Arrivederci

Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy

Rich and I will be leaving soon..I'll be back with pictures and stories of our

trip..

Wings and Things

I've not posted for a while, things are good here and the summer has been mostly mild

I did see a Pileated Woodpecker last week but I did not have my camera outside..and I didn't want to TRY to get it and miss my sighting.

I was so excited.

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Mama Wren took the Chickadee box after they left.

Here she is , peeping out at me

Hubby's Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden.

Hollyhocks..I didn't get many blooms this year.

Our Caladium at the edge of the yard.

Looking down into the backyard from the deck

The biggest I've seen and it was on the Jalepeno Plant

The darn squirrels ate most of the peppers, I even saw

one eating the BIG pepper we had.

Do you think it's a Katy Did?

The picture below..on the left of the tree..you can see

him (barely) on the brick. I wanted you to see how

high he was sitting.

He's a Tree Frog, his lil feet look like suction cups.

I like frogs.

To Save a Sparrow

I was in the Great Room, when I heard something hit the window. I looked

out and there lay a sparrow. Of course I had to pick it up and hold it.

He tried to fly, but couldn't so I picked him up and took him

to the steps to the deck and sat with him in my hand.

I looked on the ground ..not far from me..and a movement caught my eye.

It was a toad?frog? and he was on his back..kicking his feet. I then saw

some blood on him. I thought a hawk had gotten him & dropped him.

as I look closer......

I notice a SNAKE is attached to the frog..

OH MY GOSH..

I'm scared but I run for the camera.

If you are brave, you can click the pic to enlarge..

I never did see the frog's head..and eventually he slithered

under the steps with the frog in his mouth.

Mr. Sparrow did not make it either..he passed away not

long after the accident. Air Traffic Control isn't here to

yell at..the sparrow did it all himself. Poor guy

poor frog...poor Deena

I'm to freaked to go walk in my yard now.

I HATE SNAKES

It's a woman thing, dating back from the Garden of Eden

Hummingbird Video two

YES..that is me talking..LOL

A Little Hummingbird Video..I have TWO

Just press the > button to view

I Like Amphibians

Of course I have to hold him. He's sticky..his feet and

his body.

I wanted to show his neat leg color and his suction cup feet.

He's a Gray Tree Frog, but he looks white. Cool guy.

Baby Birds are Everywhere

A juvenile Red Bellied Woodpecker

Dad's not far away getting food for baby

Babe can fly, but not ready to get it's own food yet.

What's Up With Mr Cardinal?

As always, click on photo to enlarge

Is he a juvenile?

A mutant?

Have a disease or just going bald??

Poor guy.

Happy Independence Day

O'er the ramparts we watched at the twilight's last gleaming

Love to all my friends,

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"

Thank Heavens for the internet..it IS an ear, a Wood Ear

Mushroom & you can eat it.

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

Grandson & Friends

Our fat cat, MYA

My grandson, Steven the youngest of all the grandboys.

One of my MANY toad friends.

Click to Play the FlutterBye Video

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.