Sunday, July 6, 2014

4th of July weekend

  I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

These are some scenes from my 4th of July weekend.. We had a nice weekend, dinner out with our son, seeing the fireworks with a good friend and some neighbor photos..



Marlow is my neighbor's dog, a few weeks ago he was hit by a car in front of our house. He looked pretty bad on that day and yesterday I was able to go and visit with him. He is home from the re-hab vet hospital and is still recovering from fractures on his spine and has to take medicine for the next 8 weeks to keep him calm. Please send a prayer for Marlow! I wish him well, he is such a happy cute dog..



While visiting Marlow in our neighbor's front yard, I was able to see the Great Blue Herons in their nest.. It looked like three rather large heron chicks..The chicks are loud and fussy.. I can hear them loud and clear from my yard, they can sound like wild animals fighting..


These are some of my backyard birds from this weekend..The Eastern Bluebird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird and the Northern Cardinal..My version of red, white and blue..


On July 4th hubby and I visited with my friend Janis, I wanted to see her new puppy dog Elsa.. Also included are Piglet, Elsa in the middle and guinea pig Guinness.


 Also, from July 4th the moon and firework display from Jacobus, Pa.





I hope you enjoyed your 4th of July and or your weekend. I am happy to see you visit my post and photos.

Thanks for stopping by and for the comments.

Join in on the fun and for more wonderful photos please visit  Mosaic Monday and more
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 Thanks to our host: Mary our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  I wish everyone a happy week ahead!

71 comments:

E. said...

Wow, your fireworks look amazing! ;) enjoy the new week!

Jo said...

I just love reading about your 4th July weekend, Eileen. The heron chicks are awesome, as are the dogs and guinea pig as well as your moon and fireworks shots. Awesome. I send earnest prayers for dear little Marlow. He looks a cheerful young dog (reminds me of our Princess here in Mwadui!) and I believe he will improve as time goes by. Have a great day. Jo

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Hi friend. Beautiful photos.. Lovely dog.. Nice for you too..

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Poor Marlowe...hopefully the person stopped and is helping with the vet expenses. A nice collection of memories here, Eileen! ...:)JP

Gattina said...

Poor Marlow, hope he will heal quickly ! The puppy is also very cute and the guinea pig !

TexWisGirl said...

poor marlow! hope he recovers well! cute little critters and birds all the way through!

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

Sending positive thoughts for poor Marlow! Love the photos of the heron chicks and all the birds and sweet pets. Glad your 4th was nice, too. xo Karen

from Madrid said...

The dogs are loved as persons, I had a female dog sixteen years and I know what it is to suffer for it.

Tomás.

Beth said...

Poor Marlow. I am glad he is recovering. I have said a little prayer for his complete recovery!

The bird photos are beautiful!

Our photos said...

That's nice.I like the humming bird !

Stephanie said...

The dogs are all so cute as well as the guinea pig. I loved the Cardinal, great series Eileen!

George said...

It looks as if you had a marvelous Fourth of July weekend. I really like your version of Red, White and Blue. I also think your moon and fireworks photos are gorgeous.

DIMI said...

Hello Eileen! I feel sorry for poor Marlow,and hope he gets better soon.Amazing pictures with the fireworks!And your yard birds are so beautiful!Have a happy week!Hugs!
Dimi...

DeniseinVA said...

Hi Eileen, looks like you had a great weekend with these wonderful photos, and I will say a prayer for Marlow, poor guy. Hope he recovers quickly.

Poppy said...

Sweet Marlow! He has such warm and loving eyes; hope he gets better very soon! Your backyard birds are beautiful and your friend's little critters are cute! Amazing fireworks, Eileen; glad you had a wonderful 4th!

Have a great week!

Poppy

Maude Lynn said...

Beautiful captures of the fireworks!

HappyK said...

Oh sorry to hear about Marlow. I've already said a prayer for him.

Sounds like a nice 4th. Great fireworks pictures.

Lynne said...

Wonderful photos . . .
Poor precious Marlowe . . . I hope he will be okay!

Carole M. said...

..sorry to hear of Marlow's accident, hope he recovers well; he's gotten this far, now he's at home he may continue on in fine fashion. Lovely bird photos and especially the hummer Eileen, I think they're fabulous.

Sonja said...

It seems as though you had a very pleasant weekend, and I hope Marlow does well, and is back running around soon.

Debbie said...

Warm wishes for marlow, what a sweet name for a pup!!

Lovely fireworks!

deb @ frugal little bungalow said...

Oh Marlowe is just the most beautiful dog!! Hoping for a full recovery, yes.

And then you didn't stop / one beauty after another :)

Brian King said...

Love the bluebird photo! I hope the neighbor's dog recovers fully!

Michelle said...

Beautiful photos and I love the fireworks shots!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

aww, what fun. i love the birdies. i thought you were going to say you got a 2nd dog. Guinness the guinea pig, i miss my childhood one ... Furball. he/she was too cute! ( :

i love your firework photos. so fun!! i love this holiday. makes us all feel like kids.

A Colorful World said...

Fabulous photos! Looks like you had a wonderful weekend.

Sally in WA said...

Great set of pics! Prayers for Marlowe, too.

Cloudia said...

wonderful shots!



ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
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~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Hello Eileen! I love the little four-leggers in your post today! I am sorry however about Marlow, and hope he heals quickly and uneventfully. Ang guinea pigs are a favorite of mine from when I was a kid--We always had them, they are a lot of fun and full of personality!!

I hope your 4th of July weekend is ending on a good note!!

Gayle said...

Marlow is adorable. I hope he recovers completely, and what a perfect shot of fireworks with the moon.

Little Wandering Wren said...

I am glad you had a great weekend Eileen, lovely to share in some of your 4th of July celebrations! Horrible news to hear about Marlow, I have just been looking after a friends dog who the same thing happened to, he has made a full recovery (they are still recovering from the expense mind you!) so I am hoping Marlow will be the same.
Have a great week
Wren x

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

Wonderful photos! You take the best pictures of the moon. Love all the critters here. :-)

Cheryl @ TFD said...

I hope Marlow heals quickly and will soon be pain-free! Your bird photos are wonderful and it sounds like a great 4th was enjoyed!

Minoru Saito said...

Hi! Nice captures. The bird photos are very beautiful. Nice firework displays too. Thanks for sharing.

Linda W. said...

Poor doggie! Hope your neighbor's dog continues to recover. Nice firework pics! Happy belated 4th (I've been up in the mountains camping for the last few days, so am getting caught up!)

Karen said...

Poor Marlow, I hope he makes a full recovery!
Lovely mosaics, the fireworks are terrific!

Breathtaking said...

Hello Eileen!:)
What a wonderful mixed bag of photos from your 4th of July weekend.
The firework displays are amazing shots, especially the last one, and cute pics of puppies, and poor Marlow are adorable,hope he recovers soon.You are so lucky to have such beautiful visiters to your garden, and see the Heron chicks at such close range. A fantastic red white and blue post!:)Have a good week. Take care.

A wondering star said...

You got some marvelous pictures, beautiful dogs and birds!
Thanks for sharing, have a happy week!

Eva Jorunn

Irma said...

Beautiful collages, Eileen.
I love the fireworks and the hummingbirds.
A good new week.

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Wonderful photos of your weekend. Beautiful pictures !
best regards, Synnöve

Suzan said...

Sending best wishes out to Marlow. Poor baby and poor owners!! You were busy on the 4th with all your visits!! Don't you just love fireworks!!

Marco Luijken said...

Hi Eileen,
Very nice shots!! So cute that first with the dog. And great shots of that different birds and your pictures of the firework, not easy to do. Very well done Eileen!!

Best regards,
Marco

Icy BC said...

Beautiful photos of the dogs and the birds! Your firework shot is fantastic!

Phil Slade said...

So pleased you had a wonderful weekend Eileen. A lovely trio of colourful birds you gave us but I'm afraid Elsa and Marlow stole the show today. Give my best wishes to Marlow in his recovery.

Sharon Wagner said...

I like your week's worth collage. Summer is the best.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

ah...poor Marlow

Lorrie said...

Sounds like you had a wonderful 4th of July. The photos of the fireworks and moon are really lovely. So fun to see the heron chicks. I hope Marlow continues to improve.

Gail Dixon said...

Bless Marlow. So glad he is recovering. What a cutie! Loved all your mosaics, especially the eastern bluebird/hummer/cardinal.

Anonymous said...

So glad to see Marlow is doing well. Loved your shots.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

HI, Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. We certainly did! We did have one crazy thing to happen... We have NEVER had to put up our Hummingbird Feeders at nights. BUT--this morning we saw the one in our front yard on the ground! Wooo--wonder what got into that one?????? Our fun with critters never ends! ha

Glad the puppy next door is okay. He certainly is a cute dog...Hope he continues to do well. What was he doing in the road? Are dogs allowed to just roam free in that neighborhood? Maybe they need to put in a fence.. OR --maybe he just got loose --which can happen..

Love your bird photos and the fireworks...

Hugs,
Betsy

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

I've probably seen most of your photos on FB but wow,what a capture of the fireworks!

Joyful said...

Lovely photos. I really like your shot of the herons through the branches. But I like all the photos! Marlow is so cute. Poor thing. I will say a prayer for him.

Caroline Gill said...

Poor Marlow! I hope the wounds heal quickly. Glad you had a happy 4th July, Eileen. Wondering if the snowy picture is recent ... we have had warm temps, but there was snow on the Scottish mountains last week.

Sylvia K said...

Oh, poor Marlow!! It breaks my heart to read this, but I'll be holding good thoughts for him. Do let us know if he makes it!! Beautiful captures as always, Eileen!! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great week!

carol l mckenna said...

All gorgeous photography ~ glad you had a great weekend and do hope Marlow will be well ~ sending him lots of healing hugs ~ xoxo~ thanks, ^_^

artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

Unknown said...

Your Photos are gorgeous!

orchid0324 said...

OMG; so sorry for poor Marlow. Crossing my fingers for him for quick recovery.
I'm really happy for your wonderful 4th of July weekend and I truly enjoyed your great photos, Eileen♡♡♡

Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

Pat said...

Poor Marlow. He is really cute. I hope he recovers completely.
Beautiful shots here of your happy Independence Day.

Montanagirl said...

Beautiful post Eileen, and your fireworks shots are superb!

Valerie said...

A wonderful collection of images Eileen. "Paw" Marlow - he is indeed a gorgeous looking creature; wishing him a speedy and thorough recovery. What stunning birdlife you have captured too - thank you.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

What a lovely weekend you had (except so sad about poor Marlow. I hope he recovers fully). Lovely birds and you took great pictures of the fireworks. That's hard to do.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

You always have such great bird pics. I love your description of the blue herons.

Elaine said...

Lovely collection of photos, Eileen! I hope Marlow makes a complete recovery.

NatureFootstep said...

nice celebration. Loved the little puppy Elsa. It was also the name of my fathers aunt. :)

Carver said...

Wonderful shots of the animals and fireworks.

Fun60 said...

Sounds like you've had a busy week. Those fireworks looked great.

Splendid Little Stars said...

great critter and fireworks captures!
poor Marlow! I hope he heals quickly!

Roses, Lace and Brocante said...

Hello Eileen
Oh isn't Marlow cute! Poor darling being hit by a car....
The herons are amazing - I always love seeing your bird photography!
Shane

Pat Tillett said...

Your photos are really good. Oh that poor little pup. I hope she is better soon.

Helma said...

You are beautiful birds and especially your hummingbird is great!.
I read the dog and what I think really. Many fractures and pain. Poor animal. I wish and pray that he will be very soon healed and no more pain

Celeste said...

Uh-oh cuteness overload ;) That is one sweet little puppy.
Poor Marlow, I hope he makes a full and complete recovery.

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