Sunday, December 6, 2015

My World


I have a list below of memes I am joining for this week, and to save time I am doing one post for all. They are all fun memes to participate in...I hope you can join in with the fun  and check out some of the participating posts. Special thanks to all the wonderful host and their memes, I hope you have some time to check them out.

Happy Hanukkah to all that celebrate!!

I wanted to wish a very Happy Birthday to both my son who will be 23 on Dec 7 and to my hubby who's birthday is Dec 10th..

These are some images from my walk with hubby to the lake on Nov 8. We had a pretty blue sky, some ducks flying and landing on our lake and juvenile Bald Eagles flying over. We never know what we will see while on our walks to the lake and on the fireroads.


 I was able to watch various flocks of ducks flying in during our walk to the lake. The shot above seems to be more Mallards but there are a few Buffleheads mixed in.


I like how the sunlight lit up these yellow leaves on the trees, ground and fireroad.


Above we saw two juvenile Bald Eagles flying near the lake, I was only able to catch a distant fly by shot. More ducks flying around the lake and some more Buffleheads came in for a landing.


Juvenile Bald Eagle flying over the lake and our heads.


Berries seen along the fireroad.


A view of the lake from the end of the fireroad. The bare deciduous trees standing in front of the pine trees across the lake. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your visits and nice comments. Have a happy day and new week ahead!


As always thanks to the wonderful group of hosts listed below.

Thanks to Judith our  host of Mosaic Monday
Thanks to Monica for hosting NF Trees
Thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes
Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday

86 comments:

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Hi Eileen,
fantastic photos of a wonderful walk and day with this clear blue sky, happy birds and berries. Cngrats to your son and hubby.
Best regards, Synnöve

Ohmydearests said...

Beautiful blue skies! Happy birthday to your son and husband! My Grandpa would have been 93 on the 10th of december.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Love the interspersion of hedgerow scenes with the sky and wings... the berries are outstanding! YAM xx

rupam sarma said...

SO beautiful photos.
Happy Birthday wishes to your son and advance wishes to your husband.
Greetings from India.

Crissi said...

As always, your pictures are beautiful to look at.
Happy day Crissi

DeniseinVA said...

Great photos Eileen. That eagle is really something. Love those berries and the view across the water. Happy birthday to your husband and son.

DeniseinVA said...

Almost missed saying that I thought the lighting on the leaves and the trees was a grand shot also :)

Linda said...

Glorious series, Eileen! I love to take walks in nature and thanks to your lovely photos, I get a double dose...my own walks, and the benefits of yours, too! Thank you so much for sharing. :)

Linda said...

Happy Birthday to your husband and your son! :)

ann said...

So you had a Christmas baby, too. Our daughter was born Dec. 24th. She will be 38. Where have the years gone? Mine birthday is the 20th. My mom always managed to separate my birthday from Christmas and even my sister's whose birthday was the 19th. Love you photos, as usual, and especially the red berries. Have a wonderful week. Hope you have decent weather this week.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

Enjoyed

:)

Country Gal said...

And a beautiful world it is so are your photos of it all ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !

Andrea Ostapovitch said...

Lovely fall photos. I especially like those berries. Have a great week!

EG CameraGirl said...

I'm especially impressed by your photo of the flying bald eagle!

Gail said...

You always have such beautiful captures.

Have a blessing week.

Mersad said...

Wow. You always excel with your nature and wildlife images. If you like you can link it up on this weeks "Through my Lens" Link is below. Would be happy to see you join us.

Mersad
Mersad Donko Photography

Debby Ray said...

Some lovely moments you have captured! Have fun celebrating birthdays with your family this week :)

Anonymous said...

Good Morning, Eileen. Looks like perfect weather for enjoying a walk. I love walking through the leaves on the ground and the sunlight lighting up the ground is so pretty. Great variety of birds, too. Blessings to you this new week.

Bethany Carson said...

Happy birthday to your husband and your son! Really enjoyed your photos of the lake. They remind me of our Pine Lake. Recently it has been full of geese.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

The Eagles are so pretty and I love the berry colours. Have a wonderful week~

Jenn Jilks said...

I wonder how you did all this when you were gainfully employed!!! :-)

Linda Kay said...

Lots of beautiful blue this morning...makes me smile!

Mary Hone said...

Those are great. That's the best thing about wildlife, it's always a surprise.

J said...

There are so many things to love about your photo collections, but one near the top of my list is getting lost in the most welcome "solitude." I feel like I'm the only one in the world enjoying your views, just soaking up the peace of a quiet place in the world - so hard to come by these days!

Antiques And Teacups said...

Happy birthdays to your family! I love the photos! We used to live at a lake with ducks and geese. Beautiful!
Ruth

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

I have been enjoying your eagle captures Eileen, here and on FB. I look at all those leaves and think of how they'll break down and enrich the soil, one of nature's miracles.
Haven't been on my computer or blogging much, baking, reading and outings have invaded my life. LOL

Linda W. said...

Looks like you had a beautiful sunny day for your walk!

Rajesh said...

Wonderful set of images from your part of world.

MadSnapper said...

my favorite today is the yellow leaves all over the ground. happy birthday to your son today and you hubby coming up soon

Donna@Gardens Eye View said...

Oh your area there is heavenly as are your shots....some very special birthdays for you...Happy Birthday to both!!

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Happy Happy to husband and son!

Love those eagle pics.
~

Sylvia said...

Eileen, As the birds leave us up north they arrive further south. Great shots! Sylvia D.

Christine said...

it was a lovely day for a walk and you captured the best of nature as you went! I loved seeing the eagle and the ducks splashing about! Beautiful red berries remind us Christmas is coming!
Happy birthday to both your guys!

Barb said...

Grand eagle photos! Looks like you had a chance to play in the leaves.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

if that is your world, i understand why you love it & enjoy living where you live. stay put, well, keep traveling but you know what i mean. right? any who. have a great week & thank you for sharing your gorgeous views. i love the red berries. we have such dry sad times.... i miss green leaves when they are gone about this time every years. i love fall. i can appreciate winter but i miss those green trees, plants & flowers. i understand it is a process but still. ( :

Little Wandering Wren said...

Happy Birthday to you son and husband - your bald Eagle and berries are great - hey we could make that into a poem or a song!
Have a Happy week.
Wren x

Our photos said...

Very nice ! I love the berries !

podso said...

Your good eye and camera did a nice job showing us your walk. Hope you have a good week!

carol l mckenna said...

Gorgeous nature shots ~ especially love the collage of photos!

Wishing you the magic and love of the season, xox
artmusedog and carol

Lowcarb team member said...

I love the colour of those berries, just lovely. Red at this time of year always looks so warming to me ...

Great photo's you've shared with us, thank you.

Happy Birthday Wishes, from me, to both your son and your hubby.

All the best Jan

HappyK said...

Happy Birthday to your son and husband.
Like those bright red berries.

Lois said...

Very pretty pictures Eileen! I love seeing those leaves in the sunlight. Happy birthday to your son and hubby. I have a couple of December birthdays coming up in my family too…my nephew on the 15th and my son on the 25th (yes I had him on Christmas, best present ever).

TexWisGirl said...

love the eagle shots!

Liz said...

Happy birthday to your son and hubby!
That looks like a great place to walk and connect with nature!

Michelle said...

Happy Birthday to your husband and son!

Indrani said...

Wonderful blue skies! And the berries look so attractive.
Great collection of pics here.

colleen said...

I get a sense of expansive peace looking at these photos.

September Violets said...

Beautiful shots of the birds and scenery. You are very lucky to live so close to these wildlife areas Eileen.
~Wendy

Lynne said...

Happy Birthday Days . . .
for your son and husband . . .
wishing each of them . . . and you . . .
happy . . .

Anonymous said...

Lovely shots of birds, blue skies and oh, those leaves! Hoping you all have wonderful birthday celebrations.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Happy birthday to the Boys. Lovely post and those red berries are a gorgeous image as well as the autumn colours

diane b said...

I love the shot of the sun on the leaves.

orchid0324 said...

Dearest Eileen; Oh, Happy birthday to your two family♡♡♡
Love the ducks and Bald Eagle flying scene♪ The golden leaves are really Gorgeous(^_^)ď˝–
Thank you SO much for these pictures which are the feast for our eyes again(^_^)ď˝–

Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear Japanese friend in Australia, xoxo Miyako*

handmade by amalia said...

So so lovely, Eileen. And happy birthday to your husband and son.
Amalia
xo

Nancy Chan said...

Hi Eileen, Happy birthday wishes to your son and hubby! Your world is always so interesting, filled with beauties of nature. Love all the beautiful shots of nature. Have a lovely day!

Tom said...

...is a beautiful world.

Bob Bushell said...

Pretty images Eileen, I love water in your last picture.

Jemma@athomewithjemma said...

Eileen,
Gorgeous photos and I can only imagine having the opportunity to witness this all in person. Thank you for sharing them with us and brightening my day too!
Sending warm wishes for a lovely week,
Jemma

Reader Wil said...

Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos, and happy birthdays to both your son and husband.
Wil, ABCW Team

Ana Freire said...

Eileen... your world... is a very beautiful place, indeed!
Amazing shots!!! Lovely post!
I wish a Happy Birthday to both, husband and son, and happy days celebrating... my mother... will be tomorrow... ;-D
All the best!
Ana

The Artful Diva said...

My stepson's birthdays is 12/7 too - Happy Birthday to all

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

I would take that walk with you any day ... so beautiful and peaceful. Our eagles haven't been back yet. It is so warm that the waters up north haven't frozen so they aren't coming down. We have had one male adult eagle show up on occasion. I hope that changes. Beautiful shots, Eileen ...

Andrea @ From The Sol

magiceye said...

Marvelous captures as always!!

Crafty Green Poet said...

I particularly like the photo of the fallen leaves

Birgitta said...

Fantastic photos!

Stacy said...

What a great place to take a walk. Your world is beautiful. You also do a great job identifying birds. It takes me some time to identify the juvenile birds. Have a great day!

Rambling Woods said...

The weather is amazing and nice that you were able to get out under blue skies...Michelle

Findlay Wilde said...

More brilliant pictures making me want to visit your part of the world. Happy Birthday to your son and husband as well.

Les Fous du Cap said...

Lovely series ;-)
CĂ©line & Philippe

Sonja said...

I enjoyed seeing the different parts of your world, Eileen. You live in very nice place.

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful world Eileen!

Al said...

That's a lovely area, a great lake to explore.

Ruth said...

Beautiful photos! Congratulations to your husband and son. Hope you guys do something fun to celebrate.

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

Happy Birthday to your husband and son, Eileen! Wonderful photos of all the beauty! So nice to have this place to enjoy a lovely walk in nature. x K

Giga said...

Beautiful places we are showing. Its natural world is very interesting. Regards.

Cranberry Morning said...

What beautiful photos, especially because they're snowless. Lol. Here, every day without snow makes a one day shorter winter. Have a wonderful week.

Lea said...

Great bird photos! I love the views of the lake and the woods, too!
Hope you are having a great day!
Lea

Anonymous said...

Hi Eileen, What a great place! So beautiful. I miss being right on the lake or pond as I was up in TN but then, I likely would not do well with Alligators in a yard. I just go to our neighborhood ponds and little lake. Your pictures of the eagles are really nice! Have an outstanding afternoon and evening today!

Lorrie said...

Wonderful photos, Eileen. Blue skies in autumn seem bluer than at any other time of year. Gorgeous area.

NatureFootstep said...

love the beautiful forestfloor and such great action shots of the ducks. And you have to love the eagle. :)

Rose said...

Any day we seen an eagle is a great day...or that is what we tell each other. That it was worth the drive, or whatever.

I love the sunlight on the leaves, too...just my type of shot.

Anu said...

Beautiful photos! The eagle is fabulous. My favorite is the photo where is the yellow leaves.
Have a nice day!
Anu

Adam Jones said...

Bald Eagles are just fantastic birds. I'd love to see one one day. Really like your flight shots Eileen.

Ela said...

So beautiful !! Happy birthday to your husband and son !
Greetings

Anne (cornucopia) said...

Wonderful photos!

A Colorful World said...

Happy birthday to hubby & son! We have birthdays on Dec 15 and 22 (daughter & grandson) Love your beautiful, vibrant photos! Those red berries just say Christmas to me!

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