Howdee all,
Seems like we just arrived at Sickstas and Craigys and now we are gone..and in West Virginia..
When we arrived five weeks ago..there were no leaves on the trees…
When we left they were all leafed out..
Making it harder to see the birds…
Unless they came out in the open like this Summer Tanager..
When we arrived the Bluebirds were just checking out the nest box…
Before we left…Craigy and I peeked in the box and saw three eggs..
When we arrived the Chickadees were in and out of the moon…building their nest..
Ten minutes before we left, I saw the Chickies fledge…What a treat! I didn’t have my camera, nor did I want to take the time to grab it…I savored every moment…as the awkward little fledglings left the Moon for their first flight.
I saw ferns unfolding..
I will see more here up north…seems like it’s a few weeks behind here…
Ballie enjoyed his daily walks…
When we are at New River he will be lucky if he gets a walk all week, we will be gone all day birding.
Seems like we just arrived and Craigy was starting to put in the new kitchen..All of the cabinets are in now…and the countertop is next…
Craigy likes to sit by his pond watch the fish…six Goldfish..Sicksta put some flowers in the pond.
And Craigy plays in his pool too…
Jeff is always busy killing Vampires…don’t even ask.
I found this dead, but colorful bug..
anyone know what it is? > I bet Sicksta Lori does.
Found a beautiful living bug also..
lots of bugs in Sickstas yard.
When we arrived the Iris were just budding~
Before we left we were able to see many different Iris blooming..
Love the colors of these…
I had a love affair with Water droplets
And enjoyed the birds coming back from their trip south..
I enjoyed Sickstas Garden and hanging out with her…
After weeks of searching…I found some Morel Mushrooms!
We saw the first NC record Cassin's Sparrow.
We saw what devastating damage a Tornado can cause..
We did all that, yet it seems like it was no time at all…
Where did the time go?
The Warblers have just started to arrive in numbers…and we will miss that..
We will miss Craigy yelling at the Kitchen as he puts it together..
We will miss the Bluebirds fledge…
We will miss the flowers that were just about to show off…
We will miss Sicksta, Craigy and the pups..
Such is the life of wanderers….
Goodbye Sicksta and Craigy and pups…
See you in November..
I hope the time goes by slower then…
For now…its time to sleep…getting up at 5am~
