Tag: Words
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My Little Linebacker

My little linebacker is recuperating and doing well after surgery, but did not appreciate the fact that I thought her inflatable collar would make a good football photo for the kick-off of the college football season. Since her plastic cone collar is keeping us awake at night, hopefully I won’t doze off during any of my…
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An Early Peek At Autumn

An early peek at autumn began last week with a little color appearing in the trees, the arrival of fall fashion magazines and the TV Guide’s fall sneak peek. This little fellow was wondering if the solar eclipse was arriving early, but it was only the change in the summer afternoon shadows. The water lily…
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Monday Musings

Am I losing interest in the superhero movies or was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 not as good as the original?…If my niece says my outfit looks like it’s from the 90’s, that is a compliment, right?… I may have a codependent relationship with tv shows and actors, because after watching three episodes of…
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Turtle Party At The Lake

It appears the first party of the year at the lake was a success. I’ve never seen this many turtles while out kayaking and in addition to the many painted and common musk turtles in attendance, the spiny soft-shell turtle made its first appearance at the party. Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’…
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Some Days There’s A Surprise Around Every Corner

Muskrats popping up out of the marsh. Playful pups on the prowl for a playmate. The snakes have awakened. Unexpected beauty! After seeing two snakes on the trail this last weekend, it may be garden paths instead of nature paths in the near future. Tiny turtles emerging from the water. The movie Split starring James…
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Young Foxes Playing At The Park

It was the second weekend in a row that I had to be dragged off the nature trails with my camera, when this time I could have easily stayed all day watching the young family of foxes. The adult foxes were nowhere in sight while the young pups were playing at the park to a…
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Birds and Baseball

Over the years I have dreamt about a variety of sporting vacations. There is the dream of going sightseeing in Scotland and Ireland and playing golf on their amazing courses or biking around Europe during the Tour de France and the yearly summer dream of traveling across the United States in an RV and catching…
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Skedaddle

The ruddy ducks stopped by on their migratory trip and were enjoying the lake until the two red-tailed hawks appeared. The image of the hawks has been cropped and at the time the photo was taken I was unsure of what type of birds were in the tree. When I initially saw a bird diving…

