Happy Thankful Thursday

Hello and Happy Thursday! 

This  is my last post on our Finger Lakes NY trip. The Taughannock Falls SP was our third hike on this day and the last waterfall to see. This waterfalls was located in Trumansburg not far from Ithaca New York. 


 The Taughannock Falls is the tallest free-falling waterfall east of the Mississippi with a drop of 215 feet.  This was an easy flat trail to the bottom of the waterfalls.  We drove to the top to the waterfall overlook. The view of the falls from the overlook is the photo right below. 

The stream flows into the Cayuga Lake. 

The stream bed is made of limestone. 

Tall cliffs were seen along the river up to the waterfall.

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes" Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Nature's beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude"


Taughannock Falls

While hubby was soaking (not literally)  in the waterfall,  I was watching these swallows fly around the water and tall cliffs at the waterfall.

I checked the Ebird species listed for this park and there were 3 Swallow species listed, The Bank Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow and the Cliff Swallow.  I am not sure which swallow I have photos of on this post. Could it be any of the swallows I listed above?

Not sure of the swallow species below, which one?  I also had a quick glimpse of a Belted Kingfisher. 

I am very blessed, thankful, grateful for the opportunities I have had. 

I am thankful for flat easy hikes. 

I am thankful for all your visits and comments. 


Thank you Michelle for hosting Thankful Thursday. 
Thank you to Yogi the host of   Skywatch Friday



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

Throwback visit to Montezuma Wildlife Refuge

I have a list below of memes I am joining for this week, and to save time I am doing one post for all. They are all fun memes to participate in...I hope you can join in with the fun  and check out some of the participating posts. Special thanks to all the wonderful host and their memes, I hope you have some time to check them out.

These throwback posts are mainly for our memories. We always enjoy visiting the wildlife refuges in any city or state we are visiting. I have not posted on this Montezuma NWR in the Finger Lake section of New York. The Montezuma NWR almost 10,000 acres, the refuge was established in 1938 for migrating birds and other wildlife. To check out more of my wildlife refuge visits just click on the NWR label on my side bar.

Above top row, a Swan, flycatcher, mallards, more mallards. Middle row some flowers and vegetation, Eastern Kingbird, Great Blue Herons. Bottom row, Great Egret, more Herons, Northern Harrier andBarn Swallow.

Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese and some Mallard Ducks were some of the common birds seen at this wildlife refuge.

A view of Cayuga Lake near the Taughannock Falls State Park.

While we were touring the Finger Lake area we took a hike to the Taughannock Falls.

This waterfalls was also a great attraction and visit during our trip to the Finger Lakes, New York. I hope you enjoyed the trip and images. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your visits and nice comments. Have a happy day and new week ahead!


As always thanks to the wonderful group of hosts listed below.

Thanks to Judith our  host of Mosaic Monday
Thanks to Monica for hosting NF Trees

Thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes

Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!

Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday