Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Our neighborhood reservoir

This is the reservoir that is within walking distance from my house. On Sunday, hubby and I and the dog took a walk on the fireroad and came back along the lakeshore. The reservoir is low so we are able to walk along the shore. It not good that the reservoir is low but I do love to walk along the shore. When the water is at normal levels the water is right next to the tree line. During our walk I saw along the waters edge all these feathers. There is a line of white feathers all along the waters edge. I can only assume they are from the Canada Geese that frequently visit the lake. If anyone can id the feathers, in case I am wrong I would appreciate the help


If you click on this shot you get  a better view of the white feathers along the shore.
Feathers along the shore mostly small white feathers


As you can see the water level is low, we have had a dry summer.


A little bit of Autumn colors





My Goldie Girl just had a bath so no swimming allowed.

Some more pretty colors along the fireroad

I am linking up with 2sweetnsaxy's Watery Wednesday and
Susan's Outdoor Wednesday  Click on the links to visit these fun memes.

Thanks to these great hosts and thanks for stopping by my post and blog.


38 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a great place it must be, looks a bit like a fairy-tale to me, seen from here. Please have a good Wednesday.

daily athens

Ebie said...

The water is so soft and silky! I love the crisp autumn air in your photos.

Anonymous said...

veryverynice!!:)))

rainfield61 said...

Your Goldie Girl must have felt very sad for being not able to go swimming.

Hopefully she could enjoy the view as a compensation.

Anonymous said...

Just simply beautiful.

LV said...

You picked the right spot for a stroll along the water front. That is such a pretty and peaceful looking area.

Kim, USA said...

The place looks peaceful and I guess the water is already cold. Happy Wednesday!
The Lake

GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...

Lovely autumn photos! My favorite...Goldie Girl all nice and clean :)

Verna Luga said...

Hi, love that dog the most ... this is such a peaceful and quiet place.

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wildcatwoods said...

Probably the geese feathers! Lovely spot but the water sure is low.

Carolina mts

Jan n Jer said...

Beautiful setting..those feathers look like they are from the geese.

Lina Gustina said...

Very peaceful views! Love it :)


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Elaine said...

Ah, you are starting to have a bit of fall color! Such a pretty spot for a walk. The feathers are interesting and a bit of mystery that there are so many.

Jocelyn said...

Very lovely place. Great pictures.

Jocelyn
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Indrani said...

Great pictures.
So many feathers scattered around.

Light and Voices said...

Ahhh....what a "sweet" goldie girl.
Joyce M

Unknown said...

Looks so lovely. I bet your goldie just want to jump in and enjoy the water and the sun.

http://jackieinsurrey.blogspot.co.uk/ said...

When enlarged it makes me feel as though I am there, great photographs. Love the Autumn colours especially in the last pic. Have a good Wednesday, Jackie in Surrey, UK.

Mary said...

Lovely reflections of the fall color, despite the water level! Our lake level is low too due to lack of rain~

Hootin Anni said...

This is all in your neighborhood? Lucky, lucky you!!! The foliage, the lake, the sweet fur baby, and even the feather...all such a wonderful treat for us visitors!!

My watery photos are now published if you'd care to stop by....bird watching.

Sue said...

Eileen, The colors in your area are about what Ohio is beginning to experience now. What a change from our trip to NC. I know what you mean about the dryness of the summer- rivers and streams here are very low, as well. I don't think the colors will be very vivid this year because of all the heat and lack of rain. So I'm glad I got to see some along the highway through WV and VA. The geese and other bird photos in your collages for Mary's party are gorgeous, too. Thanks for visiting from Outdoor Wed.
~ Sue

Dani said...

Very beautiful photos. Great post.

caite said...

Go for it Golden Girl...don't listen to her! lol

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry the water level is so low, but the fall colors around the lake are beautiful & that blue sky is an added bonus.
Wonderfully captured!

Tara said...

Autumn colors and water, wow they just match perfectly. Have a great Wednesday Eileen.

jabblog said...

It looks a peaceful, pretty place to walk.

NatureFootstep said...

that´s a nice beach. No birds today?

Cildemer said...

Lovely pics of a nice place to go for a walk!

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giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...

Hi Eileen :)
mi piacciono molto le tue foto, soprattutto quella del tuo cane.
Dolcissimo :)
Ciao Myriam

maryt/theteach said...

Beautiful shots, Eileen! I can' identify the feathers... :(

Donnie said...

Your outdoors pictures are so beautiful. Especially Goldie Girl.

Mona Sweden http://fotoentusiastenfotoblogg.blogg.se said...

It looks like a beautiful place although the water level is low.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Eden said...

Very nice outdoor photos. Love the colour of autumn. Thank you for sharing.

Ben and Carrie Tracks said...

OH my goodness --- what a fantastic set of shots :) Such a neat reservoir to live close to and so glad Goldie Girl had her picture taken - so fresh and so clean! (maybe a swim another day?) ;)

Just love the fall colors and the high cirrus clouds...

-Carrie
www.benandcarrietracks.blogspot.com

DeniseinVA said...

Beautiful place for a walk, and I love that feather photo. Great shots all of them! Don't you just love this time of the year?

Anonymous said...

What lovely photos with wonderful hints of autumn.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

You got the shore all to yourself. The feathers , is that normal or excessive?

Unknown said...

What a lovely place to explore. :0) Too bad the waters down low and I bet your girl was sad that she couldn't swim, lol.

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