Thursday, October 4, 2018

Happy Thankful Thursday


Happy Thankful Thursday!

I am thankful for the nice weather we had over the weekend, pretty skies and warm weather. I prefer nice weather for my walking and outings.  So here are some images from our last week of September, some from our yard and the fire road walks and some from our visit to Baker Park in Frederick Md. 

I have been seeing a few Monarchs, Fritillary and other butterflies as of Oct 3. 



"There will be clear skies after every pouring rain." unknown


Baker Park in Frederick Maryland





A few Mallards were seen during our walk at Baker Park in Frederick Maryland. 


The moon from my backyard.

"I never get tired of the blue sky." Vincent Van Gogh


A look at the sky from our walk on the local fire road. 




A thankful heart is a happy heart. 

am thankful for all your visits and comments. 


Thank you Michelle for hosting Thankful Thursday
Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday


Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week!

Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!

53 comments:

Phil Slade said...

You have a lovely park there Eileen. Just the place for a warm, sunny day. It was heartening to see your Monarch as this year has been very poor for butterflies here, counted on the fingers of one hand most days. See you at weekend.

Marit said...

Hello Eileen,

Beautiful photos, and thank you for sharing them. The Monarch butterfly is so pretty.
Happy Thursday!

DIMI said...

Hello Eileen!
Beautiful blue skies and lovely scenery of the lake! Great captures and pictures of the Monarchs and the Mallard ducks!
Thank you for sharing! Have a happy day!
Dimi...

Tom said...

...fabulous monarch.

chica said...

Sensacionais!!!AFDOREI! Foto9s maravilhosas, como sempre! beijos, chica

rupam sarma said...

Helloo, Loved your post and pics.
Thanks for sharing beautiful photos.
Greetings

Hootin Anni said...

Beaitiful images. ALL of them. Love the quote about the blue sky!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

How beautiful! I love when you can step back and get a photo of lots of sky! We saw LOTS of Canada geese on our trip. It will be fun to see migrating birds soon! Hugs!

Bill said...

Beautiful photos, Eileen. The park is very pretty as are all the other photos. Have a wonderful day!

Barbara Rogers said...

Hi Eileen, some gorgeous skies and water and ducks! And don't forget the butterflies! Thanks for visiting my blog! Barb at Alchemy of Clay

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

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RedPat said...

I was surprised to see a couple of Monarchs last week after some cool weather here. I hope it got south pretty quickly!

Gayle said...

The butterflies are sparse here now and seemed to have headed south. Your capture is a great one. Happy Day.

Debbie said...

i am still seeing monarchs as well, but they will soon be on their way!!

our weekend was awesome as well, the weather was perfect!!

pretty fountains and i never get tires of the blue sky either!!!

Anonymous said...

Baker Park looks like a beautiful place to enjoy an autumn day.

italiafinlandia said...

Happy Thankful Thursday to you too!
I am never fed up with blue skies... just like Vincent.

MadSnapper said...

I am with you on never tiring of blue skies and clouds and also DUCKS, they ae beautiful

Sondra said...

Great butterfly shot! Blue skies make things so much better.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Love the butterfly and the moon photos, Eileen! Hope we continue to get some mild weather and in our area of the country hope we get some rain!

Lois said...

Lovely walk and great photos. I love that moon!

DeniseinVA said...

A lovely thankful post with pretty photos taken at the park. Thanks Eileen and a happy day and weekend to you.

William Kendall said...

The mallards together are my favourite of these. Wonderful shots!

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

Such beauty - and a thankful heart is indeed a happy heart. Happy rest of the week.

Cloudia said...

How wonderful!

HappyK said...

Wow that Monarch is beautiful. What a great shot.

Small City Scenes said...

Yes we all have so much to be thankful for. I love all your images and I do like seeing the Moon during the day
MB

Michelle said...

I love Maryland. We used to live in the Annapolis area and I do miss it at times! I always enjoy your photos. Thanks for linking up today!

LA Paylor said...

so good to see Baker park again! We loved it there!
LeeAnna

Lady Fi said...

What a beautiful sky and such lovely skies.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Youhave a lovely park to walk in and the shot of the Monarach is superb. Have a wonderful weekend.

Lea said...

Beautiful scenes! Great butterfly photo!
Hope you are having a good week!

diane b said...

Lovely colours in nature and especially the sky.

Bob Bushell said...

I love the Monarch butterfly, fabulous Eileen.

Amanda Peters said...

Beautiful photos as always the butterfly is stunning...
Have a lovely weekend..
Amanda xx

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said...

You always have such beautiful photos of nature - the butterfly and clouds are outstanding

Jan K. alias Afanja said...

What a nice and friendly serie, it almost looks like full summer. Lovely! Your photo of the moon is outstanding.
Have a fine weekend.

magiceye said...

Gorgeous captures all!

This N That said...

I always love seeing the monarchs! Looks like a lovely park and you got some wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing. Nice sky shots as well..

Lowcarb team member said...

What a lovely Thankful Thursday post.
Your photographs are fabulous.
What brilliant blue skies, lovely ducks and a fantastic coloured monarch.

All the best Jan

Al said...

It does look like perfect weather in those pretty shots. That monarch is impressive. Have a great weekend!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Beautiful blue skies and I love the moon shot! Have a nice weekend!!

Out on the prairie said...

sunny day is a commodity here, lots of rain. I am still seeing the Monarchs heading through for migration, but the numbers are clear down

Valerie said...

Great shot of the Monarch butterfly. Happy weekend and thank you for dropping by my blog.

carol l mckenna said...

Great moon shot and other gems of natures ~ wonderful place!

Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores

Carol Blackburn said...

Well, here comes another weekend. I hope yours is wonderful.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love all your Thankfulness, it really is an inspiration. I forget frequently that thankfulness cures a lot of aggravations.

Ashley said...

the pictures of the moon were quite stunning!

Crafty Green Poet said...

lovely selection of photos

DawnTreader said...

I love that moon looking "unearthly" (as it should, I suppose!) :)

NatureFootstep said...

love the watersystens and fall. Great sky above :)

Thomas Lee said...

Wow! Blue moon

Red Rose Alley said...

This butterfly is beautiful, Eileen. I heard one time that orange was the happiest color, and I think that it's true.

Happy October!

~Sheri

chica said...

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beijos, chica

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