Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Walking is a man's best medicine."

Dungeness Spit, Wildlife Refuge, Sequim, Washington trip 2015.

"Stretching into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Dungeness Spit measures 5.5 miles and is the longest natural sand spit in the nation".

"We can never have enough nature."

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

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Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Surrender what you can't fix. Offer up what you can't carry. Have faith in what you can't see." Mary Oliver

Dungeness Spit, Dungeness Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Sequim Washington.

" Today I choose faith over anxiety, hope over worry, love over fear." Mary Davis

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

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My World, 11th Blog Anniversary

Hello,

Happy Monday!  It is my 11th blog anniversary, these years have flown by.  I have many great memories looking back at my older blog post. My post shared years of birding, enjoying all things nature and traveling.  All the things I love and I hope you love too.  During the first part of 2020, we were limited on what we could do and where we could go due to the Covid virus. I am not sure if or when things will ever return to normal.  Covid is not something I like to blog about, I just wish for happier times and good health for all. 

 So images randomly picked from my past 11 years of blogging.  I hope you enjoy and I thank all my blog visitors for all the past and future comments.  

I have my eye on you!  Wood Duck , Nov 2009..Original post Wood Duck_November 2009

  I started making the mosaic images and participating with Mary and her blog called Little Red House. Mary was the host of Mosaic Monday back in 2009.  Now Angie of the blog Letting Go of the Bay Leaf is the host of Mosaic Monday. Maybe you can join in with the mosaic making party.

 Various Toucans, seen in the wild during our Costa Rica trip in March 2010. Original post Costa Rica trip_Toucans

At this time in 2011, I was joining in with the linking party called Our World Tuesday. Thanks to these lovely host Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  Lady Fi is the host of Our World Tuesday. Some bloggers are gone but not forgotten. 


 Some of my favorite birds seen in 2011, original post Favorite-birds-of-2011.  I must add all birds are favorites, especially at the time of seeing them..

 Goldie Girl will always be remembered on my blog. This Goldie photo was taken in Dec 2012.  My original post Dec 30th 2012

 A Snowy Owl seen on the Delaware Shore in Dec 2013.. My original post Delaware Snowy owl

 A Violet Sabrewing seen while birding in Belize in May 2014, my original post Belize birds and critters

 In 2015, I blogged about our Washington state trip and a visit to the Dungeness Spit. This spot is my favorite near Sequim Washington, hubby and I almost moved there. We had a realtor show us a few homes.  One home was perfect,  we are kicking ourselves for not buying.   My original post was a year end for 2015 Year end 2015

Starting in Oct 2016, I started blogging from our place in Lakeland Florida, we were just a walk away from a lake and this Tricolored Heron.  My original blog post is here  Lakeland-Florida

 I started my Skywatch blog post back in 2009 with the Skywatch hosting team of Sandy, Wren, Sylvia, Louise, Fishing Guy and Klaus. A few of these bloggers Louise and Klaus have passed away, they are missed.  The others are MIA, I believe Tom, the Fishing Guy has stopped blogging. Now Alan of the blog Yogi's Den is the Skywatch Host at  http://yogisden.us/     
Join me and others from around the world watching the sky.

 In Dec 2017, I blogged about my favorite things/sights we saw during 2017.. The original post is here Thankful 2017 list

 In March 2018, one of my favorite places to blog about Assateague Island National Seashore and the ponies.  My original post Assateague, Md

Dec 2019, hubby and I went to Hilton Head SC. My original post is here Hilton Head SC

I am looking forward to another year of blogging and visiting your blogs.  Thanks so much for visiting.   I really appreciate your comments now and over the past 11 years. 


We are staying safe, wearing our mask and keeping the social distance.   I hope everyone is safe, happy and healthy. Take care and stay well. 



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Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!

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

Dungeness Spit

I am linking up with Skywatch Friday  and Good Fences
I hope you can join in on the fun and share your fence scenes and pretty skies.

I hope I will not bore my blogging friends with some of our trip images. Even though I link up my post to the parties, my post is a way my hubby and I can look back on and enjoy the memories of our trips. On the the second day of our Washington trip we spent the afternoon at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and a hike on the Dungeness Spit. The Spit is the called the world longest natural sandspit. The trail to the end and the Lighthouse is 5 miles one way. It is home to 250 species of birds and 41 species of land animals. I am sharing some various scenes and birds during our hike at the Dungeness Spit and a Skywatch from the area.

Top row above is the Common Loon, Surf Scoter, two Surf Scoters. Middle row Green-winged teals and a Savannah Sparrow. Bottom row are the Horned Grebes and some Gulls.

Above is a larger image of the Common Loon seen at the Dungeness Spit.

Hiking on the Dungeness Spit is best during the low tide. The Lighthouse is not even in sight on this photo.

A view thru the driftwood, many large trees have washed up on the Dungeness Spit.

The mosaic above is for both my Skywatch Friday and Good Fences entry. Views of the sky and Strait, a coastguard heli, various fences along the cliffs.

The trail along the scenic coast with a distant view of the Dungeness Spit. The sky was beautiful, love the view of the Strait of the Juan De Fuca and to the far right you can see a fence to protect peeps from falling off the cliff.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit and for your nice comments. Have a happy day and weekend ahead.

To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday
and check for more fence shots at Tex's Good Fences

Thanks to Theresa @ The Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting Good Fences and thanks to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday.    I wish everyone a happy day and weekend ahead..