Saturday's Critters #339

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!


Surprise, no birdies photos today. Gone but not forgotten, hubby and I will always remember good times with the first dogs we owned together. This was way before our sweet Goldie Girl. Sunshine was first, she was a pretty yellow Labrador. Daisy came 6 months later , she was a sweet Golden Retriever.  I scanned some of my favorite photos of Sunshine and Daisy.  Some old film photos were taken around 1990, scanned recently into my computer. 

Sunshine on the left and Daisy on the right. 

 Both Daisy and Sunshine loved swimming in the nearby lake. 

 Fetching sticks and swimming were their favorite activities.

 Sunshine at the lake with some daylilies nearby. 

 Sunshine, she look like she has a fly on her face. 

 Daisy found this mud puddle to be refreshing.. 

 Sunshine and Daisy, winter time at the lake. 

Sunshine and Daisy running on the snow covered fire road.  

 Daisy trying to say to Sunshine, you are going the wrong way. 

 During these stay at home times hubby and I worked on some old photo albums.  Happy times and happy memories!

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Happy Thankful Thursday!

 Happy Thursday!



The NCR trail is nearly 20 miles long. We usually drive to one of the parking lots and walk in either direction. It seems lately more people are out now, fresh air, sunshine and exercise.  We see lots of bike riders, joggers and a few like us just out walking.  We are still keeping our social distance, I will step off the trail if needed.  

I am thankful for polite, courteous and considerate people on the trail.


I usually hear the Indigo Bunting way before I actually can see it, their song is so loud.

 In a world you can be anything, be kind.

Thankful for the pleasure of a beautiful blue sky, a little different color then the Indigo Bunting blue. 

I am not sure of this bird's id, some kind of Flycatcher or maybe a Vireo? It looks like it has  wing bars and a yellowish color on the belly, maybe an eye-ring.

 The NCR trail, I like the shadows and reflection on the water.

 Me and my shadow on the NCR trail.  I am pretty sure I heard an Eastern Phoebe around this spot.

 A pretty sky day and nice weather for a walk. 

  The Bee Tree Run is seen along side the trail, I am always listening and looking for the birds.  There were Scarlet Tanagers and the Northern Parula, heard but not seen.

My latest book The Huntress by Kate Quinn a historical fiction novel. 

I was thankful to finally find the yeast in the store this week, YAY!

I hope everyone is safe, happy and healthy! I am always thankful hubby and I are both well!


I am always thankful for your visits and the comments. Check back for any replies will be under your comments. 



Live simple and be happy!  😊 Spread joy & happiness!


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!

Saturday's Critters #338

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! 

Thanks and  check back for any replies to your comments.


I am sharing some of my recent yard birds.  The Goldfinches are always a treat to see. A brightly colored male and a female nearby.

 The bunnies have a place in our yard too.

 The squirrels are never far away, they know when it time to eat.

A pair of our pond frogs. 

The Indigo Buntings seem to come and go, I am always surprised to see these pretty blue birds in my yard. This Indigo Bunting looks a little young, not entirely the pretty blue color. 

Thanks to all my visitors and for all the wonderful comments. I appreciate everyone who loves critters and has linked up their critter post.


Here is my linky:


 

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

Happy Thankful Thursday!

 Happy Thursday everyone!

 I am sharing some of the plants and blooms around our yard.
The rhododendrons are blooming like crazy, the Clematis is looking beautiful and the Siberian Iris are looking lovely too.  It seems most of our blooms are purple colors, one of my favorite colors beside blue.  

I am linking up with Lydia of Where the Wild Things Were and the Favorite Fotos linky.

"May your day be blessed with an abundance of peace, love and gratitude. 

"Peace begins with love and respect."

 I have 3 hummingbird feeders setup around the garden and yard, they are close to the butterfly bush and irises. 

One of the bigger bull frogs near our pond, one day I saw 3 of these frogs sitting around our little pond. 

 The clematis is very pretty on our fence, one of my favorite vine plants.  The photos do not show just how pretty this color really is in person. 

 I would like to see the whole fence covered with this clematis below. It looks beautiful. 

This clematis is a different species growing at the edge of our driveway. 

  "May all beings everywhere, be happy and free."

I am thankful to see all these pretty blooms around our yard. 

I can not figure out why my camera shows our rhododendrons as being more pinkish,  they are really more of a light purple or lavender color. 

This photo below shows more of the actual color of our rhododendrons.

I always like including a bird on my post, this is the female Red-bellied Woodpecker.  She is a daily visitor to my yard.   

My sky shot for the day, white puffy clouds seen above my yard. I think we have had more cloudy days than sunny lately, I am thankful for the sunshine whenever it appears.. 

Just wondering, how is the shopping in your area? Are you finding everything you want and need? I am thankful so far we have everything we need. One thing I can not find for a few weeks now is yeast.  I wanted to try a bread recipe and I can not find yeast anywhere.  Some things like the disinfectant wipes and some cleaning supplies have never been in stock.  Luckily we had these in stock at home. 

My latest books are:
Jacqueline Winspear's Elegy for Eddie, the Maisie Dobbs series # 9
Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown 
The Cuckoo's Calling the 1st in the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith a pseudonym J.K.Rowling


I hope everyone is staying safe, happy and healthy! I am always thankful hubby and I are both doing well!


I am always thankful for your visits and the comments.



Live simple and be happy!  😊 Spread peace, joy & happiness!


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!

Our World, My World

 Happy Monday and Happy month of June!



Some times hubby and I are lucky to be able to take a hike on a day like this one. The weather was nice and the wildflowers were just beautiful.  These wildflowers were all along the river, most shades of purple but some were white.  

 A view of the Gunpowder River at an area called the Hemlock Gorge. Someone named Tom left their name on the Gorge sign. 

Just a few of the birds I saw and a Swallowtail Butterfly at the river. A Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher and the Louisiana Waterthrush are  summer residents.

 I watched a pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers across the river.  They have a cute sound. 

 I am guessing at the flower id, I believe these are the Dames Rocket, bloom in the late spring or early summer.

Pretty purple blooms by the river.  

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail landed on a rock in the middle of the river. 

These were tiny little blooms..

A view looking down the river and some pretty tall hemlock trees. 

 This is one of our local places to walk and part of our reservoir's watershed. I hope everyone is doing well, take care and stay well.


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