My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 47

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.

Fishing was slow today for the first time in three weeks so I left early. I was coming off the lake when I spotted a Cormorant sitting on a buoy. I trolled out to see what photos I could get.

As I got closer it gave me a full wing spread. They like to dry their wings on the buoys.

Did you ever see a bird run on water? It did its running take-off which is always cool to capture. The lake is 80 foot deep at this buoy.

Lake Hodgson does give me neat photo opts. See what others have to offer.

Sky Watch Season # 4 Episode # 7

                                         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. 

I was taking an early morning drive to the PA mountains to do some golfing and these sights appeared to me. The photos are right out of the camera with no editing. This was a really neat cloud formation just before the Sun rose. I see faces on both sides of the cloud. Is the one on the left top giving a warning. It turned into a wonderful day.

The Sun rose as a golden orb lighting up the sky with beauty. I see fire in the sky above the Sun.

Check out the other great skies above.

Header Competition # 46 - Animal Reflections

The header theme this week by me and is ""Animal Reflection".    Mac, Gail's Man,  Lanny, Dave and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. 

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

I thought this might be of interest. Naturally Lake Hodgson supplied all the photos from fishing trips. The water ripples so sometimes the reflection isn't perfect. The Canada Goose family doesn't care.

An Osprey hits the water to capture a meal, not bad for the boat camera.

A Great Blue Heron wades the shore looking for a meal. I love the mist in the shot.

This on is clear but the reflection is no as good.

The one I chose is the Green Heron shown in Monday's post. It flew from the branch and landed on shore. What a treat it was to get this great reflection.

Go and see what the others came up with for their post. I wonder if there will be any mirrors?

My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 46

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 was really lucky to have another close-up opportunity with a Green Heron. I got with-in 5 foot of this bird with a slow and quiet trolling motor approach. Lake Hodgson has given me fish a photo opportunities.

It was pretty brave and posed for me.

After I had chased this bird I was surprised as I was going to the dock to see three more on the bank and wood not far away. Click on the photo to get a better look. Can you see all three?

Check out the site above to see what others are doing.

Header Competition # 45 - Street in Your Town with Famous Name

The header theme this week by Gail's Man and is ""Street in Your Town with a Famous Name". I   Mac, Gail's Man,  Lanny, Dave and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. 

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

I took a break from blogging but wanted to show this even though late. The header shows Erie Street and Franklin Avenue. Erie is famous for our Lake Erie and the Erie Canal. Franklin is famous for one of the founders as in Ben Franklin. Here is a statue of him from Philadelphia.

This is near where I have shown a lot of other photos. We have a favorite eatery on Franklin Avenue.

Header Competition # 44 - Cloud Formation

The header theme this week by Mac and is ""Cloud Formation". I chose this in honor of Lanny joining the group. She is always working in the dirt with neat garden beds. She may find this week there are some other gardeners around.  Mac, Gail's Man,  Lanny, Dave and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. Dave is new to the header contest, give him a visit.

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

I have so many cloud photos so here are a few of my favorites. This is a  pink lined cloud formation with the face of God looking over all of us. I think it is precious.

The pink skull in the sky was a cool photo.

The clouds over a temple in Venice, Italy along the Grand Canal.

What I finally chose is a cloud formation of the former President Bill Clinton.

My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 44

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.

After 20  years comes when you no longer worry about the three R's. You then have 45 years to go to work before you get to do your own choice. So I have chosen my retirement work to be as follows. This is the time of year that I get to work at the three F's. 

The first F is Farming. This is the time to reap from the garden and here is some of the bounty. The vegetable garden is producing more then enough for us two.

The second F is for fishing. I had a great day again today with a 13" Crappie and several 12" crappie. I had 30 fish in all and could have kept many more. This 13" one is a Fish Ohio fish, the first of the year for me. You get a pin and an award certificate. I wonder if I will get a bigger one later in the Fall?

The third F is photography. Well, at least it has an F sound. A pair of baby White Tail Deer are using my back yard as a play area. They have been nice to the garden so far.  What a great Summer I am having, may it continue into the Fall. I love when they pose for me, scratch that itch way up there.

Just remember, boys just want to have fun also.

Check out the site above to see what others are doing.

Camera Critters # 122 - Green Heron

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

I was out at Lake Hodgson fishing and saw a dark shape near the shore. I was really lucky to have it jump up onto a rock. It was a Green Heron, this is the small heron that I normally see in the trees and it is very good at camouflage. The coloring may fool you but it is a Green Heron for certain.

I was able to move in fairly close with the trolling motor to get these photos.

See a lot of neat critters above.

Sky Watch Season # 4 Episode # 4

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. 

I look to the sky and see so many things. This is certainly a cloud with a silver lining but I may see a couple of monsters with their mouth open going toward each other. Even the tree was laughing at the sight. There is such fun in the sky. Do you see what I see?

I see on the right a pup with a dark ear but on the left another head shape ready to take a bite. Clouds are so interesting. Keep your eyes to the heavens, who knows what you will see.

See all that other offers at the main site.

Header Competition # 43 "Weed or Flower?"

The header theme this week by Lanny and is ""Weed or flower". I chose this in honor of Lanny joining the group. She is always working in the dirt with neat garden beds. She may find this week there are some other gardeners around.  Mac, Darla, Gail's Man,  Lanny and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. Gail's Man is off acting tonight, so he is not posting this week.

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

I knew exactly what I was going to post this week. After a trip to Lake Hodgson for fishing and photography here is my offering. So is this a weed or a flower?

It has a regal name and a pretty flower. It is Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus Carota), sometimes called Wild Carrot. It has a neat flower.

You can fancy up the photo.

But the shot I liked best is in the header.

See the other neat post above.