Around the yard

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.

For this week's Good Fence and Skywatch Friday memes I am sharing some scenes with my backyard birds, sky and some fences from my neighborhood.

I can not do a post with out sharing some kind of birds. These are my backyard birds: top row Goldfinches, Carolina Wren, Great Crested Flycatcher. Middle Row is the Eastern Blueburd, Tufted Titmouse and a Blue Jay. Bottom row two Downy Woodpeckers, American Crow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

For my skywatch I am sharing some of hubbie's shots he took at our lake. I am still behind sharing images these are from June.

Sunset over the Pretty Reservoir

My mosaic of our neighbors horses, barn and fences.

For Tex's Good Fences I am sharing my Clematis Fence. The blooms looked beautiful this year. I hope you enjoyed my post and images. And as always thank you for visiting and for the nice comments. Have a happy weekend!

To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday
and check for Fences from around the world check out 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..

Around the yard_Nov 4

Linking up with Skywatch Friday  and Good Fences  

For my post this week I am sharing more scenes and birds from around my yard.. The sky shots are thanks to my dear hubby..The moon, birds and fence shots are all me..I love taking photos of the moon, I think it is because of the great zoom on my Canon SX40 camera.. I am off work and home today Nov 4th for Election Day. It is nice two Tuesday's in a row my work is closed, today for Election Day and next Tuesday for Veterans Day..

The moon shots from Oct 29 and Nov 2.. for my Skywatch Friday post.

The Waxing Gibbous moon on November 2nd..

For Tex's Good Fences.. I am sharing the fence behind the Redbud tree and azalea bush in front of our shed. And from last winter some tree branches took down our old split-rail fence..and last our neighbors driveway is between us and the next door neighbor.  It has not been used as a driveway since we have lived here.. Our old fence is covered with vines and berries, the birds love whatever it is..

One of our red maples in the front yard, it was a pretty year for this tree.

I walked around our yard taking some of these shots.. Some birds photos were actually taken from my dining room window..My Cardinal looks like he swallowed a Christmas ball.. And shown in the middle side is the Tufted Titmouse.. Both of these birds are year round visitors to my yard and feeders.

More for my Skywatch Friday post, these are some of hubby's sunset shots from the fireroad... I love the pretty colors and tree silhouettes..  I hope you enjoyed my post, thanks for stopping by. And I  appreciate and thank you in advance for your nice comments..

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


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

Around the yard_Sept 30

Linking up with Skywatch Friday  and Good Fences  and NF Winged

I wanted to share the pretty hibiscus plant on our deck, some of our yard birds, the sky during our walk to the lake and the sunset.  These images are from the past week up to yesterday.. I was  finally happy to see some fall birds moving thru our yard and neighborhood..

For Tex's Good Fence's I am hoping my deck railing will count as a fence, at least it keeps us from falling of the deck.. My hubby's pride and joy the Hibiscus plant. He has been babying this plant for three years now.. It comes into the house as soon the the temperatures go too low..

For NF Winged....here are some of my yard birds the last week and half.. A Cape May Warbler, Titmouse, Cardinal, Red-eyed Vireo, Possible Eastern Wood PeWee and a White-breasted Nuthatch.

For Skywatch Friday...the sky during our walk to the lake this weekend.. While hubby and I were enjoying the view of the lake, we heard this loud splash into the water and off flies this Osprey.. A great bird for the neighborhood.

For Tex's Good Fence's I have the neighbors gate and fence, their driveway runs along side of the fireroad where we take our walks to the lake..Some ferns and berries along the fireroad.

The sunset one evening this past week.  I love the colorful skies..

The orange sky in the mosaic above turned this pretty pink a little later. I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.. It was a good week and weekend..

I hope you enjoyed my post and photos
To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday
and check more fence shots at Tex's Good Fences
and for anything that has wings check out NF Winged

Thanks to Tex @ The Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting Good Fences and to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday also thanks to Monica of NF Winged!   I wish everyone a safe and happy long weekend.

Birds, Blooms & more

  I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 


I am sharing some images from my yard and more from our walk at George's Creek.

Some pretty lilies in our yard, blooming waterlily, blueberries and a sunflower..

I love this color, they are beautiful lilies.

My pretty Bluebird, hanging around making sure Momma is safe in the house with the babies.

I am not sure what this flower is called but we saw during our walk along George's Creek.. It is nice to take our walks along this trail and see different wildflowers blooming at different times.

A pretty flower,  a lumberjack at work, more pretties and the turkey feathers..

The juvie Titmouse can be pretty persistent with their..feed me..feed me..

I hope you enjoyed my birds and blooms..Thanks for stopping by and for the comments.

Join in on the fun and for more wonderful photos please visit  Mosaic Monday and more
 from  Our World Tuesday

 Thanks to our host: Mary our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  I wish everyone a happy week ahead!

Birds, Rainbows & more

Linking up with Skywatch Friday  and Good Fences

I am sharing another hodge-podge of photos from the past week..Some shots for Tex's Good Fences and a few Skywatch shots.. And of course some birds are thrown in, just because I love them.

My favorite backyard bird..the Eastern Bluebird..they can also be seen all along our back country roads.

Here is a baby Tufted Titmouse in my Weeping Cherry tree. The momma or poppa was just above and you can see the fledgling is begging for food.

 Hubby and I were happy to see this rainbow on our way to our favorite ice-cream place in New Freedom, Pa..It is just a short ride on the back country roads..

I thought the photos and scenes were perfect for both Tex's Good Fences meme and for my Skywatch Friday post..

The moon on July 4th, I took this shot while we were watching the fireworks display.

I had to share some more shots of the fireworks.. July 4th fireworks viewed from Jacobus, Pa.. You can see the moon to the right of the fireworks.

I hope you enjoyed my post and photos
To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday
and check more fence shots at Tex's Good Fences


Thanks to Tex @ The Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting Good Fences and to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday!   I wish everyone a safe and happy long weekend.

Around the Yard_May 10

  I am linking up with Personal Photo Challenge and Our World Tuesday 


This week's challenge is COLOR

I wish a Happy Mother's Day to all my blogging friends!

I am sharing some bird and blooms around my yard, especially timed for Mother's Day!  This is my first attempt at the Personal Photo Challenge..this week is color..

Lately I've been seeing 4-5 Indigo Buntings in my yard.  Above is the adult male, non-breeding male and a female bottom right.

 Our pink Dogwood blooms, dogwood blooms mixed with a Redbud tree that is behind and an Azalea bush.

On this shot the Dogwood tree sits in front of the Redbud tree. I like the mixture of colors with the pink blooms from the Dogwood and the Purplish colors from the Redbud tree.

 I am not sure what these pretty pink flowers are, it is a little bush. Also is a Titmouse and Bleeding Heart blooms..

These carnation like flowers are on a small bush next to our driveway.. They were planted before we moved in almost 25 years ago. I am not sure of their name?

We have a ton of red maple seedlings growing under our big red maple tree. These are in our front yard.

 The collage above starting left is the adult male, middle is the female and on the right is the non-breeding male Indigo Buntings.

A non-breeding male Indigo Bunting..

Thanks for stopping by and for the comments. Join in on the fun and for more wonderful photos please visit  Personal Photo Challenge and more from  Our World Tuesday

Edit: Mary @ Mosaic Monday is having power problems after being hit with a bad storm..I hope all is well at Mary's home and wish her a Happy Mother's day!

 Thanks to our host: Donna @ Cottage Days and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  I wish everyone a happy week ahead!

Saturday's Critters #12

Saturday's Critters #12

These are some more of my yardbirds that showed up to be counted last weekend for my GBBC- the Great Backyard Bird Count. Lately our electric blinks or goes out for awhile so I created this post early. The weather forecasters are calling for rain and heavy winds on Friday..which could mean our electric goes out and stays out..I hope it doesn't but just in case I wanted to schedule this post for my critter party on Saturday.. If you do not see me commenting..you will know why..

Update..Looks like the storm passed by with no damage..I may still be away from the computer for awhile today..but I will catch up with comments and visits.

Blue Jay with a mouthful.

American Goldfinch..poor thing..looking up and is thinking snow again..REALLY.

Carolina Wren..I've been seeing two of these cuties hanging around my deck..I think they already claimed one of my birdhouses as their own..

Tufted Titmouse, they are having fun chasing each around the yard..

Song Sparrow stopped by for the count along with the White-throated Sparrows and some House Sparrows.

Thank you in advance for linking up  and joining in on Saturday's Critters.. I always appreciate the visit and comments..

An InLinkz Link-up

To see more beautiful birds and cute critters

Also please visit:  I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni of I'd Rather-B-birdin. Also, sharing with Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting.

 Thanks for stopping by and  I wish everyone a happy weekend.

Saturday's Critters #3

 December 21, 2013

Saturday’s Critters #3

First, I wish Merry Christmas to everyone. I know a lot of bloggers are taking blogging breaks.  I  want to wish them and you a happy holiday with family and loved ones.

My Saturday’s Critter post and photos are from our yard and a walk on the NCR trail a few weeks ago. A cold day but clear skies perfect for a brisk walk and to look for birds..

 After filling the feeders at home I was able to watch some of my yardbird.  The American Goldfinches are here year round and are showing off their winter colors.

One of my most popular feeders has a Goldfinch and a White-Breasted Nuthatch.

I seem to see the Redbellied Woodpecker everywhere I go.

This area has was popular with the Tufted Titmouse.

My Goldie Girl always enjoys our walks.

I hope you enjoyed my Saturday’s Critter post and I am so happy you stopped by. I appreciate all my blogging friends linking up to Saturday’s Critters.  Thanks for the comments. Have a happy weekend.

An InLinkz Link-up

I hope to see everyone join in on the critter party,  link up your blog post sharing your cute critters. Any kind of critter will do. I am sure most everyone knows how to put a link on your post for Saturday's Critters. Also, I hope everyone will take some time and visit with some of the other bloggers linking up.......

I am so happy you joined in on  my Critter party....I hope to see you linking up again..

 To see more beautiful birds and cute critters

Also please visit:  I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni of I'd Rather-B-birdin. Also, sharing with Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting.

 Thanks for stopping by and  I wish everyone a happy weekend.