Wednesday, November 26, 2014

NCR Trail & more

Linking up with Skywatch Friday  and Good Fences  

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

These are some photos from our walk on the nearby NCR Trail.  It was an old railway and has been turned into a bike-hike and running trail..Sometimes we see horse back riders too.  I am also sharing some moon and sky shots for my Skywatch Friday post..


We saw a few woodpeckers like the Redbellied Woodie above.


A section of the trail crosses the stream but I took this shot mainly for my Good Fence post.. I hope this works as a fence photo.


There were lots of berries around and some yellow colors still left on the trees..


Some more autumn trees and contrails in the sky above..


I like the jet trails in this shot, a pretty blue sky during our walk on the NCR trail.



Another shot of the Redbellied woodpecker.


Another section of winding stream, a fence, more pretty red berries..


The moon shot is from Nov 8th.. a pretty almost full moon. I hope you enjoyed our walk. Thanks for coming along..


To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday
and check more fence shots at Tex's Good Fences


Thanks to Theresa @ The Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting Good Fences and thanks to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday.   I wish everyone a safe and happy long weekend.

80 comments:

chica said...

Aves, céus, pontes e lua! Tudo maravilhoso por aqui! bjs, tudo de bom,chica

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

HI Eileen You are the greatest at capturing the Moon. Love the forest trees, woodpecker and fences.

Mersad said...

I would really like to walk down the trail with my camera. And what a gorgeous full moon you captured! Awesome.

S. Etole said...

It looks like a wonderful walk. We have snow here and your sunshine looks very inviting.

jp@A Green Ridge said...

A great scenic place to walk. What kind of berries are those, Eileen?...:)JP

DIMI said...

Hello Eileen!!
I really enjoyed your walk in that beautiful forest!Amazing Autumn colours!Love the forrest trees the preety woodpecker,and the fences!Great capture of the moon!
Have a happy day!
Dimi...

Lynne said...

Loved the Red Bellied Feller . . .
You have the best eye for the best moon shots!
And it looks like a true November lives near you.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EILEEN . . .

MadSnapper said...

i love the wooded scenes, all are beautiful and yes, that is a fence and a good one... a beautiful trail to walk...

D.Nambiar said...

That's a scenic trail. Lovely images, Eileen.

Your moonshot is just awesome. :)
Happy Thanksgiving!

DeniseinVA said...

Splendid photos Eileen. So happy to see you posting again. Your moon shot is impressive, you have captured the Fall colors beautifully and the woodpecker is a cute one. Happy Thanksgiving!

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

Loved the lingering fall colors.

Shot of the moon is awesome.

Happy Thanksgiving to your tribe.

Debbie said...

gorgeous Eileen....lucky catch on that red bellied!!!

I really like the bridge image!!

happy turkey day!!!

Mary Hone said...

Lovely walk. I really like the woodpecker.

Irma said...

It looks like a beautiful walk, Eileen.
I love the autumn forest and the woodpecker.
You're great at capturing the moon.

GreenComotion said...

Hi Eileen,
The Red Bellied Woodpecker is adorable.
I have never seen one before.
You sure picked great day or days to photograph - look at the awesome blue sky!

Have a Beautiful Day!
Peace :)

Indrani said...

A busy woodpecker, no time to pose :)
Great sky captures.

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Nice shots of the final fall colors. Those Red-bellied Woodpeckers love to visit the suet feeder in W.V.
~

TexWisGirl said...

really lovely! yes, those bridge railings count as good fences to me!

thanks (in advance) for linking in! and a very happy thanksgiving to you!

Revrunner said...

Oo! Nice moon shot. I tried with no success to get a good photo earlier this year with the harvest moon.

Phil Slade said...

That looks like a good long quiet trail with lots of spots to stop and bird Eileen. Love the red belly of course, and as usual your moon shot is spectacular.

Stephanie said...

I enjoyed your walk through your lens very much. :-))

Linda W. said...

I love rail to trail paths! You captured some lovely fall colors. Happy thanksgiving!

FOREST SNAPPER said...

It works well as a fence post.

peter

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful Woodpecker images, and the moon, oh yes.

Rohrerbot said...

I want to go on these strolls with you!!! Happy Thanksgiving!

Wayne said...

This looks like a great trail, good use of the old railroad right of way. Happy Thanksgiving!

Beth said...

What a beautiful trail, and the fall color is outstanding! Our leaves are all gone (and it's very WHITE in my neck of the woods!)
Happy Thanksgiving, Eileen. :)

Brian King said...

Gorgeous landscape and sky shots! Love the colors! The Redbellied is one of my favorite woodpeckers.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Black Jack's Carol said...

I love your Red-bellied Woodpecker and your fence shot sure works for me. It's beautiful, as are your sky shots and colourful vistas too. An absolutely wonderful post, Eileen.

Joyful said...

Fabulous Fall photos Eileen. I would love to take a walk there :-) Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. xx

Our photos said...

What a beautiful place !

EG CameraGirl said...

Any trail that has a red-bellied woodpecker is one I want to visit over and over and over. ;)

Happy Thanksgiving, Eileen!

This N That said...

Love the woodpecker..Beautiful place..Happy Thanksgiving..

Unknown said...

Hello Eileen,
thanks for your visit at my place :)
I read here that you're not good at taking pictures. Ha! Your pictures tell a different story :) And you're able to take a damn good shot of the moon, which I (or is it my lousy camera?) am not able to.
I just would have liked to see some of the red berries from a little closer ;)
Happy Thanksgiving!

【ツ】Knipsa

Carver said...

Happy Thanksgiving! I love the shots of the woodpeckers and a magnificent moon shot.

Unknown said...

I felt like I was watching a play. Act 1 the beautiful foliage, enter the woodpecker, Act II the sky, Act III, enter the wood pecker again and the moon, the beautiful moon. Nice post.

HappyK said...

Very nice group of pictures.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Pat said...

Love the Red-bellied Woodpecker. The trail looks so pretty with all those red berries scattered throughout.

Cloudia said...

A lovely walk






ALOHA from Honolulu
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Bethany Carson said...

Lovely shots, Eileen!

LA Botchar said...

Some lovely photos of a gorgeous landscape. we have a similar walking trail, that was a railway once upon a time and it's some beautiful scenery too.
And love the shot of the moon - that was the one I missed because we were under cloudy, stormy skies here.

Dianne said...

Wonderful captures as always Eileen .... We live on different sides of the globe and I always enjoy seeing life from your lovely corner of the world especially the wealth of bird-life.

Noushka said...

Hello Eilee,
Yes I did enjoy very much your stroll, it felt like I was there for a couple of minutes! :)
Lovely autumn colors, you have cute peckers there!
Keep well Eileen and enjoy the rest of the week!

Unknown said...

Wanderful photos of thoselowely birds ,cute.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

i was watching one of these guys in the yard the other day. a very interesting little dude. looks like a fun walk. love the fall colors. Happy Thanksgiving!! ( :

Anonymous said...

Hope you're enjoying your day. Lovely shots - still looks very autumnal.

Minoru Saito said...

Hi,Eileen. Nice autumn colors. The woodpecker is very cute. The moon photo is very cool. I saw the cresent moon this night. Thanks for sharing.

Ailime said...

Olá Eileen, belíssimas fotos! Locais de sonho! Lindas paisagens de outono árvores, o pica pau e a lua! Adoro ver a lua!
Abraços e obrigada pela visita.
Ailime

Steffi said...

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours,Eileen!
Fantastic photos!

Rajesh said...

Fantastic captures. I like them all.

Susan said...

Lovely moon. Thank you for sharing your walk with us. Happy Thanksgiving, Eileen!

Leovi said...

Beautiful fall colors. Those photos are excellent!

Giga said...

A wonderful walk and even in good weather. :)

Jim said...

Great collection of photos.

Alexa T said...

Happy Thanksgiving Day, Eileen! Lots of joy and good health to you and family, also! I always loved the way you are capturing the image of the moon!! And the fall leaves in images....so stunning (our autumn is grey!!)All the best!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Yep, I loved your walk. I think the whole rails to trails movement is marvelous.

Ida said...

Wonderful photos. Such pretty fall colors in your fence shot.

Linda said...

Beautiful color shots! "Rails to Trails" is such a great idea.

Pauline said...

I'm envious of your moon shot, would so like to be good at taking those. The colours of your season are lovely.

Hootin Anni said...

Very pretty scenes Eileen

Hazel said...

A lovely walk. It's not everyday I see a woodpecker up close. Thanks, and have a great Thanksgiving weekend.

Jean | DelightfulRepast.com said...

Gorgeous photos, but I especially like the third one--the water, the colors, the perfect composition! I must tell my birdwatching friends about your blog, Eileen; they're going to love it!

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Hi Eileen,
marvelous photos of the Autumn / Fall in your area. Great !
Have a nice weekend, Eileen.
Best regards, Synnöve

rainfield61 said...

Love the colours of the Nature.

Gattina said...

Beautiful pictures !

John's Island said...

Hi Eileen, These are beautiful photos! My favorite is the second one, looking across the bridge ... awesome photo! Thanks for sharing and thanks for stopping by John's Island and your kind comment. Hope you will come back again. John

lina@women perspective said...

Enjoyable walk. Love your shots, Eileen.

don said...

It was a fine walk with plenty of good things to shoot.
Fine work.

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Welcome Eileen !
Your photos are absolutely wonderful.
Autumn looks phenomenal.
Woodpecker is very photogenic.
I am delighted.
Have a nice weekend.
Greetings from Polish.
Lucia

Halcyon said...

You caught some beautiful scenes. Love the woodpecker. I miss them. :)

Jan K. alias Afanja said...

Great shots with beautiful autumn colours. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend.

Lew said...

Great shots on your walk and especially the moon!

Unknown said...

Beautiful sunny autumn photos! Have a wonderful weekend, Eileen.

NatureFootstep said...

a find path for a walk. The little woodpecker seem shy :) Love those blue skies. Mine are grey. :(

Helma said...

The Netherlands has no thanksgiving. It is a phenomenon of America but it is becoming increasingly familiar. beautiful pictures you've also placed in the woodpecker and I feel great. The beautiful colors of the leaves are great to see.

Ela said...

What a beautiful natural place !
Eileen, your photos are wonderful !
Greetings

Laura said...

beautiful!

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Great new use for a disused railway right of way.

Maria said...

You live in a lovely place!

thomas said...

i love the bridge shot.

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