Photos from the past photographica since 2004 for the blue challenge.

reflections      Keyhole 

Beauchart Gardens BC      smiles 

The Bean 3      Koi 

River    clouds3  

Framed      UK2 

Ravello Italy      doorsnwindows6 

IMG_0912      BlueJayDay 

ParisDoors5 

 

 

Not Blue Red 

 Yesterday I Drove Down To Cape May, NJ To Help And Work With The NJ Audubon's Spring Shore Bird Migration Count. These Birds Have Just Arrived From South America Where They Spend The Winter Months. Cape May Is A Major Stop Over And Resting Place For These Birds. They Will Spend A Few Weeks Here Feeding And Resting Before Continuing On To Their Summer Breeding Grounds In The Arctic. These Birds Will Return To Cape May In Late Summer To Feed And Rest Once Again Before Flying Down To South America To Winter. It Was An Awesome Day Working With These Amazing Birds....NATURE RULES!!!

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper Being Measured And Checked 

 

 

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper Being Released 

 

Semipalmated Sandiper After Release  

Obviously, blue was abundant at the Boatyard , where a Sailboat or a Fishing Boat fit the bill.

I found a  Rivulet of blue in the midst of the mud flats, a bit of blue decorating this year's Sage,

And, of course, I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill 

I'm taking a break from the zoo today.  But I promise you lots of exciting and beautiful big cats next week.  But for today, I'll tide you over with some flower shots (hopefully they're not boring).

Room for more 

What a Beautiful Bunch

Thanks for looking and all comments are appreciated.  Have a great weekend everyone!

 

Hear The Music  Evening Light 

Pearls01
Pearls02

While Kayaking On The Salt Marsh I Saw And Captured A Beautiful Snowy Egret Taking  Flight

Common Buckeye Fall Variation
 
Mute Swan Flying Over The Bay

A Beautiful Cape Sunset

Enjoy Nature's Beauty!

We Had Beautiful Weather For Our Visit To The Cape And Dee And I Ended Each Day By Watching A Beautiful Cape Sunset On The Delaware Bay.

Bay
Cape Sunset
Cape Sunset

   I'd have to admit, life would be great if we would only stop and smell the flowers. Life would be different if I would just sit down and relax, to be calm. But I can't always do that. Some times, life is rough, hard. Its like I'm being squeezed by pressure that I don't understand. My soul is cracked ,as if a layer of me has been taken away, and it hurts. I am under construction...  
I've been pulled and dragged through the mire...I'm used to it, but the pain is still there. Things that felt normal, aren't,and my vision of happiness is now cracked and incomplete.

    It might be time for me to move on, down a different path. I need to find rest within this troubled time, and look for peace..... but I am under construction.
         

Two turtles on a log going in opposite directions - what is going to happen?  These are for the challenge.
Whose moving?
Not Me

KayN suggested yesterday that I try cropping the tire swing closer - so here it is altered.
Sepia
Cropped
Cropped more

BW buggy
Sepia Wagon Wheel

Cape May, New Jersey Is One Of The Best Birding Spots In The Nation And  Is Ranked Among The Planet's Greatest Migratory Corridors.

Delaware Bay

Here Are Two Of The Shorebirds That Dee And I  Saw.

A Semipalmated Plover Runs From The  Surf

American  Oystercatcher On The Salt Marsh

Dee And I Spent The Last Five Days Birding And Nature Hiking In The Wilds Of Cape May, New Jersey. Here Is A Shot I Captured Of A Beautiful Adult Osprey Flying And Carrying A Fish In It's Talons. Osprey (aka) Fish Hawks Have A Wing Span Of Five Feet, And Only feed On Fish....NATURE RULES!!!

Osprey

Grasshopper
Female Downy Woodpecker

Tomorrow Dee And I Are Driving Down To The Cape, See Ya In About Five Days...Have A Great Weekend Everyone!

From The Eagle Camp Whitetail Deer

Whitetail Doe - D1   D2

Growing Up  Fawn

Dee And I Spent The Holiday Weekend Camping At Our Eagle Campsite On The Upper Delaware River. Yesterday At 6:30 pm I Spotted A Beautiful Mature Bald Eagle Perched In A Big Tree Across The River. Every Time I See An Eagle In The Wild, My Heart Beats Faster And My Eyes Open Wide. I'm Just Like A Kid Full Of Excitement On Christmas Day. The Sun Was Getting Low And And I Was Fighting The Light. Not The Best Conditions For Shooting Eagles In The Wild. Enjoy The Awesome Beauty Of A Wild Mature Bald Eagle!

 

Eagle 1
Eagle 2

It's A Sad Day For Wildlife, For It Has Lost A True Ambassador And Teacher In Steve Irwin.....Rest In Peace "Croc Hunter"...You Will Be Missed!

Sunflower B&W
Honey Bee In Flight

I hate when you can't scratch where it itches.

In Brown County we saw many old things used in new ways or some just taken over by nature.
Doctors house now used for vacationers
Old Window
Forest Flower
Leaf after Shower
Spider on a log
Tanked Up
Forest Flower 1

My Dad's heart rate is slowly coming back up and he is getting ornery so I think we will have him home soon.  They got him up today and had him walking a bit with his walker.

I was working on lesson plans at school this morning and my husband called to say that my Dad was being taken to the hospital by ambulance - so I dropped everything and went.  He is 90 years old so is a "person of a day" - we know that he can go at any time.  It was his heart, and the rate was too low - well tonight he is stable and in the hospital being watched.  They think that his body was no long tolerating his blood pressure medication.  It was surprising how fast five brothers and sisters can get to the hospital in an emergency - two were there before the ambulance.  I did have time to have a couple of nice talks with Dad, and he assured me that if his time came he is ready to go.
Some more pictures from Indiana:
Seed Pods 2
Wheelbarrow view 2
Dinnerplate Hibiscus
Giant Sunflower
Butterfly on Flower