Header Competition # 38 - "Home is Where the Heart is"

The header theme this week by Tom and is "Home is Where the Heart Is".  Mac, Darla, Gail's Man and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. 

Martha and Tom are on a break. Come back as soon as you are able my friends.

Home is a special place and the Buckeye Tree is a tribute to my home state of Ohio. It does grow some each year and is the focal point of the front yard.

This was from a get together at my son's house and with home goes family.

Yes, they can be crazy if you let them.

I finally choose a look at the house with things blooming up here in the North.

If anyone is interesting in participating please contact me for we need some people to join us.

My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 38

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren,  Sylvia and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Click to visit other sites.

I made a trip to the J. Arthur Fen Nature Preserve. A Fen is similar to a bog but has a stream running through the area. The road to the fen isn't great and it is a little hard to find but worth the trip. WARNING - Wear protective clothing and spray with Deet. I picked up two ticks and had several attacks by mosquitoes.

You walk down a grass road, past a meadow and then come out into the fen and onto a boardwalk. 

This Red Winged Blackbird was a little way out by the stream but I loved the display it made with its shoulder applets.

There were a lot of Dragonflies in the area and this male Common White Dragonfly showed his stuff.. 

As I went into a wooded part of the boardwalk a little Red Squirrel decided to visit. I think he is beautiful with great markings, I love the black belly stripe.

This was a neat place to visit and was only 10 minutes from Kent.

Today's Flowers # 99

My friend Luiz from Brazil does the Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. Sunday at 2 GMT is the post time.

My wife bought a basket of Petunias and a small purple flower for the deck.

The Purple and White/Yellow Petunias are a neat mixture. 

The small flower has a violet shape but on a headed grouped stem. 

You can see a lot of great flowers above.

Camera Critters # 116 - Grosbeak

Camera Critters by Misty Dawn, go here to see who's participating.

The Rose Breasted Grosbeak came to the feeder. It wasn't very co-operative.

It did get a bite to eat.

It then did a great pose for the food.

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Sky Watch Season # 4 Episode # 50

Sky Watch Friday This is the place. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. You can link at 3:00 PM EDT on Thursdays. SWF is run by Klaus, Wren, Sandy, Sylvia and myself.

Today I thought I show some reflections from a local lake.

I do enjoy seeing the sky reflections in a local lake.

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Header Competition # 37 - What is That Bug?

The header theme this week by myself and is "What is That Bug?". Mac,Tom, Darla, Gail's Man and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. Martha is on a break.

I wanted to look at some bugs this week. Here is a Katydid that climbed on my arm.

I loved the florescent green on this Six Spotted Beetle.

Here we are face-on with a dragonfly.

This is a Red Armored Cricket.

Here is a look at a Water Skitter.

I ended up choosing this Black Wasp for my header.

My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 37

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren,  Sylvia and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Click to visit other sites.

My Youngest Daughter took me to Doug and Lenore's cabin on Tappan Lake. What a great view they have of one of the bays. I was able to fish from the dock.

They did some landscaping on the front and extended their deck.

I got a lesson on using the Jet Ski.

I got to drive their Ski Boat.

See what other people worlds involve at the above link.

Sky Watch Season # 4 Episode # 49

Sky Watch Friday This is the place. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. You can link at 3:00 PM EDT on Thursdays. SWF is run by Klaus, Wren, Sandy, Sylvia and myself.

It is the photographers prerogative as to what to show. Here are two sky shots of the same sky formation. One of them will catch your eye and will be your favorite. First a view with lights in the foreground.

Second a view of mostly the clouds I zoomed in for this shot.

Which one appealed to you?

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Header Competition # 36 - Communications

The header theme this week by Gail's Man and is "Communications". Mac,Tom, Darla, Gail's Man and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. Martha is on a break.

My Gail's Man' you sure know how to pick a tough one. I had to search far and wide to find photos of Communications. A photo of a Vermilion Fly Catcher, from Mexico, talking to its friends had a good chance.

How about some friends on our deck. Guy and Lauren are one of the few houses in the development with the original owners.

Guy Pernetti is a talented guitar player / singer and he entertained us on the deck. This was communications at its finest. You can hear him sing on his web site. He played the "Tionesta" for us among others.

I finally decided on a Bluejay with some communication issues with a Starling.

Check out how everyone else interpreted theirs.

My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 36

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren,  Sylvia and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Click to visit other sites.

I went fishing today and there was one other boat and a couple of Great Blue Heron

and a Seagull was getting the minnows I had lost off the water. He is ready to dive in.

The fishing was good and wet.

This deer came into the yard to check out the feeders. I was fishing so they were empty.

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Today's Flowers # 97 - Red Lilies

My friend Luiz from Brazil does the Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. Sunday at 2 GMT is the post time.


Today I'm showing some Red Lilies which were in front of Applebee's. They were prolific with all those blooms. They also had some Red Begonia's along side.

Do you see the beauty in this flower?

These Red Lilies called to me to take their photo. I want those plants.

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Camera Critters # 114 - Canada Geese

Camera Critters by Misty Dawn, go here to see who's participating.

The Canada Geese do go through a cute phase as babies. As goslings they are dressed in yellow are are so neat.

The Canada Geese parents try to protect the goslings and only need a small pond to teach them how to swim. There are six goslings in this family.

The Canada Geese Goslings start to feed on the grasses along with their guardian parents. Do you see a bonus bird in the photo? 

See a lot of other neat critters above.

Sky Watch Season # 4 Episode # 48

Sky Watch Friday This is the place. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. You can link at 3:00 PM EDT on Thursdays. SWF is run by Klaus, Wren, Sandy, Sylvia and myself.

In keeping with my header theme in the previous post here is a clock tower into a neat sky.

I loved this castle wall tower in Verona under a neat sky.

Check out the cloud formation behind this tower.

See a lot of neat skies at the above site.

Header Competition # 35 - Tick Tock - Hear the Clock

The header theme this week by me and is "Tic Tock - Hear the Clock". Mac,Tom, Darla, Gail's Man and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. Martha is on a break.

While travelling through Europe I saw so many great clocks that I wanted to share them with you. I have to thank my friend Pietro for showing me so many great Italian clocks.How do you like this one? It also tells the time of the year.

Here is a pair  of clocks on the same neat tower.

How about this pair of clocks, yes that is a castle behind the tower.

Check out the date on this Sun Dial, I know it doesn't tick but it does tell time.

You can see the one I chose above.

My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 35

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren,  Sylvia and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Click to visit other sites.

I went fishing today with Soccer Boy, my youngest grandson. The only other one fishing near us was this Great Blur Heron who was wading pretty deep.

Schools out and I put Soccer Boy to work at the oars.

We got 19 Crappie and two Perch.

Soccer Boy caught the biggest one of the day.

See all the great sites above as people show you their worlds.