Monday, December 28, 2020

Our World, My World

Happy Monday everyone!


We are just days away from the end of 2020, can you believe it?  Whew, what a year this has been.   The virus has made us change our way of life. Hubby is looking forward to be able to get the vaccine. We've have made it this far, surviving this pandemic. We can all make it through to the end, stay safe. 

 

 1.  From my backyard, I love skywatching. 




2.  A winter sky and sunset.


 

3.  A walk on the local fire road to the lake, a view of the Bald Eagle's nest and some pretty berries.


4. A Bald Eagle seen not far from the old nest, I am hoping they are successful nesting this year. 


5. Bald Eagle and the old Eagle's nest used last year.

 

6. Me and my shadow walking on the fire road..





7. We saw a couple of fishing boats on the lake, the water was choppy from the wind.  



 

8.  It was a pretty sky day, but very cold and windy.

 

9.  A view of the trail next to the lake. I believe the berries are from Viburnum bushes.




10. Heading back up the fire road, I had to get away from the wind near the water.  Hubby, my shadow wasn't ready to leave. 



Hubby and I are hanging in there, happy and healthy. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.

 

Please keep wearing your mask and keep your distance!  Be safe, stay safe!

I wish everyone all the best in 2021, a very happy and healthy New Year!

 

What's happening in your corner of the world? Please check out and visit the following memes and links. I hope to see you there.

 
Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday


Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!


Thanks for visiting and commenting, have a happy day and a great new week!


 

108 comments:

  1. Happy last Monday of 2020. Stay safe

    Much🍷love

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    1. Thank you Gillena!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  2. Hello,
    the Bald eagle is always a treat to see. A funny company during a walk.
    I will also try to get the vaccine, of course when possible for my age. In the meantime let's stay safe!
    All the best for the new week!

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    1. Thank you for all your comments this past year!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  3. Pretty scenery Eileen. My two favorites are the eagle in the tree & the boats on the water!

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    1. Thank you Anni!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  4. Beautiful area you live in! We have bald eagles on the CT river too, and spotted one circling one of our fields this year! Always a real treat to see one...

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    1. Thank you Karen!
      It is always a treat to see the Eagles.
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  5. Eileen, sempre tão lindas tuas fotos. Bons últimos dias do ano! bjs, chica

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    1. Thank you Chica!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  6. Hello Eileen,
    Nice pictures. Great to see that fire colored skies. So nice.
    And what an amazing pictures of that eagle. That's so special.
    Let's hope for a good new year without the virus.

    Greetings, Marco

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    1. Thank you Marco!
      Yes, I hope 2021 is a good year for peace, love and happiness.
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  7. Happy New Year, Eileen, to you and your shadow and thanks for sharing your world. It’s great 2020 will soon be over … I had such hopes when it first came around that it would be a good one but it turned out so awful for so many. The vaccines hopefully will improve the situation and take care of this newer faster spreading strain as well. Meanwhile, we are the lucky ones who have beautiful places to roam.

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    1. Thank you for the comment!
      It is sad to hear of so many losses this past year. I am hopeful for 2021, may it be a great year for us all. Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  8. Hi Eileen,
    What a beautiful series of photos.
    Nice walk along the lake, I also love the sunsets.
    I hope you get the vaccine soon, they only start here on January 8, we are now in qarantine because my husband has taken a neighbor somewhere, it later turned out that she had corona.
    This morning I went to the test street and my husband has to go tomorrow, now we hope we are tested negative.
    So it can always go wrong just before the vaccine, we notice now.
    Greetings Irma

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    1. Thank you Irma!
      I hope you and your husband test negative for Covid. The vaccines can not come fast enough, I hope you stay safe. Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  9. You really live in a beautiful area Eileen. Thanks for sharing all the beautiful sights this year - looking forward to visiting you in 2021 = Happy New Year!

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    1. Thank you Carol!
      Take care and stay safe! I wish you all the best in 2021, a happy and healthy New Year!
      Enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  10. Wonderful captures of the eagle. Thank you... yes, we are healthy too. Hope we stay and looking foward for better times. It's continuing difficult here, but we do our best.

    Have a good last week in this year. Happy MosaicMonday

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    1. Thank you Heidrun!
      Take care and stay safe! I wish you all the best in 2021, a happy and healthy New Year!
      Enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  11. I am sure that we are all looking forward to finally shaking off our COVID shackles. Getting everyone vaccinated is still a ways off, however.

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    1. Thank you David!
      I know my hubby will go for the vaccine as soon as he can.
      Enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  12. Hello Eileen,

    As always beautiful photos! The sky is so pretty, and the photos of the Bald Eagle are great. It must be nice to watch the eagle so close.
    I wish you a Happy New Year!

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    1. Thank you Marit!
      Take care and stay safe! I wish you all the best in 2021, a happy and healthy New Year!
      Enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  13. I love sky watching too!! Beautiful.
    Stay safe and well.

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    1. Thank you Florence! Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  14. Beautiful photos Eileen, I especially like the sky shots. Stay safe!

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    1. Thank you Martha!
      I wish you and your family a happy and healthy New Year!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  15. The eagles are so regal. I hope you'll be seeing babies this year.

    We are hanging in there with a bit of hope too. Tired of all the restrictions, but we've worked so hard to be safe all this time. I don't want to ruin it now.

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    1. Thank you Dee!
      We have gone this far, we need to stay safe awhile longer.
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  16. It has been cold lately. Finally no skeeters. I enjoyed all the sky shots and the Eagle and the lake....hope you have a great New Years Week..

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    1. Thank you Sondra!
      I wish you and your family a happy and healthy New Year!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  17. Thanks for the beautiful poetic photos. I like to look up at the sky, too.
    Happy holidays to you.

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    1. Thank you for the visit and comment.
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  18. I love seeing the berries! Red ones and dark purple ones too! Food for the animals and birds. Enjoy your day! We'll take a hike later and be thankful for our trails. I know you are too! hugs!

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    1. Thank you Diane!
      Yes, I am thankful for the trails.
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  19. Hi Eileen :) I love those sky shots, so beautiful! And what a lovely place to walk! :)

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    1. Thank you Rain!
      I wish you and your family a happy and healthy New Year!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  20. What beautiful photos...love the sky, the lake (even with breeze) and the eagles! Have a great safe week!

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    1. Thank you Barbara!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  21. ...we share a beautiful world.

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    1. Thank you Tom!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  22. I love sky gazing as well. I envy you your eagle sightings. Best wishes to you and Michael for a happy, healthy New Year.

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    1. Thank you Linda!
      I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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    1. Thank you! I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  24. What glorious skies! Your backyard view is fantastic!

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    1. Thank you Jeanie!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!

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  25. Pretty skies, Eileen. I love your shot of the eagle in the tree.
    Enjoy your day and have a wonderful last week of 2020.

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    1. Thank you Bill!
      Take care, have a great new week!

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  26. Love the eagle shots, of course. Great Me and My Shadow shot, and love the one where he stayed by the water.

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    1. Thank you Rose!
      I appreciate all your visits and comments the past year.
      Take care, have a great new week!

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  27. Beautiful skies. Hopefully a sign of a good year to come. Keep safe, we're almost there.

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    1. Thank you for visiting and for the comment.
      I am hoping for a great new year, very hopeful.
      Take care, have a great new week!

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  28. Awesome sky shots! ~ Do hope the Bald Eagles have babies that survive this coming year ~ Happy New Year to you ~ always great photos ~ ^_^

    Happy New Year,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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    1. Thank you Carol!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  29. Nice review. I think many people are changing their habits and learning to happy with the situation we have now. Back when I used to fish a lot I disliked being in a cold wind on the water.

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    1. Thank you Alan!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  30. What beautiful skies and look at that majestic Eagle. Such a great photo. Happy to hear you are both staying well and healthy. Seems like I just got used to writing 2020 but I'm happy to switch to writing 2021!

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    1. Thank you Ellen!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  31. Beautiful images. I hope you had a happy Christmas and very best wishes for a better 2021.

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    1. Thank you Polly!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  32. I'm a bit of a chicken when it comes to watching winter skies. I like summer skies where I can sit in comfort. The fishermen must be dedicated to be out on a miserable day. But then what do I know. I've done my share of ice fishing.

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    1. Thank you Red!
      They must really love to fish, to be out on the water on such a cold windy day.
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  33. Beautiful photos and no I can't believe it will be 2021 in a few days.

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    1. Thank you Karen!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  34. That was a nice walk, Eileen!
    My Dad had his first vaccine injection last week so things are starting to look up. Stay safe!

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    1. Thank you RedPat!
      I hope your Dad is OK!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  35. Eileen - gorgeous sky shots!!! I chuckled when I saw the fishing boat - all the fishermen here are ice fishing! Thinking about the bald eagles and nesting brings spring to mind ... the days are slowly getting longer!!! Thanks for faithfully linking to Mosaic Monday, and Happy New Year to you and your shadow!!!

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    1. Thank you Angie!
      At least it is not cold enough for our lake to freeze here, it could happen.
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  36. Beautiful skies and waters! The best thing about this year is IT'S OVER!

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    1. Thank you Linda!
      Yes, we are all happy 2020 is coming to an end!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  37. Amazing photos.
    Stay safe. Have a great week ahead.

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    1. Thank you for the comment!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  38. Great photos, I also loved the eagle. All the best!
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Thank you Amalia!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  39. my daily walk is boring, boring, boring.. no beautiful fire road to wander on.. Beau would love this fire road.

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    1. Thanks Sandra! Our dogs loved running on the fire roads here, they looked like the were smiling as they ran. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  40. ooooh the skies are so beautiful, i am an "always" sky watcher!! i enjoyed seeing the bald eagle, you captured some great images!!

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    1. Thank you Debbie! Skywatching is a simple pleasure I really enjoy!
      Take care, have a great day!

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  41. Hi Eileen,
    it has indeed been a very strange year and I really hope that by 2021 we will have that virus under control.
    Your photos from your backyard are truly beautiful to see. Beautiful colors in the sky. the bald eagle is also a beauty of a bird.
    I wish you and your hubby a nice new year and stay safe.
    Greetings, Helma

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    1. Thank you Helma!
      I am hoping the vaccine will help control the virus!
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  42. Wow Eileen, it was wonderful catching up with all your lovely winter views! Your captures make these grey days here brighter. I do miss sunshine! Wishing you the best and I shall post this Saturday on your Critter blog!

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    1. Thank you Karen!
      I am thankful for the sunny skies, it is still very cold and windy here.
      Sending my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family. Take care, have a happy week ahead.

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  43. Yeah - Shadow People - Love It - And What A Majestic Eagle There - Such Raw Beauty - Keep On Keeping On

    Cheers

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      Have a great day! Happy New Year!

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  44. A wonderful collection of photographs, I especially like the skies.
    Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2021.
    My good wishes.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan! Take care, enjoy your day! I wish you all the best in 2021, a very healthy and happy New Year!

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  45. Great photos Eileen, although it does look cold!
    Wishing you and your loved ones a happy 2021 :) Mxx

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    1. Thank you Mxx!
      Take care, enjoy your day! I wish you all the best in 2021, a very healthy and happy New Year!

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  46. Hello Eileen,
    Nice pictures. The Bald Eagle 🦅 is always gorgeous!
    May the new year bring you peace, joy, and happiness!
    Happy New Year!

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    1. Thank you Ella! I wish you and your family all the best in 2021! Have a happy and healthy New Year!

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  47. Great photos!
    Best Wishes for the New Year!

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    1. Thank you Lea!
      I wish you and your family all the best in 2021! Have a happy and healthy New Year!

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  48. Beautiful photos Eileen. Love the sunset photos specially.
    Wishing you and your family a very happy and healthy 2021, hopefully with a vaccine around the corner, so we can all go back to our normal lives. Keep safe :)

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    1. Thank you Sami! I hope you stay safe and healthy!
      Take care, enjoy your day! Happy New Year!

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  49. Like you Eileen, I am pleased to get through 2020 unscathed, mentally and physically. It has been a poor year. Birders are better placed than many to survive such trauma through our close encounters with wildlife. Being a blogger helps too by keeping the mind active.

    Happy New Year to you.

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    1. Thank you Phil!
      I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year!

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  50. Preciosos cielos de invierno.
    Te deseo un buen año 2021 Eileen. Y seguir compartiendo con ganas.
    Feliz Año Nuevo. Cuidaros.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. Thank you Laura!
      I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year!

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  51. What a beautiful area for a walk, even if it was cold it's nice you got to get outside and enjoy nature :)

    Hope that you had a wonderful Christmas are enjoying the last day of 2020 :)

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    1. Thank you Mica!
      I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year!

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  52. Well glad you all are happy and healthy---it is a major goal for some. Love the first pic and of course the Eagle shots are always welcome
    MB

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  53. Hi Eileen, The more I enjoy looking at your blog the more I realize how much we have in common. We both love skywatching and nature photography. You publish an excellent blog and inspire me. I especially enjoy the way you organize the photos and include interesting captions/descriptions. It is tough to pick a favorite but in this post I think it would be the shots of the eagle and the way you included a shot of last year's nest. I hope they will be there again for you in 2021. It is good to hear that you and hubby are doing well and staying healthy. Happy New Year to you and hubby. I'm looking forward to Viewing Nature with Eileen in 2021. :-) John

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    1. Thank you John! Your comments are always so nice, I always appreciate your visit and comments.
      I do love skywatching, it my simple pleasure. I wish you all the best in 2021, a happy and healthy New Year!

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Have a happy day, Eileen

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