Our World, My World

Happy Monday,


My world lately has been enjoying some walks during our nice weather days. We still very green here, not many leaves changing yet. One day we walked on the fire road to the lake and another day we walked on the NCR Bike trail in Sparks, Md. These are images from those two days and the first week of October.

We spooked a Great Blue Heron that was standing close to the lake.

Along the fire road and in the forest we found lots of berries and mushrooms.

Lots of fungi and mushrooms were being seen, the Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant flying by, some ferns and flowers and the dam.

We saw a Black Rat Snake on the fire road.

The fire road to the lake, this fire road ends at the lake. There are a lot of Devil's Walking stick plants with berries. The berries really pop with a pretty color.

I have posted often on different section of our walks on the NCR bike trail. This part of the NCR trail is in Sparks Md. We took a walk first and then went to do some food shopping at the Wegman's Hunt Valley Md store.

 The NCR trail follows the Gunpowder River in places, the river is close to the bike trail.

Scenes from our walk on the bike trail.

Back at home on 10/3 18 the Cape May Warblers are still being seen eating the berries on the Devils Walking stick.

Thanks for your visit today!  I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.

Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!

I hope to see you there. Thanks to the host today. Enjoy your day and new week.

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Saturday's Critters #251

Welcome to Saturday's Critters !

If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

I have not been many places lately due to the weather so here are more photos from my backyard.

Not sure if this is the Eastern Wood PeWee or a Eastern Phoebe? 

Sorry for the photo quality, they were taken through the window.  I started seeing the warblers on 9/11 and now on 9/23 I am still seeing the Cape May Warblers. 

I've been seeing a few Cape May Warblers at these berries for a week or more. The male Cape May Warbler is a brighter color yellow.

Looks like  a Hermit Thrush like to eat these berries too.

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Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

Happy Thankful Thursday

Happy Thankful Thursday!

I am thankful for the nice weather we had over the weekend, pretty skies and warm weather. I prefer nice weather for my walking and outings.  So here are some images from our last week of September, some from our yard and the fire road walks and some from our visit to Baker Park in Frederick Md. 

I have been seeing a few Monarchs, Fritillary and other butterflies as of Oct 3. 

"There will be clear skies after every pouring rain." unknown

Baker Park in Frederick Maryland

A few Mallards were seen during our walk at Baker Park in Frederick Maryland. 

The moon from my backyard.

"I never get tired of the blue sky." Vincent Van Gogh

A look at the sky from our walk on the local fire road. 

A thankful heart is a happy heart. 

I am thankful for all your visits and comments. 


Thank you Michelle for hosting Thankful Thursday. 
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Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week!

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

Happy October!

Hello, Happy October everyone


Wishing everyone a happy Monday and a great new week!

Saying goodbye to September, my  mosiac has some of my favorite September images.

Wishing everyone a great new month of October! 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your day is great!  

Saturday's Critters #250

Welcome to Saturday's Critters !

If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

More photos from Bombay Hook NWR, we saw some wonderful birds. The large white birds with black wings are the American Avocets and the birds in flight maybe Dunlins and Plovers. These images are best enlarged. 

I am pretty sure the birds sitting right in front of the Avocets are the Short-billed Dowitchers. But, they are so far away there could also be the Long-billed Dowitchers.

Below are the American Avocets, Dowitchers, Semipalmated Plovers and maybe more thrown in. 

I think the Egrets were gathering so they could south south together. 

A few gulls and Yellowlegs. 

I admire the birders who can watch one group of birds looking to see if there is a different species mixed in. I did notice with this group there were a few Black-bellied Plovers mixed in with the Avocets and Dowitchers. Can you find them? 

I appreciate and thank everyone who links up their post and for all the wonderful comments ! 

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Also visit:  I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni.

Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!