Monday, March 31, 2025

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"Always take the scenic route."




Cape Flattery, northwest tip of Washington state.


"Leave the roads, take the trails."


"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Saturday's Critters # 589

 Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!


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On this last Saturday of March, I continue with a mish-mash of photos. I am sharing my yard birds, walks around the lake, on the fire roads and photos of our dog Miney. 


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1. Feb 21st, looking out my kitchen window I noticed this hawk sitting in a tree at the end of our driveway. Needless to say my yard birds all went into hiding.  I am guessing that it is a Red-shouldered Hawk. But, the Red-tailed Hawk is another common raptor seen in my neighborhood. 





2. The hawk seems to have something in it's sight line, staring intently.  






3. Feb 23rd, we took Miney on a walk to the Prettyboy reservoir to see the Eagle's nest.  We did not see the Eagles, I hope all is well with their nest.  We did see lots of Canada Geese and some Common Mergansers.






4. Miney always enjoys her walks, on this day we had a short car ride around to another section of the reservoir. 






5. Lots of Canada Geese on the lake and on the far shore I see at least one Common Merganser, usually there we see lots of the Mergansers in this area.






6. Feb 25th, I took Miney on a shorter walk. Just up and down the street.  During my walks, I could hear the Hairy Woodpecker, American Robins and some crows. 






7. A Facebook flashback from From 2015, 10 years ago. I would see many American Goldfinches in my yard and at the feeders.  I am missing them now because I no longer put out bird seed in feeders. This is a male starting to get his summer colors and black forehead.






8. Flashback Feb 2017, two Barred Owls sitting in a palm tree at my favorite birding spot Circle B in Florida.

 




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Monday, March 24, 2025

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"Leave the roads, take the trails."





"Lose yourself in nature and find peace."



"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

Saturday's Critters # 588


  Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!


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Happy Spring everyone!  We are finally seeing our daffodils blooming and here and there we can see buds on the deciduous trees in our area. 

Another mish-mash post of various images from February. Included are Miney the dog, my yard birds and I am now including a flashback photo of one of my many favorite birds from my archives. 

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1. Feb 14th, Our Valentine's Day walk with Miney. We walked part, the fire road I call the Pine tree loop. 






2. Feb 15th, a few of my back yard birds: the Dark-eyed Junco and the Northern Cardinals.






3. The Carolina Wren is another of my common back yard birds.  






4. Feb 15th, Miney waiting patiently for something to happen. A walk or a treat?






5. Feb 16th, I am sharing various Miney images, she is a happy dog. 






6. Feb 18th, this Northern Mockingbird is a bully. He/she chases any bird that land on my deck railing on the birdbath.  Other birds are lucky they can grab a suet nugget and fly off before the Mockingbird can chase it.  It will not chase off the squirrels that come and eat the food.






7. Did you know a group of ladybugs is known as a loveliness of ladybugs. Ladybugs are also called Ladybirds. The first I heard of the loveliness of ladybirds was in a book I read recently "All the Colors of the Dark" by Chris Whitaker.


"Life has many little miracles."



Image from Google images. 



8. Flashback from a Facebook memory and my archives Feb 2013,  a pretty female cardinal sitting on my bird feeder. Does she look like she is wearing lipstick? 







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Monday, March 17, 2025

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


Happy St. Patrick's Day!

May your day feel magical!





"Even the darkest of times there is light and where there is light there is hope."




"The future depends on what we do in the present."



"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

Saturday's Critters # 587

Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!


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These images are from early February. At this time our weather has been stuck in a cold and wet pattern. We seem to be getting days of low temperatures and more rain/sleet/snow every couple of days. I am looking forward to the time change on March 9 and to have some warmer temps. 


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1. Feb 9th, sharing some of my back yard birds, like the White-throated Sparrow.  They wait patiently for me to come outside and put out some nuggets for them to eat.  





2. Below are the White-throated Sparrow and the Northern Mockingbird.  






3. Feb 9th, Miney on her daily walk.  





4. Feb 11th, our walk with Miney on the fire road to the front section of the Prettyboy reservoir. 





5. Feb 11th, the White-throated Sparrow a winter bird in my area. I am seeing a lot of them, more than any other bird. It is strange, if they see me look out my kitchen door they fly to the deck railing to see if I am bringing out food for them.  





6. Feb 12th, my yard birds included the Dark-eyed Junco, the Northern Mockingbird and the Blue Jays. 






7. I caught the Blue Jay on the deck railing chowing down on some peanut suet nuggets.  Usually the Mockingbird chases them off.  





8. An image from my Florida archives, Feb 2017.  I have a Anhinga posing, their eyes are colorful. The blue-green colors are vibrant during mating season.







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Monday, March 10, 2025

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"What is life but one grand adventure."



 

Deception Pass State Park, Washington State, 


"People forget years and remember moments."


"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

Saturday's Critters # 586

Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!


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Happy Women's Day!  Spring forward, change your clocks ahead one hour tonight.

This post includes our walks with our dog Miney, on our local Prettyboy fire roads and on the NCR bike trail. I included one of my back yard birds the male Northern Cardinal. Miney is becoming a regular sight to see on my blog. 

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1. Feb 2nd, our walk on the NCR bike trail. It was a little icy but we managed. We only saw one other person jogging, taking a chance jogging on the icy trail.






2. Miney on the bike trail. She loves going on walks, Miney enjoys meeting others walking especially loves to see other dogs. 






3. Feb 3rd, Our walk was on our local fire road. We are in a routine now taking Miney for a daily walk. 






4. Feb 4th, our walk was on another section of the bike trail, we did see more people walking their dogs and jogging. I heard more birds than I actually saw, I captured one Bluebird in horrible lighting. 






5. Feb 5th, another walk on the fire road. 






6. Feb 8th, we are still taking daily walks. It is nice that we are getting more exercise while walking Miney. 






7. Feb 8th, back in the yard is a male Cardinal.  He is looking a little chubby or maybe just puffed out trying to stay warm. 







8. March 2023, I am sharing archive image from our visit to Cape Henlopen Delaware. It is a great park to do some birdwatching. 





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Monday, March 3, 2025

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"Happiness comes in waves."




Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, Ponce Inlet Florida.


"The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination."


"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Saturday's Critters # 585

Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!


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Happy March everyone, wishing everyone a great month! 

March is the month to celebrate new beginnings, March 9th is the start of daylight savings time and the first day of Spring is March 20th.

This is a mish-mash of critters and photos. The images are from the end of January into the beginning of February. Photos of our dog Miney, the yard birds I see daily and our grand-dogs. Our grandsons shared a birthday party on Feb 1st, we were happy to be there to celebrate their birthdays. 


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1. Jan 28th, Miney is a big part of our lives now.  We try to take her for a daily walk on the local fire road. On this day the trail was still covered with snow and the reservoir looked frozen and also covered with snow. 





2. Jan 29th, we took Miney for a dog bath to the local dog grooming business. Below is a mural that was in the grooming business.






3. Jan 30th, we took Miney out for a morning walk on the fire road.  






4. Feb 1st, our two grandsons Wyatt and Mason had a combo birthday party.  I've posted before about our grandsons birthdays but these images are from the actual birthday party.  Pop-pop is holding Sophie a few days from being 7 months old. 






5. Winnie our grand-dog is always happy to see us. 






6. The Northern Mockingbird is a bully in my yard, he does not like sharing the food or water.  






7. The Dark-eyed Juncos are my winter birds, they are seen in my yard and they enjoy the suet nuggets I put on the deck railing. 







8. Critter flashback to March 2024, a mosaic sharing our grand-dogs. Nibbles (no longer with us) the mixed breed part shepherd and Winnie the Corgi. 






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