Nature
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Hard work = these beauties! Happy Saturday
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Loons at Stormy Lake put on a show this week. Brought some diversions from the trauma of dad passing. Several days ago an eagle dive bombed a loon with young ones. Because of the young ones they won't dive and leave them unprotected and the eagle caught a loon. It was too heavy to lift so it was seen swimming across the lake, almost a mile, dragging it in the water. Amazing!
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@wissox83 wow thats crazy nature!
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@wissox83 It is such a struggle with life and death in the animal world. I cringe when I see the fox with a lizard, but a road runner with a snake makes me happy, now a LOON!! That was something to see.
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 I’ve been watching Americas on nbc on thursdays, it’s like national geo. Back in the day. Narrated by tom hanks. Cool show before at 7, back in the Dino days, surving earth.
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@crimsonblu22 I like those shows too but David Attenboroughs are just amazing.
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@wissox83 I never pass up a Planet Earth series by Sir David, or any of the others he has done.
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Last year we had a robin drop one egg in a wren's nest. It stayed there until the others had hatched and I think she abandoned it for a racoon to find it. I only see robins during migration, and it's only for a couple of days at the most. In Minnesota when you saw a robin it meant spring was here. Anybody else have local tall tales?
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 I'm not sure of the origin of the mascot but the town we lived in in Wisconsin had a mascot of the Red Robin.
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We are busy making chocolate chip cookies so will just post this!
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Spent the last two mornings cleaning up the garden and got this photo of the sotol in bloom again!
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The sunflower patch is succumbing to the heat and bugs have eaten the leaves.
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Happy 250th Birthday America! I flew to Philadelphia at the end of June 1976 to visit my BF who had moved from Leavenworth to Bethlehem PA for all the bicentennial festivities. This is a throwback to my trip to see the Liberty Bell and a shirt I bought. Saw the tall ships parade and it was awe inspiring. Went down to Cape May and spent the day walking the beach. Was a magical time and I have lifetime memories of the joyful moments that were everywhere you went. Have a great day!
P.S. Congratulations to Travis and Taylor
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Here's a 2,000 piece puzzle we worked on this week. It is called Radiant Rainbow Mandalas. It was a tantalizing array of colors.
What Is the Purpose of a Mandala?
Ever since their creation, mandalas were used as symbols for meditation, concentration, protection, a personal maturity process, and healing. Different religions, philosophies, and cultures, all use different techniques of mediation when using mandalas.
Using a mandala can help you to find yourself, or the path you wish to travel.
Spending time cultivating harmony and peace within your heart. From this, you can find gentle words and thoughts that can show you new paths or directions. If you are passionate about coloring and want to try something different, try to color a mandala and find the purpose of a mandala for yourself. Have a look at the benefits of coloring a mandala. They are widely available for about any design you could imagine. -
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From the archives: Freeze 2021. Where we didn't have power for 7 days and then when we got hooked up, the transformer blew out and we had to go another day before they were back to replace it. We kept our frozen foods outside in a cooler. It was below freezing for an ungodly 5 straight days. I would rather have 100 degrees than be that cold ever again. And mind you, I was born in South Dakota, lived in Bloomington, MN growing up and then down to Leavenworth. When Mike and I moved it was because we just didn't want to go through another winter. I flew down to Austin for an interview with an attorney (who was a cousin of my present boss) the first of November. We were packed up and moved in on November 29th. Leaving Leavenworth was the other reason. Just nothing happening in 1979 for either of us.
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Today I had blood work done in Marble Falls and stopped at The Bluebonnet Cafe for breakfast. Then I went and took a look at this beauty! After seeing the full size Bronco (gas guzzler at 18 mpg) that I could hardly get in because it was so high off the ground and it was just too big for me, I softened up to the Bronco Sport Outer Banks model (27 mpg). They are a much quieter drive than the full sized one. I can almost hear the sound of waves crashing along the beach because I will go if I have a reliable vehicle.
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I love clouds, well at least the interesting ones and this taken in northern Michigan looking south caught my eye the other day.
