Wednesday Potpourri - Black Squirrels

I thought I would share my Black Squirrels from Kent today. They have free reign over the neighborhood an love my feeder. This guy thought this was a good way to get at the food quickly. "Let's see, if I make it lean more food comes out.". "I feel someone watching me." Hey squirrel, you have a little food around your mouth.

"This is fun, if I jump from the pole on top I get a nice view of the neighborhood."

"The roof of the shed is a nice place to rest after I get a full belly. What is that dove doing up here?" - I built this shed 10 years ago and the roof is holding up well.

The Black Squirrels do normal squirrel things when not near my feeders.

I do hope you enjoyed a look at the areas Black Squirrels. There is a festival coming in September for them.

What Is It - XX Answers

I said they were all nature shots but some of you don't believe. I can be a story teller but I won't deliberately lead you wrong. This game is hard enough.

#1 Check out the feather from a Canada Goose. I was near a pond getting some shots of the geese and goslings when I found this feather along the pond. Warren from England was able to get this one. He has a neat bird site and has seen quite a few shed feathers on his track. Joan from South Africa also got it in an E-mail when she didn't use her silly answers. We have fun giving some funny answers to each other. She had a fish fin on her site this week that I missed.
#2 Lanny was the first guesser and and she hit this little fungi right on the nose. She has a neat site from a farm in the shadow of Mt. Rainer. She writes interesting stories of her life there. #3 This is the Mayapple, it is supposed to be an edible fruit but I have never tried it. They do have to ripen first in the Fall. Tom was able to identify it and since he is in the woods in his job with the ODNR he is really good with nature shots. Check out his nature site. You can see the fruit below the leaves.

This was a fun game with them all being identfied.

What Is It - XX

My World Post is right below.

Here are three I took recently, all from nature again. Take your best guess.

#1 This has some interesting texture.
#2 This one is so easy, yea right.

#3 This one is the giveaway, I did noting with paintbrush to get the designs. What is it, plant name?

Have fun with your guesses.

My World # 36

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Ivar, Sandy, Wren, Louise and myself. Last week there were 100 people showing their world to us. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Here is part of 'My World'.

Today I was busy with some new rose bushes today. I had extended the flower bed and needed some plants in the area. I first dig a hole larger then the potted rose. These are 3 gallon Knockout Roses, a Yellow one and a Double Red one.
The ground is clay so I put some composted dirt in the bottom of the hole.

I then place the rose in the ground and add composted dirt around the plant and add the mulch around the plant.

I then added some Dahlias around the roses for color and water them into place.

This adds some visual accent to the deck.

Today's Flowers # 44

My friend Luiz from Brazil does the Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. Sunday at 4 GMT is the post time.

My Peonies are a large flower that can set a lot of blooms. I have this Pink Peony which a is very big plant.
The flowers are surely showy.

I liked the way this single bloom looked in the leaves.

My White Peony is much smaller but still is very showy. This was just before they bloomed.

This is the bloom of the White Peony.

The blooms don't last long so you have to capture them while you can. You can see some other great flowers at the site above.

Camera Critters # 62

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

A would like to share some photos of the Mallard Ducks and the ducklings on the little Fish Creek.
The mother does a good job of protecting the little ones.

The ducklings are a neat pair that I have followed a few times to get photos.

They are hard to find as they move through the water.

Try to visit some others critter sites, they are neat.