Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Scary Mystery

One morning.. I went out to put something in the mailbox.
This was on the stone path in our front yard.





I leaned down to get a closer look.
EEEK..I'm a bit scared. I go to the
front door and called for Rich.

"Something out here is scaring me, come look please"


It's soft & velvety feeling ..& it looks like an EAR.
Shades of "Blue Velvet" (a movie by David Lynch)
it's an ear, it's an ear

It's creeping me out.
It's the size of a human ear.

Rich says.."everybody calm down"



Oh I'm glad I don't have to imagine about it ..



Sunday, June 28, 2009

Grandson & Friends


Our fat cat, MYA

My grandson, Steven the youngest of all the grandboys.
One of my MANY toad friends.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

My Little Chickadee


Mama Chickadee feeding her babes.


This baby was peeking out for FOOd!!
They are out of the nest now & I hope safe.


Monday, June 15, 2009

You Gotta Eat

This guy..oh the places he'll go to eat and the aerobics
he has to do.

A new Cardinal

Downy Woodpeckers..Male & Female.
Guys sport some red on their head.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Fluttering By



It's right wing is weird, like it lost part of it.


Mrs. Ruby Throat stopped by too.

Monday, June 08, 2009

Chickadee

Here's where she's nested..tis our side yard

Yes, it is a Wren Box


I knew if I was patient...

I could get THIS picture.





Hoping to get baby heads next..instead of mama's backside.




Thursday, June 04, 2009

A Walk with my BFF





My BFF Marcia came to visit today, we had iced tea & a GOOD salad
and then a lovely walk up Singing Woods Road

I love the stamens of a Poppy, this one is in our yard.


Even fungi can be pretty 

A house that is next to the Singing Woods preserve, recently
purchased by the Park District and added to the preserve.
The house and building will be the center for studying the preserve and 
it's water & wildlife
Hum, this bird, I don't know..was in a huge open field
(thank you Jayne..it is an Eastern Kingbird!!)

A butterfly in the road side growth

A Six Spotted Tiger Beetle