

2. Merlin app birds heard during my walk with Miney.

I've been seeing the Gray Catbird in my yard, I think they are enjoying the various berries. 

3. The Carolina Wren is one of my year round back yard birds.  

4. Another visit with our son and his family, Pop-pop loves some hugs from our grandsons. Our son is still finishing up work on the deck he built on the back of his home. 

5. Google search is saying the butterfly below is called the Painted Lady Butterfly. It has the white spots on the tips of their wings. 

6. I created a mosaic of images from my walk with Miney to the Prettyboy reservoir. 

A large flock of geese were pecking away at the grass and mud.  

7. The Merlin app birds heard during our walk to the Prettyboy Reservoir. You can see the lake is more like a stream, we need rain.  

8. Below the American Robin is one of the common birds seen in my area. 

9. The Prettyboy Reservoir is dry in a lot of spots, it is mostly grass, weeds and mud now. 

I am linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday   I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.

Thanks to all my visitors and for your past and present comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves and respects wildlife. Thank you for linking up a critter post.

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Happy Monday!

  Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." 

Deception Pass State Park,Washington state

"Each happiness of yesterday is a memory for tomorrow."

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday's Critters # 667

    Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!

 If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

Here again I am posting about taking walks with Miney, mostly on the local fire roads in my neighborhood. Sometimes hubby will join us on these walks or walks at the bike trail.  

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1. Aug 13th, butterflies and blooms from my back yard. 

2. MY back yard, seeing lots of Swallowtail butterflies, Fritillary Butterflies and Goldfinches at my feeder. 

Our walk on the NCR bike trail, someone made and attached these cute wood carvings on the fence, some flowers were still blooming. 

3. I am not sure what the flowers are called, they are close to the entrance of the local fire road.  Miney and I are out on our walk to the local fire road. 

4. August 17th, we had some rain and lots of dew in the early mornings, does moisture help the mushrooms to grow? 

My favorite local walk on the fire road with Miney and Hubby. 

5. I've been seeing lots of mushrooms while on my walks with Miney.  

I think many birds have started migrating, my Merlin list last month had as many as 20 or more birds the list below has only 9 birds.  

I always love hearing the Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling. 

6. I am not sure what the name of these pretty wildflowers, anyone know?

7. Another walk with Miney, lots of ferns and mushroom seen off the fire road.  A Wood Pewee was calling and seen sitting in a nearby tree.

8. The trail has been one of my favorites lately.  I can take a quick 1 mile walk roundtrip from my house, Miney is able to enjoy all the scents on the fire road.  

I am linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday   I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.

Thanks to all my visitors and for your past and present comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves and respects wildlife. Thank you for linking up a critter post.

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Thank you for sharing your critters and post!