tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836750366803864842024-03-13T08:23:08.712-07:00Round Lake Nature NotesDiane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.comBlogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-44060910793034395392022-04-19T08:48:00.000-07:002022-04-19T08:48:44.291-07:00Out and About: Winter's Not Letting GoIt's April 19th and there's snow on the ground. My daffodils are flat on the
garden floor. I should not have written "Finally: Happy Spring!!!" on my
gardenshed door. Two days ago, on Easter Sunday,
it hailed four times between outbreaks of sun. I bought Johnny Jump-ups at the
garden store yesterday but thankfully didn't have time to plant them. The snow
this morning reminded me that I didn't post some winter photos. This seems like
the perfect time to do so.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlmV8B77kQaZe7flwmHSXmeLlZISwqgJ0cNmmEYHrdc2JJLD0jA2JwLyn3shoB0X2De4UM37Xn1FLvs_rgIEBX8UzQb3TA0RH8EeQGNF-STJrVj1fufJzTTAJt0Aw712I4ODMQyQUHXJueYUEtFa-zuYIibL56t0cCoRS2AQ0X4t-KieGCNgKAbc7/s6000/DSC00818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlmV8B77kQaZe7flwmHSXmeLlZISwqgJ0cNmmEYHrdc2JJLD0jA2JwLyn3shoB0X2De4UM37Xn1FLvs_rgIEBX8UzQb3TA0RH8EeQGNF-STJrVj1fufJzTTAJt0Aw712I4ODMQyQUHXJueYUEtFa-zuYIibL56t0cCoRS2AQ0X4t-KieGCNgKAbc7/w400-h266/DSC00818.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream Snake Shenantaha Park<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj4AwYcr4x5NvUYDJervSVwTX8VVCTGsMcpnUX8Ut8-FKFOwUWXs-YSITscalp2s1cuNoR5grjoRKh31D4H8QY78ZLYB9W5XutyXkx6Ugq2hcHPjpLhGgK3dwx1wLNnVHiT787OqEw1wmE4YaEnRkub6w2k2nynyOKQlyoGPnrhe-Phxi3HtQ4lMA/s6000/DSC00839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj4AwYcr4x5NvUYDJervSVwTX8VVCTGsMcpnUX8Ut8-FKFOwUWXs-YSITscalp2s1cuNoR5grjoRKh31D4H8QY78ZLYB9W5XutyXkx6Ugq2hcHPjpLhGgK3dwx1wLNnVHiT787OqEw1wmE4YaEnRkub6w2k2nynyOKQlyoGPnrhe-Phxi3HtQ4lMA/w266-h400/DSC00839.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galls Galore on this Tree<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe-iM9KeaZSHrO1_-FmH1KmgEkJUJO2min0Hf4yl6Rc1fcDiAxHo6gTwrTUyv0lwZt6t7ihk2l_3MlV_OBCwjqtJty8zBSdXfQ3mvVMvGquZvUR2Yb37CF6E_LPrbm-_Wiwo2LW-2AEG5-U14Ti2GmPscULzJyot8dPZdB3Mro7JSvmnwHvjv5p-1/s6000/DSC00832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe-iM9KeaZSHrO1_-FmH1KmgEkJUJO2min0Hf4yl6Rc1fcDiAxHo6gTwrTUyv0lwZt6t7ihk2l_3MlV_OBCwjqtJty8zBSdXfQ3mvVMvGquZvUR2Yb37CF6E_LPrbm-_Wiwo2LW-2AEG5-U14Ti2GmPscULzJyot8dPZdB3Mro7JSvmnwHvjv5p-1/w400-h266/DSC00832.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made in America. Incorporated into Nest!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDBT0laaY7pjRrmmMnYF0MmhuYXEtVZv88ckeRNT87JOJ1Ehy8bQ7cmvOb-O8_iir7nBuSFgiViybx91Vu8WqpDNQWvoLC5awe9XIVeol1zHHpqnpxHPn1Y6j7PtHWkbFTrTW41kYCYk/s6000/DSC00829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDBT0laaY7pjRrmmMnYF0MmhuYXEtVZv88ckeRNT87JOJ1Ehy8bQ7cmvOb-O8_iir7nBuSFgiViybx91Vu8WqpDNQWvoLC5awe9XIVeol1zHHpqnpxHPn1Y6j7PtHWkbFTrTW41kYCYk/w400-h266/DSC00829.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Munchies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcoOCBOxcmBgS4_Nqc82JR3BAqK0Cr7Y5DIEIm_AoiH_HAyzIYphPclK8tDnk-moVu7wF54NUoZ3lLgSNVdLn2MuCzdAlJzm3_SsNTaWgwYo3EXmvHcMjO8HCnVGvdgO-ETxlrGGKHQi7v7gwBs3NoaklNEJAOVYCP3dCs221inq_Xw5F246lUH57/s6000/DSC00893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcoOCBOxcmBgS4_Nqc82JR3BAqK0Cr7Y5DIEIm_AoiH_HAyzIYphPclK8tDnk-moVu7wF54NUoZ3lLgSNVdLn2MuCzdAlJzm3_SsNTaWgwYo3EXmvHcMjO8HCnVGvdgO-ETxlrGGKHQi7v7gwBs3NoaklNEJAOVYCP3dCs221inq_Xw5F246lUH57/w400-h266/DSC00893.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Hudson Crossing Park<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHznUqoRmo4jHAqtIGRPKl3jFJh8TaHANoEDp8gGH3k2Grsc2r22eMOuteX8GgPVxc0cMAd0N6r0LJLJtTzVJ5magNa1AeLirDex_2ZHEoAC1_VKzuzRzi5PAb9eZroBujfOJUbQkmr9a3PAxz3k8MpDMrQw575vG007td9RPyFp6aNJU9a0fw5WL/s5184/IMG_4912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHznUqoRmo4jHAqtIGRPKl3jFJh8TaHANoEDp8gGH3k2Grsc2r22eMOuteX8GgPVxc0cMAd0N6r0LJLJtTzVJ5magNa1AeLirDex_2ZHEoAC1_VKzuzRzi5PAb9eZroBujfOJUbQkmr9a3PAxz3k8MpDMrQw575vG007td9RPyFp6aNJU9a0fw5WL/w400-h266/IMG_4912.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finches Feasting<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDjHk9JY1PXqZIn8YcKk81Jjdgr7NcVru3G2sx-Z7Ujhi28HcPBnifqm9KtaZ3IQyZAdj5Uz-uQOes_VNL6TNRaqDjwqT1fypphm9KtVUJJDzxs7vS6p5EKQ3rM8KCe2qRF1cBKJJR2rPdEH3z86ePerSMCDSktjFW_N_7kUzj87VNTxWCT8laFwI/s5184/IMG_4924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDjHk9JY1PXqZIn8YcKk81Jjdgr7NcVru3G2sx-Z7Ujhi28HcPBnifqm9KtaZ3IQyZAdj5Uz-uQOes_VNL6TNRaqDjwqT1fypphm9KtVUJJDzxs7vS6p5EKQ3rM8KCe2qRF1cBKJJR2rPdEH3z86ePerSMCDSktjFW_N_7kUzj87VNTxWCT8laFwI/w400-h266/IMG_4924.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cadman Creek at Levine Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia49iGTO1nqZM4cmjuWSXCmvI6AIRU8TvT_ym9HCFVxXbIoftHHN0wl0-kDyjPin0_eRf1ggPGCQCO_4tCRnyWOVtdFeW1CjB4JkojE0Ki01Zx62jQsoYwIU0FA3lzsL2mJmz4zwLvvpvK1f4x9ChhIHiEQwsNveRQxVwfD5CZy0M7CxvDQFhe7WXg/s5184/IMG_4985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia49iGTO1nqZM4cmjuWSXCmvI6AIRU8TvT_ym9HCFVxXbIoftHHN0wl0-kDyjPin0_eRf1ggPGCQCO_4tCRnyWOVtdFeW1CjB4JkojE0Ki01Zx62jQsoYwIU0FA3lzsL2mJmz4zwLvvpvK1f4x9ChhIHiEQwsNveRQxVwfD5CZy0M7CxvDQFhe7WXg/w400-h266/IMG_4985.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 19th and SNOW<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBUImsVGGirpJUUgDv8-891Ur4eSSWyFnp0lm8t2siEzklyxZPmLVkeIgfDJxvNGffb_ric-BfZPdEgb9_gOLRL5A8YCvUcWlpNj9ryIZJQ7qCYGfUpQmT22X84fkpVBJDGEBqk9enJdT5mmDdHQHjUwMq9obSIzV6GIXsyf5Kpyox5g-CRwRXRQK/s5184/IMG_4986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBUImsVGGirpJUUgDv8-891Ur4eSSWyFnp0lm8t2siEzklyxZPmLVkeIgfDJxvNGffb_ric-BfZPdEgb9_gOLRL5A8YCvUcWlpNj9ryIZJQ7qCYGfUpQmT22X84fkpVBJDGEBqk9enJdT5mmDdHQHjUwMq9obSIzV6GIXsyf5Kpyox5g-CRwRXRQK/w400-h266/IMG_4986.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrote this Too Soon!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY63p2q5UelxPPJtoPoactgskBB4jbL-A4Wwfr8_Sw4EVvp0gNEKEJw_KUm2U0AF7LNLOjwZWshysyakG93G5y7gL8bs_EWx84_niMVZ4VlBmwg7cLoDxJ4A7GaRyExd6z5fDVjjt1KFH0lyKfX6DwappfeoZzwHvhz6RM7hEz-ptnV32ndo9EzlrI/s5184/IMG_4980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY63p2q5UelxPPJtoPoactgskBB4jbL-A4Wwfr8_Sw4EVvp0gNEKEJw_KUm2U0AF7LNLOjwZWshysyakG93G5y7gL8bs_EWx84_niMVZ4VlBmwg7cLoDxJ4A7GaRyExd6z5fDVjjt1KFH0lyKfX6DwappfeoZzwHvhz6RM7hEz-ptnV32ndo9EzlrI/w400-h266/IMG_4980.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I hope these beautiful Hepaticas weathered the storm<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1cF3kKLPr6wVzGBuiLpZoUaOvGs7Do2Nl1TsjOFc9mYBT0chWjAxHol9MSPouaT9N-Gsw3jCRVsGXhhIDclZqV9xM5ZMIdtKfUXPIMlJJLD9zocqQU6g2xzdw-4ZL7hkvk4_M7g56_EIg-uBHvgyvGgvmntGbFDBIDUuVlsTmwQGsbY6uD5g_t_J/s5184/IMG_4987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1cF3kKLPr6wVzGBuiLpZoUaOvGs7Do2Nl1TsjOFc9mYBT0chWjAxHol9MSPouaT9N-Gsw3jCRVsGXhhIDclZqV9xM5ZMIdtKfUXPIMlJJLD9zocqQU6g2xzdw-4ZL7hkvk4_M7g56_EIg-uBHvgyvGgvmntGbFDBIDUuVlsTmwQGsbY6uD5g_t_J/w400-h266/IMG_4987.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unhappy Daffodils in my garden<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-17588611752084090092022-01-15T14:18:00.000-08:002022-01-15T14:18:02.472-08:00Out and About: A Few Mushroom Photos from Fall 2021<p> I overlooked including a few mushroom photos in my last post so I'm adding them here. I wanted to share them because I think they're pretty cool. The Chicken of the Woods were glowing on a fallen tree as we hiked by. Even if you weren't a mushroom lover I think you would have gone off trail to take a closer look. They were on the way to Treadway Mountain. The other three photos are of Scaly Vase Chanterelles which I had never seen before. They were stunning to find right off the trail by Clear Pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. Imagine them holding some wildflowers. Or a critter or two.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmrPHHIxQp2v0xGWzBSoEMYSayPkMdKriZVK9-GKLgwPnLggGzKuB9LYfnyqHRtmbsCniEHu68a7n8ajJ6BOsKVDs-2x8D0wpb-j94FBbIW94H8RI9opqro_ch9Tprb_1bFA4kJTX4EuICp3Krq6DgGKL2Nr88qiy0Mc__4poFkPzUQT3ciEMcmVk=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmrPHHIxQp2v0xGWzBSoEMYSayPkMdKriZVK9-GKLgwPnLggGzKuB9LYfnyqHRtmbsCniEHu68a7n8ajJ6BOsKVDs-2x8D0wpb-j94FBbIW94H8RI9opqro_ch9Tprb_1bFA4kJTX4EuICp3Krq6DgGKL2Nr88qiy0Mc__4poFkPzUQT3ciEMcmVk=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaly Vase Chanterelle<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6CEP7gtHIJubGEtSh5WkWFP631qHK60Df8TjFq_DRe6On_IUku-UntcWnwhIqu58QS4BnKTp8ZwyhuGGNevN0VsUReyf98GjjprxuDzytTCd1z19OVoj5rttTEe-jRUwBeHPW-zaqTWtrnJEgrPryppB5YgKfgibU9rnQEOnz4yd7Ud43kAMCjNFn=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6CEP7gtHIJubGEtSh5WkWFP631qHK60Df8TjFq_DRe6On_IUku-UntcWnwhIqu58QS4BnKTp8ZwyhuGGNevN0VsUReyf98GjjprxuDzytTCd1z19OVoj5rttTEe-jRUwBeHPW-zaqTWtrnJEgrPryppB5YgKfgibU9rnQEOnz4yd7Ud43kAMCjNFn=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Vase Indeed!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP90VzQcEy00XuFYB8UgImizT1lQ1deFzZNUFOyz9ILTLR-HTFYG4h5C0RTdnAdP7GTO7-iW1LD7H8jROZG8NWRkwqAJlHGh3bNCTy8th7XPSin1zo21IX9R91f4DIuBNmujh00ieDWSpmIps_QucUwpYP9V0hkUeK48Jb-XV2G1VGLI0_Fj1MpvRs=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP90VzQcEy00XuFYB8UgImizT1lQ1deFzZNUFOyz9ILTLR-HTFYG4h5C0RTdnAdP7GTO7-iW1LD7H8jROZG8NWRkwqAJlHGh3bNCTy8th7XPSin1zo21IX9R91f4DIuBNmujh00ieDWSpmIps_QucUwpYP9V0hkUeK48Jb-XV2G1VGLI0_Fj1MpvRs=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Large Mushroom!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigQflbXci8qdrEop0sNzRe83d_HwXma3FaA1yzwYv--U2KG2GnZSev0O-xHbZCfwj-5IIAOE-qze4EkI5RydqoOjFD6-PO45ejPpPEd2_PBDcaRoF42d4DQdKzYCClv1YKCpObVJr5rogzLXB6NlEDH72cEAWddIe9SIbNfdyYU5FvYg2fP4yl5W9X=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigQflbXci8qdrEop0sNzRe83d_HwXma3FaA1yzwYv--U2KG2GnZSev0O-xHbZCfwj-5IIAOE-qze4EkI5RydqoOjFD6-PO45ejPpPEd2_PBDcaRoF42d4DQdKzYCClv1YKCpObVJr5rogzLXB6NlEDH72cEAWddIe9SIbNfdyYU5FvYg2fP4yl5W9X=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicken of the Woods<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p>Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-28092513578777738462022-01-15T13:15:00.000-08:002022-01-15T13:15:44.081-08:00Out and About: Around the Village and Beyond. Finds and Photos from Fall 2021Although I never got to the computer this fall to update my blog, I was still
out and about camping, hiking, gardening, and walking every chance I could. Finally, on this frigid cold January day, I made my way to the computer to upload some photos from the fall.
Check out some of the things I've come across on my outings and in my garden. I'm looking forward to some snow this winter. So far we have had rain, freezing rain, a bit of snow and lots of ice. Happy New Year!!!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggag3HIfn1E-8ut75LN1vfMfs8z1LuEnCt--F1z3574_ULxGIuOaYTCmLCDUbhtvJ2MRoORW4TjcHtZ-KzmkTI6PZRwsZ27tX2POEaM5QYGbZSrftfj6qNnujoLi6mecnkMawPGvdoTRI1AnUSqgUJO3V9_9KD72YCWhrMlDV6n7LdDcB4ormTLJqg=s5184" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggag3HIfn1E-8ut75LN1vfMfs8z1LuEnCt--F1z3574_ULxGIuOaYTCmLCDUbhtvJ2MRoORW4TjcHtZ-KzmkTI6PZRwsZ27tX2POEaM5QYGbZSrftfj6qNnujoLi6mecnkMawPGvdoTRI1AnUSqgUJO3V9_9KD72YCWhrMlDV6n7LdDcB4ormTLJqg=s400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When a Tree Frog Matches Your House Color<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-59149862579392128942021-08-13T13:27:00.002-07:002021-08-14T07:32:37.727-07:00Out and About: In My Garden<p>One of my favorite summer pastimes is hanging out in my garden, binoculars and camera in hand, seeing what birds, butterflies, and critters are visiting or making the garden their home. There has been a record number of bird families this season using the garden to feed their young, splash and drink in the bird baths and fountain, and nest in the porch rafters, pine tree and nestbox. Mourning Doves chose to make a nest in the porch rafters for the second summer in a row. Last year their flimsy nest fell off the rafters with an egg inside. This year they were successful and had one baby. After about two weeks the juvenile stepped out of the nest. A photo is included of parent and child. However, a day or so later the parents were not right near the nest. A Blue Jay flew in at high speed screaming and went right at the juvenile. I jumped up from my porch chair to see birds flying, the nest falling, and no sight of the young dove. I searched the ground and vegetation but no bird. The parents came back to the rafters where the nest had been for three days in a row cooing and looking. It was heartbreaking. After a couple of weeks they made a nest in the pine tree. High winds and torrential rain destroyed the nest. These dove parents have had such a difficult time.</p><p>House Wrens have been much more successful in their nesting efforts. They raised one brood in my neighbor's nestbox and soon started another nest inside my nestbox. They currently have a second brood born which should fledge next week. Currently, both wren parents are busy feeding the babies insects throughout the day. They are not afraid to scold and go after birds, squirrels, and cats that get too close to the nest.</p><p>Rabbits have been around on a regular basis and one is very fond of violet leaves so I call her Violet. My young friends Colin and Keegan brought me a tree frog to live in the garden. They said it looked like a rock so we named it Rocky. It disappeared up the maple tree. Monarchs have been in the garden daily, sometimes three at a time. They have laid lots of eggs on the milkweed and take nectar from the flowers. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been zipping around sipping at the sugar water feeders, trumpet vine, New York Ironweed and Phlox.I am always sad to see the hummers leave. The males go before the females by the end of August.<br /></p><p>Hoping everyone is enjoying their gardens, summer activities, and getting out and about to see some cool things. My latest fascination is bog plants. I've added a photo of a small bog island at an Adirondack pond. Sundews and Pitchers, and Sphagnum... Oh My!!!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJC5DHUHpueQxLXiAEJY6RSS_3blUumh5_2tecultTTlEUYzQU_bF0r5I1FQO0467_2QOTuH9LLLB6CoiafqFxa_0oI9qMUIJw4S5CtRf6z_-gu069pFKzoXF4ZYfAW-cLSYAEGSvGExo/s6000/DSC00646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJC5DHUHpueQxLXiAEJY6RSS_3blUumh5_2tecultTTlEUYzQU_bF0r5I1FQO0467_2QOTuH9LLLB6CoiafqFxa_0oI9qMUIJw4S5CtRf6z_-gu069pFKzoXF4ZYfAW-cLSYAEGSvGExo/w400-h266/DSC00646.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepping Out. Mourning Dove Juvenile<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZXOaoxQEDr3Iz2EA8Kkzv0C5mp7nN86C_CFHEuaA79jcCSUEaS723i7fhxB8FrAzj8-hulnzxs_CVDZRzje7cNzT_oVh-OwY958FdRflRPbyI6opThi6Us9EqEZ-IZcKVkM3TgPQVCI/s6000/DSC00650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZXOaoxQEDr3Iz2EA8Kkzv0C5mp7nN86C_CFHEuaA79jcCSUEaS723i7fhxB8FrAzj8-hulnzxs_CVDZRzje7cNzT_oVh-OwY958FdRflRPbyI6opThi6Us9EqEZ-IZcKVkM3TgPQVCI/w400-h266/DSC00650.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parent and Child<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7M2AVsm3BYfgNGzk2ROjjl3o45QkaivlLK0aa8zk_dcx60fLpK5vl6DQMquAYKWx65bz8h58QMlNRUD_WaMXLqcbOAjcvy2xGI_kksG5GB6Nb8SHZXYd2uNTFc8b42iNsbwNXnuUgeI/s6000/DSC00648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7M2AVsm3BYfgNGzk2ROjjl3o45QkaivlLK0aa8zk_dcx60fLpK5vl6DQMquAYKWx65bz8h58QMlNRUD_WaMXLqcbOAjcvy2xGI_kksG5GB6Nb8SHZXYd2uNTFc8b42iNsbwNXnuUgeI/w400-h266/DSC00648.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the Flimsy Nest of the Mourning Dove<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeNdMwd2_sZLXhCbPxnmTOhi2v0NNjUww1DUjqbNWkzo5D9nbArLhEljO7aicO35LrrMH2DKsYz2jyWIgPUKqwrD1dcbU3_UA43K3ftfX34f0DbzJ-LOytpz5hIxCms0dLaQU-QLMGPQ/s6000/DSC00660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeNdMwd2_sZLXhCbPxnmTOhi2v0NNjUww1DUjqbNWkzo5D9nbArLhEljO7aicO35LrrMH2DKsYz2jyWIgPUKqwrD1dcbU3_UA43K3ftfX34f0DbzJ-LOytpz5hIxCms0dLaQU-QLMGPQ/w400-h266/DSC00660.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Angry Look from this Juvenile Robin<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6t8lBwFdLe7ouRgTT85v-MjJBo88gAp5CP4OXeszDfZ0Pf969H3uCFz8skH2j0d43yZc-zTIaiPICQFLXoycWSB-RIQRKO89WICNbQz6Wusgam5XmmdOofxBExcsoj_JSn4bzayTuoA/s6000/DSC00661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6t8lBwFdLe7ouRgTT85v-MjJBo88gAp5CP4OXeszDfZ0Pf969H3uCFz8skH2j0d43yZc-zTIaiPICQFLXoycWSB-RIQRKO89WICNbQz6Wusgam5XmmdOofxBExcsoj_JSn4bzayTuoA/w400-h266/DSC00661.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's Better<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SI1lJTlKcv3D3na8IowPAiaAQDkQm1rk8LCo6XAEL9HWWMNw9DsNx94obfJQLuCNTDZ9DDur2PusmGgRU2BFg5-WJoeGu-adoM6k_tAmw0oxdIWaRiU3WfKC3QVpsWJ1BtRdAHe3LV4/w400-h266/DSC00069.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father and Daughter Cardinals<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOX1OgzBEFodu-m_voaVTlpIltLlB6UO429z6cmMebounKYz9qjyPR70v5Op4KA2RSQ_w1oCVtu8dJXALquzBSUjgzSa_OFgIqEdY3dUGUsiwDc1zVg7F_lzaZ14gVthkFmPFy64EXM3M/s6000/DSC00081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOX1OgzBEFodu-m_voaVTlpIltLlB6UO429z6cmMebounKYz9qjyPR70v5Op4KA2RSQ_w1oCVtu8dJXALquzBSUjgzSa_OFgIqEdY3dUGUsiwDc1zVg7F_lzaZ14gVthkFmPFy64EXM3M/w400-h266/DSC00081.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grackles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQjb3-0iy7TJVYVXZn6gS5X604K8OBG3umS-DtnIvj7qaNo04Hcc1jupJxuXA0fFgIKqMbIfDaZJmIP1kSlTvYjS8EWaGdfbf2Y_XXSN-sqHdEL9wtxiTMt9WpXdZEdznghS8q2gmX1k/s6000/DSC00092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQjb3-0iy7TJVYVXZn6gS5X604K8OBG3umS-DtnIvj7qaNo04Hcc1jupJxuXA0fFgIKqMbIfDaZJmIP1kSlTvYjS8EWaGdfbf2Y_XXSN-sqHdEL9wtxiTMt9WpXdZEdznghS8q2gmX1k/w400-h266/DSC00092.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch Butterfly on Common Milkweed<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOTp_SvGqjPYrLOjK1Xk4rm31B9JEdqIggjAlzs0oFMYJD8nuDpMpF0fBI53Nam2JSSf1CFu6ex36KXxOecgZn1EPpqYUNDmYIX-O9seMfRz9i-_GXr3hBeooevha_VcsO8u1hHuJNK8/s6000/DSC00220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOTp_SvGqjPYrLOjK1Xk4rm31B9JEdqIggjAlzs0oFMYJD8nuDpMpF0fBI53Nam2JSSf1CFu6ex36KXxOecgZn1EPpqYUNDmYIX-O9seMfRz9i-_GXr3hBeooevha_VcsO8u1hHuJNK8/w400-h266/DSC00220.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearwing Hummingbird Moth in Hosta Flower<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdXswkHFQg0rXvnYvvftDcjQvV9MXMmTC5xtxXhOEIlfMpUrvvTQvyc8qNUFz207kJgJp8EH4_Lk6yBUWWElDdB2DmNK1OnNvXlc6QoaExzu1_kFMYWp8rJ63h7tWNr4Y5LuTIQUNuCI/s6000/DSC00221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdXswkHFQg0rXvnYvvftDcjQvV9MXMmTC5xtxXhOEIlfMpUrvvTQvyc8qNUFz207kJgJp8EH4_Lk6yBUWWElDdB2DmNK1OnNvXlc6QoaExzu1_kFMYWp8rJ63h7tWNr4Y5LuTIQUNuCI/w400-h266/DSC00221.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moth Just Backed Out of Flower<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-jBW_cxmlC5SrBrfjdIjEplIEhCcPi8O04W-fEmTgRAoAJxCVt0bJAXI0C7Y5CbHqcw8Ea2rwab0LSTQ_QS7B488dMuKe3WApdjF4WjQ7H1AUdvT0oYpR6fTTzZ8osyqRu_ada1PFoQ/s6000/DSC00363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-jBW_cxmlC5SrBrfjdIjEplIEhCcPi8O04W-fEmTgRAoAJxCVt0bJAXI0C7Y5CbHqcw8Ea2rwab0LSTQ_QS7B488dMuKe3WApdjF4WjQ7H1AUdvT0oYpR6fTTzZ8osyqRu_ada1PFoQ/w400-h266/DSC00363.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearwing Hummingbird Moth at Phlox<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeHasz3DrasoD126YOMulOFfReISl2w5s7PR4KgK1pVqZSzdhyd5xqFyjAUzsbAvHe-wsAx_zq2Wg5VxINsMkslV_P5CLeqCKumfgiv_NeXtLdosr-VdVaisF51wMXaQOCKG-Bp3oTLg/s6000/DSC00375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeHasz3DrasoD126YOMulOFfReISl2w5s7PR4KgK1pVqZSzdhyd5xqFyjAUzsbAvHe-wsAx_zq2Wg5VxINsMkslV_P5CLeqCKumfgiv_NeXtLdosr-VdVaisF51wMXaQOCKG-Bp3oTLg/w400-h266/DSC00375.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu9QebZ0SeZeErOcKXutrpmVK7uYAe4Hocq0BgPTHVJFpcMx5zFWepqqE_IWliU2kH1O9fh1P3NguFHjv1K3HguZ12PZxuKWDCQAlJ_uyOIBS2hMQ_C7ixOlnnVZWqPw02nOAdxpTxzc/s6000/DSC00378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu9QebZ0SeZeErOcKXutrpmVK7uYAe4Hocq0BgPTHVJFpcMx5zFWepqqE_IWliU2kH1O9fh1P3NguFHjv1K3HguZ12PZxuKWDCQAlJ_uyOIBS2hMQ_C7ixOlnnVZWqPw02nOAdxpTxzc/w400-h266/DSC00378.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmLyOK33pk7bRegERm_07tt8SIm6U1xT-Ab6S-_7eRXIvnSKXRWdWeIJWYxxvsJQ2EqcrmYuLui-g1SD4t0q-0V-TQQ6zV0PsSAOMnziG6zPu8bKK_FwpG63lXYBZHbcrn0PNdNFfDQk/s6000/DSC00379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmLyOK33pk7bRegERm_07tt8SIm6U1xT-Ab6S-_7eRXIvnSKXRWdWeIJWYxxvsJQ2EqcrmYuLui-g1SD4t0q-0V-TQQ6zV0PsSAOMnziG6zPu8bKK_FwpG63lXYBZHbcrn0PNdNFfDQk/w400-h266/DSC00379.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting to Dine<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtXe7O-Gpl-d1X36MZo2mzBdw7VOib6j0dPGgiRwTQptGud29IT7SaMTUneMTlm79zVqOt0X5Mdf5PiaoH6wszoAvhPNW4m0GpFibRuH8HYPInGPVsNSgTObTKVqxdXCKfufznTw9YSY/s6000/DSC00409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtXe7O-Gpl-d1X36MZo2mzBdw7VOib6j0dPGgiRwTQptGud29IT7SaMTUneMTlm79zVqOt0X5Mdf5PiaoH6wszoAvhPNW4m0GpFibRuH8HYPInGPVsNSgTObTKVqxdXCKfufznTw9YSY/w400-h266/DSC00409.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Swallowtail Butterfly<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-ofL3T7jSwCqyKTYosGsG2RdrgByMRQ2oH5YH_I4yfczlgsfuaXgtfJLCJuw8q4ajipI22Wn3p1FNMVvGiMwtduEWOVOsCzwRl4m09Ukg2Bpln7-W8kcbI5zE-QlmLhmV0cqCiG8za8/s6000/DSC00488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-ofL3T7jSwCqyKTYosGsG2RdrgByMRQ2oH5YH_I4yfczlgsfuaXgtfJLCJuw8q4ajipI22Wn3p1FNMVvGiMwtduEWOVOsCzwRl4m09Ukg2Bpln7-W8kcbI5zE-QlmLhmV0cqCiG8za8/w400-h266/DSC00488.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dart the Dragonfly. It darts off this perch for insect <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6G5aAVfAUgHV-g0k5ynub3V94IEs1KTNa0kUtB1qJ2HFE4iB-1T_foEekHbKAlJr_FSIZOKkOcS2VKPDYnOxbtWoR-4vqBSF4janKmmB1zUCfTuvaZCeFTeb5a447oweP5ULZeJXmBtk/s6000/DSC00490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6G5aAVfAUgHV-g0k5ynub3V94IEs1KTNa0kUtB1qJ2HFE4iB-1T_foEekHbKAlJr_FSIZOKkOcS2VKPDYnOxbtWoR-4vqBSF4janKmmB1zUCfTuvaZCeFTeb5a447oweP5ULZeJXmBtk/w400-h266/DSC00490.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Wren Bringing Insect Meal for Babies<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz4M8e0epqmiLE9L0EJsBdIGGhFlpd77BFcO1JuuGzd-rHs2cIfJ-xxIjFUbga-AUjuQvhBH9p8KlMS1MdvHnu-vHv5IXjr5SaABdnwPN3tKUELk2O1gpHLqc0RyDVpOsu5Eqfrmrm5A/s6000/DSC00492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz4M8e0epqmiLE9L0EJsBdIGGhFlpd77BFcO1JuuGzd-rHs2cIfJ-xxIjFUbga-AUjuQvhBH9p8KlMS1MdvHnu-vHv5IXjr5SaABdnwPN3tKUELk2O1gpHLqc0RyDVpOsu5Eqfrmrm5A/w400-h266/DSC00492.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bringing Out Fecal Sac<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP6NQvDXOWK65XSDdg60khz-0eG7GITe-EYY-WYXN-A4u8GbJpqo052l0mz9KVkbnpPxv63XMDxttIaGDCKuktuBjNq-FePYpccVJE6_Hq59PJA4vAUnaiNW5N8V3he-Ec6RlHWYEmwc/s930/DSC00044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="831" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP6NQvDXOWK65XSDdg60khz-0eG7GITe-EYY-WYXN-A4u8GbJpqo052l0mz9KVkbnpPxv63XMDxttIaGDCKuktuBjNq-FePYpccVJE6_Hq59PJA4vAUnaiNW5N8V3he-Ec6RlHWYEmwc/w358-h400/DSC00044.JPG" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out on Round Lake. Bald Eagle<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsAxGCvye0WUTMpyAzxYZQVNiPB7OBF6lubERN1rkfVX4gemIq18OoU6fxUZBNd6rgsCG74fAYL8EwI03ONZS9_ziIqgM48aGtmm12xrFAcCfHTV2QGcGYkMaHdzeu2yJivu0Dzf_3MA/s6000/DSC00117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsAxGCvye0WUTMpyAzxYZQVNiPB7OBF6lubERN1rkfVX4gemIq18OoU6fxUZBNd6rgsCG74fAYL8EwI03ONZS9_ziIqgM48aGtmm12xrFAcCfHTV2QGcGYkMaHdzeu2yJivu0Dzf_3MA/w400-h266/DSC00117.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bog Island on Adirondack Pond<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-27122490149978111382021-06-09T15:24:00.001-07:002021-06-09T15:24:18.055-07:00Out and About: Wild About WildflowersEach Spring I spend a lot of time looking for and admiring the beautiful wildflowers we have
in Round Lake and beyond. While out and about I get to hear and see lots of
birds, maybe a cool rock formation, a lovely flowing stream, a peaceful pond. It's always a wonderful time in the woods enjoying nature. Here's what I've been treated to during May and the first week of June.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ea7aFbkz8oWEzCJFCDVpATrpkPKuIhoHEbVV00cip3293B3Ty26YIx5ycxxCl38owR3Hd2rmAwkY5tnR5VcIfQu2y1HNhAfeXzPyN9-zMajgBpjw21ZkpdwZYL5NaBebjcf5KahUY1A/s6000/DSC00626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ea7aFbkz8oWEzCJFCDVpATrpkPKuIhoHEbVV00cip3293B3Ty26YIx5ycxxCl38owR3Hd2rmAwkY5tnR5VcIfQu2y1HNhAfeXzPyN9-zMajgBpjw21ZkpdwZYL5NaBebjcf5KahUY1A/w400-h266/DSC00626.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trillium Rock Garden at Inman Pond<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> .
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPv2Xm-7masjUAb1DnGZnlQ_4HpqyuZ5xOR8b_PKKlKNEQFJnKYBbpxzjALIIXYu2RvTz2AY_T03JWo7fR4DBXcMtJQDkwz6y5001Q2bIyo3bSAgqgzCrGdc-TzxNObKIAehhszyvdl7A/s2048/IMG_4800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPv2Xm-7masjUAb1DnGZnlQ_4HpqyuZ5xOR8b_PKKlKNEQFJnKYBbpxzjALIIXYu2RvTz2AY_T03JWo7fR4DBXcMtJQDkwz6y5001Q2bIyo3bSAgqgzCrGdc-TzxNObKIAehhszyvdl7A/w400-h266/IMG_4800.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marsh Marigold along Peck Avenue Stream Bank<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSYOyPZ8ChJ2tpY21VvmckaeEtxQpVx-IGhddlF2SJT2EGH-8Rgdxweb3Wlmsf4PfrYCenlGU05IVwoFrhGXpxV20nsmydrz0tgEucnmGOmO5U6IdT6nHY9wiauzGH2Lere8epzhMDig/s6000/DSC00635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSYOyPZ8ChJ2tpY21VvmckaeEtxQpVx-IGhddlF2SJT2EGH-8Rgdxweb3Wlmsf4PfrYCenlGU05IVwoFrhGXpxV20nsmydrz0tgEucnmGOmO5U6IdT6nHY9wiauzGH2Lere8epzhMDig/w400-h266/DSC00635.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Trillium at the Hennig Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfJIjVDyN8j7fZzB5KEQe_o5bDLn6kyqBkgB3CIVxMFJlI_1LOtNIOWVaJHH2BYzLeaUpbrBPiBxO0B1zSJME5nGEbY8fA6o67stLlSel5ZgWIumoTKHD5wiOG2gxfCU-DDwWTlV_ftI/s2048/IMG_4809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfJIjVDyN8j7fZzB5KEQe_o5bDLn6kyqBkgB3CIVxMFJlI_1LOtNIOWVaJHH2BYzLeaUpbrBPiBxO0B1zSJME5nGEbY8fA6o67stLlSel5ZgWIumoTKHD5wiOG2gxfCU-DDwWTlV_ftI/w400-h266/IMG_4809.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack-in-the-Pulpit Peck Avenue Woods<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4R5RCm68CD3oAnATVtg8TMAKgSTmFKMIEMRCEmrqyxK94175kH6w0OUHpmxc2Sj8T4r2zVURQyn51NnpGg5ycyKx_U3tgPrAg3Ijno0JqgTL7w4X1ON-3Y3F9AhfmISzh3iAo1qUGJo/s6000/DSC00652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4R5RCm68CD3oAnATVtg8TMAKgSTmFKMIEMRCEmrqyxK94175kH6w0OUHpmxc2Sj8T4r2zVURQyn51NnpGg5ycyKx_U3tgPrAg3Ijno0JqgTL7w4X1ON-3Y3F9AhfmISzh3iAo1qUGJo/w400-h266/DSC00652.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady's Slipper at Woods Hollow Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL3mWTvqjhJZKucY0EVWasQdJsl3HV5pLYWtjtdLrrhXYZhrapTQzRi0NMaQzSh9Sp916y48IaxSVtbBOidfAJd-Jh_HPTw9ydaWTuJb3KMjLQ2qpy7daA4RmUZO-gsHU9sPTo8isvJc/s6000/DSC00701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL3mWTvqjhJZKucY0EVWasQdJsl3HV5pLYWtjtdLrrhXYZhrapTQzRi0NMaQzSh9Sp916y48IaxSVtbBOidfAJd-Jh_HPTw9ydaWTuJb3KMjLQ2qpy7daA4RmUZO-gsHU9sPTo8isvJc/w400-h266/DSC00701.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely Lupines at Wilton Wildlife Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qyX9QmT486D3z-BiK9SERCDzFqfsydPwydWf_R2IJVEg-QJg-tk5ZMzY0B9-n6zUv1d7XOMbXEUfNdfaB8waOSc1p_-L-jJkzE9x3fhyGRte68SV3tPTJ6haj1xAP_HD8432ohezTNk/s6000/DSC00703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qyX9QmT486D3z-BiK9SERCDzFqfsydPwydWf_R2IJVEg-QJg-tk5ZMzY0B9-n6zUv1d7XOMbXEUfNdfaB8waOSc1p_-L-jJkzE9x3fhyGRte68SV3tPTJ6haj1xAP_HD8432ohezTNk/w400-h266/DSC00703.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Blue Karner Caterpillars Feed only on Wild Lupine Leaves<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF9Kamz5OY78clWs2imFBonUO9xcgNAHNlv5nEg8ujqiDvVwYU7oRJld_A1HU1UfZA70NWVoUyJukedFcHGZkgzaLiK1naw3G2aSlLPFfz9jTm7-NC-kI1otMCVIAe_MJS5orJcWH7p8/s6000/DSC00742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF9Kamz5OY78clWs2imFBonUO9xcgNAHNlv5nEg8ujqiDvVwYU7oRJld_A1HU1UfZA70NWVoUyJukedFcHGZkgzaLiK1naw3G2aSlLPFfz9jTm7-NC-kI1otMCVIAe_MJS5orJcWH7p8/w400-h266/DSC00742.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady's Slipper Sisters at Wilton Wildlife Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp3l4mHmigdMieYjVPTamjhm3FtmJa4mCpSZMD2zN_Z6R3HjO8cy8O76nQpBQh0ppqz7oUmAYC7GgiIAWQgUABN2Va-Y4TaG5e3_ZXcvQ5CmG0O-sswCZKPoIiG-DLsS8oly48qYFoRg/s6000/DSC00744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp3l4mHmigdMieYjVPTamjhm3FtmJa4mCpSZMD2zN_Z6R3HjO8cy8O76nQpBQh0ppqz7oUmAYC7GgiIAWQgUABN2Va-Y4TaG5e3_ZXcvQ5CmG0O-sswCZKPoIiG-DLsS8oly48qYFoRg/w400-h266/DSC00744.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starflower and Shadow<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisA8OHsA5dOfL_wQDuCFeE6YW5cnrkaywSBy7bDs_gqMocfnKoDrZEalVTHF1pDPd6XfKUlBcinHNBICEMqttu127vm_gCqVdindZHEchfaB-_AI5pFSL4SVo82rhIGeXWRYg2bl8rXw/s6000/DSC00773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisA8OHsA5dOfL_wQDuCFeE6YW5cnrkaywSBy7bDs_gqMocfnKoDrZEalVTHF1pDPd6XfKUlBcinHNBICEMqttu127vm_gCqVdindZHEchfaB-_AI5pFSL4SVo82rhIGeXWRYg2bl8rXw/w400-h266/DSC00773.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunchberries at Inman Pond<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlJ-TUv7_vXsPH47XKo2w3BQkh2s_d7KT4-BApDA079nJgtki8J_Sd09KdNZwUNOuoNITPke665Dv4Eji6HVQxrST3wUQgQoE1lnyeCV2cO7dd9OXcnZxMO_4cKeURWtbowjbXixtPHs/s2048/IMG_4794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlJ-TUv7_vXsPH47XKo2w3BQkh2s_d7KT4-BApDA079nJgtki8J_Sd09KdNZwUNOuoNITPke665Dv4Eji6HVQxrST3wUQgQoE1lnyeCV2cO7dd9OXcnZxMO_4cKeURWtbowjbXixtPHs/w400-h266/IMG_4794.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glowegee Creek<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicj5r0B9hxlr9J9civU6-akfcwGIr333dGpHRxNWcFNksq_BGwIb1EhCkW_3lPQnR1hpco7vuVDjfDpgObjq2COSYM_6CA8R3SDSWBTEegCArb09FBBW4tVgfsNUX5FtHDHJdRZGwo8zQ/s6000/DSC00638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicj5r0B9hxlr9J9civU6-akfcwGIr333dGpHRxNWcFNksq_BGwIb1EhCkW_3lPQnR1hpco7vuVDjfDpgObjq2COSYM_6CA8R3SDSWBTEegCArb09FBBW4tVgfsNUX5FtHDHJdRZGwo8zQ/w400-h266/DSC00638.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cadman Creek at Hennig Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyJ5AN7_B55tsAYxpu1xJqlVlgoZTqs2M_ziPsPerRZ82Ue_MKm4kX90MFpO1RgV5aGHzIiC0sCtG-ZHQY_tXNlUZYvgen9AGPK_wSGBmeWVtuXmTMn3NJN9kSqo9Yi89pPHVH0XKSvI/s6000/DSC00691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETJq39yk3Yj_cD7FT-Kss4MsEAFgkfDYE9E2_aZ0RhWNz8pSgT1Ol8FiJz16KO3h3O5a6ssRXXJvVO4HdDCGHrHEL-YMQT6ZJk3HA1maiwZsgaT7Od_0CWwqh3bxuTHnN4WN_TO5LCOk/s6000/DSC00756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETJq39yk3Yj_cD7FT-Kss4MsEAFgkfDYE9E2_aZ0RhWNz8pSgT1Ol8FiJz16KO3h3O5a6ssRXXJvVO4HdDCGHrHEL-YMQT6ZJk3HA1maiwZsgaT7Od_0CWwqh3bxuTHnN4WN_TO5LCOk/w400-h266/DSC00756.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Ann<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-73281323853777880892021-04-21T20:23:00.001-07:002021-04-21T20:23:49.026-07:00Out and About: Happy Earth Day!!! Spring Wildflowers.<p>I have always loved flowers. When I was four years old my next door neighbor took me for a walk to a stream to pick violets for my mother for Mother's Day. It was the first memory I have of flowers. How lovely to remember picking them near my home and giving them as a gift. I have many violets in my garden today. My Dad had a part-time job as a gardener. He grew and tended a beautiful rose garden, as well as, a cutting garden with zinnias and dahlias. I loved going with him some Saturday mornings to run around the small estate he cared for and gardened at and to smell and cut some flowers to bring home. I especially loved the smell of the potting shed which had dank and musty odors from flower pots, gardening tools, soils and fertilizers.For thirty years or so, I have looked for wildflowers in the woods and gardens locally and on hikes in the Adirondacks. Spring Wildflowers are stunning, fleeting, and a gift. Thank you, Mother Nature. You are Incredible. Happy Earth Day all!!!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzC0TVPU45L6Sip-y62LgRWOMPjySaAVOsedR6oJlTDHdHqEkZt5RZ6pXUHkWRV4wHZ9zvO4Klb7kEujyt4yBGTW49h-8vZn5SNnjRHIAIaCVvQx1T0jP-CzMkxWFjq4-OS7R-9b7vOc/s2048/IMG_4698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzC0TVPU45L6Sip-y62LgRWOMPjySaAVOsedR6oJlTDHdHqEkZt5RZ6pXUHkWRV4wHZ9zvO4Klb7kEujyt4yBGTW49h-8vZn5SNnjRHIAIaCVvQx1T0jP-CzMkxWFjq4-OS7R-9b7vOc/w400-h266/IMG_4698.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Ginger<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-kaTrb3_xSzyDin7sSJO6S04tayGE0EvAUqtCQcMAfq6JwG4I-RC8yj9QxYZM16YIwRJmro2-VQ3I7gZADFA3oXSOkZKIEXNXnWPfOa4UatPs5CbDBCN_OFlfG73TnKK0HR0eLrn6a0/s2048/IMG_4695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-kaTrb3_xSzyDin7sSJO6S04tayGE0EvAUqtCQcMAfq6JwG4I-RC8yj9QxYZM16YIwRJmro2-VQ3I7gZADFA3oXSOkZKIEXNXnWPfOa4UatPs5CbDBCN_OFlfG73TnKK0HR0eLrn6a0/w400-h266/IMG_4695.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bloodroot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg9c1OKH-iMGFCN3tmRNjEt019SwlbA27JrePrR7IkAP-tyfl3G8OvyktkZQ6np3k2H8rYEYAwFNfZPc92EVey6sPNEb4ryqYKTpbdha8KZ7_hBksEl5ZQVy5lKn8YHfOxpK04Fh5w-c/s2048/IMG_4702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg9c1OKH-iMGFCN3tmRNjEt019SwlbA27JrePrR7IkAP-tyfl3G8OvyktkZQ6np3k2H8rYEYAwFNfZPc92EVey6sPNEb4ryqYKTpbdha8KZ7_hBksEl5ZQVy5lKn8YHfOxpK04Fh5w-c/w400-h266/IMG_4702.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trout Lily<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sbGwORrCf6x_VzAprKJ0Pd8OOpFJEjtZriZNhDQ_pWfHdwDnpDeZAkpISw6_gYpf2Dx7fTkDrxltoc83Cb2r3_3Qa6egHhiuB3t0YKx5zebl6_fGEOq1fa3L7ka6pDBXMlPCAbaiWgQ/s2048/IMG_4707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sbGwORrCf6x_VzAprKJ0Pd8OOpFJEjtZriZNhDQ_pWfHdwDnpDeZAkpISw6_gYpf2Dx7fTkDrxltoc83Cb2r3_3Qa6egHhiuB3t0YKx5zebl6_fGEOq1fa3L7ka6pDBXMlPCAbaiWgQ/w400-h266/IMG_4707.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow Rue Leafing Out<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EmIIloq0xTZ15k3Ut3Ynn2jskDkagX_gh-L4qufYMmiLKV7m6shyphenhyphenREF3O2bj1AghM72-HWoLzLnYy-lHa73QK5J0UpZZi3ansIHWxg7ixNNjmn24znxZfo6hjMv1tHV1hcpjrTlPXhI/s2048/IMG_4708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EmIIloq0xTZ15k3Ut3Ynn2jskDkagX_gh-L4qufYMmiLKV7m6shyphenhyphenREF3O2bj1AghM72-HWoLzLnYy-lHa73QK5J0UpZZi3ansIHWxg7ixNNjmn24znxZfo6hjMv1tHV1hcpjrTlPXhI/w400-h266/IMG_4708.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Cohosh Unfurling<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atzWxyRC13YYU0ZkVTnRG1gI3GDDvt49F5wVTKpaKwlGprnTX-8aP9vp538bl-9hBmKXstWyS4cKwFjN8O-ePkFzwrTQYhQvLEyf4rdHkNF2xqPfbyWoTRe6-v62wMXzC0qhfv5BYFY/s2048/IMG_4713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atzWxyRC13YYU0ZkVTnRG1gI3GDDvt49F5wVTKpaKwlGprnTX-8aP9vp538bl-9hBmKXstWyS4cKwFjN8O-ePkFzwrTQYhQvLEyf4rdHkNF2xqPfbyWoTRe6-v62wMXzC0qhfv5BYFY/w400-h266/IMG_4713.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dutchman's Breeches<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTx52NTqsr3gaGOhzNJ81V7-ygyJWmLpZmr92T2QvkvPSj_WkaQbwdZYiHluUYGDlZyRBW6HQkzXBYPBQILdn2oTfuoSxAfdPAB_GDEEeKXV10XkP7kkl4YR7EK5uJtveh2UiuNLCHSs/s2048/IMG_4771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTx52NTqsr3gaGOhzNJ81V7-ygyJWmLpZmr92T2QvkvPSj_WkaQbwdZYiHluUYGDlZyRBW6HQkzXBYPBQILdn2oTfuoSxAfdPAB_GDEEeKXV10XkP7kkl4YR7EK5uJtveh2UiuNLCHSs/w400-h266/IMG_4771.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Violet<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fHtxEF47ja_GGcOo2eScTfsXx_6443kuwQqsAvO3oCWVEDKr4EPHHpR0EfZHZHlTOLUo0wYeJAipNvwXv900vfTdW_Zx947PH_HEzMp8g7dV8TjCH3QF9Obc90Ppvv3WV70Vy0T8T5c/s2048/IMG_4775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fHtxEF47ja_GGcOo2eScTfsXx_6443kuwQqsAvO3oCWVEDKr4EPHHpR0EfZHZHlTOLUo0wYeJAipNvwXv900vfTdW_Zx947PH_HEzMp8g7dV8TjCH3QF9Obc90Ppvv3WV70Vy0T8T5c/w400-h266/IMG_4775.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-spurred Violet<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbhuaXfaTwU0kjKX8DAqqGOv3x-pZJH81bGPEAkq5tY5_yq1oxh9s9CPlikj_UEbup9XG32BpXUXTHciZvbXgXTBV48jh9y_XTw8TcZ_ie5ThmpvLjUIjAYQ7X7gWjtCDGjYkvgO2_ds/s2048/IMG_4782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbhuaXfaTwU0kjKX8DAqqGOv3x-pZJH81bGPEAkq5tY5_yq1oxh9s9CPlikj_UEbup9XG32BpXUXTHciZvbXgXTBV48jh9y_XTw8TcZ_ie5ThmpvLjUIjAYQ7X7gWjtCDGjYkvgO2_ds/w400-h266/IMG_4782.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May Apple<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM87V0hgWEuHpAJsRb8ItBbTX0RMlltFvzyNwFZhw2KXzpL_-xGWRZsk5oDWLm8ICm4kwo-2MchjLXdZLxSD_c1xH_bLNy5bzfw2IXkSQOsedBYIQQggvDiITmzLSoIzoUXwUjnOEPT9k/s2048/IMG_4786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM87V0hgWEuHpAJsRb8ItBbTX0RMlltFvzyNwFZhw2KXzpL_-xGWRZsk5oDWLm8ICm4kwo-2MchjLXdZLxSD_c1xH_bLNy5bzfw2IXkSQOsedBYIQQggvDiITmzLSoIzoUXwUjnOEPT9k/w266-h400/IMG_4786.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharp-lobed Hepatica<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPsb0xk7DVsoQRgABw0oe_7Pf60OJDbcx9wa_JSJY9K3vO_xw1gNAqw7LvyhtQmd4erwEz_ex4tjtg_aC4Mk51zxeP6IECpoqEVqfx3a8Fmv5BHUp4Dj4MaWMqCfEd-CI-aF0Z0WM5oI/s2048/IMG_4756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPsb0xk7DVsoQRgABw0oe_7Pf60OJDbcx9wa_JSJY9K3vO_xw1gNAqw7LvyhtQmd4erwEz_ex4tjtg_aC4Mk51zxeP6IECpoqEVqfx3a8Fmv5BHUp4Dj4MaWMqCfEd-CI-aF0Z0WM5oI/w400-h266/IMG_4756.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carolina Spring Beauties with Pink Pollen<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjcFaIu4gLB6qMGTKkupHNUrWIJenp7neTS_SUNTtYujSQy2rkacLrqXPsXseJNzapHPwgxFmI9a-dSqG0cgYG73lzBMTd1Jf65-_4fZXUN5NVho03fykzkerREGqi-9ObSA2pZkkm9Y/s2048/IMG_4764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjcFaIu4gLB6qMGTKkupHNUrWIJenp7neTS_SUNTtYujSQy2rkacLrqXPsXseJNzapHPwgxFmI9a-dSqG0cgYG73lzBMTd1Jf65-_4fZXUN5NVho03fykzkerREGqi-9ObSA2pZkkm9Y/w400-h266/IMG_4764.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Trillium<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> All these flowers are in our local preserves: Ballston Creek Preserve- the Carolina Spring Beauties carpet the forest floor. Shenantaha Creek Park has an Abundance of wildflowers by the creek and up on the Zim-Smith trail. In Round Lake we have Bloodroot on the Zim going towards the old railroad bridge, either side of the trail going down the banks. In the Peck Avenue woods we have Trilliums, Trout Lilies, and Jack-in the-Pulpit.<br /></p>Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-32567890160239917212021-03-06T15:09:00.000-08:002021-03-06T15:09:26.362-08:00Out and About: Winter Outings<p> It has been another winter of mainly wearing microspikes with hiking boots. Trails get tramped down after a snowfall by skiers and snowshoers and then there's melt, refreeze, melt, refreeze. The trails become a slipperly slope. Microspikes are perfect for these conditions and stretch right over hiking or snow boots. They bite into the ice and keep you from slipping and sliding. I use hiking poles too and am a happy upright hiker! I have my snowshoes along for the ride in case conditions call for them instead. You really don't know what you need on your feet until you get to the trailhead. Here's what I've been seeing out and about.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UmwxkZw7qG4qB6IOmvPWPTCoF4RrTGYtouC8CyTuNo2uUAQ1dh5_SgwoH9ObQne94m-faDJBEvCPGj1laeFfik-Qa-Xoqh0y8mwfS4N1Nk0Tf9pJEygJ_bjo6pdMxXGRrlYoor990vQ/s6000/DSC00306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UmwxkZw7qG4qB6IOmvPWPTCoF4RrTGYtouC8CyTuNo2uUAQ1dh5_SgwoH9ObQne94m-faDJBEvCPGj1laeFfik-Qa-Xoqh0y8mwfS4N1Nk0Tf9pJEygJ_bjo6pdMxXGRrlYoor990vQ/w400-h266/DSC00306.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wisp<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCVShd0NIAeqY9gg96PhiLAlkxOHQCM7SCkhyphenhyphen5nHta8SEuqYKXShc09jNopf-3znfjh7iak7eQMC2GeC5SP4ZIQI3aafj-cO3jlV7cHxw0gG0qaxVMUdVdauRpU7dPqIFdQNTbXNR7_c/s6000/DSC00303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCVShd0NIAeqY9gg96PhiLAlkxOHQCM7SCkhyphenhyphen5nHta8SEuqYKXShc09jNopf-3znfjh7iak7eQMC2GeC5SP4ZIQI3aafj-cO3jlV7cHxw0gG0qaxVMUdVdauRpU7dPqIFdQNTbXNR7_c/w400-h266/DSC00303.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">100 Acre Woods Malta<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazAaIf1yqgx_Esd22F3Z6XZsFdAlZwBPhSs2MLkPlgeB8wLd_eTQoHu0P6y_xVyrmqjn1AJUPuL9385MS4gmNdQT7I7_yYfa4Ad2JwRzcvcntM4YN9A1UnTsdbjseQlSpUGyVr-bM_zA/s6000/DSC00302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazAaIf1yqgx_Esd22F3Z6XZsFdAlZwBPhSs2MLkPlgeB8wLd_eTQoHu0P6y_xVyrmqjn1AJUPuL9385MS4gmNdQT7I7_yYfa4Ad2JwRzcvcntM4YN9A1UnTsdbjseQlSpUGyVr-bM_zA/w400-h266/DSC00302.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">100 Acre Woods But where's Pooh???<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURyW43Ai_VuUEb_9kQ0C8whDjmnRfkkYwwEJOYRwvejoJpRsXBfmEjxY_6Dxw10Tzmycz7weG_HvY_xKTaKkQtfZWCHUXZXsnuUOB2yQFQLvD62LMzjtaeKeal9n_9nhZ1zgY55KvcNQ/s6000/DSC00308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURyW43Ai_VuUEb_9kQ0C8whDjmnRfkkYwwEJOYRwvejoJpRsXBfmEjxY_6Dxw10Tzmycz7weG_HvY_xKTaKkQtfZWCHUXZXsnuUOB2yQFQLvD62LMzjtaeKeal9n_9nhZ1zgY55KvcNQ/w400-h266/DSC00308.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See Through<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAECJ1VC5ffroVj4mSG8KSHmG7SncbFSgGMHcEZlKz1N0e5XfKnzVqzQuQ59avbQlLGk3OJWACHkHf9YWpduxyvappuP-KnRaocZtHGljK3D5yjdpTdPWJ1a51myigtlr793fk2wu2As/s6000/DSC00309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAECJ1VC5ffroVj4mSG8KSHmG7SncbFSgGMHcEZlKz1N0e5XfKnzVqzQuQ59avbQlLGk3OJWACHkHf9YWpduxyvappuP-KnRaocZtHGljK3D5yjdpTdPWJ1a51myigtlr793fk2wu2As/w400-h266/DSC00309.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Tree was struck by lightening in 100 Acre Woods<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SbZ6y4yr1z-hh13xmPC4t66_p_UL_ZZRVPcIBgDpJIua14Dy5Q6yalFnNTMOuQ9VnxrxOUZcYkttTi_R7ldTBRQl9AnKzTXvz8CKOAm0CSUVKE5f-ZHH9cltZOQi1-qgDjswGsVKS0U/s6000/DSC00295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SbZ6y4yr1z-hh13xmPC4t66_p_UL_ZZRVPcIBgDpJIua14Dy5Q6yalFnNTMOuQ9VnxrxOUZcYkttTi_R7ldTBRQl9AnKzTXvz8CKOAm0CSUVKE5f-ZHH9cltZOQi1-qgDjswGsVKS0U/w400-h266/DSC00295.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contrast</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdztVko3qUugdWHQGE0Od64kXs_naNHIRi5ZlFYnxmjOyBwjqkgT8TmjwTXkpWXdyprM1CoJYIXq7dcuqZBQ2psPIs2wlnj5cjhFWT1onbEZpSlpm4R2f0YdCJbXOodnPloUeQ6UaNkSY/s6000/DSC00291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdztVko3qUugdWHQGE0Od64kXs_naNHIRi5ZlFYnxmjOyBwjqkgT8TmjwTXkpWXdyprM1CoJYIXq7dcuqZBQ2psPIs2wlnj5cjhFWT1onbEZpSlpm4R2f0YdCJbXOodnPloUeQ6UaNkSY/w400-h266/DSC00291.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cold Morning at Moreau<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64kRg5ySGo7KmBkfGwcdwL8s-yx9NCDN7vTRWs9EXwvc1jP8AtzH0LVPjlnCujK-EakQL1RHGfdRJJsBuoWxb5Ocjd8iiwlcomPw6oPOIup46y3AcBxFWD29ftv0yOHSqI41IvrXmODI/s6000/DSC00290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64kRg5ySGo7KmBkfGwcdwL8s-yx9NCDN7vTRWs9EXwvc1jP8AtzH0LVPjlnCujK-EakQL1RHGfdRJJsBuoWxb5Ocjd8iiwlcomPw6oPOIup46y3AcBxFWD29ftv0yOHSqI41IvrXmODI/w400-h266/DSC00290.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonderful Tree Snag to house Wildlife at Moreau<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpnfWSL7J2gNmSJwKABMqGePkZ6J5HL5wE7wLasq7CCqntVkge3kdkHUwCqU2QmOh5fz6qHJ_pnOv5l4CCXOTgfi0BkNc5HfqVDspXvoLVtgjDWXkQ0YYDFtmU797fJbMSWJ6hN47YNg/s6000/DSC00287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpnfWSL7J2gNmSJwKABMqGePkZ6J5HL5wE7wLasq7CCqntVkge3kdkHUwCqU2QmOh5fz6qHJ_pnOv5l4CCXOTgfi0BkNc5HfqVDspXvoLVtgjDWXkQ0YYDFtmU797fJbMSWJ6hN47YNg/w400-h266/DSC00287.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaf Shadow Leaf Shadow<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jXkRIJo2JScTytx4rQdhZKxmlCzM0KHbVbnA6Fh_N5bouSk3wheh14ayV_rKZ6f2qvPloKgvZTUByMfY7pe6Pe0m_ss1ixlnxNIcgT9gMdQZHfpgtlN9dcQqxOUea83hPI_NZX6fpfk/s6000/DSC00269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jXkRIJo2JScTytx4rQdhZKxmlCzM0KHbVbnA6Fh_N5bouSk3wheh14ayV_rKZ6f2qvPloKgvZTUByMfY7pe6Pe0m_ss1ixlnxNIcgT9gMdQZHfpgtlN9dcQqxOUea83hPI_NZX6fpfk/w400-h266/DSC00269.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dino at Woods Hollow Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LeZ8mWdvM8cFdcXSFAbLMF5ht_CjEU_-tEBfTbeFch2ZYLEU58G5DUbVEDBakq4yc93X86Wkut1jv82q5I2pX_1MR3Z_2Ic36TpfEGUZYN9pcmPDFBHFnVL0F4yymeyEphdHmaGRP0U/s6000/DSC00268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LeZ8mWdvM8cFdcXSFAbLMF5ht_CjEU_-tEBfTbeFch2ZYLEU58G5DUbVEDBakq4yc93X86Wkut1jv82q5I2pX_1MR3Z_2Ic36TpfEGUZYN9pcmPDFBHFnVL0F4yymeyEphdHmaGRP0U/w400-h266/DSC00268.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Festooned</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW9UaLZFC8Iq7ktU4DsWbH0tecZWTWmPA4wUOk-B1pj83BoW0-HEFp3dZlo1v6rN8qO-FTZyJ4XeUYz2HqNqZdJ2YSUh2XhnUHjRkY8vK36zDVZFzNPU9Gun7j8SF9qhmUedbmDl-1_c/s6000/DSC00264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW9UaLZFC8Iq7ktU4DsWbH0tecZWTWmPA4wUOk-B1pj83BoW0-HEFp3dZlo1v6rN8qO-FTZyJ4XeUYz2HqNqZdJ2YSUh2XhnUHjRkY8vK36zDVZFzNPU9Gun7j8SF9qhmUedbmDl-1_c/w400-h266/DSC00264.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porch Penquin. Loved finding this little guy!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO8iXaoNvUVPJj5tj7UprqaChG-tPs3pILj6kaUfpI23sgfk8Qzoo8PZaiswLzAwFWnZ1e-7Ht5vJfLUIcc9E-jwXbB7ymIQPCAdyrCTZIpksDYveAdNESGRBhj2oMlB2YYE3b7iNdX0/s6000/DSC00260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO8iXaoNvUVPJj5tj7UprqaChG-tPs3pILj6kaUfpI23sgfk8Qzoo8PZaiswLzAwFWnZ1e-7Ht5vJfLUIcc9E-jwXbB7ymIQPCAdyrCTZIpksDYveAdNESGRBhj2oMlB2YYE3b7iNdX0/w400-h266/DSC00260.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream by Goldfoot Road R.L.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgh_F3vUGZFFZ2CbIyyMXSx8QN5QPuo4A7KSmU2zPBSXDPWqKGiJxQ5j4SmKrfSQbd-3qbLvJA-0dsiTzEr1wszHly4VWy1z4W4ijaY58VtTlo5P2I1wuDpeNBKVFsSBYd90XiirVxiY/s6000/DSC00242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgh_F3vUGZFFZ2CbIyyMXSx8QN5QPuo4A7KSmU2zPBSXDPWqKGiJxQ5j4SmKrfSQbd-3qbLvJA-0dsiTzEr1wszHly4VWy1z4W4ijaY58VtTlo5P2I1wuDpeNBKVFsSBYd90XiirVxiY/w400-h266/DSC00242.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bull Thistles<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh7usXbImlgc_RuJY4GH1niWe06ARQPNybS2n2zdbSlc8m2w0pgUGkttySNk_mGkKgOqfCE29moID2v7cdJHAA5XCqp_jmKPz2gTUmOk-inHEXFZmxGlUavm3KOfoS8SdEQ0QxY-rsHQ/s6000/DSC00227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh7usXbImlgc_RuJY4GH1niWe06ARQPNybS2n2zdbSlc8m2w0pgUGkttySNk_mGkKgOqfCE29moID2v7cdJHAA5XCqp_jmKPz2gTUmOk-inHEXFZmxGlUavm3KOfoS8SdEQ0QxY-rsHQ/w400-h266/DSC00227.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow at Meadowbrook Preserve Queensbury<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUVNkkkvt95Ii3wNA4Het4DSCT7V-LA5NOAAfZoYf0PKquyiVcwQ1MztCyf085XPmjbkHLafJunIb90UmNn_ufGuZTzg3CvE05BYKS375sIt-mkesQDJYq_fI76iEx63kZBZ_HEtHbsk/s6000/DSC00223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUVNkkkvt95Ii3wNA4Het4DSCT7V-LA5NOAAfZoYf0PKquyiVcwQ1MztCyf085XPmjbkHLafJunIb90UmNn_ufGuZTzg3CvE05BYKS375sIt-mkesQDJYq_fI76iEx63kZBZ_HEtHbsk/w400-h266/DSC00223.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halfway Brook at Meadowbrook Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tsDklLCQ_q5WHsrQfgCz2eQ21l79ZmKzdzaYsUCZQJ68Ik7BCwR6QICrp_dFfke-GXjh3YwrsoclDw7OKR097Z7B_p_YWWfrgH6XhaLlBolMvmIXPFgvDYMHIxGmh51NDBbY35eZ5Gw/s6000/DSC00210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tsDklLCQ_q5WHsrQfgCz2eQ21l79ZmKzdzaYsUCZQJ68Ik7BCwR6QICrp_dFfke-GXjh3YwrsoclDw7OKR097Z7B_p_YWWfrgH6XhaLlBolMvmIXPFgvDYMHIxGmh51NDBbY35eZ5Gw/w400-h266/DSC00210.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delegan Brook at Wilton Wildlife Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr2F1JGQgBDVIRmutdEGuTEJ-XV0121SJPEY4K9li3r8m3ahplCpE2uSgBTKBhXN5v6OMOeGAPfr14mr4YaTNUYBw-6XpsV7BcW69U7UxmPG548NmtlnDIhcE7Tv1OigE7CbZvZoX5vI/s6000/DSC00208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr2F1JGQgBDVIRmutdEGuTEJ-XV0121SJPEY4K9li3r8m3ahplCpE2uSgBTKBhXN5v6OMOeGAPfr14mr4YaTNUYBw-6XpsV7BcW69U7UxmPG548NmtlnDIhcE7Tv1OigE7CbZvZoX5vI/w400-h266/DSC00208.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two-faced Snow Person on Zim-Smith Trail<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R4NyU-N4Fz80Q5kZGDUyYfFFtCi7AAYtNVGBS-2VTLTDWjqX373KvfszNijSdKmyAVOzLNuAUzDKTIMiuVpFj9Yzz2ZK1txCko9bY9oB07UJA2FEOmb22lnqhAPgPoIUJeblZRmML8Q/s6000/DSC00207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R4NyU-N4Fz80Q5kZGDUyYfFFtCi7AAYtNVGBS-2VTLTDWjqX373KvfszNijSdKmyAVOzLNuAUzDKTIMiuVpFj9Yzz2ZK1txCko9bY9oB07UJA2FEOmb22lnqhAPgPoIUJeblZRmML8Q/w400-h266/DSC00207.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Other Face<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO4In5iLU2mH_njBfBT2WtFlwlnzHPIslf_ad9HbVCWOyQwUOexfUp1rGCZzy_4kUqRcVXQp0sZFp4qHGBOgUKqgCaY718KsAItmCtOAGZ8Z8BC3Px34XLDMrrmsHXylfPAfGgEKEJzA/s6000/DSC00204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO4In5iLU2mH_njBfBT2WtFlwlnzHPIslf_ad9HbVCWOyQwUOexfUp1rGCZzy_4kUqRcVXQp0sZFp4qHGBOgUKqgCaY718KsAItmCtOAGZ8Z8BC3Px34XLDMrrmsHXylfPAfGgEKEJzA/w400-h266/DSC00204.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream at Ushers Road State Forest<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtIH7PXNotDDhv3iRLs0WFcac2aoivKQJ9veneTAc4XYLq2LtW_p7j06snMe-PsKAMZ3mvhrtLN53iMnLw7DrKAP30eiCSFAkAQu8CF3oP3FlnNKH5GAaWjeVVNgntgJ0GR6Tdn6npWI/s6000/DSC00200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxCz_HfJzgUB2uT9yuV41EBEtMlEA-48XyNNA6uEgp1xORD-v5mNaeiWe6dIWt95WK8gY92wOtFe0jshSwQzTebVNCpNjRRerI-vkxsvVagWLVWlB0LaS9BeQvdLDdNgMoV1uAJlHnug/w400-h266/DSC00188.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they're coming up and down the tree<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p>Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-12593506088761970162021-03-02T13:03:00.000-08:002021-03-02T13:03:24.150-08:00Out and About: More Bird VisitorsMy bird feeders have been busy this winter and I have seen a couple of birds
that I wasn't expecting. While doing The Great Backyard Bird Count in
mid-February, a Northern Flicker, "Yellow-shafted", came to the suet. I hadn't
seen one yet this winter. Then I spotted a female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker on
the apple tree in the yard. Also a first sighting. She flew in for suet too. I
was happy I could count both birds for GBBC. The photos are taken through a
glass door as I've learned from experience that opening the door for a clearer
photo would scare them away. A Common Redpoll came to the yard in early February. She was
by herself and looking very tired. She sat in the sun for a good amount of time
before foraging on the ground below the feeders. Another afternoon I got a visit
from a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. It perched on a raised garden bed with its back
to the feeders. It was looking towards the house but from time to time would
turn to scan the feeders and yard. I caught a photo of it taking off showing its
beautiful wing and tail feathers. The first photo is of several American Goldfinches. They are eating the Black-eyed Susan flower seed heads I left up for the winter hoping birds would eat them.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd-iJohZNUkUNOoVkZpJPp3n8GyLhE6xwFKgx_dd1U30N3Sv-5wPZAvsNMJ-tGrgV-pox8RW9tAN9T5QhGlNwtgbh5u2b00j_MKernd1IldCE53qpVEAcSTuAyAqTWjf5JtqSf-heXiE/s2028/DSC00221.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2028" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd-iJohZNUkUNOoVkZpJPp3n8GyLhE6xwFKgx_dd1U30N3Sv-5wPZAvsNMJ-tGrgV-pox8RW9tAN9T5QhGlNwtgbh5u2b00j_MKernd1IldCE53qpVEAcSTuAyAqTWjf5JtqSf-heXiE/s400/DSC00221.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Goldfinches<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-70157600269186642652021-01-19T12:17:00.000-08:002021-01-19T12:17:38.758-08:00Out and About: Birds at my Feeders<p> This is the fifteenth year I have done Project Feeder Watch through Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The project requires participants to watch and record the greatest number of a species of bird that they see at one time at feeders or in the yard and garden. This is done two consecutive days a week from November through April. The project really gets me paying attention to what birds are around, what they're eating, and their behaviors. I've been taking photos through the kitchen door of my visitors. I'm very happy to have Bluebirds in the yard this winter season. My husband made me a roosting box for Christmas and the bluebirds have been investigating it, as well as, the nest box that's been up. Either box can be used by small birds on cold winter nights for shelter and sleeping. I hope they use them!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_1vLz9YU8STVczyJhDTy-AcZJh2GNVLn8h1Y1YGFH8KFB8ezn6aW5YXaIft8Pdk6msniQ8Oi7cCxOftES7U5LYyadg_rc8EHaABgHaMtq7QMcqmCCNd37laic8JzfEsGNMcezFOLgG4/s6000/DSC00179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_1vLz9YU8STVczyJhDTy-AcZJh2GNVLn8h1Y1YGFH8KFB8ezn6aW5YXaIft8Pdk6msniQ8Oi7cCxOftES7U5LYyadg_rc8EHaABgHaMtq7QMcqmCCNd37laic8JzfEsGNMcezFOLgG4/w400-h266/DSC00179.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-capped Chickadee<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSavtKBW7Fuu-9scsl6W5rHwJDm8U_TRKpOJ6yHOOK6Yx9j79JHOjDrG9k60FbjxfBvqccBvH-X7c27KKo19JqnjP5CMj0uiY9ho2pq9o6vBqNKbT0VCSHPeToxP_x3lqv9k7YvbAh5GU/s6000/DSC00212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSavtKBW7Fuu-9scsl6W5rHwJDm8U_TRKpOJ6yHOOK6Yx9j79JHOjDrG9k60FbjxfBvqccBvH-X7c27KKo19JqnjP5CMj0uiY9ho2pq9o6vBqNKbT0VCSHPeToxP_x3lqv9k7YvbAh5GU/w400-h266/DSC00212.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Bluebirds and Male Cardinal<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhtBSf47d-6FxABb-a_AvUx19eTTAIhx0RGqVhBBL0l8xFwyOjz0Bg_wjSAv_qvXuEI9eXl2nSaD2Io_xjPk1GgTvS1NKqyXDWQ3rvGPlvbU-m74AyppcdowmxP9Hdjkg32kwH9fn-So/s6000/DSC00076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhtBSf47d-6FxABb-a_AvUx19eTTAIhx0RGqVhBBL0l8xFwyOjz0Bg_wjSAv_qvXuEI9eXl2nSaD2Io_xjPk1GgTvS1NKqyXDWQ3rvGPlvbU-m74AyppcdowmxP9Hdjkg32kwH9fn-So/w400-h266/DSC00076.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downy Woodpecker Male and Eastern Goldfinch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV5BkU4qX506ACSCVNipddr0VBmPh1f3yr0XQJ-SCvcVVZ96LP-K-64ig9EpcEmOFa1Audmljtk_FUxXIdZTEL6pDIcGdGHdvhsqmyiy2Myuj-bIIAyQ5l6WYLoBTRRwtGNe1t3Hnpek/s2048/IMG_4585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV5BkU4qX506ACSCVNipddr0VBmPh1f3yr0XQJ-SCvcVVZ96LP-K-64ig9EpcEmOFa1Audmljtk_FUxXIdZTEL6pDIcGdGHdvhsqmyiy2Myuj-bIIAyQ5l6WYLoBTRRwtGNe1t3Hnpek/w400-h266/IMG_4585.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hairy Woodpecker Male ( Hairy Woodpeckers are higher than Downy WP)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK10-DbUBlI_eRJ3iSnwrl08i-B6AlCCKf2b4DoS-rpgfM7qsQBAKquOANEI3lWTWbbeGvP5IAhE6d2Ak3s_C2GX2TcBKw61uC7lEG5r5IvLMlQrMSuSO9fmRY4T0jvr-acTWaAk4A80/s2048/IMG_4557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK10-DbUBlI_eRJ3iSnwrl08i-B6AlCCKf2b4DoS-rpgfM7qsQBAKquOANEI3lWTWbbeGvP5IAhE6d2Ak3s_C2GX2TcBKw61uC7lEG5r5IvLMlQrMSuSO9fmRY4T0jvr-acTWaAk4A80/w400-h266/IMG_4557.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tufted Titmouse with Sunflower Seed<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkAEeYKxE0dRequABfbY8N8LBcZKkjkJXWvfzmG7xh9tTUNrReS_WM2bNSrRTB6F1VueeHNu-Vy-zyuDzWXe_KrryTW0YaH7ImymMvSaloK_xISWzdh_jt1RfFpqEJXMUQ51AZGbRsqI/s2048/IMG_4551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkAEeYKxE0dRequABfbY8N8LBcZKkjkJXWvfzmG7xh9tTUNrReS_WM2bNSrRTB6F1VueeHNu-Vy-zyuDzWXe_KrryTW0YaH7ImymMvSaloK_xISWzdh_jt1RfFpqEJXMUQ51AZGbRsqI/w400-h266/IMG_4551.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Finch Male<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0PtfzrCHyt9Cm9GOqoWPFWFCQy62hoz9kK1sn2OERuNZT5ma0F8ZRYz-8XwehTsA9Vc1N766tO25tyTnH5WiSlHEQLrlM3bReoCDU4NN31rHouF50xsPZN_-5141tPf1OiR2_gtocVw/s6000/DSC00090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0PtfzrCHyt9Cm9GOqoWPFWFCQy62hoz9kK1sn2OERuNZT5ma0F8ZRYz-8XwehTsA9Vc1N766tO25tyTnH5WiSlHEQLrlM3bReoCDU4NN31rHouF50xsPZN_-5141tPf1OiR2_gtocVw/w400-h266/DSC00090.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-bellied Woodpecker<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIInzc3auFXgCqoIHuQila7GSUwVFc4HTBjDSt6wRW1bD3O2qy6KObV7qxt-05x5fCJxqqTeCg40deY_4lIfbjQ9e6fTx-msHKK9V-AbrGHsFK6vRilA7jDhIJnFgkT2rfX7arvpcy8JI/s6000/DSC00089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIInzc3auFXgCqoIHuQila7GSUwVFc4HTBjDSt6wRW1bD3O2qy6KObV7qxt-05x5fCJxqqTeCg40deY_4lIfbjQ9e6fTx-msHKK9V-AbrGHsFK6vRilA7jDhIJnFgkT2rfX7arvpcy8JI/w400-h266/DSC00089.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-breasted Nuthatch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkHkOs6ozxU4wR-S2S53Sn1zcDc0qT1PVBOJf9Za4QpE3luAZETxnv1ymgBTzKOYvEFnKGFG-frIv2IkOM1NNPJQChjrAf5C8cLxVGl5-Rn-Tp0t9U5z7-3e6gX7ScV9zdNcr1PEQSHo/s6000/DSC00088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkHkOs6ozxU4wR-S2S53Sn1zcDc0qT1PVBOJf9Za4QpE3luAZETxnv1ymgBTzKOYvEFnKGFG-frIv2IkOM1NNPJQChjrAf5C8cLxVGl5-Rn-Tp0t9U5z7-3e6gX7ScV9zdNcr1PEQSHo/w400-h266/DSC00088.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-breasted Nuthatch and Tufted Titmouse<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2YhX6uHfKS_nZSu7xNgG7EZxju2QzD-HoK_qQf3jPIvgN37f0XxyAwBp8X5G4RkznxYx1HiBOBQXdTJlSRBkF8cgkNTQR3lbub9OB8_ZmNtetpP8-AWLcxJgjPH97EQlMSJoE1w01jg/s6000/DSC00085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2YhX6uHfKS_nZSu7xNgG7EZxju2QzD-HoK_qQf3jPIvgN37f0XxyAwBp8X5G4RkznxYx1HiBOBQXdTJlSRBkF8cgkNTQR3lbub9OB8_ZmNtetpP8-AWLcxJgjPH97EQlMSJoE1w01jg/w400-h266/DSC00085.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tufted Titmice<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_s65aOmBBW-vOdMbizAx5Ofd2GQzSwrjpU9pbRGjftJpPhnxSvcbWFZvQOnOvt1BrJ-yMjsSmLtZADFMac5wb-87DRS-nVAxc8SIohpH1fbOtS-zDGMVxo_ltF3s_WAYjQn5q5EG9ws/s2048/IMG_4596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_s65aOmBBW-vOdMbizAx5Ofd2GQzSwrjpU9pbRGjftJpPhnxSvcbWFZvQOnOvt1BrJ-yMjsSmLtZADFMac5wb-87DRS-nVAxc8SIohpH1fbOtS-zDGMVxo_ltF3s_WAYjQn5q5EG9ws/w400-h266/IMG_4596.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carolina Wren<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pwRk1Lpa97f1yhxlU2kBJYpnk1Hg-0bj0DJqQz_fPx1hBRrFxnigLtDZ232bhist1jhPbez0oQtOUpAD_trFI0Ngquln99lpnSHAA-xVFYq9GwNk82SRF7zNUjE8KyUkIK3Z3MxTvhg/s2048/IMG_4589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pwRk1Lpa97f1yhxlU2kBJYpnk1Hg-0bj0DJqQz_fPx1hBRrFxnigLtDZ232bhist1jhPbez0oQtOUpAD_trFI0Ngquln99lpnSHAA-xVFYq9GwNk82SRF7zNUjE8KyUkIK3Z3MxTvhg/w400-h266/IMG_4589.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Tree Sparrow and Male Cardinal<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sfAv_6Qy0CUrXMR6JQ8NqSLDWke1zIKnwkGX9vKcyr4UyLV-aMi-sf6wR_MVSeKGT2TndCyWMHhmXJwJnq1tRmRHBIV-bogZQ8y5F6kn2ITsaaRt2-zr05K0EGIiFpg3HA7qjMXye2s/s2048/IMG_4588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sfAv_6Qy0CUrXMR6JQ8NqSLDWke1zIKnwkGX9vKcyr4UyLV-aMi-sf6wR_MVSeKGT2TndCyWMHhmXJwJnq1tRmRHBIV-bogZQ8y5F6kn2ITsaaRt2-zr05K0EGIiFpg3HA7qjMXye2s/w400-h266/IMG_4588.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark-eyed Junco Female( gray upper body)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbVLVmyfv3b2P44dyqE3wCoCKs2lrPjpH4yh-ge1S2u4vqsT5X3CZiOsp-8I1thw5_0u2OxJFz6va4cSv8MJWyGfeZCt9-rSojn_42HcWpb3uqBe02w2KVwxdJ2sp8mik7AuwjwUZvg4/s2048/IMG_4561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbVLVmyfv3b2P44dyqE3wCoCKs2lrPjpH4yh-ge1S2u4vqsT5X3CZiOsp-8I1thw5_0u2OxJFz6va4cSv8MJWyGfeZCt9-rSojn_42HcWpb3uqBe02w2KVwxdJ2sp8mik7AuwjwUZvg4/w400-h266/IMG_4561.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark-eyed Junco Male (darker gray upper body)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p>Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-10347457163461993532021-01-08T09:32:00.005-08:002021-01-08T09:38:08.887-08:00Out and About: Around the Village in Photos October- DecemberI'm catching up with posting some photos taken around the village from October
through December. I hope you enjoy them.
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA7NGHXWf9BjFko11yAaB3DeFvYjiaedThOPYVgL8upfECt7IOi8yEgveOCGhNpd-91N-YxTUpD1Ff-VAozEYJFDjx8X6t56eNZgZmAowOe4oXaFm1OSJQbLjcl_IaqKCoY_cS7PYeuI/s6000/DSC03556.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA7NGHXWf9BjFko11yAaB3DeFvYjiaedThOPYVgL8upfECt7IOi8yEgveOCGhNpd-91N-YxTUpD1Ff-VAozEYJFDjx8X6t56eNZgZmAowOe4oXaFm1OSJQbLjcl_IaqKCoY_cS7PYeuI/s400/DSC03556.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still Getting Tomatoes in October<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-19400105288931811342021-01-07T12:50:00.003-08:002021-01-08T09:42:38.485-08:00Out and About: Nothing But Hikes<p>I continued through the Fall following my own pandemic prescription to get out, hike and de-stress. It was Wonderful! So many ponds, paths, nooks and crannies to explore. All of these places are within an hour of Round Lake. Most all of them have what I call, Covid parking, lots of spots so even your car can social distance. Hope you've been getting out and about! Let me know where you've been and what you've been seeing.<br /><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPyiI8TgmDomNBaqd6b6aXJM2J0q6zajiLIA4OcFNuj1Fu7CFZQM4QZjHpEllryUeCsljixmH7nKx37ZLWS9vBIJ6xGNhZwdotbBS5Qqc-IH-Ae9ZDA2euCQGs7VexkSSnW6qCjyr040/s1534/DSC00058.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="1510" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPyiI8TgmDomNBaqd6b6aXJM2J0q6zajiLIA4OcFNuj1Fu7CFZQM4QZjHpEllryUeCsljixmH7nKx37ZLWS9vBIJ6xGNhZwdotbBS5Qqc-IH-Ae9ZDA2euCQGs7VexkSSnW6qCjyr040/w394-h400/DSC00058.JPG" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar Waxwing at Hudson Pointe Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkwal8xqDYxBx85bmVQgd0NFYyQb1Wr0h5tYP1NDb2MsMSN4O3Y68bCEuGi7bUJU30RGT23n1dRahA_v0K2yuWIGjTcCvkzgbOymmxSvQOkk5V9ISqXKIrH__Bo-TNbK3OvM9mjs4uMc/s6000/DSC00146.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkwal8xqDYxBx85bmVQgd0NFYyQb1Wr0h5tYP1NDb2MsMSN4O3Y68bCEuGi7bUJU30RGT23n1dRahA_v0K2yuWIGjTcCvkzgbOymmxSvQOkk5V9ISqXKIrH__Bo-TNbK3OvM9mjs4uMc/w400-h266/DSC00146.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Bay on the Hudson River from Big Bay Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibf3ijd9WM5vLHoeJfzRvOd_0LYv8SsmnNVz1NCJRi-DzFmqyP4TBgz1FSF4GncQSbPM8YPWrYjEsaAdEjKkpd6a3KUDOG299SUt4PlrVHEfeToUDrd6mCOM80vXEdnkrp1A_xL5rwotY/s6000/DSC00029.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibf3ijd9WM5vLHoeJfzRvOd_0LYv8SsmnNVz1NCJRi-DzFmqyP4TBgz1FSF4GncQSbPM8YPWrYjEsaAdEjKkpd6a3KUDOG299SUt4PlrVHEfeToUDrd6mCOM80vXEdnkrp1A_xL5rwotY/w400-h266/DSC00029.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hudson River View from Hudson Pointe Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M5OGTSbisMozIYWK6lCttiMFFNUl7rBo1IUIm5HhZg9FzT2tlMRvUZXa9l2enQVOvcu8CAgt8aYnMnU2CuLq6m9zHjUgnTYwBUYTU0VFjE4WmJ8ApviAUunhBTjWm4yN-__axrlx7k0/s6000/DSC03768.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcSKi81_1SdNHgJte4ITipmcLh8qA7hpqGiwTHCp_x0E7VajRO9fI36tfWCB3TiWZOJTQ3CtsHcCTdl_NIaGkJDnLLhSFt1sPBF36h6ifEJUHEiCcorKqiKIuxI3seqk0RWK33ya0i_o/s6000/DSC03681.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcSKi81_1SdNHgJte4ITipmcLh8qA7hpqGiwTHCp_x0E7VajRO9fI36tfWCB3TiWZOJTQ3CtsHcCTdl_NIaGkJDnLLhSFt1sPBF36h6ifEJUHEiCcorKqiKIuxI3seqk0RWK33ya0i_o/w400-h266/DSC03681.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inman Pond from a Cliff Overlook<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaJik7yjAJb4-1RKUQhfToMXidqtNGn1f7eQEySOWxe__hHpNA083BLuHKVpBdiA-KsWn26yLtEgIYfXu0Jxw37KjfpNd1cIxym9Pg63DX3bnyuztst2Nx-zReqS2yhi4oE3Z1Cs4I1U/s6000/DSC03678.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaJik7yjAJb4-1RKUQhfToMXidqtNGn1f7eQEySOWxe__hHpNA083BLuHKVpBdiA-KsWn26yLtEgIYfXu0Jxw37KjfpNd1cIxym9Pg63DX3bnyuztst2Nx-zReqS2yhi4oE3Z1Cs4I1U/w400-h266/DSC03678.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inman Pond Reflections<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkkNxPx8VilppDfmsInAC5Yya7h2smIBGNnRLDvkPJiGr4x5K7onYYFuP_YscopDe5kWBtfurGQFGDr_MocU87KAFIpuI5SFIF8YMBZ7le6rp1dvQd_c0egSxETkaENvSngVB7osuvos/s6000/DSC03667.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkkNxPx8VilppDfmsInAC5Yya7h2smIBGNnRLDvkPJiGr4x5K7onYYFuP_YscopDe5kWBtfurGQFGDr_MocU87KAFIpuI5SFIF8YMBZ7le6rp1dvQd_c0egSxETkaENvSngVB7osuvos/w400-h266/DSC03667.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inman Pond. Hadn't been here in 20 years<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgGFWh9boXwOCGHmPvu9eqnG5fdF3sYiL6dbVpPFVgG-1WhY9Xz1thzzXVDmtqPgRM2id7_6-G0YOlCFAYIw-uExtHn0OdB3gU013qReUWmT0qeWi7tPw6oOwoEAfYr3tp1i_iO0KPmY/s6000/DSC03665.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgGFWh9boXwOCGHmPvu9eqnG5fdF3sYiL6dbVpPFVgG-1WhY9Xz1thzzXVDmtqPgRM2id7_6-G0YOlCFAYIw-uExtHn0OdB3gU013qReUWmT0qeWi7tPw6oOwoEAfYr3tp1i_iO0KPmY/w400-h266/DSC03665.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berry Pond<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoq9hnEeVtscC7Kh77MQ4WlcG3yYHRmhvULz-G0SoJWexUdkmda6z2hVCiKIscOOmbwddJrn2SzlnxQ1GGCQIk4N7ShDmhasBSGpWEVvFZqVMmGc8jt9_acRKIHQ3CC6-Y1Xw2Chnwow/s6000/DSC03661.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoq9hnEeVtscC7Kh77MQ4WlcG3yYHRmhvULz-G0SoJWexUdkmda6z2hVCiKIscOOmbwddJrn2SzlnxQ1GGCQIk4N7ShDmhasBSGpWEVvFZqVMmGc8jt9_acRKIHQ3CC6-Y1Xw2Chnwow/w400-h266/DSC03661.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pitcher Plants at Berry Pond<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv-3fk2GAvdRdq1DXJk0ohdaf1W8JJEMlY8V2ftFC-2j0DCq9TmHiAWE2HUEN5yuhr_eWhH8K4li_IaVZiFEe8HCP_jA9kjBnXi4rnnwdvVuSb9Ms2kpSrcPcb2kzBL-6LWHD3abc2E8/s6000/DSC03638.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv-3fk2GAvdRdq1DXJk0ohdaf1W8JJEMlY8V2ftFC-2j0DCq9TmHiAWE2HUEN5yuhr_eWhH8K4li_IaVZiFEe8HCP_jA9kjBnXi4rnnwdvVuSb9Ms2kpSrcPcb2kzBL-6LWHD3abc2E8/w400-h266/DSC03638.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Lake George from Berry Pond Preserve<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11up8iDrmW_vS3pwIahDREEUIPgNil64d8JiANucVo2h3mYITbNEXTZHEAhNbGznmzsInyn2_ZfSqfFEJMWTW4c7farpTYWjFDuxPbVuvNOe5fpVOKE5AkLhEdzH2BCSoOpUnsy0H78A/s6000/DSC03589.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11up8iDrmW_vS3pwIahDREEUIPgNil64d8JiANucVo2h3mYITbNEXTZHEAhNbGznmzsInyn2_ZfSqfFEJMWTW4c7farpTYWjFDuxPbVuvNOe5fpVOKE5AkLhEdzH2BCSoOpUnsy0H78A/w400-h266/DSC03589.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pole Hill Pond <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGeaTufhh8O_8ar3dONv4Y0_NizVslvji6G4OOuIgtVGDUFvG-Y_zit1GvrTOZPeldgDhiHIkiZaQJV46pdToGLfB-OjT2hYuHVedzfL9bs6hg-dUzN4n6YpiH-twiW9XwM_vv1-H8FA/w400-h266/DSC03481.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Blue Heron at Mill Park Falls<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe9Xk6CDnW19BfN_M3zjqtc-zlbe6D14hLLN92SlVGUJPb8UjraxvlBnqisy1z6vO6OX0BoVVIwDaZcAL8orwALs9CtovPS197WKjUVPiO1SpAf_hDAYe6srK1d3ZQFvchTgl9ebRQS0/s6000/DSC03474.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDe9Xk6CDnW19BfN_M3zjqtc-zlbe6D14hLLN92SlVGUJPb8UjraxvlBnqisy1z6vO6OX0BoVVIwDaZcAL8orwALs9CtovPS197WKjUVPiO1SpAf_hDAYe6srK1d3ZQFvchTgl9ebRQS0/w400-h266/DSC03474.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rockwell Falls Lake Luzerne<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHOIn1tDkKs9XD4T_ELfvMmpqjCN9CEvQMhVV19FQyuJkaM6tbLsU36bwYkq31NMvvxFIA7BfR8XVNnU6Y6sfdbZsVtVP-vA-4-AgvjEL4VXQH_DJPuwCWdGdSgYk-XqEv6zWaJrDKJE/s6000/DSC03465.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHOIn1tDkKs9XD4T_ELfvMmpqjCN9CEvQMhVV19FQyuJkaM6tbLsU36bwYkq31NMvvxFIA7BfR8XVNnU6Y6sfdbZsVtVP-vA-4-AgvjEL4VXQH_DJPuwCWdGdSgYk-XqEv6zWaJrDKJE/w400-h266/DSC03465.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View off the fire tower on Hadley Mountain<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dtJhSHxLD8dnvMj0_bGSRbGNntJxi_pUJ2_rWss-oHsrRmQLBVpPRaEiPADTEV18gle8THRRGQSU1tc0SxWD-cLUtCOZTbrunSj0HazCKTEX59QmzPiWkCKkTIUHyF3P4aixtsVUjFQ/s6000/DSC03443.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dtJhSHxLD8dnvMj0_bGSRbGNntJxi_pUJ2_rWss-oHsrRmQLBVpPRaEiPADTEV18gle8THRRGQSU1tc0SxWD-cLUtCOZTbrunSj0HazCKTEX59QmzPiWkCKkTIUHyF3P4aixtsVUjFQ/w400-h266/DSC03443.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apart but Together on Hadley Mountain Trail<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p>Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-14254867759840195152020-09-11T13:05:00.002-07:002020-09-12T06:18:00.279-07:00Out and About: Summer Sightings and ScenesIt always seems that summer goes by way too quickly. I try to be outside as much as possible working in and enjoying my garden, hiking and paddling locally and in the Adirondacks. This season I sought out quieter spots on weekdays to hike and did a camping trip to one of my favorite campgrounds, Putnam Pond. I'm hoping to camp one more time before there are frost warnings! It's going down to forty-two tonight so I better hurry. Here's a look at some sightings and scenes from July to early September.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The House Wren Nest Construction Inside the Nest Box</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama? Are you there? Juvenile Tufted Titmouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mourning Doves: We have to stop meeting like this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIEF!!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toad on Board! I paddled across the lake, down the outlet, past the preserve and then this toad came out between my feet. I paddled it back to the preserve and put it on dry land. I will now always check my boat. It could have been a snake! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-headed Vireo Nest at Putnam Pond on our Campsite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MUNCH. Monarch Caterpillar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">INCOMING</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View West from Potash Mountain Lake Luzerne</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paradox Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loon Family on Paradox Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last Pitch up Hurricane Mountain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurricane Mountain Summit with 35 foot Tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High Peaks from Hurricane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Archer Vly Lake Desolation State Forest. You can kayak, hike and camp here. Trail partly around vly but you can bushwhack and follow a faint herd path to go all the way around. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heart Pond by Putnam Pond Campground</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cairn on Western Ridge Trail at Moreau Lake State Park. It marks the first overlook (seasonal) going north to south. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Peak from Mount Gilligan near New Russia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dix Range from Mount Gilligan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of Joel's Trail at Blueberry Hill Trail System Elizabethtown. Hiking and Mountain biking. View is over to Hurricane Mountain. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds on Rocky Peak Ridge seen from Joel's Trail </td></tr>
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-58464890266826826902020-07-03T13:45:00.000-07:002020-07-03T13:45:26.425-07:00Out and About: Walks, Woods, and WanderingsI have gotten out and about a lot in the last six weeks, around the village, out on the lake, in my garden, and to local preserves and trails. Wildflowers, baby birds, butterflies, pond and peak views are what has kept me sane in this pandemic time. Here's what I've been seeing in Round Lake and beyond.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Wren feeding babies insects</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still Hungry. Both parents constantly search for insects throughout the day to feed the babies. I was tired for them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrennie Striking a Pose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Bluebird Mama and her Babies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Bluebird Looks for a Playmate on the Monkey Bars</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Female Cardinal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Male Downy Woodpecker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby American Robin. If you care, leave it there says NYDEC. Mama was closely watching and flying in to feed her baby. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Heron on Outlet of Round Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle by Little Round Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely Lupines at Woods Hollow and Wilton Preserves. Also in Aaron's and Pat and Rich's gardens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaywings at Woods Hollow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Slipper at Several Local Preserves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pitcher Plants at Lake Bonita</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Highbush Blueberry at Lake Ann</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheep Laurel at Lake Ann and Lake Bonita</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond Peek at Woods Hollow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond Peek at Lake Ann</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch on the Hudson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spier Falls Dam fron Western Ridge Trail Moreau Lake State Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mill Park Falls Lake Luzerne</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would love this in my garden! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karner Blue Butterfly at Wilton Wildlife Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milkweed is Not Just for Monarchs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly on Common Milkweed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apart but Together on Western Ridge Trail</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-51406107119988204232020-05-21T08:05:00.004-07:002020-05-21T08:05:55.324-07:00My Personal Pandemic Prescription: Get OutI am very fortunate to live in an area with so many parks, preserves, and hiking trails. Hiking has always been my favorite activity. During this pandemic period I have relied on getting out even more to relax, enjoy nature, social distance visit with friends, and escape for a bit. Here are some photos from the trails. Enjoy Nature!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TIMBER!!! Judy seems so relaxed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse Head at Stonewall Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View down the Hudson River from Stoewall Trail Warren County</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dragon in Skidmore North Woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pried Apart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall at Berry Pond Preserve Lake George</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apart but Together on old jeep road Berry Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berry Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hold up that tree, Dan!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Busy Beavers at Berry Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainy Day at Moreau Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eeyore's House. I never knew he had a lake view!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Trillium at Shenantaha Creek Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Baltimore Oriole in my apple tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Bluebird in my garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Bluebird</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountaintop Boggy Area Moreau</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Can See Clearly Now. Moreau Lake Overlook</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond Peek at Moreau Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Trillium in Skidmore North Woods</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-30204019622524883532020-04-03T08:39:00.000-07:002020-04-03T08:39:59.269-07:00Out and About: Away From the NewsAfter watching and reading too much about the coronavirus on Tuesday, I made an escape from the house and visited two local preserves and a park. I felt much better having gotten out and about to enjoy views at Round Lake Preserve, some boot sucking mud at Ballston Creek Preserve, and fast moving streams at Shenantaha Creek Park. Take a look!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east on the outlet at Round Lake Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking West toward Round Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaver Lodge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BUSY</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BUSIER</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just Two Great Blue Heron Nests at Ballston Creek. No GBHs around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Wall in woods at Ballston Creek Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPIDER</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shenantaha Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Waterfall in the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CAUTION</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skunk Cabbage Flower with Pollen Granules</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Frog Eggs in Streambed on Herlihy Road </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Closer Look at Wood Frog Egg Masses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocus Color at Lisa's on Prospect Avenue</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-46986782070797818742020-03-30T12:20:00.000-07:002020-05-08T07:10:28.779-07:00Out and About: Spring is HereDespite all that is happening around the globe concerning the coronavirus, Mother Nature continues to provide daily beauty, interest, enjoyment, peace, and a schedule of spring offerings. Signs of spring can be seen right from our windows or on walks, runs, and bikes around town. The first wildflowers are up those being skunk cabbage. Ask Samantha Rigney where she spotted one. Hint: they like it where it's wet. The next wildflower out is Coltsfoot. It opens on sunny days, is yellow<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skunk Cabbage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower is Hiding</td></tr>
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and can be seen on Herlihy Road. If you go to look for coltsfoot, give a listen to the Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs in the pools over there too. When it's over 50 degrees they are usually very vocal. You can see masses of frog eggs in the water along the roadside. Garden flowers are up, like snowdrops, crocuses, squill, and hellebores. Walking around you'll hear a lot of birdsong and maybe see birds deciding on nest sites. Bluebirds have been checking out my nest box and Barb Haynes says they have been doing the same down by her house on the lake. Wood Ducks are out and about and looking for a tree cavity to nest in. If you haven't heard Deb Rice's Wood Duck stories you have to ask her! Bob and Linda Connors have hosted these ducks in a tree in front of their property. Two adults and 24 babies! Another story. Bill Ryan has seen the Red Fox around in the mornings and I have seen fox scat in the middle of the road on Janes Avenue. They do that to mark territory. Last week I heard two Barred Owls calling to each other in the woods west of Herlihy Road. I have been out for hikes at Moreau State Park and have found that people are keeping their distance on the trails and are in good moods. Dan and I saw Bennett Haynes on the top of Moreau Lake Overlook! It took me a few seconds to realize it was him. You never know who or what you'll see out and about at a six foot distance. Hope everyone is doing ok and enjoying a bit of spring. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flat Snow People by the Green Hour Group. When it's not good packing snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream at Anchor Diamond Preserve in Burnt Hills</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream Ice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall at Moreau State Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Creature's Hoarding Leaves Like Humans Hoarding Toilet Paper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring!?!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March Twenty-third Snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maple Branch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red White and Blue at Bog Meadow Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moreau Lake Overlook</td></tr>
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-89393476310511068222020-02-10T15:53:00.000-08:002020-02-10T15:53:13.424-08:00Out and About: Crystal VillageBetween the sixth and seventh we got rain, freezing rain and snow which delayed schools on the first day and closed many schools on the second day. Ice coated everything making for treacherous travel, downed trees and branches, and power outages. On Saturday morning though the whole village sparkled. Everything was draped, swagged, outlined, and coated with snow and ice. Take a look!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowgrass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlined</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice Claws</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal Thorn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weeping Willow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadow Branches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Pine Needles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swirlygig</td></tr>
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-84637494949138105502020-02-03T14:18:00.000-08:002020-02-04T06:00:44.730-08:00Out and About: Is Winter Coming or Going?It hasn't been a very exciting winter weather wise. We got the beautiful twenty-four inch snowstorm in early December, about six inches January eighteenth through nineteenth, and dustings of snow here and there.We've seen some ice and sleet, rain, above average degree days with a high of sixty on January eleventh. Who had a drink on their porch that night? There's been a few cold nights to remind us where we live. Now into February and the groundhog not seeing his shadow and predicting spring will come early, is winter really leaving or will it come back with a one two punch? I think the latter but we'll see.<br />
I get out and about each day and have seen bluebirds at Griffin's Ridge and on the Zim-Smith trail by the pedestrian bridge.I saw about three dozen robins by the bridge last week too. I've spotted a Red-tailed hawk up by Victorian Landings and around the village by bird feeders. Fox and deer tracks are in the wooded areas and Liz Rigney got a great photo of a red fox in her back property. Michele Decker just saw a Bald Eagle in a tree across from her house on the lake. Dennis got photos of two eagles sitting on the ice at the inlet this winter. Lately, the Great-horned owl has been hooting around Alumni Hall and Baker's Park in the wee hours of the morning. I haven't seen or heard the Barred owl in a long time. It did hang out in the pine trees off the Zim-Smith trail by Sue and Tim Lessar's house in Griffin's Ridge. The Wades came home from work one night to find an opossum at their grill on their porch. What was for dinner that night?<br />
I've gotten out for half a dozen hikes within thirty minutes of the village since the new year. I haven't needed snowshoes at all. Microspikes on my hiking boots have worked perfectly for icy slippery slopes and trails. I've included photos of the hikes. Hope everyone is doing well and maybe I'll see you when I'm out walking around.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schoolhouse Park on January 18th with Leftover December Snow Mound</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schoolhouse Park January 19th. That's More Like It!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henning Preserve in Providence. Standing on an esker which is a ridge created by a retreating glacier</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Henning Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Cadman's Creek at Henning Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Bonita. Was the water supply for Mount McGregor Prison</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice Sculpture on the trail to Lake Ann Moreau State Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Ann. It's a Bog Habitat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lean-to at Lake Ann</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sign in woods near lean-to</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another old sign in woods!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deer Beds at Woodcock Preserve Clifton Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice Sculpture at Woodcock Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Western Ridge Trail Moreau State Park. Hudson River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall Trail off Western Ridge Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Free Library at Moreau Lake State Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warming Hut Moreau Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Lake Trail</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-78448789976620186662019-12-03T13:25:00.000-08:002019-12-03T13:25:01.806-08:00Out and About: Around the Village With Twenty-four Inches of SnowA two day snow storm on December first and second with give or take two feet of snow, made for lots of shoveling, snow blowing, car clearing, plowing, sledding, fort building, and wet winter gear. On Tuesday morning the sun came out and under blue skies the Village looked beautiful covered, coated, and layered in white!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Twenty-four Hours of Snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowmobile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tuesday Morning after Two Days of Snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alumni Hall and Baker's Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Round Lake from Ames Avenue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Draped</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sycamore Sisters on South Lawn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream by Peck Avenue Woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peck Avenue Woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Topped Off in Snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fanned</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snaking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Swags</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schoolhouse Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking Across Pat's Old Farm Field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iced Light</td></tr>
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-26850279463085145322019-11-09T13:21:00.000-08:002019-11-09T13:21:01.981-08:00Out and About: October Was A TreatMother Nature treated us to a lovely month of October! She gently brought the temperatures down to the sixties and fifties so we could make an adjustment from September's seventies. Then Halloween's forecast looked dismal but turned out to be a seventy degree night. The rain held off, the winds picked up, and leaves swirled and crunched underfoot making for a spooktacular time. I took advantage of the sunny days during October to see autumn color and finish hiking the Saratoga Plan nature preserves. November came in windy and colder zapping my pepper plants at last. We didn't get a coating to an inch of snow which was predicted for November seventh but likely will see snowfall on November eleventh through twelfth. Take a look at fall color in Round Lake and some views at Henning and Levine Preserves in the town of Providence and Rowland Hollow Creek in Milton.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zim-Smith Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the Pedestrian Bridge on the Zim-Smith Looking East</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beginning of the Connector Trail off the Zim-Smith</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Connector Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Colored White Oak Leaves at Baker's Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contrast at Coldrick's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misty Morning on Round Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ames Avenue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cadman Creek at Henning Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fast Moving Cadman Creek at Levine Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copeland Covered Bridge. The only covered bridge left in Saratoga County</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copeland Bridge below Beecher Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beecher Falls Town of Edinburgh </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dock Ducks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Sacandaga Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under the Batchellerville Bridge. photo by Dan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rowland Hollow Creek </td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-34853806673036326392019-10-07T13:51:00.000-07:002019-10-08T12:02:26.567-07:00Out and About: What a Lovely September!I remember last year's September weather taking a nose dive after mid-month. Thankfully, this September had many beautiful blue sky and sunny seventy degree days which made us very happy. On September third while out in my garden in the afternoon, I came across two Monarch caterpillars munching on milkweed. By evening one caterpillar had attached itself horizontally to the back of the house. It was about two inches long. The next day the caterpillar was in a J shape on the house. They get into this position when becoming a chrysalis. I couldn't locate the second caterpillar and wondered if it had gone off to become a chrysalis too. On September sixth at 9:30 a.m. the caterpillar was still in its J shape but at 2:30 p.m. it was a chrysalis! I missed the transformation. That same afternoon Amelia Rigney found a praying mantis in the children's playground on the merry-go-round. It spun around with her and didn't seem to mind the motion. Its eyes and face made me think of an alien. Great find Amelia! So back to the chrysalis. I checked on it everyday and by September fourteenth it was becoming clear and I could see the butterfly colors. The next day when I looked nothing was there not even an empty chrysalis. I couldn't believe it and was so disappointed. I hope the butterfly came out, dried its wings, went on its way and has a good trip to Mexico! Through the rest of September I had three or four Monarchs at a time taking nectar from the asters and butterfly bush in my garden. Painted Lady and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies were constant visitors too. My last hummingbird sighting was on September twentieth. No frost yet. Fingers crossed that we don't get one for awhile because my pepper plants are still flowering and fruiting. That sums up September. Happy Fall to All!!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch Caterpillar Eating Milkweed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attached to House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Munched Milkweed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch Caterpillar in J Shape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newly Formed Monarch Chrysalis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch Chrysalis Day Nine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying Mantis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Find Amelia!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Lady Butterfly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I O Moth Caterpillar on Cleveland Avenue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nasturium. It was a nectar source for hummingbirds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch Butterflies enjoying Asters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> I got out of town: Rocky Falls on Indian Pass Brook in Adirondacks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Split Rock Falls on Boquet River in New Russia Adirondacks</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-73792128509555610692019-09-03T16:25:00.000-07:002019-09-03T17:58:17.651-07:00Out and About: It's September Isn't It?Right now I am wrapping my head around the fact that September is already here. I really enjoyed July and August and spent many days gardening, watching wildlife, hiking, camping and kayaking. It was another great summer for Monarch butterflies in the village. Many gardens have milkweed which supports the life cycle of this butterfly. Hummingbirds and a variety of butterflies also have generous flower plantings around town to take nectar from, as well as, supplemental feeders. Bald Eagles were sighted flying through town and above the lake. They hold their wings straight out without a curve. Their head and tail protrude out from their body and are white in adults. Juveniles have dark heads and tails. I love seeing Great Blue Herons flying and fishing. They look prehistoric to me. The Children's Taco Garden at the Round Lake Library was well tended by the two to five year old gardeners and some older siblings. We harvested lettuce, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, garlic chives, herbs and several mint varieties. At the end of the program we enjoyed a taco bar with homemade salsa and all the fixings. Well done gardeners!!! I have started to hear Great-horned owls hooting to mark their territory reminding me Autumn is coming. Hopefully, no frost for awhile as there are still tomatoes on the vine. Happy Back to School Everyone!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch on Joe-Pye Weed. Sometimes there have been three on it at once.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabbage White Butterfly Blending in with Mountain Mint</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarchs Love the Purple Coneflower Too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Resident: Margined Leatherwing Beetle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Catbird. I swear he calls out the name "Eric"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely Lilies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging in the Apple Tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle Over Round Lake. Can You See It? It was high up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Widow Skimmer on Liatrus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Butterfly Bush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got to see the whole Monarch life cycle in my garden starting with the egg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch Caterpillar and a Milkweed Bug on a Milkweed Plant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch Chrysalis. An Hour Later...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out Came a New Monarch. It dried off for several hours before flying away</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Blue Heron Fishing at Putnam Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflower House at Fort Ticonderoga</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why hadn't squirrels munched it down like in Round Lake? Look to the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AHA! An Osprey nest was just steps away. Although they mainly eat fish a squirrel would do in a pinch </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out on a Limb at Gull Bay Preserve </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too Crowded</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Pipe at Putnam Pond. No chlorophyll</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loon Family on Rollins Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Loon came in to shore creating the waves and caught the fish </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feel the Calm. Early Morning on Rollins Pond</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-57775628065854637312019-07-12T11:04:00.000-07:002019-07-12T11:04:09.036-07:00Out and About: I Turned Around and June was Gone!June is always a whirlwind of a month for me with gardening and gatherings. Then it fast slips away and July is usually calmer. Vegetable gardens are in at my house and the children's garden. This season the two to five year old gardeners planted a Taco Garden. They put in tomatoes, lettuce, peppers,(both hot and sweet), cilantro and different peppermints. We will have a taco party at the end of August. We already had a lettuce tasting and then clear cut the lettuce. It grew back well and another tasting will happen this week. Our cherry tomatoes are ripening so we will give them a taste along with edible nasturiums and garlic chives. During gardening the children saw birds going into the nest box we put up. The birds were Tufted Titmice. I was at the garden watering one afternoon when the last baby was fledging. The parents were nearby in a tree calling to it. Finally it made the jump and crossed the street. Mama came down to feed it and then it walked and flew away. I wish the children had gotten to see this. We cleaned out the box the next week and looked at how the nest was constructed. Bits of cellophane and paper were included in it.<br />
I was invited to The Round Lake School for the Painted Lady Butterfly release party. The students raised the butterflies from caterpillars. Some were sad to let them go. It always seems that one butterfly is reluctant to leave. The students had planted zinnias and hoped to see the butterflies visiting.<br />
I have seen several Monarch butterflies in the children's and my garden and there are some eggs on the underside of milkweed leaves. An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has been at the milkweed too. The milkweed flower is extremely fragrant. Look for bees before taking a sniff! Make sure to take a look at the firefly display as it gets dark They are amazing this year! Enjoy these great summer days. And tell July to take it slow. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Lady Butterfly Release</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reluctant to Leave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About to Fledge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Should I stay or should I go now?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepping Out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nest that was in the box</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lupine Field at Wilton Wildlife Preserve. Host Plant for Karner Blue Butterflies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peas Please! (They must be planted out of reach of rabbits)</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-7717322376350976352019-06-01T14:50:00.001-07:002019-06-01T14:50:43.930-07:00Out and About: I Love the Month of May!!!I really do love the month of May. There's so much to see and do. Migratory birds come back to the area and wildflowers pop up in the woods and along trails. It's time to play in the dirt and plant vegetables and flowers. Although temperatures were up and down, many days were rainy and cloudy, and there was some thunder and hail, I still had to get out to see what and who was around. Besides Baltimore Orioles coming to my feeders, I also had a pair of Indigo Bunting for the very first time visit my yard. I didn't run for my camera because I just wanted to watch them and see what they were doing. The male disappeared in the garden while the female stayed on the honeysuckle bush. He probably was looking for insects to eat. After a few minutes they left together. A little later I saw a male Indigo in Pat's field at the end of Cleveland Avenue. The field is a good spot to see Eastern Bluebirds and catch Red-tailed Hawks perched up in tree tops. I saw a first of the season sighting of a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the evening of May fourth. Two males have been fighting over exclusive rights to the porch feeder most of the month. One chases after the other and then puppy guards the feeder by watching from a close by apple tree branch. In our parks, woods, and trails, we have many warblers and woodland birds. I have heard and/or seen, Wood Thrushes, Ovenbirds, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Northern Catbirds, Veery Thrushes, Eastern Wood Pewees, Common Yellow-throat Warblers, Great-crested Flycatchers, and Red-eyed Vireos. Many wildflowers are also around in the Peck Avenue woods and trail edges such as, Wild Geranium, Woodland Phlox, Trout Lilies, Red Trilliums, Jack-in-the-Pulpits, May Apples, and False Soloman's Seal.<br />
I got back to the Ballston Creek Preserve on May eleventh and there were still just three Great Blue Heron nests. One heron was sitting in a nest. Two were standing together in a nest, while the third nest was empty. Two herons stood in trees near the nests. I will go back again to check on this now small colony. It is the smallest I've seen here.<br />
I made a first time visit to Coldspring Preserve in Northumberland. It's a Saratoga Plan Preserve. There were a lot of wildflowers at the trail's beginning and a Hermit Thrush back in the woods. I was hoping to see a Blanding's Turtle which is a threatened species in the area but didn't come across one.<br />
A return trip to OK Slip Falls in Indian Lake was wonderful. The falls were twice as big as when I saw them four years ago. Painted Trilliums lined the trail along with flowering Hobblebushes. We followed moose tracks on the way out for over a mile but no sighting. Enjoy the rest of Spring!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Hermit Thrush at Coldspring Preserve Serenaded me with its Lovely Song</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowering Hobblebush on the OK Slip Fall Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Trillium on OK Slip Falls Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting of the Jacks in Peck Avenue Woods</td></tr>
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Diane Meade Shapirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653810662949026296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83675036680386484.post-83661065869701968062019-05-04T10:08:00.000-07:002019-05-04T10:08:44.559-07:00Out and About: The Baltimore Orioles are Back in TownHurry and put out an orange or two. The Baltimore Orioles showed up in the village yesterday afternoon and are flying around town today. They love oranges and have also been eating suet. They are Gorgeous! Hope you all get to see them.<br />
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