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 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Reflection: looking back so that the view looking forward is even clearer. "

Blackwater NWR, Cambridge Maryland

"Make each day your masterpiece."

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

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Happy Monday!

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"The bad news is time flies. The good news is your the pilot."

Tundra Swans at Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge Maryland.

Bye-bye January, hello February!

"Time flies but memories last forever."

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

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Happy Monday!

Happy Monday everyone!

I wish you all a great day and a happy new week!

Choptank River Lighthouse, Cambridge Maryland

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Our World, My World

 Hello, everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well, hanging in there and staying safe.
We are trying to enjoy doing our favorite things, like taking walks and for me bird watching. I think my hubby is able to identify more birds now, maybe my bird watching addiction hobby is contagious.  I am sharing some scenic and of course some bird photos from our recent visit to Blackwater NWR in Cambridge Maryland.  

These photos were all taken from my car window. 

Photos from the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge Maryland.  We saw Ospreys, Eastern Painted Turtle, Great Blue Herons, Swallows and the American Avocets.

The American Avocets, males with their orange or rusty colored head and curved bill.

 Great Egret, they are always nice to see. Very elegant and pretty!

A White-tailed Deer seen along side the drive. 

The Osprey nest were all over the place, we did see a few Bald Eagles too.

 Queen Anne's Lace and Trumpet Vine was seen along the side of the wildlife drive. 

Not sure if you can see it, but I stopped the car for a black rat snake in the road, it went off into the grass.  

Below are the Great Blue Heron, Eastern Kingbird, Osprey on nest and lower right are the Great Egret and another Great Blue Heron. 

I know I am repeating myself here, but we are still staying safe. Wearing our  mask and keeping our social distance.  Maryland is seeing a slight increase of positive cases. There will be no traveling out of the state, maybe it is for the best now. The COVID cases are going up even higher and faster in some states.  It seems like  COVID has no end.  My thanks and prayers for all the health care workers and essential workers still risking their health.  I hope everyone stays safe, happy and healthy.  




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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Hello, Happy Monday! 


Can you believe it is August already? The summer days are flying by. During our recent road trip to Maryland's Eastern shore we made a quick visit to the Blackwater Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. Cambridge Maryland is about a 2 1/2 hour drive from home and we crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge almost at the half way point. 

On the road heading toward Blackwater NWR we passed this field of sunflowers. The farm has a stand selling veggies and fruits. They also had a field where you could pick your own blackberries.

The Blackwater NWR wildlife drive is 4 miles long, it has various spaces to pull over and watch the birds and wildlife. Blackwater NWR is designated as an Important Bird Area. 

One of the first birds I saw heading toward the wildlife and refuge was this Red-headed Woodpecker. 

The Osprey nest can be seen from our car. There are 2 juveniles along with the 2 adult ospreys on this nest. 

A view of the Blackwater wetlands, there are terns perched on this posts. See if you can find a turtle toward the middle center of the photo. 

This is a closer look at the turtle. It is big, we saw 5-6 turtles in this area. 

Great Blue Heron

We sat in our car and watched this family of Bald Eagles together. The juvenile looked like it was throwing a fit over missing the meal. 

Pretty view of the wetland and sky. 

"Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgement."

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Thankful Thursday

Hello and Happy Thankful Thursday!

On July-24-25th hubby and I took an overnight trip to Maryland's Eastern Shore. We went on a 3 hour Riverboat ride on the Choptank River that included a crab feast. 

It was a pretty day, a cool temperature and a pretty sky. A great day for a boat ride. 

These riverboats are operated by the Suicide Bridge Seafood Restaurant in Hurlock Maryland. The Riverboats are reproductions of authentic 80ft Paddle Wheelers. 

The boat left the pier near the restaurant started out on the Cabin Creek to the Choptank River, we went as far as Cambridge Maryland. We went under the Rt 50 bridge also called the Ocean Gateway in Cambridge Md. 

A view of the sky and river from the riverboat. 

Taking breaks from eating crabs I enjoyed the river scenery, lots of Osprey sightings. Back at the dock there were lots of Mallard ducks and I believe some Purple Martins. 

Osprey nest seen from the riverboat ride on the Choptank River. 

This is a view of the Cabin Creek and the Suicide Bridge, in this photo we are heading back to the dock.  Here is a link to the legend of the Suicide Bridge

I am thankful for good health! I am always thankful for good weather and short getaways.
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Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday,  I wish everyone a happy day!


I am sharing some photos from our visit to the Blackwater National Refuge in Cambridge Maryland. We stopped at the refuge on the way home from our visit to the beaches. 

The Snow Geese were seen in a field just outside the wildlife refuge.

Blackwater NWR, Great Blue Heron

This shot is not clear but I like seeing the wings of the Mallards and on the far right is a Northern Pintail.

Just a pretty view of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge

A Bald Eagle seen off the wildlife drive.

"Protect wildlife, one can measure the greatness and moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats it's animals."

The Bald Eagles are plentiful at the wildlife refuge.

Some ducks and Tundra Swans.

Another view of the sky and water from the wildlife drive at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

"Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye, it also includes the inner pictures of the soul." Edvard Munch

Happy Passover to those who celebrate.
Happy Easter !
I am always thankful for my wildlife sightings. 
I am thankful for all God's creatures. "Nature is the art of God"

I am thankful for all your visits and comments. 

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