Field Day

Granddaughter Alivia was here earlier today...

Guess what she wanted to do...pick the sunflower!

It sprouted after being dropped by a bird...

eating at the feeder on the back porch.

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The feeder hangs extra low by the kitchen door...

I convinced her not to pick the sunflower just yet,

but to watch the birds come to the feeder...

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while she played with some bubbles in the sink...
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Later we went out toward the field to pick
the few remaining raspberries.






One day after going out and heading
to the field...




I came across this turtle in the drive...




after moving him to a safer place in the grass...




near the bed of day lilies...



by the large oak tree...

with the friendly face...

I went into the tall grass to look for changes...

every few days it looks different.

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There were plenty of grass seed heads forming...

several different types...

-Umbrella Sedge on right-

different wild flowers were blooming...

some pink...

-Field Milkwort-

some yellow...

-Virginia Yellow Flax-

some white...

-Virginia Mountain Mint-

if one didn't look close one might miss...

many different types of insects...
some spotted brown...

some black with stripes...

some golden brown

and some bees and butterflies...

of all sizes...

There were more types of bees than butterflies...

but the butterflies were prettier.

The bees had a special beauty though...

they looked large and healthy.

I often wonder...

do the deer who love playing in the field...

and hiding in the tall grass.....do they ever get stung?

Here's a video where I think that just

might have happened...

Peaceful and Vibrant

The Poppies are popping out and the Iris are rising up

.....on this early misty morning at sunrise...

which looked like this earlier...peaceful water colors...

and the reason I came out...

which led to taking photos of the more vibrant colors...

in the yard...like...the oranges and purples.

the glowing purple Iris...

and the fiery orange Poppy...


But...one can easily find things for...
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calm...
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serene...
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peaceful photos...
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like this Robin sitting on a nest...



a nest with 4 vibrant blue eggs to begin...



and 4 peaceful baby Robins in the end...




and here's 4 leaf clovers again...

Too easy - just 2


I had spotted a chipmunk going into his tunnel...
with the clover peacefully standing guard.


Here's more peaceful water color flowers

in the yard...

Fern and Great Waterleaf

The light lavender Waterleaf and peaceful blue Ajuga



Family of five pale peaceful Jack in the Pulpits




When I took my walk last week with Andrew...

we came upon this cool peaceful scene in the woods...





I also liked this tree...if you enlarge and look closely...
you can see that it abruptly ends.....a tree behind makes it
difficult to see...photographer's fault!
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Just a unique grape vine in the woods!
Do you see anything?
Andrew saw a go-cart...Dylan saw a "pac-man" face!

Photos of Andrew near a cliff...

Don't slip Andrew!

Oh no!

Just kidding Cindy(Mom)...it only looks dangerous.


After spending time with Andrew that day...

Granddaughter Amanda came by for a visit. She
just finished her 2nd year of college...this summer she is
editing a manuscript of a professor's book.

She's peaceful and vibrant!

Then a few hours later...
Grandson Dustin stopped by. While having dinner
at a restaurant with his parents and brother Grant...
Dustin...being a licensed EMT...was able to assist a
patron that was having a seizure or stroke.

He's peaceful and vibrant too!

I've had a fulfilling week with nature and grandchildren...

so I made Herhusband a few fulfilling meals!

Peppers Fettuccine with Salmon...



and Banana Coconut Pecan Bread with
Coconut Lime Glaze



Yesterday morning...I went out...with camera...
again very early...peacefully quiet...except for birds!



Took this photo on my way to back yard...
It's a Solomon's Seal plant that's not quite open yet...
which sprouted here on it's own last year.

It will open to this soon...

This is just proof that I do work sometimes...

and I do get distracted sometimes by birds...

like this Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the feeder...

they have a vibrant red neck!
We have two sets of them this year and I can't get a

decent photo...but if you look in the upper left corner

you can see the female...she really blends in!

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Female

Later while working in the herb garden...

something else caught my eye...well
I actually heard it first.

It's half way up the skinny tree...to the left of center...

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a Pileated Woodpecker

He eventually flew to a tree right above me...

I just barely managed a quick photo of his

...vibrant red head...
before he went even higher.

He stayed about 20 minutes...all the while...

calling to another in the distance.
I recorded his call...
..."warning"...

It's not peaceful!!!