A recent morning we woke to a foggy mist with deer crossing the drive.
I took a short walk toward the old cemetery as the sun broke through.
On my return it cast a warm glow on yellowing leaves above the field....
where the deer stood watching me.
The tall grass was too wet for me to venture in....
....so I took photos from the drive.
The windmill was a gift from my mother fifteen years ago.
Notice the delicate spider webs in the grass..
By noon the scene of misty rays changed to a sunny day.
After lunch I walked to the field, while Herhusband went for the mail.
We mow paths, but the deer make their own, you can see where they have been resting and walking.
The field is thick with Blue Mist Flowers and Field Asters.
There are a few Great Blue Lobelia here and there.
~ Great Blue Lobelia ~
The wildflowers attract numerous Butterflies!
The Eastern Phoebe on the fence rail searches for small insects.
Caterpillars, bees and spiders are also in the field with the Goldenrod.
The pink Butterfly Bush and the blue Hydrangea are in the yard and
the small Blue Asters are found in the shady woods.
The large blue Goodyear Blimp flew directly over the house again....
the second time this summer.
Enlarge to see the U.S.A. Flag trailing behind.
Can't count the times Granddaughters Katie and Alivia drop in.
After walking in the woods with us....I usually walk Alivia home.
We can hardly wait for Granddaughter Amanda's visit in a few weeks.
Her Brother Nathan just returned home after a visit of 2 weeks....
....with the recently married Amanda and Bronson.
I really don't cook all that much....if you look closely....
you'll see it's just pasta dressed different ways and even....
leftovers are made into salads. Baked potatoes and squash with apples
are fast and easy to make....if microwaved first...then browned.
Lots of fruit and Greek yogurt with whole grains....
balances the sweet consumption of Coconut Cherry Cake.
Taking a walk in the woods to photograph fungi helps too.
All the deer are slowly changing from a brownish to grayish shade....
so far only one of the twins has lost its spots.
They gather out front to eat the acorns.
Other photos were taken of a rusty circle of barbed wire...
2 giant puffballs, chipmunk, eyes of a log crocodile, hole in
a hickory nut made by a squirrel...fungi on logs...
a squirrel's 'mushroom meal leftovers' on a post...
"a raccoon's tail ? found by the drive"...
a cute knothole...a partially eaten acorn...
" a slug in the R of FOREVER"
a long standing dead tree...more fungi and a box turtle!
Summer has left many things to view.....
The field and its wildflowers will soon fade.
The Hummingbirds have already left.....
Autumn Colors are taking their place.
Thank you to everyone that takes time to look at Moments of Mine.
I hope to have shorter...but more frequent posts in the future.
They are a little lonnnnng lately aren't they?
~ ♥ Wanda ♥ ~
