DowagerLadyUrsula

Hot Chocolate, a Newfoundland pup discovers and investigates his first live cicada. Kind of gross! :) Comments Welcome

Stunning maple becomes our focal point every Autumn. It's impressive size and color changes and it's 100,000 plus leaves :) Comments Welcome

Named in honor of Beethovens 5th Symphony :) Comments Welcome

I think the robin (Turdus migratorious) is my favorite bird. "Turdus migratorius"?. I could have given him a prettier name. Everywhere I have lived he has been there. Of course, there is the Cardinal too . . . :) Comments Welcome

The sweet sights and sounds of days gone by but not forgotten :) Comments Welcome

Near Grand Marais. Some of the most beautiful lakes and skies in the world. Accessible only by boat or portage :) Comments Welcome

Cardinal song and jet plane in the background. These small flying insects love these deer resistant white flowers. Must figure out what they all are! :) Comments Welcome

The lighthouses at St Joseph Michigan at sunset from Silver Beach :) Comments Welcome

My Country 'Tis of Thee ! Who Ya Gonna Call? Back the Blue ! :) Comments Welcome

Midnite is MIFFED! Hey You! Get off my property! :) Comments Welcome

The Fox River at Sunset from unincorporated St Charles, Illinois. Sound effects by crickets, frogs and families :) Comments Welcome

"Pardon me Sir, I believe it's the backstroke" :) Comments Welcome

This squirrel really gives me a dressing down. I probably deserved it. No telling. I don't even have a dog! Background crickets, airplane, traffic, etc..

Archilochus colubris. Only hummer east of the great plains and wintering from Mexico to Costa Rica. Only adult males have the irresistible "rubythroat" :) Comments Welcome

Wow! My favorite neighborhood fireworks display :) Comments Welcome

This little chef will start your day off right! With Cinnamon Rolls! Watch those wooden spoons! :) Comments Welcome **See Also: A Gardener's Song

Blue sky, blossoming trees and the Robin's song :) Comments Welcome

Lovely white penstemon. Purple allium getting ready to burst forth. And, of course . . . an aeroplane :) Comments Welcome

The sedums are a lovely garden staple that come on when the season is coming to a close. They love the hot sun and the pollinators love them as well :) Comments Welcome

Wide open spaces. Love that train travel :) Comments Welcome

Polygonia interrogationis on a hosta plant. Beautiful orange and black when open but looking like a dead leaf with wings closed. I love the dainty white legs :) Comments Welcome

Bedtime for the chickens. Dusk and they are settling in . . . murmuring. Roosting sounds. Contented chickens :) Comments Welcome

Rain. Sometimes an abundance and sometimes a dearth :) Comments Welcome

Midnite and Tippy explore the grandkids sandbox. Tippy is sooooo timid. He was seriously inbred and has the hugest claws and powerful body and is afraid of his own shadow. Midnite is slighter build but confident and strives to be a great hunter. Both are very sociable but never under any circumstances will they take a bath :) Comments Welcome

The *Frontenac (1967, 730') leaving the MacArthur Lock upbound and the **Roger Blough (1972, 858') leaving the Poe Lock downbound thru the Lower St Mary's River and Lake Huron. With lightning, thunder and pouring rain. * The Frontenac continues to be an active vessel in the Canada Steamship Lines fleet, hauling ore, coal, stone, grain, clinker, and salt cargoes. ** On February 1, 2021, a fire broke out onboard the Roger Blough while she was in winter layup at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WI. She suffered extensive damage to her aft accommodations, unloading equipment, and engine room. It is currently unknown whether she will be repaired and return to service or not. Comments Welcome