tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51539639502230415492024-03-18T16:51:48.311-05:00JBigg: Life in Kentucky Join me for Birding, Tablescapes, Travels, and More. Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-2481340295905777992024-03-15T10:43:00.007-05:002024-03-15T19:02:57.902-05:00Early Blooms for 2024<h1 style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: small;">From Murray, Kentucky in the southern tip of Western Kentucky - growing zone 7b.</span></h1><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's so exciting with the spring blooms begin to pop out. A couple of my beds are full of gorgeous blooms and colors.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIQK-1q7o6B3rhfJADp8DskEopZ5eZln_w1TGTPukF96e5ZgFD3Pz8pU5fLbw39SiS5QZJKEiT6wASoeTRDqfMxt_46UtIZ7zQwR-F-mMfrkVjzgsUa4jHEJu2qa5ABzHGnGT7XY1PK4q0OAXKhYj4WCghh3tCOKXB6JUqg-ZybEvNCjQ7m5C7SX8JgKP/s360/1%20daffodils%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIQK-1q7o6B3rhfJADp8DskEopZ5eZln_w1TGTPukF96e5ZgFD3Pz8pU5fLbw39SiS5QZJKEiT6wASoeTRDqfMxt_46UtIZ7zQwR-F-mMfrkVjzgsUa4jHEJu2qa5ABzHGnGT7XY1PK4q0OAXKhYj4WCghh3tCOKXB6JUqg-ZybEvNCjQ7m5C7SX8JgKP/w640-h640/1%20daffodils%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have been working in most of the beds cleaning out the winter debris and getting rid of some weeds already growing. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7ym_QkP73MzP1DQYtTPsz1xLdDKArrZE78UkDzqtAXQSPD8VbhsVbfbOI4QtDTBVyZZcYalqfCyoH5OKHZpe1otlRcXaB8NZWIfQCSneQ3aoJVl8Y8YLEzJFuQ1x7PAARtnjWT_U7jpU3_lg4zBKvepjnV1S-DdBVSyGjAHMUbQWiKbJ5Ti0JLUFmWJg/s2000/1%20spring%20blooms%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7ym_QkP73MzP1DQYtTPsz1xLdDKArrZE78UkDzqtAXQSPD8VbhsVbfbOI4QtDTBVyZZcYalqfCyoH5OKHZpe1otlRcXaB8NZWIfQCSneQ3aoJVl8Y8YLEzJFuQ1x7PAARtnjWT_U7jpU3_lg4zBKvepjnV1S-DdBVSyGjAHMUbQWiKbJ5Ti0JLUFmWJg/w640-h640/1%20spring%20blooms%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Variegated Vinca is growing and blooming.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UsKIjkuSGCs-jNQjY3Fpb1CCj9l6xAebyMLz9vbPTbrloXT8uxKyM2DRQYzWNy_ctRXbRYhOoqnoUlHAYSJ4FWP8t5Hv9eng5TFznHIidZ4rIRB1hFJv67M6mH2ENqV6svbZ1pbub8XsevViMDuVlPklrTh5SaKun0KJtVVuCDTbap6y1-6KsSSiFqin/s360/1%20vinca.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UsKIjkuSGCs-jNQjY3Fpb1CCj9l6xAebyMLz9vbPTbrloXT8uxKyM2DRQYzWNy_ctRXbRYhOoqnoUlHAYSJ4FWP8t5Hv9eng5TFznHIidZ4rIRB1hFJv67M6mH2ENqV6svbZ1pbub8XsevViMDuVlPklrTh5SaKun0KJtVVuCDTbap6y1-6KsSSiFqin/w512-h640/1%20vinca.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Bradford Pear tree blooms have popped open this week. Sadly, we lost a big limb out of the tree. You can see the woodpile underneath the tree where hubs has been cutting the limb up. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5BH4RUVA7ir7Fbx1wifAjuNrF1ii-kndVVlRWPaMgAbSxfMQD6-99iOTC9SV5GwBpBX2JJGikc9Qf-6s1zkVaPdgh4I67vrY4OaA_r25CKT1GtsEPsa9IVDbM4LinAhhtK5dMDaucitR8U9i5Sr34V0yTmNckcLWMv8LcitUhdkO4VulTjTPTcm7TKQ8/s2000/1%20bradford%20pear%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5BH4RUVA7ir7Fbx1wifAjuNrF1ii-kndVVlRWPaMgAbSxfMQD6-99iOTC9SV5GwBpBX2JJGikc9Qf-6s1zkVaPdgh4I67vrY4OaA_r25CKT1GtsEPsa9IVDbM4LinAhhtK5dMDaucitR8U9i5Sr34V0yTmNckcLWMv8LcitUhdkO4VulTjTPTcm7TKQ8/w640-h640/1%20bradford%20pear%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I drive by this Bradford Pear every time I'm on the way to town. It is just beautiful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxg-5swVcltFq9gNZUFL2Ggl1FgsZoj6lQsHMgBRhrNpXMy_0FIIKXY55YwsH7u3fBGzAxezz5py5QVlzqmsObkg_luzx7ZPvI8G8rUn5cxW-xm9U9S7v9qGym8j_v-EckRDjP4GJwf95WCuEDckIr6JHYt766EO7EIZ-tQqusM9sYD9F-v4goMtQbFhO/s360/1%20bradford%20pear%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxg-5swVcltFq9gNZUFL2Ggl1FgsZoj6lQsHMgBRhrNpXMy_0FIIKXY55YwsH7u3fBGzAxezz5py5QVlzqmsObkg_luzx7ZPvI8G8rUn5cxW-xm9U9S7v9qGym8j_v-EckRDjP4GJwf95WCuEDckIr6JHYt766EO7EIZ-tQqusM9sYD9F-v4goMtQbFhO/w640-h640/1%20bradford%20pear%20d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Jane magnolia tree has blooms on it. This is the third year for this compact tree, so it is still small, maybe 5 feet. They grow 10-15 feet tall with a maximum spread of 8-12 feet. I just love the color of the flowers. <br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPfs5nHf36qFGUs3Um8I4nMVyvsONyuc2oWHn-vhQ2zcBrxb8kFO5rlxuSEskxv6kI5Cjf4PdDNt5mHQI3vjLZ_klVqUh_3StvYbZYDE_XBccxgxAZl6OorRXun5RB5sJ_fAwidHnWMaTMgzYpRk1QBZxCjcQKl0ofX59RZCoDXMDGuX5DZ-L8eBuoCmD/s640/1%20jane%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPfs5nHf36qFGUs3Um8I4nMVyvsONyuc2oWHn-vhQ2zcBrxb8kFO5rlxuSEskxv6kI5Cjf4PdDNt5mHQI3vjLZ_klVqUh_3StvYbZYDE_XBccxgxAZl6OorRXun5RB5sJ_fAwidHnWMaTMgzYpRk1QBZxCjcQKl0ofX59RZCoDXMDGuX5DZ-L8eBuoCmD/w480-h640/1%20jane%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuL1jmbW61XBPgEULfBfiK4fjuQOr8MS6mDsJuKiRIvo2MZptdMUjBjoif1J86z8QNsZN50bX-r62upGU4wAIFsLTcEpSx7htT_IIgCS3IDKPboaIXt7Y_XxMrwXf-ijph_5UyWkTBErKv1cg_Mk5E8C1moecNZDQZ93M4uIrYOXJCMV2T9pEpsoqzd6t/s360/1%20jane%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuL1jmbW61XBPgEULfBfiK4fjuQOr8MS6mDsJuKiRIvo2MZptdMUjBjoif1J86z8QNsZN50bX-r62upGU4wAIFsLTcEpSx7htT_IIgCS3IDKPboaIXt7Y_XxMrwXf-ijph_5UyWkTBErKv1cg_Mk5E8C1moecNZDQZ93M4uIrYOXJCMV2T9pEpsoqzd6t/w512-h640/1%20jane%203.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Enjoy your emerging gardens and keep digging in the dirt! I hope to get my dahlia bulbs planted in pots in our shop this week or next. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNMakvefWrxMvuYe0JzudWiqyAFTbN2Fd1SkS8sCMWbiuAIkvCCbTGbBa7VIVOA2bBPr_Zqmog84f2aE8RWBt1-QExlLUEA9WFKEIIP2uEANBRKssETFNiUpm6gRSVnjWOw4vI40Cp-izcw1S_31kXr4KFZu8nF-FZ6I16v6nbFoBDHUUYhqVREuhMsVM/s648/1%20spring%20blooms%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="648" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNMakvefWrxMvuYe0JzudWiqyAFTbN2Fd1SkS8sCMWbiuAIkvCCbTGbBa7VIVOA2bBPr_Zqmog84f2aE8RWBt1-QExlLUEA9WFKEIIP2uEANBRKssETFNiUpm6gRSVnjWOw4vI40Cp-izcw1S_31kXr4KFZu8nF-FZ6I16v6nbFoBDHUUYhqVREuhMsVM/w640-h356/1%20spring%20blooms%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have two forsythia bushes that are in bloom.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPTmYTPRAxsf__SM0aKXjUeGPMn9cbG5hDGsF_IyEQpv4GUY1aanS1bZLoG0g52SfIvOrM4cbKKcweMkBGxE5wvR7MHiL9yZcsWLcMoCBSmxh5nPv9FFgYDSBZ3eLRBge0VNGGWSX4WusN-6Rrqxt8l6kvwplH2rVTa212loD_Yti8dUmijLO-X2-9mU9/s504/1%20forsythia%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPTmYTPRAxsf__SM0aKXjUeGPMn9cbG5hDGsF_IyEQpv4GUY1aanS1bZLoG0g52SfIvOrM4cbKKcweMkBGxE5wvR7MHiL9yZcsWLcMoCBSmxh5nPv9FFgYDSBZ3eLRBge0VNGGWSX4WusN-6Rrqxt8l6kvwplH2rVTa212loD_Yti8dUmijLO-X2-9mU9/w458-h640/1%20forsythia%20a.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by to see my spring blooms. - Judy.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/category/blog/" target="_blank">Garden Blogger's Bloom Day</a> @ Carol J. Michel</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCdRWtkNfpW8Sqr4-rYoT-cgpZEo1r7ni7Uj3adfIthTRE46m36H4YyBjrwpR5s5KxJfP_fkdTZIOB5EXy-DhN_0PKHaNsujgeOh9ilrzqFhdeSZK5DIrdsiin1oUILoAmtIb0RgrhxBGMWsbzZDjgx1KT38oG7Z5aLbvvjUkesBCNZQmfl21RV_fDRq9/s389/early%20blooms%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCdRWtkNfpW8Sqr4-rYoT-cgpZEo1r7ni7Uj3adfIthTRE46m36H4YyBjrwpR5s5KxJfP_fkdTZIOB5EXy-DhN_0PKHaNsujgeOh9ilrzqFhdeSZK5DIrdsiin1oUILoAmtIb0RgrhxBGMWsbzZDjgx1KT38oG7Z5aLbvvjUkesBCNZQmfl21RV_fDRq9/s320/early%20blooms%20side.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-75050792753102324452024-02-29T11:19:00.005-06:002024-03-05T12:58:13.969-06:00At the Lake - Ice in the Water<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We don't go to the lake very often in winter but a few weeks ago, we made the short drive to Cypress Springs where we dock our boats. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlK1pWqNkVdQ-jVKzsJTXQMOSilDl6dCr6-j-ts5fDz0eC50AdwhAAp8Auipw_ojku1n75LSIiiFc2-ybdnWodFj3b7zRxOmBlPzn2-2tJDb3HVx-dBU5aeVHwiHP3ia7QeMlI2sIGhnWSE7ab03cIOwF35FapAcFj_28PKMckNUUOFdhQ9-2hRFwsM5H1/s5184/IMG_2621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlK1pWqNkVdQ-jVKzsJTXQMOSilDl6dCr6-j-ts5fDz0eC50AdwhAAp8Auipw_ojku1n75LSIiiFc2-ybdnWodFj3b7zRxOmBlPzn2-2tJDb3HVx-dBU5aeVHwiHP3ia7QeMlI2sIGhnWSE7ab03cIOwF35FapAcFj_28PKMckNUUOFdhQ9-2hRFwsM5H1/w640-h426/IMG_2621.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The lake had lots of ice floating and it was very cold. It's always interesting to see the water at different times of the year. The water around the docks was frozen. We didn't step out on the ice to test the thickness. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66K_ZLxE_ClHPGYumBZNbc_Q35USmqSPx7jDITEA7UQKcSWoyJDeB6r1ZaOg4OaD9tprV-CwueXXIwpJ4XCMehosFi2JFrGIT9HCXKCGm2yRVbuWFtUjwAQvpbIg1HTafc_kyK9cAUAZuUgp1LFFnnC2lNMiu6_K-6ohGZW5-BLt3SkdLKTvguFXArcwo/s5184/IMG_2619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66K_ZLxE_ClHPGYumBZNbc_Q35USmqSPx7jDITEA7UQKcSWoyJDeB6r1ZaOg4OaD9tprV-CwueXXIwpJ4XCMehosFi2JFrGIT9HCXKCGm2yRVbuWFtUjwAQvpbIg1HTafc_kyK9cAUAZuUgp1LFFnnC2lNMiu6_K-6ohGZW5-BLt3SkdLKTvguFXArcwo/w640-h426/IMG_2619.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Out boats are not in the water during the winter but hubs like to go and check on our dock. In a few more months, boating season will be gearing up here on Kentucky Lake. As always, we can't wait for warmer weather and a chance to be out on the lake. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2Gti23d_Ido5h5i9IQ2Sykna6cuIjDcVw5unqJKVBUziz2pT80-pAGCvxe9qR2Z9DNCYbUdRvsGYv_ajTvDHwHG1pdlKy49mWTg2ggEvHjgpdkojxgVdOOsQvpd7NBCVoUnC2ZTtOrtEdds3aEVSyb0MnsIJBmTA4sofn0P3Fq8ku7KzspBgwh5d0JrQ/s5184/IMG_2620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2Gti23d_Ido5h5i9IQ2Sykna6cuIjDcVw5unqJKVBUziz2pT80-pAGCvxe9qR2Z9DNCYbUdRvsGYv_ajTvDHwHG1pdlKy49mWTg2ggEvHjgpdkojxgVdOOsQvpd7NBCVoUnC2ZTtOrtEdds3aEVSyb0MnsIJBmTA4sofn0P3Fq8ku7KzspBgwh5d0JrQ/w640-h426/IMG_2620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We love the lake and are always looking for an opportunity to be on the water!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; 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font-family: verdana; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">Thankful Thursday</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> @ It's A Small Town Life</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://roentare.zenfolio.com/blog" style="color: #666666; font-size: medium; text-decoration-line: none;">Water H20 Thursday</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> @ Roentare Blog on Thursday</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Weekend Reflections</a> on Friday</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://nixpixmix.blogspot.com/">Sunday Best</a> @ NixPixMix</span></span></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-24900431666878036112024-02-28T19:39:00.003-06:002024-02-29T10:57:27.907-06:00At the Feeders and In The Trees #52<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was nice to see a Brown Thrasher at my feeders. It was the first citing of him this year for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCXQg6NlemhfZraufbJPqCYdCmoAHc0HVWibBwTy8Tewq1evpikaOiw1_8uJOX237H8q6VlnW0gDenS3hP7oH7wvqFatEnhMVWOYJUCIy1WYfj0PztiPPxUoXisRcZKQeqisJK8LDMLyAFx9WkhNKZfTj2IC9flLBN7ycf4sExTvnQLjfF5zIfxAHS991/s792/1%20b%20thrasher%20f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="792" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCXQg6NlemhfZraufbJPqCYdCmoAHc0HVWibBwTy8Tewq1evpikaOiw1_8uJOX237H8q6VlnW0gDenS3hP7oH7wvqFatEnhMVWOYJUCIy1WYfj0PztiPPxUoXisRcZKQeqisJK8LDMLyAFx9WkhNKZfTj2IC9flLBN7ycf4sExTvnQLjfF5zIfxAHS991/w640-h408/1%20b%20thrasher%20f.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">You just can't help noticing this guy's distinguishing markings: the yellow eye, long legs, long tail, long slightly curved bill and the dark streaks on his under parts. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-QxNU8TNB_l5ZXcFz1TA_mnPn-y9LVvbRcILnQdLyCxsaHIyYN5yZ98m03HS7JQhLsDEU35oYiAN1SA8kMJM3JqMbk8jnRXyv1htw3geR5OnCtqldACG5fLN_Jv66dMgsb0BjZ84q_FT3QNHv03Ktb9AfCd4ULYu0m7F4YmdAAZzxernVhV-upq2z8ez/s2000/1%20b%20thrasher%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-QxNU8TNB_l5ZXcFz1TA_mnPn-y9LVvbRcILnQdLyCxsaHIyYN5yZ98m03HS7JQhLsDEU35oYiAN1SA8kMJM3JqMbk8jnRXyv1htw3geR5OnCtqldACG5fLN_Jv66dMgsb0BjZ84q_FT3QNHv03Ktb9AfCd4ULYu0m7F4YmdAAZzxernVhV-upq2z8ez/w640-h640/1%20b%20thrasher%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Other visitors at the feeders included: Carolina Chickadee, White Breasted Nuthatch, Downey Woodpecker, House Finch, and Northern Cardinal. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqugWa9f3rtfAsB6ghudpKIk6_kUH6zCWpjMNYhJMBXxc6A4NXprxTWwb0R1cn1kqjvCNyp6nj90EwkkQpn5xERD-Poyp3BYRKgdqyifZ0IFuGsESDqM5i0U0euqL9iW3BhULLxc35LjeAHsHmOLvq-e8vxKegg4p-H3YwEJmJVudP2T3CBgbxDrCRPCRw/s2000/1%20bird%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqugWa9f3rtfAsB6ghudpKIk6_kUH6zCWpjMNYhJMBXxc6A4NXprxTWwb0R1cn1kqjvCNyp6nj90EwkkQpn5xERD-Poyp3BYRKgdqyifZ0IFuGsESDqM5i0U0euqL9iW3BhULLxc35LjeAHsHmOLvq-e8vxKegg4p-H3YwEJmJVudP2T3CBgbxDrCRPCRw/w640-h640/1%20bird%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you have been enjoying watching the birds - Judy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Image-in-ing</a> on Monday</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Through My Lens</a><span face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"> on Monday</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Wild Bird Wednesday</a> @ Paying Ready Attention on Wednesday am</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World</a> @ Photographing New Zealand on Wednesday</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">Thankful Thursday</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"> @ It's A Small Town Life</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="http://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Saturday's Critters</a><span face=""> @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday</span><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNqB_myt8TqEksaLddAyocyGSheTT49TJpuxv3MtAZJQ0bOuuzTXb_jSg1Mk02OovFvpCT_dFbKrJY7_m_xGSJM1_xirMLI3d_DPHA2Xq6z1HdDxmLmYmweSbjXNOu0rmaJ3mRgIaSfYT3fDwD5L_62coIq_GUV-OmPXU_e9VxGc_ihWkEiSwOs7-N61c/s389/at%20the%20feeders%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNqB_myt8TqEksaLddAyocyGSheTT49TJpuxv3MtAZJQ0bOuuzTXb_jSg1Mk02OovFvpCT_dFbKrJY7_m_xGSJM1_xirMLI3d_DPHA2Xq6z1HdDxmLmYmweSbjXNOu0rmaJ3mRgIaSfYT3fDwD5L_62coIq_GUV-OmPXU_e9VxGc_ihWkEiSwOs7-N61c/s320/at%20the%20feeders%2052.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-32734380060444475502023-12-17T14:31:00.020-06:002023-12-20T22:16:05.255-06:00Christmas Table 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Christmas table is ready a little early because we are having a family dinner on Friday. Santa and the cardinals are stealing the show.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSyAMaGJ_0y42AZUtKggPn2YUzA6ddH2ED5LsVvuIl-5QENEutCxT20YdnDtdinYYCuNuJMUrd_yLOGe3dY2LmRgl8gObSx-anKZAmsK7FzcV_DwmvqNKAsXDNJytjGrhPRTRmb889D8KEfSaxtiDKVVg_LhC5R0bgXUALO4adNtpYQavjLZH30ROtOJa/s640/2%20%20table%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSyAMaGJ_0y42AZUtKggPn2YUzA6ddH2ED5LsVvuIl-5QENEutCxT20YdnDtdinYYCuNuJMUrd_yLOGe3dY2LmRgl8gObSx-anKZAmsK7FzcV_DwmvqNKAsXDNJytjGrhPRTRmb889D8KEfSaxtiDKVVg_LhC5R0bgXUALO4adNtpYQavjLZH30ROtOJa/s16000/2%20%20table%20b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love getting out pieces of my Christmas Fitz and Floyd collections to use on the table and throughout my house.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9SQ5h_a3emLgo1XFEjgeeHCmCJQIyK5cDtkHReenKnMkYOCByEh46x06dqy90fBz2vdxtoY_8_VLUDMQ3-2kwNKWEEV0XBWEwBzd5aX5WiUulX77PoHISN6k3aQZN0-flZsigONds7j1avWlfRT2uTZLBFKGk1C-e5DAZhNPTi-3ESFU8Ea3pknhtOwG/s683/1%20table%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9SQ5h_a3emLgo1XFEjgeeHCmCJQIyK5cDtkHReenKnMkYOCByEh46x06dqy90fBz2vdxtoY_8_VLUDMQ3-2kwNKWEEV0XBWEwBzd5aX5WiUulX77PoHISN6k3aQZN0-flZsigONds7j1avWlfRT2uTZLBFKGk1C-e5DAZhNPTi-3ESFU8Ea3pknhtOwG/s16000/1%20table%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Santa used in the table centerpiece is from the F&F Holiday Santa collection. Santa is surrounded by his animal friends and has a knapsack of toys thrown over his shoulder. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOC_OBwHTMN_7CsRrRLfjOZfXtzZNBJxME262UTTu3LI0_tcWpy0SPbmD5rDzqb7N-Vv_T5y3A2FRRv5RgI4r0ETfBgIQ8dyt-jwx-uNGRed1fekHFg8aDckhipuU4QQWA_la4nGkXt8jtU8YyI6IZlhX4EAZhHSGL_0DNrhMKuddsF_97yBA7207vIeXw/s2000/1%20santa%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOC_OBwHTMN_7CsRrRLfjOZfXtzZNBJxME262UTTu3LI0_tcWpy0SPbmD5rDzqb7N-Vv_T5y3A2FRRv5RgI4r0ETfBgIQ8dyt-jwx-uNGRed1fekHFg8aDckhipuU4QQWA_la4nGkXt8jtU8YyI6IZlhX4EAZhHSGL_0DNrhMKuddsF_97yBA7207vIeXw/w640-h640/1%20santa%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The table is set with a Lenox tablecloth then gold glass chargers were used with the gold rimmed plates and Lenox Winter Greetings salad plates. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmUUmJCl8jiYLgQtPUtBCU0q9qgSr0BYkXzbnX52MmdECkR7QxV0lN3Z3vwvkdQNJxiH1XVVJySOacOMe97c6AArVtQyYjOtA3WvmYEhW-RHX-ePS9mOgVuvzjyZjthaby2F94aCS4V2ZKJzpljH7AhH3rB5DEoZPKpXiraL3SP3IqEgSide_pHjCrZd1/s640/2%20%20table%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmUUmJCl8jiYLgQtPUtBCU0q9qgSr0BYkXzbnX52MmdECkR7QxV0lN3Z3vwvkdQNJxiH1XVVJySOacOMe97c6AArVtQyYjOtA3WvmYEhW-RHX-ePS9mOgVuvzjyZjthaby2F94aCS4V2ZKJzpljH7AhH3rB5DEoZPKpXiraL3SP3IqEgSide_pHjCrZd1/s16000/2%20%20table%20c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The flatware is by Rogers and the cloth napkins and napkin rings are Lenox. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgoUX9TCOpIqrFbWN8fO7HqI0LdUSUBWOrBZkYa6nPPEfCKh4Q5UisWxkJF2ruGdVMjmzvK4AE3LcWZBYLGeYJDOUOWVtWW-FfMStV5THwMuNg9a5YTuHAeV18mwFET8B4-dQkI6AU4vHVdOXrelcDswAugQ2IXPmeExxL8oZ5uEXNk7WH0srLNVzEJR_/s683/2%20%20table%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgoUX9TCOpIqrFbWN8fO7HqI0LdUSUBWOrBZkYa6nPPEfCKh4Q5UisWxkJF2ruGdVMjmzvK4AE3LcWZBYLGeYJDOUOWVtWW-FfMStV5THwMuNg9a5YTuHAeV18mwFET8B4-dQkI6AU4vHVdOXrelcDswAugQ2IXPmeExxL8oZ5uEXNk7WH0srLNVzEJR_/s16000/2%20%20table%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfwCtAbng_ILnG7GOBWCRDOIInVnEq0_74B_aSAhrxR7F5-crbgEPn1BrS5Oy-_1r_kmJD613pFrIZa3sc8L0aUvgjLxorXkgtrV-aCc_Y9FREAhjrUiWYJqAjaEBRIblj8r52cPzkHEnLjziy9T2sm8lWNTCxb0hh2mPgxWJgERyzbFIdWsEXYuN7plp/s683/2%20%20table%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfwCtAbng_ILnG7GOBWCRDOIInVnEq0_74B_aSAhrxR7F5-crbgEPn1BrS5Oy-_1r_kmJD613pFrIZa3sc8L0aUvgjLxorXkgtrV-aCc_Y9FREAhjrUiWYJqAjaEBRIblj8r52cPzkHEnLjziy9T2sm8lWNTCxb0hh2mPgxWJgERyzbFIdWsEXYuN7plp/s16000/2%20%20table%20e.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='380' height='500' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLcGKRzhpFImYwaAwM2zqRB27Y57_t2KHFG0vzTERhVTeAuqgTg6Zhpr2Am-Iqcrhw9x5Qf2nRJRRI2pjmNg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas! Thanks for stopping by to see my Christmas Table 2023 - Judy</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: center;">Inspire Me Monday at </span><a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" style="color: #798379; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; 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font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Inspire Me Monday</a> @ Create With Joy on Sunday</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33JNt2uyIyfaz2v1vBUoqaI2q6GJ6VuKcPZqll2QpUBnq5AfXv0wDEs9g38lvR_vzcysJ7nX_3sL4D6QPQs6pis5GUTpq2a9Dq0Rm8MNMAdt8VRm5VFZ3gsBdyLLieTPtq864vNdHwJHoqL24KYr7CaieKKKexGYlUzESiTs9OdAb5_GL-G2-VOYcjxJZ/s389/christmas%20table%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33JNt2uyIyfaz2v1vBUoqaI2q6GJ6VuKcPZqll2QpUBnq5AfXv0wDEs9g38lvR_vzcysJ7nX_3sL4D6QPQs6pis5GUTpq2a9Dq0Rm8MNMAdt8VRm5VFZ3gsBdyLLieTPtq864vNdHwJHoqL24KYr7CaieKKKexGYlUzESiTs9OdAb5_GL-G2-VOYcjxJZ/s320/christmas%20table%20side.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-59767385867976573732023-11-15T09:33:00.014-06:002023-11-15T10:12:59.104-06:00November Blooms<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><h1 style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: small;">From Murray, Kentucky in the southern tip of Western Kentucky - growing zone 7a.</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's definitely Fall here in Western Kentucky, and I love the changing colors. Seeing the green leaves turn to red is always a welcomed site. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWsCY3-WfiYNXqYSKN52S-kgXl7Vc6WHWCab7wc_RZ9R6tB3cMU2ZI0WecqwCZDSti-tBz_bljimX96XwvWmNjzq4-l6E3CXqeyMloXRlCTd-dhyphenhyphenX6UnyQ2H1TCUyWe0Y52lq17O5oLr_3KViidkn1EYu4thmumRWkhlxWLUESJqMBm1__mskpLwRIG3_/s640/IMG_4315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWsCY3-WfiYNXqYSKN52S-kgXl7Vc6WHWCab7wc_RZ9R6tB3cMU2ZI0WecqwCZDSti-tBz_bljimX96XwvWmNjzq4-l6E3CXqeyMloXRlCTd-dhyphenhyphenX6UnyQ2H1TCUyWe0Y52lq17O5oLr_3KViidkn1EYu4thmumRWkhlxWLUESJqMBm1__mskpLwRIG3_/w480-h640/IMG_4315.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Even with a light frost and some cold nights there are a few blooms in my yard in Western Kentucky for November. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Garden Blooms</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Garden phlox are still showing beautiful pink blooms.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFdpYq2iBxCtKVKOB1r7Eu6B_4RU6u_JbkISCwexdOo6HQr0giwMh2KIDnF-vefvBtCQsxMuImUcMetj0e_ypKhQCm1h8dR9nwFD4I5jvWpKpyGIDXuhnJLc_SJoaAnPhask90POtPEBC6EgYV3rHJ6J55e8e5_ntCsjUnSpV4cPdCKoOJ0I9wFSncfth/s2000/1%20nov%20flowers%20a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFdpYq2iBxCtKVKOB1r7Eu6B_4RU6u_JbkISCwexdOo6HQr0giwMh2KIDnF-vefvBtCQsxMuImUcMetj0e_ypKhQCm1h8dR9nwFD4I5jvWpKpyGIDXuhnJLc_SJoaAnPhask90POtPEBC6EgYV3rHJ6J55e8e5_ntCsjUnSpV4cPdCKoOJ0I9wFSncfth/w640-h640/1%20nov%20flowers%20a.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Most of the Black-Eyed Susans are gone but I found a single fading bloom in one of my flower beds.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy035iMIwvbDmowOtfpOp95xfcnLTb2ZDAmtAmKDmNdIdykTT-WXUi00-MoxkNbKpil_S07iZap0foe4_r3YqYIZj8zH-PPDBeOXg8TFKU_MW8VMMuznUf_OFrRByueG2J_nMGMrpbO7-hWuccXwvLx3MKlgRYtRf0A5oEUXP1TF9LFsyWrR9yG4Np8aC/s359/IMG_4451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="359" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy035iMIwvbDmowOtfpOp95xfcnLTb2ZDAmtAmKDmNdIdykTT-WXUi00-MoxkNbKpil_S07iZap0foe4_r3YqYIZj8zH-PPDBeOXg8TFKU_MW8VMMuznUf_OFrRByueG2J_nMGMrpbO7-hWuccXwvLx3MKlgRYtRf0A5oEUXP1TF9LFsyWrR9yG4Np8aC/w640-h640/IMG_4451.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Most of my flowerpots have been taken in for the winter months but a single pot with a small white Verbenia bloom still survives. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM2oUj92jTpGTOtMKNyxY8PZHw-u5dTbkbqtF85fTvvRHGQh-Md8bJd1va1cbp0QS12Mt5gDK6BZt8n2hGIxDxOnLZaLFUJiWn-vBO0GAuB7HHtFhTelggDoigBjASOCl3W-aromm3XUKMiaOKhxfC2vPbug1mJJrjoPbm8GwzqhNsoUk_CQFA7mtBqvk/s359/IMG_4452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="359" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM2oUj92jTpGTOtMKNyxY8PZHw-u5dTbkbqtF85fTvvRHGQh-Md8bJd1va1cbp0QS12Mt5gDK6BZt8n2hGIxDxOnLZaLFUJiWn-vBO0GAuB7HHtFhTelggDoigBjASOCl3W-aromm3XUKMiaOKhxfC2vPbug1mJJrjoPbm8GwzqhNsoUk_CQFA7mtBqvk/w640-h640/IMG_4452.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Indoor Blooms</h2><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Although my garden blooms are just about gone, my indoor blooms are gorgeous. My Thanksgiving Cactus are so colorful. Take a look at these stunning blooms.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWSckGNyHh87E1O8UeaX0Ee64arA4VXPP_xNBn_k4Q2pTjgERoaOlbsU8oJ7CGKX2fYikiasOXDBaRyEWZqe7rf3Mz2oDx_b8EZKVpCSlIUjJs8WvFDfZj-nW3dP2xhbP-FfIoowu8pTSbJD4owVIDZWJIZM8PPiVg3W7dxi638E1RLL0SxFuGM0Ygqps/s640/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="640" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWSckGNyHh87E1O8UeaX0Ee64arA4VXPP_xNBn_k4Q2pTjgERoaOlbsU8oJ7CGKX2fYikiasOXDBaRyEWZqe7rf3Mz2oDx_b8EZKVpCSlIUjJs8WvFDfZj-nW3dP2xhbP-FfIoowu8pTSbJD4owVIDZWJIZM8PPiVg3W7dxi638E1RLL0SxFuGM0Ygqps/w640-h614/image0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj7FHTEYxH9cMDvBlxXKxnc0Kf1_alrL6MyJ_crAjstDH63RUrlII3Yx_ih_qHTXa_G-rgR0suQJyVTIX2XReUwXcdFDCBhyphenhyphenP3XT4ObE1ZPq71wSHIUu12dggFeEB0z9En1qHETOBqob3DVXdrC3aLQILZ3_IkHHhIsf1AyVyyjY0xTKn11uGs6_4j1P_/w640-h640/1%20cacti%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9LcEOtht7MDwRratxPUGE62yU0_OqeEkWz9KhulzCcIOJIs9AlrICd2xhvUJoxRTTHH9JacMAHEHAktY70_X5uJfZDYuPiBU-AdzCbaluaaqC5g-uKfI17MaszXYbkqfZA1lbK5YnDLcDzOUmqZRYyTqBqJ7DxlcxDlwEvvfT-zlMmlBXzEkEa0BiyYD/s640/IMG_4500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9LcEOtht7MDwRratxPUGE62yU0_OqeEkWz9KhulzCcIOJIs9AlrICd2xhvUJoxRTTHH9JacMAHEHAktY70_X5uJfZDYuPiBU-AdzCbaluaaqC5g-uKfI17MaszXYbkqfZA1lbK5YnDLcDzOUmqZRYyTqBqJ7DxlcxDlwEvvfT-zlMmlBXzEkEa0BiyYD/w480-h640/IMG_4500.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hopefully, these white blooms will open for Thanksgiving. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuwnXMnznBw40437kj0ZnUZtDddq-b1QtcxXTDMULfFCsucdPa_OSaLppYHUkitvq2jav4JWwXJEiiQaNbENme6z8wqqmoJnVT2GbslpiX3FlaGZRMu-sQV8vc51EIVICwE68vnVFrgdzGd5aKPbHvBAgtq6Xlpau2LFNrEewoDGPZPfSqA-GH_1lirdj/s640/IMG_4501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuwnXMnznBw40437kj0ZnUZtDddq-b1QtcxXTDMULfFCsucdPa_OSaLppYHUkitvq2jav4JWwXJEiiQaNbENme6z8wqqmoJnVT2GbslpiX3FlaGZRMu-sQV8vc51EIVICwE68vnVFrgdzGd5aKPbHvBAgtq6Xlpau2LFNrEewoDGPZPfSqA-GH_1lirdj/w480-h640/IMG_4501.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's a good reference to identify your cactus. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6IKEyJeIEaj3ssWiGCsiEGKNt22_wjwSF6gkteqr4t8_7es9n1aR3d1NPbgOqUQEG24Vb8kQ614kONOpQQj9Y4dRuxZyM-dImI6lA799ctF6JTpXLBVUT3IlNky30Xu7LvRyvLcCQ20aOryaZibJFFgZ1qX10pjT_JOmbmyaCe3a3QDMSOeTNUi5Jfas/s640/IMG_4418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="521" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6IKEyJeIEaj3ssWiGCsiEGKNt22_wjwSF6gkteqr4t8_7es9n1aR3d1NPbgOqUQEG24Vb8kQ614kONOpQQj9Y4dRuxZyM-dImI6lA799ctF6JTpXLBVUT3IlNky30Xu7LvRyvLcCQ20aOryaZibJFFgZ1qX10pjT_JOmbmyaCe3a3QDMSOeTNUi5Jfas/w522-h640/IMG_4418.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by for my November blooms - Judy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;">Garden Blogger's Bloom Day</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> on the 15th of the month</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #888888; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.24px;"><a href="http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Thankful Thursday</a></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 20.24px;"> @ It's a Small Town Life</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 20.24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><a href="http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: none;">Little Things Thursday</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">@ Random-osity</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><a href="https://katherinescorner.com/blog/" style="color: #888888; font-size: medium; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Thursday Favorite Things</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> @ Katherine's Corner</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://www.impartinggrace.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Grace at Home</a> @ The Charm of Home on Thursday</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">FLORAL FRIDAY FOTOS</a> on Thursday </span></div></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-90381726611658407722023-10-12T10:13:00.000-05:002023-10-12T10:13:23.703-05:00At The Lake - Great White Egret<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My husband and I have been watching for the Great White Egrets on Kentucky Lake this fall. My pics aren't great, the water was so shallow, and it made it extremely hard to get close enough for that perfect shot. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNGt7dlSTm4ZNkn5J1xoxgGN_ZcVFOEyzCIn9zIyvtBnFAmDGH5PpyRlla-suLv1mc5WE8Knkn5wHgSkKHv1DNzw5ol3tE9W_0fz_S1GBFdvGAtjGRpmiO3nLVN1ckEM5Plk2ZeYPvtCLOcNI00B9UI5Eb8SfYm8kOUDEpCm09ImcqdGPL9BQ2JmEs4j3/s900/1%20white%20egret%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNGt7dlSTm4ZNkn5J1xoxgGN_ZcVFOEyzCIn9zIyvtBnFAmDGH5PpyRlla-suLv1mc5WE8Knkn5wHgSkKHv1DNzw5ol3tE9W_0fz_S1GBFdvGAtjGRpmiO3nLVN1ckEM5Plk2ZeYPvtCLOcNI00B9UI5Eb8SfYm8kOUDEpCm09ImcqdGPL9BQ2JmEs4j3/s16000/1%20white%20egret%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Great White Egret has long black legs and an orange beak. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBQVvxuvzVEGIcNSG0dC2WoOhvuVVEFRx6GVVGQpUt47b_GMBy8XygYzBcxB8iw0X3QLnK2Uh1IO04YPbi3fId5ynT9nNYM6JEMYdNFrjgHGXNXI2T5rBafZ_cR-r_InXQonk1dwmGmwfOopnLXCMiC1LuP54yjX4CKeVNzaydwmLaYZOQQ7OcvClLozf/s600/1%20white%20egret%20turkey%20vulcher.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBQVvxuvzVEGIcNSG0dC2WoOhvuVVEFRx6GVVGQpUt47b_GMBy8XygYzBcxB8iw0X3QLnK2Uh1IO04YPbi3fId5ynT9nNYM6JEMYdNFrjgHGXNXI2T5rBafZ_cR-r_InXQonk1dwmGmwfOopnLXCMiC1LuP54yjX4CKeVNzaydwmLaYZOQQ7OcvClLozf/s16000/1%20white%20egret%20turkey%20vulcher.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They fly with their S-curved neck retracted. Unlike storks, ibis, spoonbills, and cranes who fly with their necks outstretched. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoC_qSorNyF94L28iH4osPsTV96ifdHt61KfWwOQ55MWNz_kEEL4fvRCgiRq5W87cnBVRVxm7pJL6cDUAs_U6UIp6gnHVdOTQ9IfV5fUU3x49FqGPCXywh5BJvPrB_46PUXoDMaSiVoENY6vqj9EuJr3YgCa5kQXtsnqmGdwvkenQp_O95kQY1ihNE0_-/s600/1%20white%20egret.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoC_qSorNyF94L28iH4osPsTV96ifdHt61KfWwOQ55MWNz_kEEL4fvRCgiRq5W87cnBVRVxm7pJL6cDUAs_U6UIp6gnHVdOTQ9IfV5fUU3x49FqGPCXywh5BJvPrB_46PUXoDMaSiVoENY6vqj9EuJr3YgCa5kQXtsnqmGdwvkenQp_O95kQY1ihNE0_-/s16000/1%20white%20egret.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They grow to 38 inches tall are found on every continent except Antarticia. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSZkAGkqT3ce60_KI44bItpQ4v_z71EDlxfKSBRzyIirhod9-uVt83LSn5px-zDZqu5ISSMeA5LXDN-hAd0Pk-36AqV941pYiEb1j4OCWUafYwYbwjYHdzMuU0k33AW2NCxQ_mUGInKtSFL332RkF6Q29IVKiySXAVziUjSviG6cU6Q-gSkWcvKBpi7gQ/s620/1%20white%20egret%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSZkAGkqT3ce60_KI44bItpQ4v_z71EDlxfKSBRzyIirhod9-uVt83LSn5px-zDZqu5ISSMeA5LXDN-hAd0Pk-36AqV941pYiEb1j4OCWUafYwYbwjYHdzMuU0k33AW2NCxQ_mUGInKtSFL332RkF6Q29IVKiySXAVziUjSviG6cU6Q-gSkWcvKBpi7gQ/s16000/1%20white%20egret%20b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This bird is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCMNWNKD7AQ-9UbrAbQALNIAmxV8u3j6yIvZiah0g2RzkvrQ3_45G4d82b0JoWvHjdc_g-Y1p4JUBUXk61bALn92Up2TSP9_mxY-r8nBkhqwBwkm0CCeDMSUa7hK-SZZEkSZGmIU6sMIZa6NvO1fuPripbYKUrumRpN8XZrcAsUQKVydcW5kF1Pv6ozSO/s2000/1%20white%20egret%20collage%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCMNWNKD7AQ-9UbrAbQALNIAmxV8u3j6yIvZiah0g2RzkvrQ3_45G4d82b0JoWvHjdc_g-Y1p4JUBUXk61bALn92Up2TSP9_mxY-r8nBkhqwBwkm0CCeDMSUa7hK-SZZEkSZGmIU6sMIZa6NvO1fuPripbYKUrumRpN8XZrcAsUQKVydcW5kF1Pv6ozSO/w640-h640/1%20white%20egret%20collage%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnr9H51Ysdc5JtsXWsGVbFSKVtGLcqIIOAHk5z8Ddw6b6k5ZJu5hpsKfKwNStTesbCB6nti-yWaJrqNQM7FVUnXu_Rn1F0t9FBSRFE-r0uVvYC-PPfMPJJC_ZqXwq-iBoIIm6L65zBbTaHh2F9QCIA3CXNGz48pO-EZp9DGQZQTsE-Skr-zHwxupi5y9C/s750/2%20white%20egret%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnr9H51Ysdc5JtsXWsGVbFSKVtGLcqIIOAHk5z8Ddw6b6k5ZJu5hpsKfKwNStTesbCB6nti-yWaJrqNQM7FVUnXu_Rn1F0t9FBSRFE-r0uVvYC-PPfMPJJC_ZqXwq-iBoIIm6L65zBbTaHh2F9QCIA3CXNGz48pO-EZp9DGQZQTsE-Skr-zHwxupi5y9C/w512-h640/2%20white%20egret%20b.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">They hunt in shallow water and swallow small fish whole. They also like frogs, crayfish, dragonflies, and grasshoppers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://betweennapsontheporch.net/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MET Monday</a> @ BNOTP</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OMHG <a href="https://ohmyheartsiegirl.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Wonderful Wednesday</a> on Monday</span></div><div style="background-color: white; 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font-size: large;"> @ South and Mind and So On on Sunday</span></span></div></span></span></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-3235259049214400362023-09-28T10:04:00.010-05:002023-10-12T11:21:53.426-05:00At The Lake - American White Pelican Migration<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Living near Kentucky Lake, we get to enjoy the water and the migration of the American White Pelicans. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMK7ySiXxy95FIc3zTN-ilFulzLjKoc_Fg1TN5IhmHvwbJyB0CjCuRI_yYYCrx2rkkzG3thIgrWgMlbC-fJd2AjB0VFHqmIFQ5cYJjed7nQczCrXA8lXrW8U2EEceYfb_mgZQ4rWGOljGQ6R8fjvUVRSRSGJJloGW2eqGovrEfxmAAXG_v2E_wvK3QY_Qv/s620/1%20pelican%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMK7ySiXxy95FIc3zTN-ilFulzLjKoc_Fg1TN5IhmHvwbJyB0CjCuRI_yYYCrx2rkkzG3thIgrWgMlbC-fJd2AjB0VFHqmIFQ5cYJjed7nQczCrXA8lXrW8U2EEceYfb_mgZQ4rWGOljGQ6R8fjvUVRSRSGJJloGW2eqGovrEfxmAAXG_v2E_wvK3QY_Qv/s16000/1%20pelican%20c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We are boaters so we are at the lake every weekend and sometimes during the week (<i>nice part about being retired</i>).</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JWA3o0pbAGnIo6nRM_otNEthUOavGNwfaEO8YgjlMtyJKgCRRb_xkwyr7WFFdewLZ-UR5o_pm8owMnbTiaZSIUX5OgIg3T6s6SeNFj4IQ3-TBdagpZdLuZlgLlo_qYcRAEsjVd9TUmB7FuR25kE-ClhJeL4FtoHgmdL71dwaSLzW6Em7l8Xx8LkWebdP/s620/1%20pelican%20group%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JWA3o0pbAGnIo6nRM_otNEthUOavGNwfaEO8YgjlMtyJKgCRRb_xkwyr7WFFdewLZ-UR5o_pm8owMnbTiaZSIUX5OgIg3T6s6SeNFj4IQ3-TBdagpZdLuZlgLlo_qYcRAEsjVd9TUmB7FuR25kE-ClhJeL4FtoHgmdL71dwaSLzW6Em7l8Xx8LkWebdP/s16000/1%20pelican%20group%20b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The American White Pelicans arrive at Kentucky Lake in September, and we love to go "pelican hunting".</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF75LhYXkHJrjE6jXpBwIVuDmb-ysBNkCZyCwlMTZyvvQjRefy0PuvQpvLouZi40LVTLnQe1GSf81Ajzcthjju1IBteoRFbTzqlqjTCC8Iu7SSOLMDyKb-83j22QJgvnkiHUAXZEdQcUvFi58qH1BH_P5sydEIAwY3RTJMVAGzqfK2_7VzD9O1DH01Sxo2/s620/1%20pelican%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF75LhYXkHJrjE6jXpBwIVuDmb-ysBNkCZyCwlMTZyvvQjRefy0PuvQpvLouZi40LVTLnQe1GSf81Ajzcthjju1IBteoRFbTzqlqjTCC8Iu7SSOLMDyKb-83j22QJgvnkiHUAXZEdQcUvFi58qH1BH_P5sydEIAwY3RTJMVAGzqfK2_7VzD9O1DH01Sxo2/s16000/1%20pelican%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">For me, Pelican Hunting means trying to get the best photographs I can of these huge birds. I have a zoom lens on my camera, but it is often not quite enough to get that perfect pic. Guess I need a bigger zoom!</span></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDFnnwWOt5o_z-oZDLmpc6Le2P7b5DgdovhQgdvmzsTVuPg5Q06m3kTTBnuf8D9veHx57eb6PMhsNOKznacu-Nsbc8DCVJM3D9mUEZYCWmVzpB_f5dTMjAEtcFeZYH9jrgI085Ms5v2pSGkO5-rRt_GgS3j9-F1xnzpe1YfdaIGIcub2ryMAswvfv-BsL/s620/1%20pelican%20aaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDFnnwWOt5o_z-oZDLmpc6Le2P7b5DgdovhQgdvmzsTVuPg5Q06m3kTTBnuf8D9veHx57eb6PMhsNOKznacu-Nsbc8DCVJM3D9mUEZYCWmVzpB_f5dTMjAEtcFeZYH9jrgI085Ms5v2pSGkO5-rRt_GgS3j9-F1xnzpe1YfdaIGIcub2ryMAswvfv-BsL/s16000/1%20pelican%20aaa.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Because they are usually in such shallow water, we often take out one of our fishing boats. The shallow water makes it difficult to get close to the pelicans. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQKAGmULx6U-Up262HsBEuDSZhLZGEI0DUh2FPR_2XtjaXa1G8S1XmtXVCFGfROkZXtZp3gklzYxkf1meHTJrkbiX33fcymAH_GM__3_IrSvJ0Ugg_SDCFOZ61ixzhaH5YWM1C4IkzkFj5JOsSRQ6ZkAvWLagmhM0P-kGxwA1aTkOL1eJWyUa0aoeNQg0/s620/1%20boat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQKAGmULx6U-Up262HsBEuDSZhLZGEI0DUh2FPR_2XtjaXa1G8S1XmtXVCFGfROkZXtZp3gklzYxkf1meHTJrkbiX33fcymAH_GM__3_IrSvJ0Ugg_SDCFOZ61ixzhaH5YWM1C4IkzkFj5JOsSRQ6ZkAvWLagmhM0P-kGxwA1aTkOL1eJWyUa0aoeNQg0/s16000/1%20boat.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Whether it is a single pelican or a pod of pelicans, it's always a thrill to find them. Love the reflection in the bottom pic of the pelicans. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqAhdfolFLNk93xPBFKkQl9i2GLZAFUTXhQqHveZdUh44e0v5pwxHIh9WPCqlA9a92anNqWMeGjKf2bdBiHKc5ImH55DeBph3ERlnSqfs4VMWQdJgNUqIJUtBV2lKVAqwWLqkhi19T9irH0gYGR8h4p1SKP0BEbJbiQC3O9aFpcZdj2bh_UGO1ptCWc9x/s2000/1%20pelican%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqAhdfolFLNk93xPBFKkQl9i2GLZAFUTXhQqHveZdUh44e0v5pwxHIh9WPCqlA9a92anNqWMeGjKf2bdBiHKc5ImH55DeBph3ERlnSqfs4VMWQdJgNUqIJUtBV2lKVAqwWLqkhi19T9irH0gYGR8h4p1SKP0BEbJbiQC3O9aFpcZdj2bh_UGO1ptCWc9x/w640-h640/1%20pelican%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A unique characteristic of the pelican is the "gular pouch" inside its beak. This pouch is used in catching fish and holding fish after they are scooped up. </span></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbCszJcaEsIVd5qMOygzyraryd9umL6M0-ls57tsHy6QBTDFLb-SACocbku0uNTX-ZKEmAGyhH4FUIcsCxSddawDrswQjMJ6qwpEpUTmQt4ffZyM5fmm38Vjcm9iU4MgPkeXPCk9ngnQGVownADXYuVcTdMFjLA3yOs7kE317SCsMAUrrgAnhO459Mnnq/s620/1%20pelican%20group%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="620" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbCszJcaEsIVd5qMOygzyraryd9umL6M0-ls57tsHy6QBTDFLb-SACocbku0uNTX-ZKEmAGyhH4FUIcsCxSddawDrswQjMJ6qwpEpUTmQt4ffZyM5fmm38Vjcm9iU4MgPkeXPCk9ngnQGVownADXYuVcTdMFjLA3yOs7kE317SCsMAUrrgAnhO459Mnnq/w640-h192/1%20pelican%20group%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Their wings are white and black, and they can have a wingspan of 9 feet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyknxT9JvzKHpDsfktLBw9tfcbFAruDo-uV3vWMLIbZ7eQxnwi10jJwPE4137sKAoOKx7xeRtKTJE3Nc3Frs-VeyKiV-FYQ438NScFEl1sGTLgNHuwIfEJFsnT44zxZgFSQcGTWuitO2YFXuCq5CTsSGkjEen5S3SNLczNdSMD2OCA1EpGlES8f7fLmlVg/s620/1%20pelican%20aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyknxT9JvzKHpDsfktLBw9tfcbFAruDo-uV3vWMLIbZ7eQxnwi10jJwPE4137sKAoOKx7xeRtKTJE3Nc3Frs-VeyKiV-FYQ438NScFEl1sGTLgNHuwIfEJFsnT44zxZgFSQcGTWuitO2YFXuCq5CTsSGkjEen5S3SNLczNdSMD2OCA1EpGlES8f7fLmlVg/s16000/1%20pelican%20aa.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The American white Pelicans have short strong legs with webbed toes which allows them to take off from the water. I plan to do a little more pelican hunting next weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by to see the American White Pelicans - Judy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://betweennapsontheporch.net/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MET Monday</a> @ BNOTP</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnML-Px5aKlwM3GP5i-cl5qXTVENpZt1gNJpORLOs1NZfmGweaelvwagrBgSNhjQbwHXp2AjQ9eGMuw4GtZ3gAcbC1Nju1aZsClVXJVHUfvgX0Blr_HcKrwHFWWRnS3H9sK-qYpKfni0g1xXjRwnCYFoAXoro79f6cwsnsAPz0MzF1O9Zk3mxlrrBRUYL/s864/1%20hummer%20g.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="864" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnML-Px5aKlwM3GP5i-cl5qXTVENpZt1gNJpORLOs1NZfmGweaelvwagrBgSNhjQbwHXp2AjQ9eGMuw4GtZ3gAcbC1Nju1aZsClVXJVHUfvgX0Blr_HcKrwHFWWRnS3H9sK-qYpKfni0g1xXjRwnCYFoAXoro79f6cwsnsAPz0MzF1O9Zk3mxlrrBRUYL/w640-h426/1%20hummer%20g.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The fushia color of some impatients on my back deck must have caught the eye of the hummers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAgqbVLmc9b3vKsNz17-AG5EjHr1VXRZ_KnSrOnmUM9gNrDnEXuit4kBrrUa_o2rk9QJPDbkb77Q_9NH3iN43J30GM-nV8QdU_tEfIRFnZb6CYX24KmSlSmYLW3HxkH1De3FVhjhkL43e3A0QUbiKz5X1kNcjpkx37QMfIpWY4QYYoNnKr0ad86NJjqx3/s864/1%20hummer%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="864" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAgqbVLmc9b3vKsNz17-AG5EjHr1VXRZ_KnSrOnmUM9gNrDnEXuit4kBrrUa_o2rk9QJPDbkb77Q_9NH3iN43J30GM-nV8QdU_tEfIRFnZb6CYX24KmSlSmYLW3HxkH1De3FVhjhkL43e3A0QUbiKz5X1kNcjpkx37QMfIpWY4QYYoNnKr0ad86NJjqx3/w640-h426/1%20hummer%20d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm happy my husband was standing at the sliding glass door that opens to the deck and spied the visitors. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexDBtwR0N3BXmFfXIfsuUqUwoxjKwxx-zwjPElsbdEEDfZdfbZLZhoeLJ2OfPrqPpQMNitH8O8eS_Oa-6lSStrUsqCfyd26TOBsImQPLlgnixAC9ejkMQ_GATPHwHJCL6V30HMFbQ6U_shhW1Wvhds5ApPzBTu4_MY3n1Mjv_oEACsW3TgeOxSvRlCUsa/s864/1%20hummer%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="864" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexDBtwR0N3BXmFfXIfsuUqUwoxjKwxx-zwjPElsbdEEDfZdfbZLZhoeLJ2OfPrqPpQMNitH8O8eS_Oa-6lSStrUsqCfyd26TOBsImQPLlgnixAC9ejkMQ_GATPHwHJCL6V30HMFbQ6U_shhW1Wvhds5ApPzBTu4_MY3n1Mjv_oEACsW3TgeOxSvRlCUsa/w640-h426/1%20hummer%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I keep my camera sitting on the counter next to the slider so I can grab it quickly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1b0x3Hd6hASHkwCqSGmYWOCALspwqQ5RxHXEFW-epL6-KdpbdxkNXDdQs1SQPgt12VQPVOTx40eYwwRTIBsKSihxLpZ2yav224yeHUECvu8P-a_K4-EZXlm1iHDmIYPUC7l68ocS9IEw-TZGJTwltq9d2ILC7sYlZS_aOl8K750xwBhHEa7I90MjCm4AU/s864/1%20hummer%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="864" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1b0x3Hd6hASHkwCqSGmYWOCALspwqQ5RxHXEFW-epL6-KdpbdxkNXDdQs1SQPgt12VQPVOTx40eYwwRTIBsKSihxLpZ2yav224yeHUECvu8P-a_K4-EZXlm1iHDmIYPUC7l68ocS9IEw-TZGJTwltq9d2ILC7sYlZS_aOl8K750xwBhHEa7I90MjCm4AU/w640-h426/1%20hummer%20c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The hummer also enjoyed the nectar from an </span><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">Angelonia</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">flower.</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> <br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5yPDmcEk26wwMF5Uy3wRAds7J7g_jTwgDWdTw76UIdqO2lsrzqye6H3IBIrOfB-PhHFH-L_0YdgfdGqSNx-PkFGypNLp5PV8oSrmxYCloq1OUAi_8RmjozyK9wwPXRtxYxOe7zcw1-4nHkkJVQGVD5lNsupDbD9Iupkp7mn7f6PiYKePcEK13Q-7-_O1/s864/1%20hummer%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="864" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5yPDmcEk26wwMF5Uy3wRAds7J7g_jTwgDWdTw76UIdqO2lsrzqye6H3IBIrOfB-PhHFH-L_0YdgfdGqSNx-PkFGypNLp5PV8oSrmxYCloq1OUAi_8RmjozyK9wwPXRtxYxOe7zcw1-4nHkkJVQGVD5lNsupDbD9Iupkp7mn7f6PiYKePcEK13Q-7-_O1/w640-h426/1%20hummer%20e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHzU4xkpMhf8LT_aPSta1akBlg0q3TGSnJmb8fvnTJnGBHPS6u44kxVfBe11VOO7hSGuE8cXlTJPXlplcUbW3QODjQl1veBt3B0Y4QRhC8A7GIpShRIwMBp1t61EjmqdUEEl-Tf9taKOeXg03DunOiAgHLTObdCq_91ZCTvro5xCjzYLcXgxMkAv6G8VF/s576/1%20hummer%20f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHzU4xkpMhf8LT_aPSta1akBlg0q3TGSnJmb8fvnTJnGBHPS6u44kxVfBe11VOO7hSGuE8cXlTJPXlplcUbW3QODjQl1veBt3B0Y4QRhC8A7GIpShRIwMBp1t61EjmqdUEEl-Tf9taKOeXg03DunOiAgHLTObdCq_91ZCTvro5xCjzYLcXgxMkAv6G8VF/s16000/1%20hummer%20f.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Earlier in the day, I snapped a hummer sitting on a branch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4r_CIyXi2MKEQMntmM4RDODCwkFyWzXszYlpxcChyu4ZzAaMxhR1OFEAsc-qU39lyC8F3o6v5PWlMRPWhE5ed9EAEc6mhWQigXRztys6F40N8dVOvxMSw7N6u1p1PqLHz4eoUE39B2Qy4WNldSJ1WCrEPPJ5Sph9TNIFno20h428aTlOTHEcnczNyl7x/s648/1%20hummer%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4r_CIyXi2MKEQMntmM4RDODCwkFyWzXszYlpxcChyu4ZzAaMxhR1OFEAsc-qU39lyC8F3o6v5PWlMRPWhE5ed9EAEc6mhWQigXRztys6F40N8dVOvxMSw7N6u1p1PqLHz4eoUE39B2Qy4WNldSJ1WCrEPPJ5Sph9TNIFno20h428aTlOTHEcnczNyl7x/w640-h640/1%20hummer%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I don't know how much longer they will visit my feeders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAd109TfcyPOzZiz2cpZxmf0S5ncLqvrtNsWX_eDymuxacrUokeAVzOpeLKIfOlGmJtuItxkFLO26BoxnNNIM_URkGixmTIinAMztemUyyWvl6JCqGkbyY1fpaVfTPKxdoP4SIULeaTsxOPCQMKXWzqGyBh3g2VBKw4n6BzLWJYM1cXu1uHRTxVcyYAOX/s2000/1%20hummer%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAd109TfcyPOzZiz2cpZxmf0S5ncLqvrtNsWX_eDymuxacrUokeAVzOpeLKIfOlGmJtuItxkFLO26BoxnNNIM_URkGixmTIinAMztemUyyWvl6JCqGkbyY1fpaVfTPKxdoP4SIULeaTsxOPCQMKXWzqGyBh3g2VBKw4n6BzLWJYM1cXu1uHRTxVcyYAOX/w640-h640/1%20hummer%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hummers Visiting A Friend in Missouri</span></h1><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My friend, Linda T., in Cape Girardeau, MO (where we lived before moving to Kentucky) shared some fabulous pics of her visitors this week.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Take a look at this white hummer migrating through her area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cFXunh5qR7U2HICkxQdTDdP8f8IyIKYHtcAE-WDx1a713W9Z3BFVMm6JTxdW5kEp-HXtgxnC9iPqJc07ZQ1nlagf4C5F2O145X8VPCdRI1eIwbOu9lrstlVewZLbvMWRD1-t10IgpILjYNRaOzjDZnwwhkx_OeI2C_oawclz6kY0JsW7X7dCbJNVNWEt/s2000/1%20white%20hummer%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cFXunh5qR7U2HICkxQdTDdP8f8IyIKYHtcAE-WDx1a713W9Z3BFVMm6JTxdW5kEp-HXtgxnC9iPqJc07ZQ1nlagf4C5F2O145X8VPCdRI1eIwbOu9lrstlVewZLbvMWRD1-t10IgpILjYNRaOzjDZnwwhkx_OeI2C_oawclz6kY0JsW7X7dCbJNVNWEt/w640-h640/1%20white%20hummer%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">What a treat to have a stunning white hummer at your feeder! I'm thinking this may be an albino hummingbird since I don't see any other pigments. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='293' height='565' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzohhgVJugg9kuo18gr29R08Xb1ivD9WYoYlzxcZ8f6SXzQlYiRY1jASWYq0Oh9FTKhAlPlziri5TMroiZTmQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Other hummers visiting Linda's feeders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='566' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dycggZTwLar9ypPRROvK6yAMNMyzztntIra1KrnF0G_9TGzJNua-tsbY-evaWzNYkTU6Z0lAgleYaT1QmvAmg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><br /><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Yellow Swallowtail</h1><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Yellow Swallowtail visiting the blooms of Lantana.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfVgk7iKbS3CA2jrxv24c0r4bzVifwtzxIk1asrrQKT5kNWmzBgzwnA2irlrTYAZMwMG2z1XjkzyfjdGVSfhfsoDKNAX6OWUEzZeSE410sAR3T2LcyPFhGMIOHARqYffrwX2nTSrQxivmaYzXqDOD7vowy6QIaKT99wpBvfJNIiQqnoKoBXSLsQAsnHoo/s640/IMG_3555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfVgk7iKbS3CA2jrxv24c0r4bzVifwtzxIk1asrrQKT5kNWmzBgzwnA2irlrTYAZMwMG2z1XjkzyfjdGVSfhfsoDKNAX6OWUEzZeSE410sAR3T2LcyPFhGMIOHARqYffrwX2nTSrQxivmaYzXqDOD7vowy6QIaKT99wpBvfJNIiQqnoKoBXSLsQAsnHoo/s16000/IMG_3555.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by today. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9xmNzt8KAtuIesEb4yY6KPpPoP_TAsKlNflWhnWFyi8KexmTsSz4eUjVN2VcVMvy7AbjLZDkmJbZ_WI3p3ESRHQRPV_O2MGUJD8UEPVvGJUSAVVcZDaaBUA990fHIMAGpJ539wCT6oe3DNVQOw2F1eRjtiS73cMyOk0LWV_g6MRgI7W523ked7himmkp/s389/before%20they%20are%20gone%20side%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9xmNzt8KAtuIesEb4yY6KPpPoP_TAsKlNflWhnWFyi8KexmTsSz4eUjVN2VcVMvy7AbjLZDkmJbZ_WI3p3ESRHQRPV_O2MGUJD8UEPVvGJUSAVVcZDaaBUA990fHIMAGpJ539wCT6oe3DNVQOw2F1eRjtiS73cMyOk0LWV_g6MRgI7W523ked7himmkp/s320/before%20they%20are%20gone%20side%202.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><br />Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-74775999108175165782023-09-07T18:18:00.017-05:002023-09-24T11:11:42.631-05:00September Blooms<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">From Murray, Kentucky in the southern tip of Western Kentucky - growing zone 7a.</span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's time for September Bloom Day so I'll show you my blooms:</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lantana can take the summer heat. I love these red and yellow colors in this lantana. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3lhoGcEFBomEfPE1WPDJbfOAufDYW62b-PJjaq39HxbvrzPjz6r6tZHSJb3sr0or0-dLfA7vzobfwuUQDCLv3Vu6EIcxJHBztBK3k_XCRdS5Hq_eS0ItWB3YcRUp6vOPLITrQOkGjAEzSwq5JukE7rlxdT7QiIvCvoly02honEgbM02pbR10s9hlEEHV/s792/1%20lantana%20aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3lhoGcEFBomEfPE1WPDJbfOAufDYW62b-PJjaq39HxbvrzPjz6r6tZHSJb3sr0or0-dLfA7vzobfwuUQDCLv3Vu6EIcxJHBztBK3k_XCRdS5Hq_eS0ItWB3YcRUp6vOPLITrQOkGjAEzSwq5JukE7rlxdT7QiIvCvoly02honEgbM02pbR10s9hlEEHV/s16000/1%20lantana%20aa.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">The Yellow Swallowtail is gorgeous on the lantana.</span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_UCrXpPVWJHFyUKTZAsdAzEQVBgf-Ng53n2O40hzEDTT-lv0es2CDy2VgdqX75xiFM5Z6eeFR9S1QMC50_bDpS87QJlq9eXlsQBkGsXuox4kxiDdncG0BUakEeUvDhY-Bk_Bx_sWodg8hw626coWHjkVuZmUTchE9LtcPSnl8DoPleXVVKyS5hDstLG5/s640/IMG_3555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_UCrXpPVWJHFyUKTZAsdAzEQVBgf-Ng53n2O40hzEDTT-lv0es2CDy2VgdqX75xiFM5Z6eeFR9S1QMC50_bDpS87QJlq9eXlsQBkGsXuox4kxiDdncG0BUakEeUvDhY-Bk_Bx_sWodg8hw626coWHjkVuZmUTchE9LtcPSnl8DoPleXVVKyS5hDstLG5/s16000/IMG_3555.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">In addition to the lantana, you can see a few leaves from a Nasturtium (no blooms) then some white Verbenia blooms at the top of the pic. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXz7ldhr-z4ZRZolAKgxdtGe7-3KKge2cwRvPp6pHeztquyVkRc_9CqsDhMkcyMAPN90dnLouOV1A8JFadz-NEZFokUP9iuwGE9gfL2Enyirz_uGBzK0ajGjA86O1N_1jDd6RYEB0oxFcGaq121SMBI9hyUNWXGxAJ5VauzPtGhw_qXavqq1to37IgQ_M0/s16000/1%20petunia%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I paused the feeding while the temps were 100 degrees' but now that the temps are cooling down, I have started feeding again. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjav5tLgq1LSn3zon8vi_Vte2MvLPQzpNSWt8nM_XACDiCmvf2Sn1R3fMeaszFod75b_cdwOzGONkJkjmMlKJMOnbFB157CXFTj_iI3wHXY_ayfmwY1n21adzVItcJDI_-jYYVubjuC1ps-2A1C_Rp3-f3iYfpKRVsXP0KdYkSpb1CccXegn3fEtIIJWCK/s720/1%20petunia%20aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Verbenia that reseeded from last year is spilling over the back walkway. </span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmdrepQcwjL3waKpU1-R3fShNMyLAuQ6T6r9c7lMJH-l9hH29ondYLmU6k0KTk_OZSr4bB_XZyK2kAu26o8U8xq7voP_FOgmYqbP1bcvhtEPxLhMflzkH0Kjc98o80zy4TYXjFck_I_61ShDSUeMuPoaCGcxL4_oyfIYb_FYbi0BM5qm_crV3QOigbcey/s720/1%20verbinia%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmdrepQcwjL3waKpU1-R3fShNMyLAuQ6T6r9c7lMJH-l9hH29ondYLmU6k0KTk_OZSr4bB_XZyK2kAu26o8U8xq7voP_FOgmYqbP1bcvhtEPxLhMflzkH0Kjc98o80zy4TYXjFck_I_61ShDSUeMuPoaCGcxL4_oyfIYb_FYbi0BM5qm_crV3QOigbcey/s16000/1%20verbinia%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This gorgeous Dahlia was blooming in my garden this week. I held it in front of a giant elephant ear to get this pic. This is my second year to grow Dahlias and I thought I just wanted pink ones. I have certainly changed my mind after looking at this stunning color. <br /></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6_132bVA1xFtIdyFvbzBlfqtEm8Y_BFkbdcD9duq2PIv1iRLjHoQRANnU5-gJM0z2jsEZJBF-a77X0xQzv_OQ7RGJpKLFnkgsgwW8QfzyOb9ABcgS0Rca8Nhu06_fXmwB4w17qRZKS71QOctWcCdHYMoC6HM54HPbeKpvrJG3HImUrF-YHLvU2Mra44a/s576/1%20dahlia%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6_132bVA1xFtIdyFvbzBlfqtEm8Y_BFkbdcD9duq2PIv1iRLjHoQRANnU5-gJM0z2jsEZJBF-a77X0xQzv_OQ7RGJpKLFnkgsgwW8QfzyOb9ABcgS0Rca8Nhu06_fXmwB4w17qRZKS71QOctWcCdHYMoC6HM54HPbeKpvrJG3HImUrF-YHLvU2Mra44a/s16000/1%20dahlia%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />This is a new variety of Coreopsis (Tickseed) for me. I have had coreopsis for years but after the December flash freeze, my old coreopsis didn't survive. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMZTvwOGVj3ZQulKaR2WQ03h7CbrqI5w6rIEC2tO18NFQ8WednEUnbe_4Jk7w2wGfUx_ujvvEN5Zde11JILRkOXZY-aVgGkQELPUn_HpLN0ipDQZW-NxLuxiHObOt-mpi3oPv1ZLGKmFWcxSnD1ZlOUZdM3C6p6kGdN02_Hcc--Rddu_WZth4_oXBN1EL/s576/coreopsis%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMZTvwOGVj3ZQulKaR2WQ03h7CbrqI5w6rIEC2tO18NFQ8WednEUnbe_4Jk7w2wGfUx_ujvvEN5Zde11JILRkOXZY-aVgGkQELPUn_HpLN0ipDQZW-NxLuxiHObOt-mpi3oPv1ZLGKmFWcxSnD1ZlOUZdM3C6p6kGdN02_Hcc--Rddu_WZth4_oXBN1EL/s16000/coreopsis%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJMJp9bRLidOIIFkVCIjIYYl9XEJw_aqeBqp1iC-2HHLwTtlA8MRFlVf6oUSUl2dF8gWog47QxvTMU9sPKEkq2v3nJUF0gDg6VUZUaCcl8wsWC-JiY-lo_wGPK9TM2CfK5zLkzwX7-y3ulqq4uDzlSzCLSYWS4RLRwMDFopvqRMZs7X8hXztj5rl2_x-j/s720/coreopsis%20aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJMJp9bRLidOIIFkVCIjIYYl9XEJw_aqeBqp1iC-2HHLwTtlA8MRFlVf6oUSUl2dF8gWog47QxvTMU9sPKEkq2v3nJUF0gDg6VUZUaCcl8wsWC-JiY-lo_wGPK9TM2CfK5zLkzwX7-y3ulqq4uDzlSzCLSYWS4RLRwMDFopvqRMZs7X8hXztj5rl2_x-j/s16000/coreopsis%20aa.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Two hummers are still visiting the feeders. I know they will be leaving soon.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBwgYfNZnpMz6EllFcFur3yzG6TtCGpYpttyKK-mpeD4B7-T8FDBytYiYSL9pOOIyjYSCORDo7Wm5GO0ws-5C9hTrwV1503mwirVsWuySkOWF3BLJoMVkgEkStg4akFFRQks0onDjiVpHnhI2uBP7Un_eNV_T3IjQFBrnc1W1mqCQgDngMKcFsYwezTQi/s2000/1%20hummer%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBwgYfNZnpMz6EllFcFur3yzG6TtCGpYpttyKK-mpeD4B7-T8FDBytYiYSL9pOOIyjYSCORDo7Wm5GO0ws-5C9hTrwV1503mwirVsWuySkOWF3BLJoMVkgEkStg4akFFRQks0onDjiVpHnhI2uBP7Un_eNV_T3IjQFBrnc1W1mqCQgDngMKcFsYwezTQi/w640-h640/1%20hummer%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: xxx-large;"> Vincia is still producing blooms.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi5VuJiOF9AK3EpryD45y4sc7rt-mNSHuLwkFornGFjKNniZSsVDNKlcZ6ZPgxE8OVS10NYMMfPFyd9Trv4NwA57nPRBtXC1S3cDuH8Td5HcMZNtuo6doXtgCwSaECow_esJEuJB6COfKtZ6yLvABJEGYxhGRaQ7AHd-96ymunznMD2JuU82ptp2Icc50/s720/1%20vinca.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi5VuJiOF9AK3EpryD45y4sc7rt-mNSHuLwkFornGFjKNniZSsVDNKlcZ6ZPgxE8OVS10NYMMfPFyd9Trv4NwA57nPRBtXC1S3cDuH8Td5HcMZNtuo6doXtgCwSaECow_esJEuJB6COfKtZ6yLvABJEGYxhGRaQ7AHd-96ymunznMD2JuU82ptp2Icc50/s16000/1%20vinca.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Liriope purple blooms</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLpzd3qum2rqy2JFfMIMNuT0GYP-p7uLDSJ3GhP2DJl0subqovMONXsTLzE0o889JODr5NjBAXWUxQUGVo7n5_RI7hLj8qBcFnJYpgOGtEu7l0FJroRfSp5G2YCxF3pmadRXxs9NCXxCghxdr7nx_m2PLpgOKKZUDl1uJAtF56-pr28Wvb5SQjsxAIzY-/s792/1%20cana%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLpzd3qum2rqy2JFfMIMNuT0GYP-p7uLDSJ3GhP2DJl0subqovMONXsTLzE0o889JODr5NjBAXWUxQUGVo7n5_RI7hLj8qBcFnJYpgOGtEu7l0FJroRfSp5G2YCxF3pmadRXxs9NCXxCghxdr7nx_m2PLpgOKKZUDl1uJAtF56-pr28Wvb5SQjsxAIzY-/s16000/1%20cana%20a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: left;">My banana tree and elephant ears don't have blooms but are huge.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yIxU0KHepyrvTRR7b9VLEK0Dp_VPdbpFT2d3bqi8Gk12zX_x3rKQcy994Icx_sGTj8JI8nRrI7b1WKbvsZI1bsna_5mJk0OkVknWYU_iJLPCUfowCoC5eZBhqYAcF4ZtScghcb78oVKNJkxpQkWbEHxm2Bl1QvyhbMHQznTeuaPbNmslwHLjKbaBHAtT/w640-h640/1%20flowers%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by to see my September blooms - Judy.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;">Garden Blogger's Bloom Day</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> on the 15th of the month</span></p><div style="background-color: white; 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line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://pennyspassion.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Features Link Party</a> @ Penny's Passion</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;">County Road 407 @ <a href="https://www.countyroad407.com/">Farm House Friday</a></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8q9Az6wf0YHh12JhYX_Y-aKHPZsAVXXQlEL7tqAWVYvvRecIS_o8CaXI6XsGPuRuxc36HEah6Tb-QSdsRY8k3hUcI4kOWuaKyKwShrqEOs9P056HOb6RoXWmR7wx4WE15__99xs6yaBL8xfcjI3nOCEKzpaLVBF1O9Zq8CmZ6UiJ2DUOj_Qi3UyC01B5/s389/september%20blooms%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8q9Az6wf0YHh12JhYX_Y-aKHPZsAVXXQlEL7tqAWVYvvRecIS_o8CaXI6XsGPuRuxc36HEah6Tb-QSdsRY8k3hUcI4kOWuaKyKwShrqEOs9P056HOb6RoXWmR7wx4WE15__99xs6yaBL8xfcjI3nOCEKzpaLVBF1O9Zq8CmZ6UiJ2DUOj_Qi3UyC01B5/s320/september%20blooms%20side.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-37524581855503648492023-08-14T10:23:00.005-05:002023-08-14T12:16:41.464-05:00August Bloom Day<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> It's time to show your August blooms!</span></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My <b>Limelight Hydrangeas</b> are just gorgeous and are showing some pink in their blooms. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkOZB-1bUDQjlzTm1GA8ddgQ_r03GDx0HfGPsBh41GosboJQ2OnGsi59h74ReBMXbiy7gTxy0KrCJGb4Tiq7xbCrxAbi7NZLOh_wMcX6ioxfY-9qenlbeubCMPrZsjsPbf8FPGaf5c_aoY-w8kGZoI5DS6iiXJoXlzqpcVN7z4VqCWVHbuUXUBfRBfOum/s720/1%20limelight%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkOZB-1bUDQjlzTm1GA8ddgQ_r03GDx0HfGPsBh41GosboJQ2OnGsi59h74ReBMXbiy7gTxy0KrCJGb4Tiq7xbCrxAbi7NZLOh_wMcX6ioxfY-9qenlbeubCMPrZsjsPbf8FPGaf5c_aoY-w8kGZoI5DS6iiXJoXlzqpcVN7z4VqCWVHbuUXUBfRBfOum/s16000/1%20limelight%20b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our <b>Limelight Hydrangea</b> is about six feet tall and is in a flowerbed close to the road at the front of our property. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxbgg92iMdbnxJt5LMYggvSRSHV9Jykbf-xoh1DvTjxo97B-ZoeBlGq8JeGjt89trS8IRRHetcnXKfRVBsAouv1OnCAcQxiRXEKObOUZ9HSd4E3qAp86b2cer94JhJuzl8saC5Ho6ORIkvW42OqNmp1DaiphaFYa4Zp1kgUnqayFaPpCBjab8pxBue0y_/s2000/1%20limelight%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxbgg92iMdbnxJt5LMYggvSRSHV9Jykbf-xoh1DvTjxo97B-ZoeBlGq8JeGjt89trS8IRRHetcnXKfRVBsAouv1OnCAcQxiRXEKObOUZ9HSd4E3qAp86b2cer94JhJuzl8saC5Ho6ORIkvW42OqNmp1DaiphaFYa4Zp1kgUnqayFaPpCBjab8pxBue0y_/w640-h640/1%20limelight%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our <b>Crepe Myrtles</b> are blooming in the yard too.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgDnv8Swqojn1WCI_Jd0r2EklHIoF2Dit-Bx-9UA0iWapDXRvYNSYk_7LVVH4h78beUbZv7_kwVxnPLh9PkIkZg_klA1n4Hz1ge_ojIWl5M4Es0FGTCHaFGVRUyjgdIJvvlFNs8_G_z2sKon5w4E8H7yYd3ZIz3oDngWwViUOmgw6gAKZr1qCdbHuGQpv/s720/1%20crepe%20myrtles%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgDnv8Swqojn1WCI_Jd0r2EklHIoF2Dit-Bx-9UA0iWapDXRvYNSYk_7LVVH4h78beUbZv7_kwVxnPLh9PkIkZg_klA1n4Hz1ge_ojIWl5M4Es0FGTCHaFGVRUyjgdIJvvlFNs8_G_z2sKon5w4E8H7yYd3ZIz3oDngWwViUOmgw6gAKZr1qCdbHuGQpv/s16000/1%20crepe%20myrtles%20d.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have had tons of rain lately, so their limbs have been drooping. They should perk back up in a day or two. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArh7Cb0CpAzSe3tSlM6ztOiml8B0qkxjzDtdj11Pj9JyahqdOXDG_-xbHQJe4TaNglCI-bPe1kG8OqTdMthtoSk7JuvYP06QRVxbc8IDPnS1Jg64FNtBNcD3Mavk0LVkRfS1TDHuVjKUfFy6xnCWQjgTCcGUux8I-Jw_CmQUllqvJFGCgnQhOUarWepUm/s2000/1%20crepes%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArh7Cb0CpAzSe3tSlM6ztOiml8B0qkxjzDtdj11Pj9JyahqdOXDG_-xbHQJe4TaNglCI-bPe1kG8OqTdMthtoSk7JuvYP06QRVxbc8IDPnS1Jg64FNtBNcD3Mavk0LVkRfS1TDHuVjKUfFy6xnCWQjgTCcGUux8I-Jw_CmQUllqvJFGCgnQhOUarWepUm/w640-h640/1%20crepes%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Crepe Myrtles</b> do very well in our area, so we have them in your front yard and back yard. We like them so much that we have 12 of them. We planted a few a year over the past 6-7 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwt_q8cWUBf6Zf4MYzQ0K-lKe3Wrkp5h3gQXh8oeyuaC_b6YN4MNymrMzmdQ1A7didiXYpUZW_hN59qBDD0oUmZXFx-TyKzS9O-WJ6gCiJ8hiGOgpnKiVUvG7X-gCifcQ67OLMiYUPfiDeGYY13MDcgWI0806UfOr70Y1IXs7jWiRFAX9UF262EOsyPFI/s2000/1%20crepes%20in%20front%20back%20font.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwt_q8cWUBf6Zf4MYzQ0K-lKe3Wrkp5h3gQXh8oeyuaC_b6YN4MNymrMzmdQ1A7didiXYpUZW_hN59qBDD0oUmZXFx-TyKzS9O-WJ6gCiJ8hiGOgpnKiVUvG7X-gCifcQ67OLMiYUPfiDeGYY13MDcgWI0806UfOr70Y1IXs7jWiRFAX9UF262EOsyPFI/w640-h640/1%20crepes%20in%20front%20back%20font.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Other blooms</b> in the flower beds below are <b>Cleome</b>, <b>Dahlia</b>, <b>Black-Eyed Susan</b>, and <b>Vinca</b>.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunUFNNmXmETB-Ws4g6mAIsjj35xjTX-kdh_geD6s13_EdvR7s5NLSeKn96ExkXtpoLsYcKb4ptlrB_CmifHFSTeiUhYnTmSKwFte8N-H_ZucbHo6QC61zMgv0ixTLiJobobK2UpDZpGCW9TAUVJca9v6K8NC4RIjALaSAPtyocGw1yUl2XvqoLS2EswB7/s2000/1%20flowers%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunUFNNmXmETB-Ws4g6mAIsjj35xjTX-kdh_geD6s13_EdvR7s5NLSeKn96ExkXtpoLsYcKb4ptlrB_CmifHFSTeiUhYnTmSKwFte8N-H_ZucbHo6QC61zMgv0ixTLiJobobK2UpDZpGCW9TAUVJca9v6K8NC4RIjALaSAPtyocGw1yUl2XvqoLS2EswB7/w640-h640/1%20flowers%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Color on the porch: Caladiums <span style="font-weight: normal;">and a </span>Begonia<span style="font-weight: normal;"> bloom</span>.</span></h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxI1K_F_88M1E6dc_Vv1Wsjy7LuoMJxWQHyG0WpMd_U6C8pO0J_1-sVkJp3L9koXrxXWSR3gsilHMTySn5cEroO2aiEags57TGfeheRxknA1noe6CglLgAhSSZtG3IvWA1G2gym-pvd32kq6hnO7YMbSoJsY2Efq0F1BKhRg2SQXO1u19L1n0XwX5GtZ3/s2000/1%20caladiums%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxI1K_F_88M1E6dc_Vv1Wsjy7LuoMJxWQHyG0WpMd_U6C8pO0J_1-sVkJp3L9koXrxXWSR3gsilHMTySn5cEroO2aiEags57TGfeheRxknA1noe6CglLgAhSSZtG3IvWA1G2gym-pvd32kq6hnO7YMbSoJsY2Efq0F1BKhRg2SQXO1u19L1n0XwX5GtZ3/w640-h640/1%20caladiums%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by to see my August blooms - Judy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><div style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Saturday Sparks</a> @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Pink Saturday</a><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">@ How Sweet the Sound on Friday</span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Garden Affair @ <a href="https://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a></span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Mosaic Monday</a><span style="color: #888888;"> @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #888888;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Mosaic Monday</a> @ South and Mind and so on on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #888888;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.ridgehavenhomestead.com/" style="color: #666666; 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font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thehouseonsilverado.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Sundays on Silverado</a> @ The House on Silverado</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/" style="color: #666666; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Inspire Me Monday</a><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"> @ Create With Joy on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-34599627114041736362023-07-15T10:07:00.004-05:002023-07-29T10:47:03.332-05:00July Bloom Day<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My July flower blooms around my yard have been so rewarding, take a look:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is my second year to grow Dahlias. This bloom is 6 inches across. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpSNlVtaj1gWzqncehGhYPBpLNPt4061puC6EcqV9QWNWNHsuUDTOBoZ2CUrXGjfvjveS77wG-R6McwbVCx2_m1h5Iv7tblsrc1h6H8WX_siTk37kuYAGQ3f4KtWLtOPZpeGBz6LhjhbSDQx_7ewNP2reuOowrNq7LxYVxQ0OsfgmrVxOqFKrbi1hZ09b/s640/IMG_3059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="788" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpSNlVtaj1gWzqncehGhYPBpLNPt4061puC6EcqV9QWNWNHsuUDTOBoZ2CUrXGjfvjveS77wG-R6McwbVCx2_m1h5Iv7tblsrc1h6H8WX_siTk37kuYAGQ3f4KtWLtOPZpeGBz6LhjhbSDQx_7ewNP2reuOowrNq7LxYVxQ0OsfgmrVxOqFKrbi1hZ09b/w591-h788/IMG_3059.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Most of my Angelonia are in pots but this one is planted in the ground. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love the color!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2bhcm6HrqPYL0mzdIVEkCKWEf5q_EeAm-Xm6mKuCPFLh7_Pn6BNmAyoVUUJ-6eEvgE0JFfNF8TJhD6DOeov-IYGlkHVUCo_1PNc9F7ymwKAaqrTpt1D9ej4eFywM6427ydyzEk4Bk-v63Y-hQu66SN5i7PHyHljMeux2Laz3z2X0nUtYj4BHJAwBOCiB/s648/1%20angelonia%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="504" height="778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2bhcm6HrqPYL0mzdIVEkCKWEf5q_EeAm-Xm6mKuCPFLh7_Pn6BNmAyoVUUJ-6eEvgE0JFfNF8TJhD6DOeov-IYGlkHVUCo_1PNc9F7ymwKAaqrTpt1D9ej4eFywM6427ydyzEk4Bk-v63Y-hQu66SN5i7PHyHljMeux2Laz3z2X0nUtYj4BHJAwBOCiB/w606-h778/1%20angelonia%201.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Larkspur</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIO5NL2FTqAkxHadoZBBDRxrqLSQHrUq93j8Rx85L-71S4YEwWaFuCdToRd0wMJOSuNQM0nmU5kMG0bzlC3Tb03nKMGx7ZGqr08Mi0V8atudnxMOoQBMTzxlu88c2QTUeYTzeeIS8w27EA3GRuT9AxyKRJwM59GRXUPEGdSIrnSjD9AbtbppOSZHzLJD8A/s360/1%20flowers%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIO5NL2FTqAkxHadoZBBDRxrqLSQHrUq93j8Rx85L-71S4YEwWaFuCdToRd0wMJOSuNQM0nmU5kMG0bzlC3Tb03nKMGx7ZGqr08Mi0V8atudnxMOoQBMTzxlu88c2QTUeYTzeeIS8w27EA3GRuT9AxyKRJwM59GRXUPEGdSIrnSjD9AbtbppOSZHzLJD8A/w640-h640/1%20flowers%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Verbena and Petunia blooms</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWt9pVVvtoVrDlKjDycAsGaCzhmsfDYGY7_wlSV6BrAZ2anbVTAPcF2Ym-yWpVHWjTyHaZ4iIpnTOH4_U7vqT6M2_WnTlXOrO2emw7P1ZuYXkZ8NCzqLW2PEN_Tvy-8iQi3KSjd9SDpaJuVBdjkoTN0PRtbXZ8YNqnYV3pC66Al6vJqDdRygCjq0t8XuL/s360/1%20flowers%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWt9pVVvtoVrDlKjDycAsGaCzhmsfDYGY7_wlSV6BrAZ2anbVTAPcF2Ym-yWpVHWjTyHaZ4iIpnTOH4_U7vqT6M2_WnTlXOrO2emw7P1ZuYXkZ8NCzqLW2PEN_Tvy-8iQi3KSjd9SDpaJuVBdjkoTN0PRtbXZ8YNqnYV3pC66Al6vJqDdRygCjq0t8XuL/w640-h640/1%20flowers%20c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Butterflies enjoy the nectar of the Verbena. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vh9wTq8TnvrbBb5x7r_ABv8k1MtXp043ckXiYYo05z4ORPkwySTvnnhU1zbwi3YXHcep4ceeDdNEID7kVhHT9Ruv8PSlQfNlhLcaiiZ68OFHQnzAkU02fYpcetKJUPrlPVqHj_qRJtkpfat3uKJ64nPtn9nGj_WzkVotA386fC0jHq3_jaCaXTzkW4pc/s648/1%20butterfliy%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="504" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vh9wTq8TnvrbBb5x7r_ABv8k1MtXp043ckXiYYo05z4ORPkwySTvnnhU1zbwi3YXHcep4ceeDdNEID7kVhHT9Ruv8PSlQfNlhLcaiiZ68OFHQnzAkU02fYpcetKJUPrlPVqHj_qRJtkpfat3uKJ64nPtn9nGj_WzkVotA386fC0jHq3_jaCaXTzkW4pc/w606-h781/1%20butterfliy%20a.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="801" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8yvJHnsn5X94FQd-QoLFVb2duDQHaMzGv-BgIp0miXlBJ13KofZfhNYP3KQ2QZB6kHLqKa9JuNUUe-oLmTvBjDfGcLcJguOLh4nFHEWt2SdmWyZRDdjXJU4zTwyRW4IbxePH0Ksm45LnIDDFo2keSa8N8fCQaRs-ALqxC92WagyVunRqvIF3GLoGImCS/w600-h801/IMG_2858.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A pot filled with White Petunias, Calibrachoa, Verbenia, Vincia, Verbena and Zinnias in another pot. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoxddfzM3MJBboM4u1Tz0SVA9ydykDLhd73bAiRNas08n1mdySw3Lp-8onn3Vz6kNC3-lEekfpuu_YUkELEQbGbNhzHyhRcA4BOpG3VDVlmKe9MlSZUA0pzD8UmVqUxSlggbpOfJIevGtsJNiJRQrbtduxLhQtUkHlQTccLesXLapS1Q7I-w8sceSUa5h/s640/IMG_2859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="783" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoxddfzM3MJBboM4u1Tz0SVA9ydykDLhd73bAiRNas08n1mdySw3Lp-8onn3Vz6kNC3-lEekfpuu_YUkELEQbGbNhzHyhRcA4BOpG3VDVlmKe9MlSZUA0pzD8UmVqUxSlggbpOfJIevGtsJNiJRQrbtduxLhQtUkHlQTccLesXLapS1Q7I-w8sceSUa5h/w588-h783/IMG_2859.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">White Verbenia that self-seeded from last year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDTHlAjDpcXXD5-lTgcMqR-V89Gz-UtZq55YdqtHn6DBNoRQ6oMU7jLuJplGcUAbLmi2fUm_thBO_UUGHLl8NpYLu2RomT_I2bl4piwHX_4h96BBoN8aPI229YJ8tfjayiitQcpmvOtJs-JHcKP5T71X6rDkWao0cdhSpaKUIhBQLPjI5wniKn0dDWYyj/s640/IMG_2863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="772" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDTHlAjDpcXXD5-lTgcMqR-V89Gz-UtZq55YdqtHn6DBNoRQ6oMU7jLuJplGcUAbLmi2fUm_thBO_UUGHLl8NpYLu2RomT_I2bl4piwHX_4h96BBoN8aPI229YJ8tfjayiitQcpmvOtJs-JHcKP5T71X6rDkWao0cdhSpaKUIhBQLPjI5wniKn0dDWYyj/w579-h772/IMG_2863.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lantana</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNl3Ao-5xNrvR-Z6A2ZjAeIsewt7TGBk56w_0eUtX8Ys9lzs1Gphky6pqLxsCCaBhVr3DUsdO-Sb8rxznadprEARAxb4KKz2kZokeWm71lGlG-CiP_p9BaNfbeQaH7NUl18cuED_NfAirW_jd1Lten3iOK72oEhGmIwjiPX7YxEonbIM9z1sRzsVpgAHX8/s640/IMG_2653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="743" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNl3Ao-5xNrvR-Z6A2ZjAeIsewt7TGBk56w_0eUtX8Ys9lzs1Gphky6pqLxsCCaBhVr3DUsdO-Sb8rxznadprEARAxb4KKz2kZokeWm71lGlG-CiP_p9BaNfbeQaH7NUl18cuED_NfAirW_jd1Lten3iOK72oEhGmIwjiPX7YxEonbIM9z1sRzsVpgAHX8/w558-h743/IMG_2653.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Colorful Zinnias</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRycYA4dIrgr8YvxVsNEo9aQiBoKBR13JU58I7DpD6okueZtJC6pqlf8OJEuYzEM1TSb_wfXpQu_c9umlcExzRE28UGtLh-0-i16rTuN9DrApfQA1PY7lqr7bop3P_UJFEU-ov976n02r2s4hcNiOQECpNSAgZcyyzEhj5pXzOkTA9gIXHsHfBC8OwbCSM/s648/IMG_2956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="504" height="707" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRycYA4dIrgr8YvxVsNEo9aQiBoKBR13JU58I7DpD6okueZtJC6pqlf8OJEuYzEM1TSb_wfXpQu_c9umlcExzRE28UGtLh-0-i16rTuN9DrApfQA1PY7lqr7bop3P_UJFEU-ov976n02r2s4hcNiOQECpNSAgZcyyzEhj5pXzOkTA9gIXHsHfBC8OwbCSM/w550-h707/IMG_2956.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A hanging basket filled with Calibrachoa.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgT-54X5FbDWGxm1bjMdrvrwKflte_EJL9JiqjJLrC0_Znf3PaLxeyCsBbibfcHU5oHpWVn96xuv6HfsL2abUc_-4VTLFSVhLAalOfHuu3lSVdkLykkhh2_Tnks9M8F_jlcnReUeBuKxfvZYsghXJPcvI3cYeHP_D12fICVCQNAd5u1EEnyf9wqYWY1E2/s640/a%20calibrachoc%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgT-54X5FbDWGxm1bjMdrvrwKflte_EJL9JiqjJLrC0_Znf3PaLxeyCsBbibfcHU5oHpWVn96xuv6HfsL2abUc_-4VTLFSVhLAalOfHuu3lSVdkLykkhh2_Tnks9M8F_jlcnReUeBuKxfvZYsghXJPcvI3cYeHP_D12fICVCQNAd5u1EEnyf9wqYWY1E2/w473-h630/a%20calibrachoc%20a.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHzhCRoKbNLa7-wKYYeACwFwKe-wevdemJ3VH1lQ-7xxRH4YDr-SWigM8EHV5Q7wEpTwGoRuxVp3u6Xqb8Jz6oO1Og0aoKUiLb9BTE1lFDrsqPn8XhehfoNd8zzTTZzQYl2XAspLwBTmqErtI3RTmCOC1xPeBHMqJQaYpoLt70pcLlxu46jt5cg8UVOmK/s648/1%20calibrachoa%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="504" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHzhCRoKbNLa7-wKYYeACwFwKe-wevdemJ3VH1lQ-7xxRH4YDr-SWigM8EHV5Q7wEpTwGoRuxVp3u6Xqb8Jz6oO1Og0aoKUiLb9BTE1lFDrsqPn8XhehfoNd8zzTTZzQYl2XAspLwBTmqErtI3RTmCOC1xPeBHMqJQaYpoLt70pcLlxu46jt5cg8UVOmK/w461-h594/1%20calibrachoa%20a.jpg" width="461" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I missed posting my April, May, and June blooms so I'll give you a quick collage of them to save scrolling time. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksP8OrlwbVMjJUx7IoADpaoDinMyIOhqGDc23WfmJAyGgpH8qXDdTc447ZolUrfjHIodr0_RvIPkfTL3gfr1JWY5IoDP34pv0qj3gThyKIAvyv3WV4hgl7YYm0eB6LhprcdoxrfER7VwocALh5X9vehInYGNLc0p11y-KY90nLZShk43Q6S3bu89Unrci/s2000/1%20april%20may%20june%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksP8OrlwbVMjJUx7IoADpaoDinMyIOhqGDc23WfmJAyGgpH8qXDdTc447ZolUrfjHIodr0_RvIPkfTL3gfr1JWY5IoDP34pv0qj3gThyKIAvyv3WV4hgl7YYm0eB6LhprcdoxrfER7VwocALh5X9vehInYGNLc0p11y-KY90nLZShk43Q6S3bu89Unrci/w640-h640/1%20april%20may%20june%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by for my July blooms - Judy.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It didn't take long for small sticks and twigs to start sticking out from the open side vents on the house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU4sYh79A3Ckkk5DHs1Jp_8H3TNQbxAIxTbPn1TQ6-qTYXat9JIvMadAM1wUBTNxHqQhT0fQcSlRIohk5Ep7SNGlQ_L0SAf0GewOVs-Ocglqj2Q6_7OpjRsZgSppbntJQE8vi3SHw1_Sjw-nAg8KQBaZ-K6icikgx7-O7lw1WDHGHxexp1KxaTXLDsD8N/s504/1%20wren%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="360" height="835" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU4sYh79A3Ckkk5DHs1Jp_8H3TNQbxAIxTbPn1TQ6-qTYXat9JIvMadAM1wUBTNxHqQhT0fQcSlRIohk5Ep7SNGlQ_L0SAf0GewOVs-Ocglqj2Q6_7OpjRsZgSppbntJQE8vi3SHw1_Sjw-nAg8KQBaZ-K6icikgx7-O7lw1WDHGHxexp1KxaTXLDsD8N/w597-h835/1%20wren%202.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The breeding pair work together filling the house and caring for their young. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNECjfLKaCt8Od2SeXOInKIzKdDy_XBMQGKoVmRdIojjSisFF9BfYgSRMc0pVazAbQlJCZD4kdsi58n_g_Acu8VBhut7GIjGaUv0FvtBe8aIcY6p5kL_dMasbgQbOHU25C0W7P7MWGU0ukYSz5yf1Y-appKZthOh8FqZOU99BqPoIy74Mi8LM8B0Gt9aiK/s360/1%20wren%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNECjfLKaCt8Od2SeXOInKIzKdDy_XBMQGKoVmRdIojjSisFF9BfYgSRMc0pVazAbQlJCZD4kdsi58n_g_Acu8VBhut7GIjGaUv0FvtBe8aIcY6p5kL_dMasbgQbOHU25C0W7P7MWGU0ukYSz5yf1Y-appKZthOh8FqZOU99BqPoIy74Mi8LM8B0Gt9aiK/w640-h640/1%20wren%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The wrens are very energetic as they bounce through the trees from branch to branch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Their songs are rich and bubbling, and it doesn't take long to recognize them as they sing to each other. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQu9NZys4sVhUW6r_HGuCjxlawzTxQmaVck8VvyDOFzBWL5kbmkE0-FmI-koij8uftWJ8kxAooRHO7VPdHgYESPbZArzybRUo7fuv1YQCre-9QO0RIAmnqJ1z7F1N7uvoKLqXS8JfKVOsEABXWY1pHujD40uPxSgVBrXc3SBAhuZb7Z-c4Vs3uF85d58M/s360/1%20wren%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQu9NZys4sVhUW6r_HGuCjxlawzTxQmaVck8VvyDOFzBWL5kbmkE0-FmI-koij8uftWJ8kxAooRHO7VPdHgYESPbZArzybRUo7fuv1YQCre-9QO0RIAmnqJ1z7F1N7uvoKLqXS8JfKVOsEABXWY1pHujD40uPxSgVBrXc3SBAhuZb7Z-c4Vs3uF85d58M/w640-h640/1%20wren%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Both parents seem to feed the nestlings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhji5tbBya2fSx7nV-RTgjaW6v-sgz38gYAx_PW37mHGqqI9f6Ule_c6AQ1oiU-uj6vDvO1zLk1g43ethToEWQrYTY4HuNFZPs9AHA4GdJ5gfXUdUH8oqanonKHvR_6g3sXyDY0lhSe3SYhYCMWfB4iUcosCxsMjGspv9u6qp1dMf3EwVbYlZ3DDxUQVpWU/s360/1%20wren%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhji5tbBya2fSx7nV-RTgjaW6v-sgz38gYAx_PW37mHGqqI9f6Ule_c6AQ1oiU-uj6vDvO1zLk1g43ethToEWQrYTY4HuNFZPs9AHA4GdJ5gfXUdUH8oqanonKHvR_6g3sXyDY0lhSe3SYhYCMWfB4iUcosCxsMjGspv9u6qp1dMf3EwVbYlZ3DDxUQVpWU/w640-h640/1%20wren%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Wild Bird Wednesday</a> @ Paying Ready Attention on Wednesday am</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World</a> @ Photographing New Zealand on Wednesday</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; 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font-size: large;"> @ South and Mind and so on on Sunday</span></span></div><div><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCuHd8SR4pLnPSBau-IxhjN8oyrdFjCF-kjaYC7xHvBs9Etnj0AAjvVjQfPXoco8NShBGMxYWXsAN3vp-ynhNAWFwwPdLiHowsn__76GBl667CDi3-Iy2oY2CgAHw4XX4h591h6HVgOAlPqjfDUii_RPKb5WG2wLeleOgla1f8Ecciv0IoAT5Rd8HoFPt/s389/at%20the%20feeders%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCuHd8SR4pLnPSBau-IxhjN8oyrdFjCF-kjaYC7xHvBs9Etnj0AAjvVjQfPXoco8NShBGMxYWXsAN3vp-ynhNAWFwwPdLiHowsn__76GBl667CDi3-Iy2oY2CgAHw4XX4h591h6HVgOAlPqjfDUii_RPKb5WG2wLeleOgla1f8Ecciv0IoAT5Rd8HoFPt/s320/at%20the%20feeders%2051.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-27639783582655466082023-04-01T08:45:00.002-05:002023-04-02T10:11:03.540-05:00At the Feeders and In The Trees #50<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today is my 50th post in my "At the Feeders and In The Trees" series. This series was started in December 2016. It wasn't always a weekly post then just evolved into something more regular. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was so thrilled to share an Eastern Bluebird visiting in the trees off the deck in the series Post #49 and now much to my surprise, the Bluebird made a return visit this week. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXRrzIqbtRtXiiR_rW6UtdgzSk_NjXXYENfUXli_4TnbyXvZna2da3ZwOwj8cD461PFGGb61-PkADPxhmgjhZfI5LLSiUB-DvQETlrC2Mwqf4O3IkhDayHXeA959ZCMASOYkFrvQ21BarkSgfRHYSAWmLhD-eR5w5Tua-8WDtYUKy24zPo7KYhiGhvA/s576/1%20bluebird%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXRrzIqbtRtXiiR_rW6UtdgzSk_NjXXYENfUXli_4TnbyXvZna2da3ZwOwj8cD461PFGGb61-PkADPxhmgjhZfI5LLSiUB-DvQETlrC2Mwqf4O3IkhDayHXeA959ZCMASOYkFrvQ21BarkSgfRHYSAWmLhD-eR5w5Tua-8WDtYUKy24zPo7KYhiGhvA/s16000/1%20bluebird%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's a good thing my camera is always on the counter by the sliding glass door for quick access. The bluebird in looking down in the next picture. He seemed to be looking for insects and flew down to the ground quickly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-416F5CoerRFnrbEYc1e4_CLITolkr6rpHbmzkWvpbNhaSKnpn41ua45OVdEV67D56cmDR5hPPjGN4mt7rXokay375GO36ZecUhRVzjUK6NIPjYYTwEtFXejETd64z8yLUrtWLw_m6y9ZusCq-zTnyISyOYEz5eGo35s_vkEAZQWuulrhESSQZJBXQ/s576/1%20bluebird%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-416F5CoerRFnrbEYc1e4_CLITolkr6rpHbmzkWvpbNhaSKnpn41ua45OVdEV67D56cmDR5hPPjGN4mt7rXokay375GO36ZecUhRVzjUK6NIPjYYTwEtFXejETd64z8yLUrtWLw_m6y9ZusCq-zTnyISyOYEz5eGo35s_vkEAZQWuulrhESSQZJBXQ/s16000/1%20bluebird%20b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Robins are making their appearance for Spring. They will soon be nesting in our area. They are known for eating worms but also eat insects and berries. They do migrate and return in the spring, often, with a new mate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHzQP-AB_6uQ047UoxT5mM_nfCXmylNccyLqRc2-0UQgHfMtZ9oksldPR73fG6_lf4F9qVyhbz12m2Kq5T6S17kUgsWQsevqe9UbuaJD57c-VQPPGkPxBt31kRI2FGRmsWa1twFQVNY6Qzfp4RFpkF_irdGaBryc5ogMjPDZuKIxNu8D2QvXqQjsvqg/s720/1%20robin%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHzQP-AB_6uQ047UoxT5mM_nfCXmylNccyLqRc2-0UQgHfMtZ9oksldPR73fG6_lf4F9qVyhbz12m2Kq5T6S17kUgsWQsevqe9UbuaJD57c-VQPPGkPxBt31kRI2FGRmsWa1twFQVNY6Qzfp4RFpkF_irdGaBryc5ogMjPDZuKIxNu8D2QvXqQjsvqg/s16000/1%20robin%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />The Carolina Wren<br /></span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhW_9HssTn5mPBMEefb3y-0MfUCX1ixlROI0EQkXyfbF7bf32SGfaJQKAO3jTwgLOKt1_hI_uD9tWfe64ujJrAAbYizfDCEbjSN81i8A7BIZZGSnn2Dx-7W-9dx2OFj7AByCBbNFEQ0hbWz18DtMXXqEzfqoTz5U3NHCQSDAGJcxTLd5rdkjyQNrXCw/s576/1%20carolina%20wren%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhW_9HssTn5mPBMEefb3y-0MfUCX1ixlROI0EQkXyfbF7bf32SGfaJQKAO3jTwgLOKt1_hI_uD9tWfe64ujJrAAbYizfDCEbjSN81i8A7BIZZGSnn2Dx-7W-9dx2OFj7AByCBbNFEQ0hbWz18DtMXXqEzfqoTz5U3NHCQSDAGJcxTLd5rdkjyQNrXCw/s16000/1%20carolina%20wren%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Carolina Chickadee is such a cute little, tiny bird. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4vUkv-aTQ3uKL4Nktw56HjC6JA9T3Z4LdOviy9KuRC4bByVxQkil6pDW2MTFHt1F8AGRtFCBXX7yrUDASt2UyzvA-TsSklOcBjActZF5Leg4ALEbI-5jxp5C74jVnpOgbM2JEarmwQpRljyLwVIHyYCmbrgffSQjOz0Pdh1jGNFL1FfplXe4ykBQQg/s576/1%20chickadee%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4vUkv-aTQ3uKL4Nktw56HjC6JA9T3Z4LdOviy9KuRC4bByVxQkil6pDW2MTFHt1F8AGRtFCBXX7yrUDASt2UyzvA-TsSklOcBjActZF5Leg4ALEbI-5jxp5C74jVnpOgbM2JEarmwQpRljyLwVIHyYCmbrgffSQjOz0Pdh1jGNFL1FfplXe4ykBQQg/s16000/1%20chickadee%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">He visited my feeders for the black-oil sunflower seeds. You can see one in his beak below. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3WASsdvIvnwp3Bu6w7DJv44pTM8fuiAYokAt8wAYB9cZJFpq82t7dKGOgL3yVgcAotiQVdRuDW8tkCx5IbiKfelF-66gyj5eNZzsdMz_BC75KBnwdh264V7P8SU-dgFW6wxTpJYESALwAN-6C_DXcfz_b-vb8uumzUMTF6rM0M0K2AT2qqCBpT4rMg/s576/1%20chickadee%20aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3WASsdvIvnwp3Bu6w7DJv44pTM8fuiAYokAt8wAYB9cZJFpq82t7dKGOgL3yVgcAotiQVdRuDW8tkCx5IbiKfelF-66gyj5eNZzsdMz_BC75KBnwdh264V7P8SU-dgFW6wxTpJYESALwAN-6C_DXcfz_b-vb8uumzUMTF6rM0M0K2AT2qqCBpT4rMg/s16000/1%20chickadee%20aa.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This Downy Woodpecker is a male, you can tell by the red coloring on the back of his head. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9okk3qUKbsULdwMVvFg76VDlKxai9xNFxu0IGtG374InVcPb41UeOKJpM4YYsOrL6eE6WHtJ1uYsqy7j-rMufFzNp1Z-hBeGhRxWrwLuOWHHUGYyyGUcUP9MBKOB6UTdis9E6ljvwoCy2vatqsISlKQw540ERPApIv6f16cA5466oLCAh9jSqASqH-Q/s792/1%20downy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9okk3qUKbsULdwMVvFg76VDlKxai9xNFxu0IGtG374InVcPb41UeOKJpM4YYsOrL6eE6WHtJ1uYsqy7j-rMufFzNp1Z-hBeGhRxWrwLuOWHHUGYyyGUcUP9MBKOB6UTdis9E6ljvwoCy2vatqsISlKQw540ERPApIv6f16cA5466oLCAh9jSqASqH-Q/s16000/1%20downy%202.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The House Finch is often hard to identify from the Purple Finch. The House Finch is redder in color.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6HCgCKvPT2ZGgvFOLumHs0cVrNUNEOaMpGvPT7D3tNyfc86vxkZUoH7L-XImh2H2UVw3_IMslRnysd1y3Ss-C0r3j4RWhubs0pzcNDPuAs5OSrTXYtSR3M1eKBsmOXxRkEn7dL0oLybhLEFUoSyM8AWHYyWNdb2-0sbu9dG5AK84Mu4EIzPRjnK3ow/s576/1%20finch%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6HCgCKvPT2ZGgvFOLumHs0cVrNUNEOaMpGvPT7D3tNyfc86vxkZUoH7L-XImh2H2UVw3_IMslRnysd1y3Ss-C0r3j4RWhubs0pzcNDPuAs5OSrTXYtSR3M1eKBsmOXxRkEn7dL0oLybhLEFUoSyM8AWHYyWNdb2-0sbu9dG5AK84Mu4EIzPRjnK3ow/s16000/1%20finch%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is a pic of a Purple Finch I took a while back. The Purple Finch is a beautiful raspberry color. There are other identifying features to distinguish these two birds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwW-GqE0TvfI6aThL2SswLJcg9hTVMWlcGjaH6TS5L7LaVtBiOJQzlmA2O6bbGU9p44CKqM727yU2QbjTJqK9qTpMBqfwBRiUnMSm95DkDWZW8QlvhUfstXVUyzOYgsCHEHs17bMKiifb8prR5U4ln5qYD4VxoZf7m9Zirc-08cjMUjHxd-B7KXYH3wg/s640/5%20%20purple%20finch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwW-GqE0TvfI6aThL2SswLJcg9hTVMWlcGjaH6TS5L7LaVtBiOJQzlmA2O6bbGU9p44CKqM727yU2QbjTJqK9qTpMBqfwBRiUnMSm95DkDWZW8QlvhUfstXVUyzOYgsCHEHs17bMKiifb8prR5U4ln5qYD4VxoZf7m9Zirc-08cjMUjHxd-B7KXYH3wg/s16000/5%20%20purple%20finch.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Brown Thrasher has a down curved bill and a starring yellow eye. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY7MCvogACDnCLcN7dYbUccYC92oEQ_gQLwiAFDtrKEbsh83xdYmErp18mg2DB1H9ZddHFTFoKRZ4yTo-5ED4Qg5RfpWvZIuwZ6u8cIMuQ5FSsJPAViwwnUQzw1vvtDS69ih_wLjVFtgjqJzW7Skwhw1r60UH3rcTI2SmloZzRuE6Kj42pPHmXxUcaw/s576/1%20thrasher%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY7MCvogACDnCLcN7dYbUccYC92oEQ_gQLwiAFDtrKEbsh83xdYmErp18mg2DB1H9ZddHFTFoKRZ4yTo-5ED4Qg5RfpWvZIuwZ6u8cIMuQ5FSsJPAViwwnUQzw1vvtDS69ih_wLjVFtgjqJzW7Skwhw1r60UH3rcTI2SmloZzRuE6Kj42pPHmXxUcaw/s16000/1%20thrasher%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Did you know that the Brown Thrasher has over 1,100 different song types and can imitate other birds' songs?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpjK3kiNKBJCIIvviAPe6JmFjd6TTkQedRYM3JzOdYEzJADHNe0VxBUo9UPcPTtMpSXrviTw4VvSG7dGlaDiyA0RTnyZff4CxJoh47mAbA01Y2SPAbrnGm7oPHZwLaNVHDI9lTfqBUVBFejbaaiBzsymO97ZZxJRHUWdv-22FslG-BqCFFI4VyVrldw/s864/1%20thrasher%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpjK3kiNKBJCIIvviAPe6JmFjd6TTkQedRYM3JzOdYEzJADHNe0VxBUo9UPcPTtMpSXrviTw4VvSG7dGlaDiyA0RTnyZff4CxJoh47mAbA01Y2SPAbrnGm7oPHZwLaNVHDI9lTfqBUVBFejbaaiBzsymO97ZZxJRHUWdv-22FslG-BqCFFI4VyVrldw/s16000/1%20thrasher%20b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Tufted Titmouse is larger than the Chickadee. It has a crested head and notice the black patch above the bill.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienjl8EncEhJfRMTgQsrPD1kZq9few8q38EYo5vXQV8phC-zuRoMQ6t-pssiFtbzDRpmemDOJJhplMrEgF9qGsO7evUvW250ENvFCesc91PFjNFE3lfw3zuu2Lw5BjyB9FJsl2KBVtaOtvCGIZftkXVcjLS035rgI9NG0tPkMYWBDBoeM7awsETCK3FQ/s576/1%20titmouse%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienjl8EncEhJfRMTgQsrPD1kZq9few8q38EYo5vXQV8phC-zuRoMQ6t-pssiFtbzDRpmemDOJJhplMrEgF9qGsO7evUvW250ENvFCesc91PFjNFE3lfw3zuu2Lw5BjyB9FJsl2KBVtaOtvCGIZftkXVcjLS035rgI9NG0tPkMYWBDBoeM7awsETCK3FQ/s16000/1%20titmouse%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The titmouse has a large black eye with a thick neck. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UvaZjRfuLOhtD8N7yW78276WmP99pBiynWmTC8tZhAQsnNje0w_o-ebpSG28cBTAhcn7EB9R4VT5X4kAgvmRdbY-6BlxTGuSPqLoW-5oC8PAtVAxnJB5XuXOrP6_hv4Pgf6orBsvEfMv7azfk3Q1KcRnemO47-8acHY0DO_ZczXVaC_ZgWj7LN1knw/s576/1%20titmouse%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UvaZjRfuLOhtD8N7yW78276WmP99pBiynWmTC8tZhAQsnNje0w_o-ebpSG28cBTAhcn7EB9R4VT5X4kAgvmRdbY-6BlxTGuSPqLoW-5oC8PAtVAxnJB5XuXOrP6_hv4Pgf6orBsvEfMv7azfk3Q1KcRnemO47-8acHY0DO_ZczXVaC_ZgWj7LN1knw/s16000/1%20titmouse%20b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I snapped a pic of this Eastern Towhee in the trees near my feeders. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNgFji0l8oao5AUso73iXcz_xl1toQCUZEXT03hs2qfvzsa4tQAV_CbrWjOCNy-NcPx-VPJhaslLxiHkyV_xqK6qBq7hom5dPZdY5v6qgnHRpJnNHcpGQrCy3Sau8CSIZj-mcF9ZPaNO6tg0osrhA-_Abv1IbIdhzhP6OtmYm2QyKjjftSV9hWtQkrg/s576/1%20towhee%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNgFji0l8oao5AUso73iXcz_xl1toQCUZEXT03hs2qfvzsa4tQAV_CbrWjOCNy-NcPx-VPJhaslLxiHkyV_xqK6qBq7hom5dPZdY5v6qgnHRpJnNHcpGQrCy3Sau8CSIZj-mcF9ZPaNO6tg0osrhA-_Abv1IbIdhzhP6OtmYm2QyKjjftSV9hWtQkrg/s16000/1%20towhee%20a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A small Downy Woodpecker came up behind the Towee in the trees. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5zA-6tArbdZZZGkcVKXI3Egy8fb5e5nnrAcmlrEpzPeVysd_zfaQ1Ko_FwvGm3XsPZkxv8wuOIrvjMI1G5RJNyb3AjOSQ_K0dHKOlRmg0H9oi64ibEJbvNU0VPNNTjmtOaSVf-2RvvLeC9bJmkTHbVKc77TKo_M4T22D8dXLuVklx2ue-4CVD89Spg/s576/1%20towhee%20downy%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5zA-6tArbdZZZGkcVKXI3Egy8fb5e5nnrAcmlrEpzPeVysd_zfaQ1Ko_FwvGm3XsPZkxv8wuOIrvjMI1G5RJNyb3AjOSQ_K0dHKOlRmg0H9oi64ibEJbvNU0VPNNTjmtOaSVf-2RvvLeC9bJmkTHbVKc77TKo_M4T22D8dXLuVklx2ue-4CVD89Spg/s16000/1%20towhee%20downy%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm so happy to welcome spring into our area. My cherry trees are blooming. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIHwGHtdhL5wNMDAPplsghmaaTOSX_y2iVhwhG84dtyCMhUHd_XCE9eLuQBrZbZ-1FXvoW7VTQlNFoSKvIAVvqmnBc-Vx4uMbIsbMdG2P3iH-RZMOy5wAXMEUqZhP6Q2GFifBxWzN0Pf4VuYoEHki2iMbSPm5DZtGLg_10d3SSaXkLcBV0CHekR-jfg/s640/IMG_1584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIHwGHtdhL5wNMDAPplsghmaaTOSX_y2iVhwhG84dtyCMhUHd_XCE9eLuQBrZbZ-1FXvoW7VTQlNFoSKvIAVvqmnBc-Vx4uMbIsbMdG2P3iH-RZMOy5wAXMEUqZhP6Q2GFifBxWzN0Pf4VuYoEHki2iMbSPm5DZtGLg_10d3SSaXkLcBV0CHekR-jfg/s16000/IMG_1584.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Take care and happy birding - Judy.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://betweennapsontheporch.net/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MET Monday</a> @ BNOTP</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OMHG <a href="https://ohmyheartsiegirl.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Wonderful Wednesday</a> on Monday</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Pink Saturday</a> @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="http://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Saturday's Critters</a><span face=""> @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday</span><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPL2VrgwHYHpy0ZWBlVDUA-BXkXD6Agmgt3Nf66tmQADXazEB8mn_cQKA5Y13GQw3RtRUPvcPE10v_ol9LPDLr2B0W1sZOymqpECS7fGCGBhEw_25UEWu1Ju_UzkJPflT8Xdb3SJkuobY5c6OhSHmIYv4lm4Y9ZXW7igxIPPvJShZXwUB0XVyF3JE82g/s389/at%20the%20feeders%20side%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPL2VrgwHYHpy0ZWBlVDUA-BXkXD6Agmgt3Nf66tmQADXazEB8mn_cQKA5Y13GQw3RtRUPvcPE10v_ol9LPDLr2B0W1sZOymqpECS7fGCGBhEw_25UEWu1Ju_UzkJPflT8Xdb3SJkuobY5c6OhSHmIYv4lm4Y9ZXW7igxIPPvJShZXwUB0XVyF3JE82g/s320/at%20the%20feeders%20side%2050.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div></span></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-75637534879259025552023-03-09T18:53:00.004-06:002023-03-19T13:21:37.976-05:00At the Feeders and In The Trees #49<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">What a pleasant surprise I got this morning when I opened the drapes and saw an Eastern Bluebird sitting in the trees off of my deck. Luckily, the camera was an arm's length away and I snapped two pictures before he flew off. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUjOj19tSTgPuIsNX8TAoG6yISrW1dQ-1sOMGubVDbZCCEqmhgfMzopQo0fwEq7QzUGA4v6Q9FF79ihMVuN8S97W9zfPfcl6mRXcW-BhS7qhORdGGmk3FjpKo_LppofapTJsmPwBKW3b_0FdhwNgPQ-5zw9Dyr52I1erwVjVY6zNP0kNZcBFGQyUmNQ/s720/1%20bluebird%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUjOj19tSTgPuIsNX8TAoG6yISrW1dQ-1sOMGubVDbZCCEqmhgfMzopQo0fwEq7QzUGA4v6Q9FF79ihMVuN8S97W9zfPfcl6mRXcW-BhS7qhORdGGmk3FjpKo_LppofapTJsmPwBKW3b_0FdhwNgPQ-5zw9Dyr52I1erwVjVY6zNP0kNZcBFGQyUmNQ/s16000/1%20bluebird%201.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I do have a few bluebird houses at the back of our three-acre property, and hope the bluebird is nesting in one of them. </span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhbmcLwqa2lHtEa7gpNnAGnbF9iE3opYkKVPiHD0ciH7ueuWLNXDeK4ECF3UbA6fauGoVvzwhvGuvzZY-zRO0iRjG9jmQASYgxKId1JZAK1suS81boqXW6WzykJPnOwOI1s080juhdMECMdK9y69uZj-e0lAhPmbq5g7JjjHQcLYAkRZ4hAPmW0w1AA/s720/1%20bluebird%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhbmcLwqa2lHtEa7gpNnAGnbF9iE3opYkKVPiHD0ciH7ueuWLNXDeK4ECF3UbA6fauGoVvzwhvGuvzZY-zRO0iRjG9jmQASYgxKId1JZAK1suS81boqXW6WzykJPnOwOI1s080juhdMECMdK9y69uZj-e0lAhPmbq5g7JjjHQcLYAkRZ4hAPmW0w1AA/s16000/1%20bluebird%202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bluebirds commonly use nest boxes or old woodpecker holes. They eat insects and berries. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by and happy birding - Judy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://betweennapsontheporch.net/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MET Monday</a> @ BNOTP</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OMHG <a href="https://ohmyheartsiegirl.com/" style="color: #666666; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKXBpYIVhp2ENsFFbRuY9E9uzcZI_Pz7iaYBxHEIc0_BNh2B9kTDltIvrGFiKj2w2LaLlZXPG_ukQp6_d2Paf3GMtLlsyE4rSCjDw9l03MlkcRQ4748iPMcTII_TqyGmdkODKb4bxApG-CusMWyGhalZAJa3jXG-e8hc-udkIy6knu1E9BFdF9a-Nag/s389/at%20the%20feeders%20side%2049%20bluebird.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKXBpYIVhp2ENsFFbRuY9E9uzcZI_Pz7iaYBxHEIc0_BNh2B9kTDltIvrGFiKj2w2LaLlZXPG_ukQp6_d2Paf3GMtLlsyE4rSCjDw9l03MlkcRQ4748iPMcTII_TqyGmdkODKb4bxApG-CusMWyGhalZAJa3jXG-e8hc-udkIy6knu1E9BFdF9a-Nag/s320/at%20the%20feeders%20side%2049%20bluebird.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-54349808489749883612023-01-31T15:15:00.007-06:002023-02-09T22:22:08.838-06:00At the Feeders and in the Trees #48<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our temperature dropped to 22 degrees last night and this morning the temperature was 23. I made sure I filled the feeders off of our deck yesterday and boy did the birds appreciate it this morning after the freezing rain and sleet we received last night.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S5G7cyCMOG2uhO6DdfIIJ97upKCEUBhqV0eC_3aHVFpiXm4B1-Hl5NYpdGGwIMzPptVax9dAAN3rsICPF9y_AGah4AgrTYJU4mP8XKquiMsJHdOyv36dZ-j0stVCi_S4SQjQ0YqDwCJO44f-9FvOKK0sEVA4JyL_LXk3vXLrd9_eZlz_ywvsoKpviQ/s576/1%20cardinals%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S5G7cyCMOG2uhO6DdfIIJ97upKCEUBhqV0eC_3aHVFpiXm4B1-Hl5NYpdGGwIMzPptVax9dAAN3rsICPF9y_AGah4AgrTYJU4mP8XKquiMsJHdOyv36dZ-j0stVCi_S4SQjQ0YqDwCJO44f-9FvOKK0sEVA4JyL_LXk3vXLrd9_eZlz_ywvsoKpviQ/s16000/1%20cardinals%2012.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am so fortunate to have the gorgeous Northern Cardinals in my area and love when they come to the feeders. What is there not to love about these stunning birds!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9pbw12aSo3bDt5Rq91s_awwyFFAe53VGX2mvDFkS2znlIklw6Ym_BgKDsSekp6e9YyQ5dMC-HzKZcyaGKoqEjRZoAG-io11N_OywiIRulMGTNWZit6Iva8dqlSwB2QTVEsGStqMxv1fXpXQUM66hb348fhcRyydKVn6ljtpbm5oj3gIqSEr9NpUXxQ/s576/1%20cardinals%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9pbw12aSo3bDt5Rq91s_awwyFFAe53VGX2mvDFkS2znlIklw6Ym_BgKDsSekp6e9YyQ5dMC-HzKZcyaGKoqEjRZoAG-io11N_OywiIRulMGTNWZit6Iva8dqlSwB2QTVEsGStqMxv1fXpXQUM66hb348fhcRyydKVn6ljtpbm5oj3gIqSEr9NpUXxQ/s16000/1%20cardinals%208.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkgQSwPVLIsgARp-ee2nVUeS6OJANwllDZP3NYdto6-H9qIpB3__5xdBYa9eoBiGU9isTf0DG4DJ40XauwI8KBce1JkvF8UHEE-YZooy4_c_ldaefxe8cczLnw6VKTcZn1vzTw0VELmsRQGm8TahxuiAJvgatcGKJocpHO7fSoz_7vpXJCPrxagnj2A/s2000/1%20cardinals%20collage%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkgQSwPVLIsgARp-ee2nVUeS6OJANwllDZP3NYdto6-H9qIpB3__5xdBYa9eoBiGU9isTf0DG4DJ40XauwI8KBce1JkvF8UHEE-YZooy4_c_ldaefxe8cczLnw6VKTcZn1vzTw0VELmsRQGm8TahxuiAJvgatcGKJocpHO7fSoz_7vpXJCPrxagnj2A/w640-h640/1%20cardinals%20collage%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Other birds visited the feeders too. You can see Downy Woodpeckers, house finches, and a mockingbird in the pics below.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPUGhZjq1QuQY9O2QZKBvo38Cnu9Rj268BYCu0r9jhPkNdzswGqpW_slbngUicaKd1dBDyVSzPnMSqSgx80-0GrU9RJKjWus9_9Qk9hWy1dR_2NCdCsgI3ho-VGOfhJm_xQc6zwXmwz83fKhQX4r64koRqMNMUIw88ULDzrs9vUDcXO4eX-AcxFy-8Q/s864/1%20cardinals%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPUGhZjq1QuQY9O2QZKBvo38Cnu9Rj268BYCu0r9jhPkNdzswGqpW_slbngUicaKd1dBDyVSzPnMSqSgx80-0GrU9RJKjWus9_9Qk9hWy1dR_2NCdCsgI3ho-VGOfhJm_xQc6zwXmwz83fKhQX4r64koRqMNMUIw88ULDzrs9vUDcXO4eX-AcxFy-8Q/s16000/1%20cardinals%206.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love this collage with two cardinals in flight. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iuFpQtM2pl6npjhZMGBZhM9xw2o9AgPXL_9k0UNhDvr0XCfeQ6lbg_PsEJeEysIbvPhG_AKWr4wa9nk317Rnk9L575dbBXicixX59OA8KAbAbXZ_kkXR0bjTYv_fT0R3IN4zqi-kx116VD1kw6GjswmqewEZV1UZg1akPeaKjrw7pqOkEhGBmEgxww/s2000/1%20cardinals%20collage%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iuFpQtM2pl6npjhZMGBZhM9xw2o9AgPXL_9k0UNhDvr0XCfeQ6lbg_PsEJeEysIbvPhG_AKWr4wa9nk317Rnk9L575dbBXicixX59OA8KAbAbXZ_kkXR0bjTYv_fT0R3IN4zqi-kx116VD1kw6GjswmqewEZV1UZg1akPeaKjrw7pqOkEhGBmEgxww/w640-h640/1%20cardinals%20collage%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am fascinated trying to get pics with the birds spreading their wings and in flight. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xqRKQsbQS-gxyKsG-FVz68geYQBdCEhfipksAcKtGBiv6mPmyvOHBY8LAst7SlQ04wUHBeW3KIwmBlQJqSa_9Hf4WTRsaFW5IPNdUOvx1bHWp7m8T-RVsJPwwWNZnDUynL_w-k-fCMF49rTzxhCdEWuL7ywFPIWrTH0tGLgapzohonYtHRLXgl3uzA/s576/1%20cardinals%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xqRKQsbQS-gxyKsG-FVz68geYQBdCEhfipksAcKtGBiv6mPmyvOHBY8LAst7SlQ04wUHBeW3KIwmBlQJqSa_9Hf4WTRsaFW5IPNdUOvx1bHWp7m8T-RVsJPwwWNZnDUynL_w-k-fCMF49rTzxhCdEWuL7ywFPIWrTH0tGLgapzohonYtHRLXgl3uzA/w640-h480/1%20cardinals%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It takes a lot of pictures to capture a few good ones.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Take care and happy birding - Judy.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></b></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://betweennapsontheporch.net/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MET Monday</a> @ BNOTP</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OMHG <a href="https://ohmyheartsiegirl.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Wonderful Wednesday</a> on Monday</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Saturday's Critters</a><span face=""> @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday</span><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7k89zdDMohVIGmRb62r9Tn_svkW3CpbcaEFTIEerNl3pdPZiSTB8p973NG-U1MvWviikVFQagA9F-Z0A2Xb47YLs_r83qtGWoohNfCiVKzzO1gfTzPqg-4Xs3tyxIys-zldDfa-LzIS-STaYP4m_7i8q6o0HPW4aX-tEr5Cz4by4IVpiA8cV7pFTCw/s389/at%20the%20feeders%20side%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7k89zdDMohVIGmRb62r9Tn_svkW3CpbcaEFTIEerNl3pdPZiSTB8p973NG-U1MvWviikVFQagA9F-Z0A2Xb47YLs_r83qtGWoohNfCiVKzzO1gfTzPqg-4Xs3tyxIys-zldDfa-LzIS-STaYP4m_7i8q6o0HPW4aX-tEr5Cz4by4IVpiA8cV7pFTCw/s320/at%20the%20feeders%20side%2048.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-77817844977892472212023-01-03T22:13:00.006-06:002023-01-04T10:56:28.101-06:00At the Feeders and in the Trees #47<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">When the snow falls, so many of the songbirds and yardbirds are searching for food. My feeders have provided lots of food on these recent snowy, bitterly cold days. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sharing the Food</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">At the feeders, there are House Finches, Chickadees, Cardinals, Gold Finches, and Nuthatches sharing the Safflower seeds. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdQfz_T-fNO8H_PXRU2NkO_L3hOc6ntrAIN7G9EjroPQkgbhYWTk_2CbmWOCWgPg9VXJHqbWXkKYB82gYz4ABsn4Y1uL0J4NOgb2yzQWs0NGuBt0X7HSVsIe0Y4XPmDdHfrZ5KWoxJvjCLiiGU-Bje0mQDTiog7d07Zc2_e-qwVNvDNYGNwyUt_Mwbw/s720/1%20sharing%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdQfz_T-fNO8H_PXRU2NkO_L3hOc6ntrAIN7G9EjroPQkgbhYWTk_2CbmWOCWgPg9VXJHqbWXkKYB82gYz4ABsn4Y1uL0J4NOgb2yzQWs0NGuBt0X7HSVsIe0Y4XPmDdHfrZ5KWoxJvjCLiiGU-Bje0mQDTiog7d07Zc2_e-qwVNvDNYGNwyUt_Mwbw/w587-h470/1%20sharing%20a.jpg" width="587" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDLPLEEtv-0UTnqflCx_xNUYY0IM2jkrPKzWetJ78HiP7Cb8xL32tNvF_mEaIkPjzBbsj_tDdQVDKFSCBff6lJL6orvC4eWmsPD772fMvg7NnDc50ZIfkrHnSvPNDTWtR73_7ccnqA7YytAfBwigQHgNTocaVMnmmTs34fuCJt_Y_ChC3L2m0TP9GFQ/s16000/1%20nuthatch%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In the Trees</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The female Northern Cardinal looks gorgeous against the bark of our River Birch Trees.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnO1TxE14jpVP6EU3MM1zFvirDzch6rVEH4js8nEq6PQJKpx5KK-9JBl4vqBi9xhazZdRuTSoMqGQzPcLl7MKyZzjIp2Ukh4igsjVeGERo_4ydkdh7fGdlY2i1OsZl_PlbP1_jXdpZW8dD9Vs0S82MVLP0nWjR2-ExfE6H2skgjh1Pn13iZWxgeBq44g/s720/2%20female%20cardinal%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjm7JxHiS1D1t_-LDudhjH3MQsMbm6Ts0d3KjnQY3fyv9FX355vvaS31VVJFgvX9Ekp64zjU10prPgDvA4XfdQTtRUgNTMUnmftS8tKDQCiimrT0_IG6F55dOLz1y1wgxx8W7eckrfgpgBYVhV_zVaXEldXf2g_pDb8kXp_RLBMuVQZQl8uuHcw-aKQ/s2000/1%20chickadee%20collage%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjm7JxHiS1D1t_-LDudhjH3MQsMbm6Ts0d3KjnQY3fyv9FX355vvaS31VVJFgvX9Ekp64zjU10prPgDvA4XfdQTtRUgNTMUnmftS8tKDQCiimrT0_IG6F55dOLz1y1wgxx8W7eckrfgpgBYVhV_zVaXEldXf2g_pDb8kXp_RLBMuVQZQl8uuHcw-aKQ/w640-h320/1%20chickadee%20collage%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Birds in the Trees: Northern Mockingbird, Cardinals, Finches, and Mourning Dove. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3AaGl62brhYLIi9EfTVVrpq6y_pF_EYAC258iEZOSVLW4mQAUVG8daqoq0wKpdYCQqI6kyxwGk4CdbF0p5p_XAnaA3k-vs1jrFTKG6frzGbJcEHutQMByuCHfmtnRGosuX9HwSpgSvNkiWx7zkSBXqcl6bXtCRB5fd8BXdfQuImF7LCtp-jd_QX-uQ/s2000/in%20the%20trees%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3AaGl62brhYLIi9EfTVVrpq6y_pF_EYAC258iEZOSVLW4mQAUVG8daqoq0wKpdYCQqI6kyxwGk4CdbF0p5p_XAnaA3k-vs1jrFTKG6frzGbJcEHutQMByuCHfmtnRGosuX9HwSpgSvNkiWx7zkSBXqcl6bXtCRB5fd8BXdfQuImF7LCtp-jd_QX-uQ/w640-h640/in%20the%20trees%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Other Birds in the Trees: Downey Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and female Cardinal. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I take tons of pics to get a few like these.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZmTbaASoP9c_ElX0wBQdS1ZBZlM9d1MpFEgapxjbzXVjFDyfED9_XvaxuSPxazM24ALUHvhLZfwttFzTs_9eTx9yX64--43qQWK8zBqwj4s5tKRidm2QFwKpPECv3Kwhe3811ZWTHGgnsRH0p0hpbQuTBegTyLSTHdr_IJ4I8WGTyMzK3FEyHSKVIA/s2000/1%20spreading%20their%20wings%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZmTbaASoP9c_ElX0wBQdS1ZBZlM9d1MpFEgapxjbzXVjFDyfED9_XvaxuSPxazM24ALUHvhLZfwttFzTs_9eTx9yX64--43qQWK8zBqwj4s5tKRidm2QFwKpPECv3Kwhe3811ZWTHGgnsRH0p0hpbQuTBegTyLSTHdr_IJ4I8WGTyMzK3FEyHSKVIA/w640-h640/1%20spreading%20their%20wings%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's it for this time. Thanks for stopping by - Judy. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://betweennapsontheporch.net/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MET Monday</a> @ BNOTP</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OMHG <a href="https://ohmyheartsiegirl.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Wonderful Wednesday</a> on Monday</span></div><div style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUzsVf1g8LJG43_RCn1_xYMHX-w-22WQ3Qirnjt0icxZIHOU9t5WBlVPwBUrg2F5aoG2hkb1rONh0r2vAqdPqvGbgHckaLlAVGZzzpjYxYdwgYUd4muRHoaslkOmuLMRzTSSmEoh1dpZbAdwddfcZeZ7tHUd1as421x8EpBvYYowdGB1Kus6ul_ySWA/s640/hr%201ab.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUzsVf1g8LJG43_RCn1_xYMHX-w-22WQ3Qirnjt0icxZIHOU9t5WBlVPwBUrg2F5aoG2hkb1rONh0r2vAqdPqvGbgHckaLlAVGZzzpjYxYdwgYUd4muRHoaslkOmuLMRzTSSmEoh1dpZbAdwddfcZeZ7tHUd1as421x8EpBvYYowdGB1Kus6ul_ySWA/s16000/hr%201ab.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Mantel</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Because I am such a fan of blue, it is used throughout the house year-round. Adding additional touches of blues and reds make for easy decorating. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ru10TsrBVFDWjWKdxxEn4pzlqhEjXvW4LonK1kyqHjjPT-bNsPm4jlMFyA0uVySJ7WIldkuNNhHzbkZvk02rjjIgJ3MwxoqE5edOVQCIeQP6HQtXLEqohEgIoO72VpWQB15waXCYvfi8zSWfJtamCoEqDhHych_KBgL3bLreZAVZLN7eTzuIbf6VpA/s640/hr%201a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ru10TsrBVFDWjWKdxxEn4pzlqhEjXvW4LonK1kyqHjjPT-bNsPm4jlMFyA0uVySJ7WIldkuNNhHzbkZvk02rjjIgJ3MwxoqE5edOVQCIeQP6HQtXLEqohEgIoO72VpWQB15waXCYvfi8zSWfJtamCoEqDhHych_KBgL3bLreZAVZLN7eTzuIbf6VpA/s16000/hr%201a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Adding double-faced Royal Blue satin ribbons to ginger jars, colorful nutcracker standing finials, plus glass finials on candlestick holders, plus garland, rice lights and the mantel is complete.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWzOCDT1QMe222RoFZXn6kJGFKFr1zQGnHyJqFMM7NTNCRuOeCIe_gWwSf-QtEOpuRzyW9Yb3qJSWxxSCtG9GrZ5cDmc2Xz3FH9JC5YuU6YZ_kfynzc2EWQHBrMTjlA16-et5Z_K5nO_sPREIxitNXWMOu8ILR5uHR2_fygy0uo1y605HT3knzPx1NA/s16000/hr%2015.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ornaments included blue and white glass, and chinoiserie style (DIY). Lots of red berries and a few red poinsettias were added. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkmJahNcII25gGWWbtn1KqkIKr4TNNWSkY4XX8eH2J_fuDfMCcLp3pEId73Du74idEV_rir25OIG-klMO8TlWo0Ku7Hqfi5_ZuyKrsXkSPSr-hxbDe6XlDbcRD5AqTySC4q2MuuwUgnMlu2pPb_YXDImu7cfJeSmzcASmhv7CvijIe7tjMM-36db0mA/s2000/1%20tree%20collage%20aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkmJahNcII25gGWWbtn1KqkIKr4TNNWSkY4XX8eH2J_fuDfMCcLp3pEId73Du74idEV_rir25OIG-klMO8TlWo0Ku7Hqfi5_ZuyKrsXkSPSr-hxbDe6XlDbcRD5AqTySC4q2MuuwUgnMlu2pPb_YXDImu7cfJeSmzcASmhv7CvijIe7tjMM-36db0mA/w640-h640/1%20tree%20collage%20aa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><p>Lastly, a glass mouth-blown hand-painted Christmas Tree topper was wired to the top of the tree.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPuxka6_NEG51U6Q4LkwUCwJ1R4uoYxkxKb0rJsfb6mWLixUEjqqaeA7F7Ei7XDc3R1IGZTCWyl6WoMmIoZPsFbdmkjdlyIcLURalvwf6Cko_Tpm5QrQRKsqgrjxXyC5owtrOkmy0NZI1jqjVIClaKrDp1WU3T6bx3sJaHb51T97RBRHG5tRlafHhIA/s864/hr%2021a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPuxka6_NEG51U6Q4LkwUCwJ1R4uoYxkxKb0rJsfb6mWLixUEjqqaeA7F7Ei7XDc3R1IGZTCWyl6WoMmIoZPsFbdmkjdlyIcLURalvwf6Cko_Tpm5QrQRKsqgrjxXyC5owtrOkmy0NZI1jqjVIClaKrDp1WU3T6bx3sJaHb51T97RBRHG5tRlafHhIA/s16000/hr%2021a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tree is complete</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtehZ0T7trhbueDJKx0jUQU_YlZTh9UOhcC39I6mDDCOsBZh-1bZCGTAMEIYp1lCnKUZUg1FBszSr-Oql_ojnY7JX41KwMUkyjPzSCKEK3qf-eZ5qfC-DknuLJ4cgR2DEMWp-Tkj5cCLS78U6XjMp5j_iauEdHz_P1hk0qlqu_WNCOno5DtKc8vuHMnw/s640/hr%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtehZ0T7trhbueDJKx0jUQU_YlZTh9UOhcC39I6mDDCOsBZh-1bZCGTAMEIYp1lCnKUZUg1FBszSr-Oql_ojnY7JX41KwMUkyjPzSCKEK3qf-eZ5qfC-DknuLJ4cgR2DEMWp-Tkj5cCLS78U6XjMp5j_iauEdHz_P1hk0qlqu_WNCOno5DtKc8vuHMnw/s16000/hr%2022.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and the Hearth Room is cozy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHZk1uH9O3qy_jV6ZFBtGaF5CVOe4yfa7Z5ZKF2Xn0zdmvWTWItvG4yTP-0fmS9X2Eh08yoiXQt7eEIYfmgrUYqRQFLR11JWyl0jv4r_Da8L7aC6N80zjrZshU8EyG6rUDA2h6hib8RvrSAF-uYa-bg0EmGgHk3IWlFJw6Pu45v1uqr2c8rXnOE5QpQ/s640/hr%201abc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLxVXh5Pxmm9rBNPNMV1c1FQVFbHxbYj1OH0iIdeQ8t5KnmVtpQb7r1VDY-EnW-asHVcu7B8oe6yO1_8Q80pGjMbwYL98IGwZaPqPIDyg7t4K-_VLp3GeY66Vz88wo89o36jwW0dY_cz4DEHl3RC3FKoA40-mX1a4VqnVcVWIlzcKj-DGcm9zZXH0WA/w148-h200/christmas%20hearthroom%20side.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-9083738044300252242022-11-21T00:01:00.004-06:002022-11-26T09:33:20.018-06:00At the Lake - American White Pelicans<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">What an exciting surprise we got on a short trip to the lake this week!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zbqEcRCoTDtFzqEfGfDKNtppZ8lXrLVkZTYEGyXvFRS6DAZntNAyq1Ttt9_HIqa2nSL85URjUFSQzsh5jVtbKYQXLXSoxqb4t5ItABU8kPUZv1rTeemcRi6qUFfcIsHcAfVE6nJNJAWrVMYoEqzpeozpH-G49r9QLrrcOqZzCb4P_p5ULUMzj0Np0w/s720/1%20pelicans%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zbqEcRCoTDtFzqEfGfDKNtppZ8lXrLVkZTYEGyXvFRS6DAZntNAyq1Ttt9_HIqa2nSL85URjUFSQzsh5jVtbKYQXLXSoxqb4t5ItABU8kPUZv1rTeemcRi6qUFfcIsHcAfVE6nJNJAWrVMYoEqzpeozpH-G49r9QLrrcOqZzCb4P_p5ULUMzj0Np0w/s16000/1%20pelicans%201.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My sister-in-law came for a weekend visit while the guys went deer hunting. You know how some guys just love deer camp! But for the girls, we decided to spend the weekend sewing and doing girl things. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Although the temps were in the low 30's and it was windy, we needed to make a quick run to the lake to pick up her earrings that were left on her boat. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">When we pulled in the parking lot at Cypress Springs where we boat, I saw there were American White Pelicans at the boat docks. I can't tell you how excited I was to see them.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wJG3qJ2dazWhsWCxsk9xLje0HP1FsZg1XRdz8K9dOoqyA5rR9QZKnnkWa0BJQtkwtMzHviwhJAd5g81KD675wuQGkF5nyCGNXsScCr8T2awt2_tUCQxSgEVAWAiGbRiGgJ9oSpZ6HE6pm0rE-pfrJkq-HQ1o2pGpPfk24fBd7XFwopk3nqHRwxddJA/s720/1%20pelicans%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wJG3qJ2dazWhsWCxsk9xLje0HP1FsZg1XRdz8K9dOoqyA5rR9QZKnnkWa0BJQtkwtMzHviwhJAd5g81KD675wuQGkF5nyCGNXsScCr8T2awt2_tUCQxSgEVAWAiGbRiGgJ9oSpZ6HE6pm0rE-pfrJkq-HQ1o2pGpPfk24fBd7XFwopk3nqHRwxddJA/s16000/1%20pelicans%203.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I couldn't get out of the car fast enough and head down the dock to try and get a few pics before they swam off.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_N0MgxHDk_8tOaxuZc19jme1DNVWKIEOCjcxL23Uu3OoRNgGmcrgytqmsvpAEqxV-EuIi0OB71tyBXu8o0JqZr5oUoZFdSRKg8qQ0wp3NJkrQf6erM-qk8AYx_Q0sZ_f9wwGazdckzAeIxTSHJiMGz8DNM2hQ0sXGI1jEq1WUUgSyNFQdxV8165Zfw/s576/1%20pelicans%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_N0MgxHDk_8tOaxuZc19jme1DNVWKIEOCjcxL23Uu3OoRNgGmcrgytqmsvpAEqxV-EuIi0OB71tyBXu8o0JqZr5oUoZFdSRKg8qQ0wp3NJkrQf6erM-qk8AYx_Q0sZ_f9wwGazdckzAeIxTSHJiMGz8DNM2hQ0sXGI1jEq1WUUgSyNFQdxV8165Zfw/s16000/1%20pelicans%204.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">At first, the pelicans started swimming away but after I stood still a bit, they started swimming back to the dock.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQWqu5mlznhJDRN7Qw_epS0E1li13GiDqlZEpummhrUUWxndXHTtQ3U1v9GhyPzOKAqyu25wR0tkN1OEUB35TWD67tWxyPofuWnVF4FMPC0f8d5Z22U-bi4DJ97RcwRIGw0Ay4IdqqhC-cvFSlB_THvnDYdKB5l2qb__RRu1ZZ6y9Msvn3MG_6Az1cg/s720/1%20pelicans%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQWqu5mlznhJDRN7Qw_epS0E1li13GiDqlZEpummhrUUWxndXHTtQ3U1v9GhyPzOKAqyu25wR0tkN1OEUB35TWD67tWxyPofuWnVF4FMPC0f8d5Z22U-bi4DJ97RcwRIGw0Ay4IdqqhC-cvFSlB_THvnDYdKB5l2qb__RRu1ZZ6y9Msvn3MG_6Az1cg/s16000/1%20pelicans%202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The pelicans usually start migrating in the fall and arrive to Kentucky Lake in October. So, I certainly wasn't expecting any to still be hanging around on the lake in November. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LWPDWX3r7HSHnoHzH6fkbNUKlTFnvqsQG2BDNIvPSQCRRSwyNOy4lckx2RAuJGiOaeVayUAsCs4T68b9DfOtXqGc-LZkzOzmgxXmX4QiM1BusWaIthxrGVcZUTCnbRmJrEqps7Un3LxkNpk1PbgQpoToQ7VkKVJjpnaLBbiVT2HO2NoPvo6XcGO10g/s576/1%20pelicans%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LWPDWX3r7HSHnoHzH6fkbNUKlTFnvqsQG2BDNIvPSQCRRSwyNOy4lckx2RAuJGiOaeVayUAsCs4T68b9DfOtXqGc-LZkzOzmgxXmX4QiM1BusWaIthxrGVcZUTCnbRmJrEqps7Un3LxkNpk1PbgQpoToQ7VkKVJjpnaLBbiVT2HO2NoPvo6XcGO10g/s16000/1%20pelicans%205.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you enjoyed seeing the American White Pelicans on Kentucky Lake - Judy. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sorry my pics aren't great, but I only had my iPhone with me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; 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font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gTOSIP5piK5y9U1Aq99etGARGr-tAKDiGW4XXynzlXjdc7GdaKLeLnu22nMqIrpq53jU9qykupnWTz_-JS1ZzUJJVziobxJkZ2sXm0lWF3nipepnB-WCS9qv790YoK1A2zewB4oNPLAocDYKDVGofaLHp86dz3UYb2GkDSAI05b1xb7dY3Wf1fAKxQ/s389/at%20the%20lake%20pelicans%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gTOSIP5piK5y9U1Aq99etGARGr-tAKDiGW4XXynzlXjdc7GdaKLeLnu22nMqIrpq53jU9qykupnWTz_-JS1ZzUJJVziobxJkZ2sXm0lWF3nipepnB-WCS9qv790YoK1A2zewB4oNPLAocDYKDVGofaLHp86dz3UYb2GkDSAI05b1xb7dY3Wf1fAKxQ/s320/at%20the%20lake%20pelicans%20side.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-47159922086930488862022-10-15T10:54:00.005-05:002022-10-17T23:55:15.521-05:00October Blooms and Warblers<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Limelight Hydrangeas are showing off their fall colors. Take a look:</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hoGaTZviMo-QqlDzwKajpLQGcDh_UArOyu2PITCdhEyHP7z2SjGyCqfZk3hKn0MhiITV4qlLsUqwom2HMXe-hdvJWSOPM1OfRWTJV1V6f00iv0EtkmcM47NJVCJjYDMvYiJ1MXxoT1wV5lA7Vi6IWPX3KRKre_TwnZXgk8hfOXsFfwIku8P2pAG6Hw/s576/1%20lime%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hoGaTZviMo-QqlDzwKajpLQGcDh_UArOyu2PITCdhEyHP7z2SjGyCqfZk3hKn0MhiITV4qlLsUqwom2HMXe-hdvJWSOPM1OfRWTJV1V6f00iv0EtkmcM47NJVCJjYDMvYiJ1MXxoT1wV5lA7Vi6IWPX3KRKre_TwnZXgk8hfOXsFfwIku8P2pAG6Hw/s16000/1%20lime%20c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Their blooms are fading and just look how gorgeous their colors are here in mid-October.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAmW2gXJel6mgKqU3aXwCmQS8qqYZCaIOStQOZt5m2vcraG8dYxNqfgK0ZMPBKW_wmtjPb62rRzWgFsKMdl3smAN7CZQBOXnInqc5XYaSJWsQ_Mr94mZPjxWgH4XfwhbnMeK2y3dNQA3tthKtrSHt0-kL39RpkNwz0xH90n1fKhVzyD1PDzNUCgLAag/s576/1%20lime%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAmW2gXJel6mgKqU3aXwCmQS8qqYZCaIOStQOZt5m2vcraG8dYxNqfgK0ZMPBKW_wmtjPb62rRzWgFsKMdl3smAN7CZQBOXnInqc5XYaSJWsQ_Mr94mZPjxWgH4XfwhbnMeK2y3dNQA3tthKtrSHt0-kL39RpkNwz0xH90n1fKhVzyD1PDzNUCgLAag/s16000/1%20lime%20b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I have been watering my Limelight's to extent their blooms and I think it is working. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIso6CaSuqUrsorpRbmcWxE_lqZjkyFNUTA1x_Cb6XU3oEvZmMmsMm4aLlLe055Ggx2siTvNBY8WGjrCvWdfKAl63VBVItHbMgleLwzPOlawUMiBxgSmwxItbk4j4acmB25S8xR9OOByeHys2hffsM9IKISI3IKgTDVDhvvJDAd795ygB3-3J4Zf-UJA/s576/1%20lime%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIso6CaSuqUrsorpRbmcWxE_lqZjkyFNUTA1x_Cb6XU3oEvZmMmsMm4aLlLe055Ggx2siTvNBY8WGjrCvWdfKAl63VBVItHbMgleLwzPOlawUMiBxgSmwxItbk4j4acmB25S8xR9OOByeHys2hffsM9IKISI3IKgTDVDhvvJDAd795ygB3-3J4Zf-UJA/s16000/1%20lime%20d.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Although they are not at their beak, their beauty is still abundant.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBnmap58fca4yERcAOQyY0Z8fRplxn21vwdmnuryiouT_XswNOium40AVTl2y5B46Bl5juvFlvW_LIwEvXmuXDbub8hCYNTMVBPlblyeec_qhRcgHaqOKSorOzEHEawN0mTLCeV4QDVausAkhZZz07Cp655oxPyAPl5pmD53mlq1du0mE1T0mUjfEsg/s640/IMG_9353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBnmap58fca4yERcAOQyY0Z8fRplxn21vwdmnuryiouT_XswNOium40AVTl2y5B46Bl5juvFlvW_LIwEvXmuXDbub8hCYNTMVBPlblyeec_qhRcgHaqOKSorOzEHEawN0mTLCeV4QDVausAkhZZz07Cp655oxPyAPl5pmD53mlq1du0mE1T0mUjfEsg/s16000/IMG_9353.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">As I was looking out my kitchen window this morning, I could see a couple of small birds flitting around in the trees.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CXsM-5lz69p0DLKgArElEhCPGYoNCBdtk2Mz3xEEkaGkyabY27MYCOUKPr8wXhWb35GgRt0UFU0a_YJb-w4F0l7TOGrBiy73_CWW8s252L3dFiveL1bz1hLpbJ4a4uvU-ya_7FotnKpU1fIzZUucaPzM5yolpQgNwbpZWiWcezesllnyKvKkOwdn3g/s576/1%20warbler%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CXsM-5lz69p0DLKgArElEhCPGYoNCBdtk2Mz3xEEkaGkyabY27MYCOUKPr8wXhWb35GgRt0UFU0a_YJb-w4F0l7TOGrBiy73_CWW8s252L3dFiveL1bz1hLpbJ4a4uvU-ya_7FotnKpU1fIzZUucaPzM5yolpQgNwbpZWiWcezesllnyKvKkOwdn3g/s16000/1%20warbler%20a.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The hummers are gone, so I knew it had to be warblers.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpz97-1sY_rYd2x9PLM1tuoZdmnpff5MUZZ9MUv6xdJrsR6ZD0kBSlvg35RWJFPXUAtbCPBNMyTBjOg_VAAnE5OaH44d7yVZ_XaRX_fFskRaipepTa8hxQ3T8rfmMPyYhV7Z7AzalJ1o_vtOAaEoQh4ua8eObWbOo4KXroZroyIYjmDF1ykUE6uA3Fg/s648/1%20warbler%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpz97-1sY_rYd2x9PLM1tuoZdmnpff5MUZZ9MUv6xdJrsR6ZD0kBSlvg35RWJFPXUAtbCPBNMyTBjOg_VAAnE5OaH44d7yVZ_XaRX_fFskRaipepTa8hxQ3T8rfmMPyYhV7Z7AzalJ1o_vtOAaEoQh4ua8eObWbOo4KXroZroyIYjmDF1ykUE6uA3Fg/s16000/1%20warbler%20b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">They are so quick and don't sit still long. I was snaping pics quickly but only got a couple of decent pics.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQImSAVvrMnquiT-hYevOQhqgNQvM7n50nSjB_0c1E3pnhZKcXMFaATFQRjm579F8EsS3rlGKdh0sk3Cui12dFNpE6SyO_WA7cJ9CbptYc5AOqzlP0ULCEIE92eBNYGFeFNnnVkj5nKYI7GZxVPvLtO1szjXFl5BEuYKucNv86PpXCtJmTXeS9i3kUsQ/s648/1%20warbler%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQImSAVvrMnquiT-hYevOQhqgNQvM7n50nSjB_0c1E3pnhZKcXMFaATFQRjm579F8EsS3rlGKdh0sk3Cui12dFNpE6SyO_WA7cJ9CbptYc5AOqzlP0ULCEIE92eBNYGFeFNnnVkj5nKYI7GZxVPvLtO1szjXFl5BEuYKucNv86PpXCtJmTXeS9i3kUsQ/s16000/1%20warbler%20c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKe1ySOOTKGWDBsN2LujrJ_t2hzZlWoe1x_Rw9hYfRuCLlZbhgN-wurOwaZ737lL3H_J448bwXnpxd7zrf9G6ndmGxGJUDKxapOIvjZ0KVd-uOgHoYGdiPlrgWJgwLwnc-dgZ-f6NAYrHIOz6MbCgwmMFEBYPWqB25XG5vSpEVOl0nKeW58ik37mnjA/s648/1%20fall%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKe1ySOOTKGWDBsN2LujrJ_t2hzZlWoe1x_Rw9hYfRuCLlZbhgN-wurOwaZ737lL3H_J448bwXnpxd7zrf9G6ndmGxGJUDKxapOIvjZ0KVd-uOgHoYGdiPlrgWJgwLwnc-dgZ-f6NAYrHIOz6MbCgwmMFEBYPWqB25XG5vSpEVOl0nKeW58ik37mnjA/s16000/1%20fall%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you are enjoying the fall colors in your area - Judy.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a> on the 15th of the month</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://bigfatmenopausallife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Share the Wealth Linky</a> @ My Big Fat Menopausal Life on the 1st & 15th</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Where the Wild Things</a> Were @ Pandora and Max on Thursday</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Saturday Sparks</a> @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday</span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Pink Saturday</a><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">@ How Sweet the Sound on Friday</span></span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.pamspartyandpracticaltips.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Dare to Share</a> @ Pam's Party</span></span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="https://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;">Saturday's Critters</a><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"> @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday</span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Garden Affair @ <a href="https://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden </a></span></span></div></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-9166526682510089812022-09-14T21:56:00.009-05:002022-09-26T18:21:58.321-05:00September Blooms & Butterflies<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Although it is the middle of September, I am thankful to still have butterflies in my yard. The Black Swallowtails are visiting the remaining zinnias.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk-O_acxLnnr4b8FYF4Ebv_byjhnoPpaKFZycixar_w-FctQFCPgU6kuQKwm8oo6IlSejYdCH60VcPRS9oMDndDwJ8htjZ6rVhkmt6QEtnxb5P0QhD2VKRh7XlXjE44oIIoK_MgPTyiq9LhzjnS5lmcIMLl0q4PopYt_H4thowLXgVPMyx4JMsfzL6A/s1008/1%20sept%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk-O_acxLnnr4b8FYF4Ebv_byjhnoPpaKFZycixar_w-FctQFCPgU6kuQKwm8oo6IlSejYdCH60VcPRS9oMDndDwJ8htjZ6rVhkmt6QEtnxb5P0QhD2VKRh7XlXjE44oIIoK_MgPTyiq9LhzjnS5lmcIMLl0q4PopYt_H4thowLXgVPMyx4JMsfzL6A/s16000/1%20sept%20e.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm featuring the orange zinnias since it is just about Autumn and the orange flowers are popping in my gardens.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkJAcAYoklHproK5-XB8ZCAxobizx_v9xKZcrIo8tu1x6OSsNPdD7-NUnLdQ_7mjI1MdZIXA_WTdzRfmT0XIeV5Urmk23yN3eHPzS5BH_iYm2_HlzE1LBHpps3ho1nqrkFpTpB_x7vN7D9flfz1Y917hPDQwXc0zm0zSppRuSvviKMpQs7y8lHRyAWw/s2000/1%20or%20butterflies%20zennia%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkJAcAYoklHproK5-XB8ZCAxobizx_v9xKZcrIo8tu1x6OSsNPdD7-NUnLdQ_7mjI1MdZIXA_WTdzRfmT0XIeV5Urmk23yN3eHPzS5BH_iYm2_HlzE1LBHpps3ho1nqrkFpTpB_x7vN7D9flfz1Y917hPDQwXc0zm0zSppRuSvviKMpQs7y8lHRyAWw/w640-h640/1%20or%20butterflies%20zennia%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sometimes the butterflies pause a little longer on the flowers as they gather the nectar. Standing very still is a requirement for me to snap pictures. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNL1Ap8yci2SiGp2-D9CJsMpFVS-X6UJ9ormUuZFfAd9z5bubG0-wT17Se2gIMzz0oTg2ljtckE17JS-Bm2lHn5tN1U7ZESrCRIO9oQN0cUvCc7vEWR0VLOThKosn7dKcvKK87Ohb7OZnrLxeJrnvQF1lFE4l_GuB9ZnESarUJum5uAwRy2yzdoxeCQ/s1008/1%20sept%20f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNL1Ap8yci2SiGp2-D9CJsMpFVS-X6UJ9ormUuZFfAd9z5bubG0-wT17Se2gIMzz0oTg2ljtckE17JS-Bm2lHn5tN1U7ZESrCRIO9oQN0cUvCc7vEWR0VLOThKosn7dKcvKK87Ohb7OZnrLxeJrnvQF1lFE4l_GuB9ZnESarUJum5uAwRy2yzdoxeCQ/s16000/1%20sept%20f.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm glad I snappy these pics of my dahlias last week because yesterday the whole plants had fallen over. Not sure if the wind got it or just the end of the season.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3sW8-ICWvjygtQFke8NOktpxqsNfELrYk61r3bYj2MKaakXxD4tqdUsexlCs0hXSqy630s1c5SkgwOAxAMcrVGqiUxla004MK3v7Jfi0nG7wqTvaFpH8O6mpctRa9BpLWKEmX1ttCk_Zq1ayJZz7Lo3q-WKTL8v9WVU0rrUr3tslYTrLUo5b2IbFNw/s720/1%20sept%20i.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3sW8-ICWvjygtQFke8NOktpxqsNfELrYk61r3bYj2MKaakXxD4tqdUsexlCs0hXSqy630s1c5SkgwOAxAMcrVGqiUxla004MK3v7Jfi0nG7wqTvaFpH8O6mpctRa9BpLWKEmX1ttCk_Zq1ayJZz7Lo3q-WKTL8v9WVU0rrUr3tslYTrLUo5b2IbFNw/s16000/1%20sept%20i.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhPjbrFto7_hHcHZ6Xms4YWWTYSqcSVLzAJvMCb0ZaASK6ilNzkVZdbErpE-TLCPjQsYtArCzm2IUvgsJOX_1MzNofB85dmqH_0I-vrjz0d4qJUrfMoS6lnYI-oULI7assGN8vS4WBKkik2KJwQGefHcBuI6S3J5mQav5TEhgp7KuVee2OYDfLd6zIg/s720/1%20sept%20hh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhPjbrFto7_hHcHZ6Xms4YWWTYSqcSVLzAJvMCb0ZaASK6ilNzkVZdbErpE-TLCPjQsYtArCzm2IUvgsJOX_1MzNofB85dmqH_0I-vrjz0d4qJUrfMoS6lnYI-oULI7assGN8vS4WBKkik2KJwQGefHcBuI6S3J5mQav5TEhgp7KuVee2OYDfLd6zIg/s16000/1%20sept%20hh.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Growing more dahlia is at the top of my list for next year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Cardinal Vine has more red blooms opening each day. I will gather seeds in October or November to plant next year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYguH1BLRrvuCbT2HV8kB7LHKUJ_GBWN8CG_IFA2JWfsaB1VrlvW144_eZrhz4t8XKdiM3pV-9j9RUg9dTfRCkHid0Cs9zzGPsb8oJWOA3L1JBjRToU9LP9AY9WPUZKy92PNL2_OhVitu7qHkwCwwflIqgfIwW3m-gOVcnotXFL40ssZdYdUeEEuo-Gg/s1008/1%20cardinal%20vine%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYguH1BLRrvuCbT2HV8kB7LHKUJ_GBWN8CG_IFA2JWfsaB1VrlvW144_eZrhz4t8XKdiM3pV-9j9RUg9dTfRCkHid0Cs9zzGPsb8oJWOA3L1JBjRToU9LP9AY9WPUZKy92PNL2_OhVitu7qHkwCwwflIqgfIwW3m-gOVcnotXFL40ssZdYdUeEEuo-Gg/s16000/1%20cardinal%20vine%20a.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Variegated liriope is planted as a border plant around my shade garden. Love its colorful purple blooms.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPC2mtV3ocEE1MIxp-NI6plaBL-BoCHq0mWlM5DzLbJ7mCbBFG2zcBt3CsEMobjr4ssFxnsVQWoDoh3jP6Q6P2afI4tKJ34FAIBJsBfjsLB96FYhEmEQcS7NjiD0dn_V6fkFi_Mvh41rnA0lLT2do1Y3YXMTs5K2_gy4ySA8ah2jO0rwE-lW9gZN6fsQ/s720/1%20sept%20l.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPC2mtV3ocEE1MIxp-NI6plaBL-BoCHq0mWlM5DzLbJ7mCbBFG2zcBt3CsEMobjr4ssFxnsVQWoDoh3jP6Q6P2afI4tKJ34FAIBJsBfjsLB96FYhEmEQcS7NjiD0dn_V6fkFi_Mvh41rnA0lLT2do1Y3YXMTs5K2_gy4ySA8ah2jO0rwE-lW9gZN6fsQ/s16000/1%20sept%20l.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBBeFPrdMH1-p-OyqxubSWYpcT0biSFHbi818mYsRP_fY0RNOkrn76eoIN10hGdbydbuK3n-gwT9jP5KN650oxVzM_d275K0MjRWz31BEeoIxAqbUw6LXUmRCwqwtAhMGFhHcfYwaH_Bk_KLerVzMMYBsMy8yIlWCBiaLl1ZW522jFEY2t2pp7hT3iw/s2000/1%20varigated%20lipiope%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBBeFPrdMH1-p-OyqxubSWYpcT0biSFHbi818mYsRP_fY0RNOkrn76eoIN10hGdbydbuK3n-gwT9jP5KN650oxVzM_d275K0MjRWz31BEeoIxAqbUw6LXUmRCwqwtAhMGFhHcfYwaH_Bk_KLerVzMMYBsMy8yIlWCBiaLl1ZW522jFEY2t2pp7hT3iw/w640-h640/1%20varigated%20lipiope%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Other plants in my shade garden providing some color are coleus.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn4OtDFbkQFNxoMXJq66ml5X-n6eaHEhqdv938sE7Sqt8cWasTS1Xb07Y2LDE5-WU6D_TYR9kkgbOjMJm-aRdvoi2FXjlapls14F_yOH4s653MDcYQ8Nk4at9tBJYuhppiEgkvXTWljZhJMxGNGKq952wOpNF5-aalOc_KzyOcI2RFngE6ItGOLoBLQ/s16000/1%20sept%20m.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ioyldtji5XAte7mHOzS3LsAsNJQnTdIY6mvklPX-lbBd16UcSwV-Z9NSDBBNRlB74ikUhzVfdCw_JSqIH87Ej7YfheqbZww13wpakrjf4l2mJPgByaMtwUYAS_oW8OMOFCRqSC1MfF2H03Bs56gPMfpbSdPaQP7Uxy7rGEYPml5lDUQ_Syfb1KNF-A/s1008/1%20sept%20mm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ioyldtji5XAte7mHOzS3LsAsNJQnTdIY6mvklPX-lbBd16UcSwV-Z9NSDBBNRlB74ikUhzVfdCw_JSqIH87Ej7YfheqbZww13wpakrjf4l2mJPgByaMtwUYAS_oW8OMOFCRqSC1MfF2H03Bs56gPMfpbSdPaQP7Uxy7rGEYPml5lDUQ_Syfb1KNF-A/s16000/1%20sept%20mm.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The purple blooms of my supertunias are still providing some color.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjYy7lO9sv4TgbHUJ5soQrTDv6vLhW3IWErcu8LBvuBlejOwHYCK3JM-HdsM2ifqZcRD0pw-MweBLIivu49NthqxvY8Ox8UgTLkN5GBxslDYa-sYEs2ECW9eVSNmeVyHbCyj1WLc2hL8QvHcqrcPTc84m5fnyxyLxUEQLn_56Nw84H-V12WM_3p6eQA/s1008/1%20supertunias%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1008" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjYy7lO9sv4TgbHUJ5soQrTDv6vLhW3IWErcu8LBvuBlejOwHYCK3JM-HdsM2ifqZcRD0pw-MweBLIivu49NthqxvY8Ox8UgTLkN5GBxslDYa-sYEs2ECW9eVSNmeVyHbCyj1WLc2hL8QvHcqrcPTc84m5fnyxyLxUEQLn_56Nw84H-V12WM_3p6eQA/w640-h457/1%20supertunias%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yellow and white Lantana with orange Merigolds blooming in the background.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2GekurZGRrFthe51gnSTyeYugVO6IM9dt7zk2Xgh7w5xogpnByRN8Ekb0lq1XNNg7HsIlRyxmFNQMvNLlUE-UIJD-Swzyr1T6wEemBHkjKANhAhlsgYddaipsIHFVfD3pwkNACY8wv0qd5unV-2-s57g_bJc11XycWLImc3gTECFW-_yPbIiLQ2uTQ/s1008/1%20verbinia%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1008" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2GekurZGRrFthe51gnSTyeYugVO6IM9dt7zk2Xgh7w5xogpnByRN8Ekb0lq1XNNg7HsIlRyxmFNQMvNLlUE-UIJD-Swzyr1T6wEemBHkjKANhAhlsgYddaipsIHFVfD3pwkNACY8wv0qd5unV-2-s57g_bJc11XycWLImc3gTECFW-_yPbIiLQ2uTQ/w640-h457/1%20verbinia%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lVHCiXZDiqrsGE9S9o3B_Kt2nDxeXY19yXppR4LQKnDKkyijxyMLHxx2mcgLX7NnLk5WFepTxz3f43bW9V8q5FdELEy63WuXI23OND4TCOgHLOILXRAnCFW5zu7xY8y7IdXG_3_jxpt7xVR-XUsF7zjxOaUKYaviNvfSkQrNkkfd6HQt7GSMJ6tJHQ/s720/1%20sept%20ii.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lVHCiXZDiqrsGE9S9o3B_Kt2nDxeXY19yXppR4LQKnDKkyijxyMLHxx2mcgLX7NnLk5WFepTxz3f43bW9V8q5FdELEy63WuXI23OND4TCOgHLOILXRAnCFW5zu7xY8y7IdXG_3_jxpt7xVR-XUsF7zjxOaUKYaviNvfSkQrNkkfd6HQt7GSMJ6tJHQ/s16000/1%20sept%20ii.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A sure sign of fall in my yard are the orange berries on the Pyracantha shrub. I only have one of this thorny evergreen shrub. <br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo3Klb2Ks8I3uZLYta4rEfav88QuSKTVFAjwKzx7267N6iKD9k5u92Aglw5QuG_bdAPLua8hgXEUNQ9PsUaMlWpVnAV231uS9dZ0j_yv2EmWtyzHG92AMu4N0jR0IXr5q3VWpAlmpkngW8G6VZNyYY3mOgpB4ImgPEWH1HGUd21Lo-84Afhz2XG3ebg/s1008/1%20pyracantha%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1008" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo3Klb2Ks8I3uZLYta4rEfav88QuSKTVFAjwKzx7267N6iKD9k5u92Aglw5QuG_bdAPLua8hgXEUNQ9PsUaMlWpVnAV231uS9dZ0j_yv2EmWtyzHG92AMu4N0jR0IXr5q3VWpAlmpkngW8G6VZNyYY3mOgpB4ImgPEWH1HGUd21Lo-84Afhz2XG3ebg/w640-h457/1%20pyracantha%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It had white flowers in early to mid-summer; then followed by the masses of brilliant orange berries.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35mvMITwkqwMnzPWSe2-XFJz_P24z8SEeTAJ0SCy3dmgYBB6qoEbfPArM673ZUYBd_Y2ZwNZWsGbGAleAY5voWFGsfoeHJmIonzg7uVnkzNunvezU70wYoj65dGITcAEFpHxUiUrkemExruMkQNyYGTyJjqeMmosVeHRZ9-40lsCHq8_pt0hgSsP8Ww/s1008/1%20pyracantha%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1008" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35mvMITwkqwMnzPWSe2-XFJz_P24z8SEeTAJ0SCy3dmgYBB6qoEbfPArM673ZUYBd_Y2ZwNZWsGbGAleAY5voWFGsfoeHJmIonzg7uVnkzNunvezU70wYoj65dGITcAEFpHxUiUrkemExruMkQNyYGTyJjqeMmosVeHRZ9-40lsCHq8_pt0hgSsP8Ww/w640-h457/1%20pyracantha%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uBtPzXILnQLb-mKOmgFHzPP4VbKWmO5fcgTuJKrzFx1JzgjBb3Y9L3VSjCI_nF5FNvWAjVeLOLNepzP-nNZY3Y-TeeaHyXgJuPK0_pokA-2gdMJjS7qeYqrlebCuCrwc0Ib3nqweUXylM-z-qq0KfckY79YHGUUMdsPiZOLHw1tXx_WAmhPbgOcZAQ/s1008/1%20pyracantha%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uBtPzXILnQLb-mKOmgFHzPP4VbKWmO5fcgTuJKrzFx1JzgjBb3Y9L3VSjCI_nF5FNvWAjVeLOLNepzP-nNZY3Y-TeeaHyXgJuPK0_pokA-2gdMJjS7qeYqrlebCuCrwc0Ib3nqweUXylM-z-qq0KfckY79YHGUUMdsPiZOLHw1tXx_WAmhPbgOcZAQ/w457-h640/1%20pyracantha%20c.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you enjoyed my September blooms. Can't wait to hear what is blooming in your area - Judy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Garden Blogger's Bloom Day</a> on the 15th of the month</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://bigfatmenopausallife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Share the Wealth Linky</a> @ My Big Fat Menopausal Life on the 1st & 15th</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzNlh7MW-8BYBTNzXob36rGkFL4hhPcBFOQEQqHYFaMcJ1WuDJuSLuUAzOuGY3rVv98cEv6jr5xlxMM3nRbTK067ppYg9SQOZp6PLkWt1cAKklpOtPTt-Nw9w8WztzrtxrLxGKrd3cMpmlwoSSw80se6De2fyv7x92f0fk-mP_UolaKthSaSW_tlM0g/s389/september%20blooms%20butterflies%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzNlh7MW-8BYBTNzXob36rGkFL4hhPcBFOQEQqHYFaMcJ1WuDJuSLuUAzOuGY3rVv98cEv6jr5xlxMM3nRbTK067ppYg9SQOZp6PLkWt1cAKklpOtPTt-Nw9w8WztzrtxrLxGKrd3cMpmlwoSSw80se6De2fyv7x92f0fk-mP_UolaKthSaSW_tlM0g/s320/september%20blooms%20butterflies%20side.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-63059060514564482992022-09-04T13:26:00.007-05:002022-09-08T17:24:39.434-05:00Antiquing and Lunch @ Miss Lucille's<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Come join me as three friends and I go antiquing in Clarksville, TN at Miss Lucille's Marketplace.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK7eOECaFr5GwNPb7H9kV5dysPoPR_-gUB62bMiEjigrUevogPVAiFBdbO_bocCZwNlwEvp10Gs4JRTfkgNR_jGi6EloCFnzaLKAA07E0OC8KvidPLYeVRYgLbiL3DvAujNJjBFbI4BTWtozel6Sudf44ToC8ComQ0dClBD2mGsfG2yKUtRB-16MlAw/s640/IMG_7358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="640" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK7eOECaFr5GwNPb7H9kV5dysPoPR_-gUB62bMiEjigrUevogPVAiFBdbO_bocCZwNlwEvp10Gs4JRTfkgNR_jGi6EloCFnzaLKAA07E0OC8KvidPLYeVRYgLbiL3DvAujNJjBFbI4BTWtozel6Sudf44ToC8ComQ0dClBD2mGsfG2yKUtRB-16MlAw/w640-h412/IMG_7358.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Miss Lucille's has over 200 vendors and 5,200 sq. feet and we didn't miss a single booth. <i>Most pics were taken by me, but I borrowed a few from Miss Lucille.</i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eating at the Cafe</span></h2><div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had planned to eat at Miss Lucille's Cafe and were all starving after our drive and couldn't wait to see the menu. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7688GNA_DEsmLvHSprEz0Rqs3blZkMvE2OBAZb_hk-eMMLJFmH6UUmacYQdAqcLBpLpHE-Io0Zj1ReRvhH-xx_WxCPgpC2zvn6nXsfxJetzhC6FJiUFrU_mdU3_NJQ6e1L_Ful1JEO7J2fRj-0oRJ-mDQsLOnPIrlmsv611CaMFR_hM9qVrwGQ5ENg/s640/IMG_7263.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7688GNA_DEsmLvHSprEz0Rqs3blZkMvE2OBAZb_hk-eMMLJFmH6UUmacYQdAqcLBpLpHE-Io0Zj1ReRvhH-xx_WxCPgpC2zvn6nXsfxJetzhC6FJiUFrU_mdU3_NJQ6e1L_Ful1JEO7J2fRj-0oRJ-mDQsLOnPIrlmsv611CaMFR_hM9qVrwGQ5ENg/w640-h480/IMG_7263.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We ordered at the counter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRhA-W7i3SBTwjtOqAM5UGq8u1Oci9dMd6ldApxbg55X4CQmYF4dX7p_SRz4jLHs-09QbGA2UDHQOuNKBmfMEtyGCRQ1K6iCN8e_z_kOjQDF9S6LACDODfmyMd-NLJ0TQ_V_IwnGILcgMLat4C6QNJeP852PUDqPqhpsMPkjhb4xulOmAYnG1O-PTqg/s640/IMG_7360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="640" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRhA-W7i3SBTwjtOqAM5UGq8u1Oci9dMd6ldApxbg55X4CQmYF4dX7p_SRz4jLHs-09QbGA2UDHQOuNKBmfMEtyGCRQ1K6iCN8e_z_kOjQDF9S6LACDODfmyMd-NLJ0TQ_V_IwnGILcgMLat4C6QNJeP852PUDqPqhpsMPkjhb4xulOmAYnG1O-PTqg/w640-h332/IMG_7360.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The cafe was decorated in a rustic style with a wall full of antique shutters.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfFCYWf_pPLENVwxyKST9xAaM5kS7Qep94R_KQu9_RATmLsEj0nTASHicWKJchqrouc8GgrhRkkVEOZq9ROr_Xwet__vYTbqI2VXpSSb78pJ2iNsEmPaF5-y6uGqxw-nFTTHF_AFVYW_PA28iBU3ia1Uti32mdAHH_fVrpvzHvOf36QrSjRIME1R3Yg/s640/IMG_7361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="640" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfFCYWf_pPLENVwxyKST9xAaM5kS7Qep94R_KQu9_RATmLsEj0nTASHicWKJchqrouc8GgrhRkkVEOZq9ROr_Xwet__vYTbqI2VXpSSb78pJ2iNsEmPaF5-y6uGqxw-nFTTHF_AFVYW_PA28iBU3ia1Uti32mdAHH_fVrpvzHvOf36QrSjRIME1R3Yg/w640-h372/IMG_7361.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The menu did not disappoint, our group ordered Fannie's Chicken Salad Sandwich, Saddie Mae's Grilled Cheese, the Yummy Yummy Bowl and the Chopped Salad. The food was great!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NHf1N_hcYrvSBxBD00xOHzKOfjDffPVyt_udwVAVAqb3cvmhkRv6jZO5Wykj1reftwULdg9up8GEeuXn7cvFdSXFo9HPxYFFa3qQXZn-dOokUCikNWYgkgnF7cAco5I3SiEDuuVQzag1cgtIc8BsOVHQOYC3q4o0hf52N0EBF8pKXGNlPvY_aJRwSA/s640/IMG_7364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="640" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NHf1N_hcYrvSBxBD00xOHzKOfjDffPVyt_udwVAVAqb3cvmhkRv6jZO5Wykj1reftwULdg9up8GEeuXn7cvFdSXFo9HPxYFFa3qQXZn-dOokUCikNWYgkgnF7cAco5I3SiEDuuVQzag1cgtIc8BsOVHQOYC3q4o0hf52N0EBF8pKXGNlPvY_aJRwSA/w640-h626/IMG_7364.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Time to antique and shop the booths</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of the first booth's was Miss Lucille's mouthwatering kettle corn. We all went home with a bag of kettle corn! </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">(I was hoping my husband would be happy I brought him something to eat and would not ask how my checkbook was looking. He didn't even ask!)</span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-6NIeKD1dV8OIWR3igBB79iCiy94TAVc12PFpQK70v-QP9kbg22ns07SlGQQxL2Lcmx_0PCw-XnXGaGwCCYPhp3P4yl_5s7SjXYGrX9d2Yewj6O9-l180Zm1E-xMBv1PmZ4-sNXOhe48q75fIT9pbeXebd8hKRAcOFVJ5a7evVfdjLnQuhftap4_RQ/s640/IMG_7266.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-6NIeKD1dV8OIWR3igBB79iCiy94TAVc12PFpQK70v-QP9kbg22ns07SlGQQxL2Lcmx_0PCw-XnXGaGwCCYPhp3P4yl_5s7SjXYGrX9d2Yewj6O9-l180Zm1E-xMBv1PmZ4-sNXOhe48q75fIT9pbeXebd8hKRAcOFVJ5a7evVfdjLnQuhftap4_RQ/w640-h480/IMG_7266.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">The kettle corn came in several different flavors.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCrKJGzh9QQ6Lj9PMHxeQ-K2nhSKRpTZUqLZGdoerd3eAdJ-yvir3fcfZkcArU6WC1GeGPYIWkkubusFlzLEwgrW5ATIFRSxM1zVKtwpw-YdixqTXzwMEWyNTxC-AEKEt9Vt4SW-RBrKMa3JrAMBFDuFfvHenbIA2GR2qecfX_9f0N-GFrOrdMakkfw/s2560/to-post-0516-copy-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCrKJGzh9QQ6Lj9PMHxeQ-K2nhSKRpTZUqLZGdoerd3eAdJ-yvir3fcfZkcArU6WC1GeGPYIWkkubusFlzLEwgrW5ATIFRSxM1zVKtwpw-YdixqTXzwMEWyNTxC-AEKEt9Vt4SW-RBrKMa3JrAMBFDuFfvHenbIA2GR2qecfX_9f0N-GFrOrdMakkfw/w640-h426/to-post-0516-copy-scaled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Over 200 booths</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There was something for everyone: antiques, new clothing, new decor pieces, furniture, jewelry, and metal work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSSYGc1Phswqg2fs7LbnHgxDvK7cDXq9GlEXzc2WY8lS_5zTkONEiEBZFtgNqLz_7S7921vGE2ziNmG94zb5So2O-iqKFVycMvzxsEJybcfOM71mEuFICxwkyJHonukxW4xeEr9JDz12ZlJ6bxGdDYKwGQwpzMVOTiCziL-b60BcKHu7ox-lH8J0wVA/s2000/1%20antiquing%20collage%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSSYGc1Phswqg2fs7LbnHgxDvK7cDXq9GlEXzc2WY8lS_5zTkONEiEBZFtgNqLz_7S7921vGE2ziNmG94zb5So2O-iqKFVycMvzxsEJybcfOM71mEuFICxwkyJHonukxW4xeEr9JDz12ZlJ6bxGdDYKwGQwpzMVOTiCziL-b60BcKHu7ox-lH8J0wVA/w640-h640/1%20antiquing%20collage%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyp0-pMzT05wl8ACnXNGvHMilJNW2qxYNFJMAZr1yKSCcbFf4IAJx-9vBMThqFdA5HCr_oSDg_4INMYPBT-wQbP6zyGr-4kM2rs6oUWyccDVk222FIiGmXkIkCxAUkt827pv8SvuOhKZcAodbNMNsXDtztlUIks-QJLRvE9eEZxYJ4vG1K3A9xCwZbQA/s2000/1%20antiquing%20collage%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyp0-pMzT05wl8ACnXNGvHMilJNW2qxYNFJMAZr1yKSCcbFf4IAJx-9vBMThqFdA5HCr_oSDg_4INMYPBT-wQbP6zyGr-4kM2rs6oUWyccDVk222FIiGmXkIkCxAUkt827pv8SvuOhKZcAodbNMNsXDtztlUIks-QJLRvE9eEZxYJ4vG1K3A9xCwZbQA/w640-h640/1%20antiquing%20collage%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Fabulous Finds</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbUTD-vZAYiEkqbCavFeDeMG1KrJ_THC8dDYGKczKYBu2x9pbaba4hL_1kzhUGWoxExSReu42xUb7RPvR7EfwNnssqkvn5FI2-FXsU5dBO1TsjkyTfBQ_NhnIZ6yPhQmafa_AVlqsnIMOPYaotteRSYjt-6XgNx5izggU6sXPLs3GR_WW0KMDMAT4eA/s720/1%20blue%201a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbUTD-vZAYiEkqbCavFeDeMG1KrJ_THC8dDYGKczKYBu2x9pbaba4hL_1kzhUGWoxExSReu42xUb7RPvR7EfwNnssqkvn5FI2-FXsU5dBO1TsjkyTfBQ_NhnIZ6yPhQmafa_AVlqsnIMOPYaotteRSYjt-6XgNx5izggU6sXPLs3GR_WW0KMDMAT4eA/s16000/1%20blue%201a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was antiquing with a purpose. Blue and white pieces were on my list for this antiquing trip. My group knew what I was looking for and they were happy to help. </span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Pictures of my finds were taken at home after the trip.</span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My first fabulous find was a piece of Polish Pottery. The 5.5 inch blue and white flower dot teapot was stamped on the bottom with Boleslawiec, hand made in Poland. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PIKW-a0SGhf9xwp4ZmXonY_fYpxi7dwz2p_jCoT-UsauTa4hcHb7OcZCTKf96pguXy3hPMZDIgwuHI7cnNmPtXe5wxuV-GJW8rUwFhBq42gQONvNn3IswzhdpduOjjCnKV-L3askVD3ypGZagZHESSWX66FqOP0qi71nH5qIaCs_W6hx7J2DiLAnGQ/s2100/IMG_7386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PIKW-a0SGhf9xwp4ZmXonY_fYpxi7dwz2p_jCoT-UsauTa4hcHb7OcZCTKf96pguXy3hPMZDIgwuHI7cnNmPtXe5wxuV-GJW8rUwFhBq42gQONvNn3IswzhdpduOjjCnKV-L3askVD3ypGZagZHESSWX66FqOP0qi71nH5qIaCs_W6hx7J2DiLAnGQ/w640-h640/IMG_7386.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Majolica teapot in a Partridge in a Pear Tree was another good find. This teapot was made in 1994 by Henriksen. I love the cobalt blue in this piece.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAV1_dlgiqjywR8H4oNGBzENtcyiCzPW3H_PsDRjZ5-SG1YH8g551BuJPNZ_io_-G67y25ucW7DaQV8WvlOev9QFrI1_jFkDBosdnI9_ZnghaMMN6EVUyPcU6vuqyOw4k5vD0hD2Dqqbr-rE76_C6GauGs6P04Sa2HHRm7ebziWdoYqrioheAlSyu7rQ/s2100/1%20blue%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="2100" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAV1_dlgiqjywR8H4oNGBzENtcyiCzPW3H_PsDRjZ5-SG1YH8g551BuJPNZ_io_-G67y25ucW7DaQV8WvlOev9QFrI1_jFkDBosdnI9_ZnghaMMN6EVUyPcU6vuqyOw4k5vD0hD2Dqqbr-rE76_C6GauGs6P04Sa2HHRm7ebziWdoYqrioheAlSyu7rQ/w640-h502/1%20blue%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;">Another vintage piece that made it to my cart was a blue and white Hengstenberg German Milk Glass mustard jar. </div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRQ0d1bkdYmas8ogPqYnFkC5WLNFDFDNRAuHCkrZcAM_1oliAVTseoibYqix1c-a1QcyuLztfuIyi2Cm5j4auG9LIUkshl-7y3M9dQlMQAWY1D5lcJSQfjsuga6Cj5eSHPekN4NvoVLx58iV1QJLGZuwdcTcS7IQ0KzQyWLaGMLVq-ha0lVjIrgGmmw/s2700/1%20blue%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRQ0d1bkdYmas8ogPqYnFkC5WLNFDFDNRAuHCkrZcAM_1oliAVTseoibYqix1c-a1QcyuLztfuIyi2Cm5j4auG9LIUkshl-7y3M9dQlMQAWY1D5lcJSQfjsuga6Cj5eSHPekN4NvoVLx58iV1QJLGZuwdcTcS7IQ0KzQyWLaGMLVq-ha0lVjIrgGmmw/w392-h640/1%20blue%2013.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The mustard jar is about 5 inches jar and perfect to go in my hutch with other blue and white dishes.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn-bNqlimkROwMeDCUyI-6GBdZvp5BrU9Z-7RXgnK3dJn43nZRwDVfi5eZFwj1b2pMzdmfSY0faYlbwTbsG9AQ4A93bfRzkoRaE_KIX9_qwpwcRFAf4E5AGs5kznlk_ks09ckgzycKoF7BZNF5zG5bJjpWH5tU3JbHs-JtaR5bkyjDpeQXXfCSQuYcg/s2000/1%20antiquing%20collage%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn-bNqlimkROwMeDCUyI-6GBdZvp5BrU9Z-7RXgnK3dJn43nZRwDVfi5eZFwj1b2pMzdmfSY0faYlbwTbsG9AQ4A93bfRzkoRaE_KIX9_qwpwcRFAf4E5AGs5kznlk_ks09ckgzycKoF7BZNF5zG5bJjpWH5tU3JbHs-JtaR5bkyjDpeQXXfCSQuYcg/w640-h640/1%20antiquing%20collage%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Those pieces have all been placed in my kitchen hutch. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3umSokROK1jCiSDCNucX3heqGNsrl35__UlIhwB2ySc4oJ20Xn_vMm36rb83f3ea_rS8ttxc8Y9a7ZHDnmBxawqJVruOQtdL9cv6tyD0SH_xO__rV2axLMzFVS0y_ZkRkb1-Dz0wUzVFlf2H55WGgiuO9uLvOTA_Z-1UHMVlIgt-rhqwQAQJ5vDyHFg/s864/1%20hutch%20f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3umSokROK1jCiSDCNucX3heqGNsrl35__UlIhwB2ySc4oJ20Xn_vMm36rb83f3ea_rS8ttxc8Y9a7ZHDnmBxawqJVruOQtdL9cv6tyD0SH_xO__rV2axLMzFVS0y_ZkRkb1-Dz0wUzVFlf2H55WGgiuO9uLvOTA_Z-1UHMVlIgt-rhqwQAQJ5vDyHFg/s16000/1%20hutch%20f.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ03es5G8ULuxw6gNQEns1LDnhTW70bwh-jHPwS67udpmReXkMeO-rVm467lvoz4sm8FUDm-4jlUIBNklkUNUQBRZALIIemh2uXtOdndeO_B8jtEZGp-YNb_7x0X8Kp9HmwOVXP7RR8m4XkS1yQzwJILiSSjN-p9muYqKyKBJTH5z8iIwXp1uUql5Xg/s720/1%20hutch%20collage%20bb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ03es5G8ULuxw6gNQEns1LDnhTW70bwh-jHPwS67udpmReXkMeO-rVm467lvoz4sm8FUDm-4jlUIBNklkUNUQBRZALIIemh2uXtOdndeO_B8jtEZGp-YNb_7x0X8Kp9HmwOVXP7RR8m4XkS1yQzwJILiSSjN-p9muYqKyKBJTH5z8iIwXp1uUql5Xg/s16000/1%20hutch%20collage%20bb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>The other pieces of blue and white that came home with me were not antiques but caught my eye because I just liked that cobalt blue color. </span><span>A platter and two dinner plates. I found the platter at one booth and the two plates at another booth. Lucky me! I'll use them in the kitchen but not in the kitchen hutch.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX7M-N5jv_yWQr_BBQB5gsurl7y0ht8zAs5D71BjD5J_GHR9wPkqcnnmYRCpSyRRrrZssVYkJKCKMlfB6V5sr1hIukv3L4YF-pe2TNQe1u1GKi3FfLcyhtuai_jrzKbhYG1QOXpSn8mjsdGpU02qfEU-030E0f7dP9YymAUJY5IphOSFp37qbmO076w/s640/IMG_7379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX7M-N5jv_yWQr_BBQB5gsurl7y0ht8zAs5D71BjD5J_GHR9wPkqcnnmYRCpSyRRrrZssVYkJKCKMlfB6V5sr1hIukv3L4YF-pe2TNQe1u1GKi3FfLcyhtuai_jrzKbhYG1QOXpSn8mjsdGpU02qfEU-030E0f7dP9YymAUJY5IphOSFp37qbmO076w/w480-h640/IMG_7379.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A 13-inch shallow bowl came home with me too. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-ebjbc8XXewR0CrQGCvv2Bg52wwyM5r-5rqIINQZHkYdMsrtC_m4Upv5bM5Jv3SEQwl5icEOLWoHDICPCQ5j7Ra-wcTYsjsvBu3NKhHNtWa3MiJFGozXlheqQgzySEzbpI6wjPRdzlr9j8e9pruOgxGKAIrX0WerhVt7crGqhYPLTIHUZrcEahVJBw/s2250/IMG_7385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="2100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-ebjbc8XXewR0CrQGCvv2Bg52wwyM5r-5rqIINQZHkYdMsrtC_m4Upv5bM5Jv3SEQwl5icEOLWoHDICPCQ5j7Ra-wcTYsjsvBu3NKhHNtWa3MiJFGozXlheqQgzySEzbpI6wjPRdzlr9j8e9pruOgxGKAIrX0WerhVt7crGqhYPLTIHUZrcEahVJBw/w598-h640/IMG_7385.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The last three finds include a black finial and two blue and white chinoiserie orbs. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUQqrZonpGoTwPTJwJhjNIGgIo79JZK10VFNMJVXUXgx0cEyt8B6enOc861Lx46I41MrXh5p_6XOdzMqCqptYdz44Yu059_p8ViKl2VEYA3Y5I4ZxojqLo1c0khHfR5zzDV6lJWSs0IAswAbY47lf065cyVC6EjamCzpm93GOC-xH2zC374oaEUHTPQ/s2000/1%20antiquing%20collage%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUQqrZonpGoTwPTJwJhjNIGgIo79JZK10VFNMJVXUXgx0cEyt8B6enOc861Lx46I41MrXh5p_6XOdzMqCqptYdz44Yu059_p8ViKl2VEYA3Y5I4ZxojqLo1c0khHfR5zzDV6lJWSs0IAswAbY47lf065cyVC6EjamCzpm93GOC-xH2zC374oaEUHTPQ/w640-h640/1%20antiquing%20collage%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />The 13-in shallow bowl and the black finial are now on the fireplace mantel. <i>Note: The fireplace and hearth are getting ready for another update. Third time should be a charm! <b>Hint</b>: I'm tired of the grout lines.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsJDmwC7yFlnotV6W5pQjOt4XqnBCizkaPQEbBrlo6QsEZTnkmjrZqz2jOtbMLlc0t84Usri5sfC17zbvXOqsWcZ2UwCywsUb33yUZgFIATaPnjKXLPOYcaC4KvjLE2sQChwJkN9UgDuEdPOFNco9jKHXrln7QaIy1b17cFJY5E3YG989CVgJWYMZBQ/s720/1%20fireplace%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsJDmwC7yFlnotV6W5pQjOt4XqnBCizkaPQEbBrlo6QsEZTnkmjrZqz2jOtbMLlc0t84Usri5sfC17zbvXOqsWcZ2UwCywsUb33yUZgFIATaPnjKXLPOYcaC4KvjLE2sQChwJkN9UgDuEdPOFNco9jKHXrln7QaIy1b17cFJY5E3YG989CVgJWYMZBQ/s16000/1%20fireplace%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you enjoyed the trip to Miss Lucille's. I am not affiliated with Miss Lucille but sure enjoyed the visit. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iTTRR-zf23CSZMhX9ulLHpK3sor-HuOC4i5HFcdQjoP3c8o5GJCnPZGQ5kSCtRKdj24vrMvCjJM9tTGnthQQU3JSsAF4oL-Wnan4fH7dRfRLvzlfJHxRorArkU22FL8c6yu-ZxD620HjEHEBfcKUWJVKM2FiNT-uH40A8-HO1iYzVVrhYe_75H1lDg/s640/IMG_7368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="640" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iTTRR-zf23CSZMhX9ulLHpK3sor-HuOC4i5HFcdQjoP3c8o5GJCnPZGQ5kSCtRKdj24vrMvCjJM9tTGnthQQU3JSsAF4oL-Wnan4fH7dRfRLvzlfJHxRorArkU22FL8c6yu-ZxD620HjEHEBfcKUWJVKM2FiNT-uH40A8-HO1iYzVVrhYe_75H1lDg/w640-h538/IMG_7368.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">How do you like to antique? Do you shop with a purpose or just go for the adventure? 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wow_FZqbvvAy0YNw58XcWgNCz1pzjwzNB7CSQHqMJ9OvHTXNxBQj7Nw6pyoB9qKs0AhAFL1Ri22Us9Ius0zDn9LrD4LCBQ3r8VK4x1IH4DNic_zKuNliqTXyITH2ZaLRJC-lLJ5o8t8D4cDN5Ah1_EEKEIEumTies7ezdaKk4K0dDYOLxXi9ogkp1w/s320/antiquing%20and%20lunch.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div></span></div></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-55884517516281661122022-08-14T23:23:00.014-05:002022-08-23T10:39:24.383-05:00Butterflies and Blooms<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is the 15th of the month so it is time for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day. You are going to see lots of blooms as well as some butterflies.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnkJIrZx_dW31PZg9DZtxvPaig1ulgZ_X1imlF03iIKPLR_gh-oEMGDYvdEl0wzmQctVtVPbLXroST2-ktKs9mJ_C__COucn1qQ155zeLFgbS3eKItcY5_elJXnYtecaa7xtVks43mPg0cnT-nvvuL4lsBFHgkbwxZR0pVj0PxocgBiZlFqc-ZXsVTA/s389/butterflies%20and%20blooms%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnkJIrZx_dW31PZg9DZtxvPaig1ulgZ_X1imlF03iIKPLR_gh-oEMGDYvdEl0wzmQctVtVPbLXroST2-ktKs9mJ_C__COucn1qQ155zeLFgbS3eKItcY5_elJXnYtecaa7xtVks43mPg0cnT-nvvuL4lsBFHgkbwxZR0pVj0PxocgBiZlFqc-ZXsVTA/w296-h400/butterflies%20and%20blooms%20side.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Butterflies and Lantana</span></h1><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I enjoy taking pics of butterflies as they visit the blooms in my gardens. Lantana blooms non-stop through the growing season and butterflies are attracted to these pink and light orange puffs of the Luscious Royale Cosmo Lantana. Lantana does come in several other colors.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrc6sTlNUUabPLug_TfqpHBkzPR8qoGnT9VaDvHQz3fTxgyvLJwhjHdGz7G7rHsvOLB3z6nuIP-QrpvWLE327FGGJ729oCwQdWEbhryNz1s_Ms-RfsScsuaRu61grNXZc4Kze-sM2kwWD8jHBRio3O1PLvmGwPMLpOjJsdXO3Sjn_GfT0pWhu5_xRmow/s792/1%20butterflies%20and%20blooms%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrc6sTlNUUabPLug_TfqpHBkzPR8qoGnT9VaDvHQz3fTxgyvLJwhjHdGz7G7rHsvOLB3z6nuIP-QrpvWLE327FGGJ729oCwQdWEbhryNz1s_Ms-RfsScsuaRu61grNXZc4Kze-sM2kwWD8jHBRio3O1PLvmGwPMLpOjJsdXO3Sjn_GfT0pWhu5_xRmow/s16000/1%20butterflies%20and%20blooms%203.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdunSpsIiUDuHr_1-5kiPmJRhEkq90rAlubIHyMG1Eq-yHh7zI0VE2a2txNsAf_zaCi2eruFEdAJHFjVAIijSK9yyCeZcPLfYAhtd7V1FVk6a3ECNM-WAlEt4LNXvk7t2PUTd3phaFrhU3__0xdXpphzUxUCZuSSkZZflPLUnCoTEsOqEhG7kMrM8UVA/s864/1%20flowers%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdunSpsIiUDuHr_1-5kiPmJRhEkq90rAlubIHyMG1Eq-yHh7zI0VE2a2txNsAf_zaCi2eruFEdAJHFjVAIijSK9yyCeZcPLfYAhtd7V1FVk6a3ECNM-WAlEt4LNXvk7t2PUTd3phaFrhU3__0xdXpphzUxUCZuSSkZZflPLUnCoTEsOqEhG7kMrM8UVA/s16000/1%20flowers%20b.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r3uAlB_CNM84bhMM2TDL7GZ38dieVXXRIGf4R_pow6qhd-X-2c65vpGNX4OxB-QNoUPiDQjmzfBDENTCKzYh0OIibeiRJMhIB-iFu9jMAF-QmGU9OIjINEy8MRz0RM07gsWM30dHYdVFQLIDEoplW84o2KQ6FN__DgnrusAYawv-6doJpEda0NqYPQ/s864/1%20flowers%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r3uAlB_CNM84bhMM2TDL7GZ38dieVXXRIGf4R_pow6qhd-X-2c65vpGNX4OxB-QNoUPiDQjmzfBDENTCKzYh0OIibeiRJMhIB-iFu9jMAF-QmGU9OIjINEy8MRz0RM07gsWM30dHYdVFQLIDEoplW84o2KQ6FN__DgnrusAYawv-6doJpEda0NqYPQ/s16000/1%20flowers%20c.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIXO6f02ibx5keiWj094k-3U493-bCC635GtX3SyXZmtgJqDBAj0gfENN8HPCbT-fjJBdAreuW3xuQS8GBavKnnJTWGfNT8gvQO9Y45d05EeOI7UUbPgnwx6h1CJI2HCDCUkc75BVfgvAMPyyuYeNKj85xKKHALZjPKtHzjlUFPRqJ_lFeKUlXUaGDw/s864/1%20flowers%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIXO6f02ibx5keiWj094k-3U493-bCC635GtX3SyXZmtgJqDBAj0gfENN8HPCbT-fjJBdAreuW3xuQS8GBavKnnJTWGfNT8gvQO9Y45d05EeOI7UUbPgnwx6h1CJI2HCDCUkc75BVfgvAMPyyuYeNKj85xKKHALZjPKtHzjlUFPRqJ_lFeKUlXUaGDw/s16000/1%20flowers%20d.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGEBdCrJ4KqmH7yJs7plMLhJBvJOi_A1N5S6Uq1sOvG4MvvL-KdeBNKCbg0Gbr0mMJq4eXHLSdK7UupK10SbHRMhk67tIurwI-IwqY0Lm8MIq4qQXqT7-UGXOzq1i90L93G1dqWInPisG9QTjsbJuH9cX492HNPYqub12_76-HhYqctr0-9V-Serc9A/s720/2%20flower%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGEBdCrJ4KqmH7yJs7plMLhJBvJOi_A1N5S6Uq1sOvG4MvvL-KdeBNKCbg0Gbr0mMJq4eXHLSdK7UupK10SbHRMhk67tIurwI-IwqY0Lm8MIq4qQXqT7-UGXOzq1i90L93G1dqWInPisG9QTjsbJuH9cX492HNPYqub12_76-HhYqctr0-9V-Serc9A/s16000/2%20flower%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Butterflies and Zinnias</span></h1><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Zinnias are an annual that are so easy to grow and the more you cut their flowers, the more they bloom. My zinnias are still going strong even though the heat has been pretty awful.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXDVVbshZgybGdNE9Ha5O0-Oyl6BrweHDPyyV4KkE5jWPlTV-VW5hRzfxPjfit3kK717zujTyxDHiWtclo3yfWv674xdUAxsCJ1i5S5n14awh_Ov3L0U4XMUEgAmu66q5_2DY6xUU0q5lfUl4fDMk6rETVHyRcOvgsNbgGeKhLuR1D5vLdid7339ssA/s864/1%20zinnias%20k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXDVVbshZgybGdNE9Ha5O0-Oyl6BrweHDPyyV4KkE5jWPlTV-VW5hRzfxPjfit3kK717zujTyxDHiWtclo3yfWv674xdUAxsCJ1i5S5n14awh_Ov3L0U4XMUEgAmu66q5_2DY6xUU0q5lfUl4fDMk6rETVHyRcOvgsNbgGeKhLuR1D5vLdid7339ssA/s16000/1%20zinnias%20k.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Butterflies are attracted to Zinnias. These pics were taken early morning while the light was still soft of them drinking nectar.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAv8utzVDlnGCm_MDf4P0JjnmRMzPrEIATkPEf-W-FXL-9Y5OK0LGvKxAokI90hCUjZdv9lsx4YcTtA1ihzXX10GRQa4CWncl69P0PJ44CVNBi8u3rd7Ul4_P425fvDjF0YhkO_yCMfUneHjjcWBxq781xTl_KfhqfMqsRnCrLanmwMWyhb_prSnFmw/s864/1%20flowers%20aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAv8utzVDlnGCm_MDf4P0JjnmRMzPrEIATkPEf-W-FXL-9Y5OK0LGvKxAokI90hCUjZdv9lsx4YcTtA1ihzXX10GRQa4CWncl69P0PJ44CVNBi8u3rd7Ul4_P425fvDjF0YhkO_yCMfUneHjjcWBxq781xTl_KfhqfMqsRnCrLanmwMWyhb_prSnFmw/s16000/1%20flowers%20aa.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhxYVlciGdYLAbL5LplNftl75fBG09_RrzZlA2nKckHbZlPDNYotc1-xt9kjxE-3iKUWm4mO-U54oollcz2agpq9Ox-MtNLBPBUiVr4FYNaew9ThhdIdAPqWplYbDxW3REeLfOfJ0gQQlagMA10sw1QRrrIrW8V-YOCeBiDm3txqQaxQtYEUy8P566g/s864/1%20flowers%20aaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB-Emw5_Dp9nbV655YU9gIICGqfhL60iLQbmJY61mSDSiEFFINuMsibH5WgnESpcak13ePD3wDvCFZ-Z_cr-tqxrb4o4_8fAtrOVaUvLXFP0VTqUp6s0Zc12j_42A5lxdQWeR5jiSwBqRHSTUNab9tBS9LmDkv72Sf_lPVyYId19aTrdepJgpHbbYVw/w640-h640/1%20zinnia%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Butterflies and Supertunias</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Many of my supertunias are fading and blooming less, this butterfly is drinking a little nectar.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Just a few of them were still blooming.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJql2pitfMVNa8Bq5zccZiD67CsTR9dhuDztIEHsetxbNLssNfM2Im6Rvs0Wb_Dx4b9u6aIwFQz77QvvaEE0VsKon0aHR_Jzas_cfMlo1ntpe5_rXgw-bNNbl-qi7n7tWWPnns6ULOesC9Yt54vQTV63PPukWKG7ujGxQppvV5v-3DsUK4PQRTCOJLg/s2000/1%20hosta%20blooms%20collage%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJql2pitfMVNa8Bq5zccZiD67CsTR9dhuDztIEHsetxbNLssNfM2Im6Rvs0Wb_Dx4b9u6aIwFQz77QvvaEE0VsKon0aHR_Jzas_cfMlo1ntpe5_rXgw-bNNbl-qi7n7tWWPnns6ULOesC9Yt54vQTV63PPukWKG7ujGxQppvV5v-3DsUK4PQRTCOJLg/w640-h640/1%20hosta%20blooms%20collage%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Diamond Snow Euphorbia Blooms</span></h1><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The dainty white blooms of the Diamond Snow Euphorbia are heat and drought tolerant.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG_d6uR1moX6AL3SVHzGPwYaazFwgEwDxWoUP9R5yHSaWRWB-wsKrmgSbue4jRxmVAsmZxl_-aVDTySclJkmIbJYfkui82VTgY3nKhSMZ6N3LlRztFGlN4f7jA4H7zQeuRGKPO9atUoo0F3YNaiePobFGdcPjchtBvFXCR_bPewnHsrdbDnjYV-ZBbQ/s2000/1%20diamond%20snow%20collage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG_d6uR1moX6AL3SVHzGPwYaazFwgEwDxWoUP9R5yHSaWRWB-wsKrmgSbue4jRxmVAsmZxl_-aVDTySclJkmIbJYfkui82VTgY3nKhSMZ6N3LlRztFGlN4f7jA4H7zQeuRGKPO9atUoo0F3YNaiePobFGdcPjchtBvFXCR_bPewnHsrdbDnjYV-ZBbQ/w640-h640/1%20diamond%20snow%20collage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cardinal Flower Blooms</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the only cardinal flower in my gardens, and it has been producing intense red flowers. It is a great flower for late summer gardens and is a self-seeder. I sure hope I have more of this flower next year!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5dJRtI5FASqXeCNOWQW9ACn8rXpyO-YFYk5MlIY96anqOBeSFQu04WXed9pWhsZd2tiByEH3_CMMyBkZ94fuQe1i4hbWVVCXZM3qpYqD10BONDNcSkek-xZQ_trM1cdroE5Jgs3Db_0MDhUBoRx1k8HfmwhuNsDIFKb1gyJeBTohFikEnKObnJ4qow/s1008/1%20cardinal%20flower%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5dJRtI5FASqXeCNOWQW9ACn8rXpyO-YFYk5MlIY96anqOBeSFQu04WXed9pWhsZd2tiByEH3_CMMyBkZ94fuQe1i4hbWVVCXZM3qpYqD10BONDNcSkek-xZQ_trM1cdroE5Jgs3Db_0MDhUBoRx1k8HfmwhuNsDIFKb1gyJeBTohFikEnKObnJ4qow/s16000/1%20cardinal%20flower%202.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Coleus Blooms</h2></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Although most people pinch off the flowers of the Coleus plant, it does produce spikes of purple or white flower.</span></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8TkddPDoTbbWk8jRBFkl4a65N48Ap2hVg9oiDoLiCv2qmeGQQkIbJIKeiiV5Bldj3ii-6i0y4jipp7yra3L4YvKvlgCFO9k83eEqvLu7p40PGfy4RF1YK1SO7LEITPel5w1d8xhci-PUhPdtJhuG0mF-dsJfe6LFpvoSuGZm_bvJjiHnspLBLTxe7w/s864/1%20coleus%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8TkddPDoTbbWk8jRBFkl4a65N48Ap2hVg9oiDoLiCv2qmeGQQkIbJIKeiiV5Bldj3ii-6i0y4jipp7yra3L4YvKvlgCFO9k83eEqvLu7p40PGfy4RF1YK1SO7LEITPel5w1d8xhci-PUhPdtJhuG0mF-dsJfe6LFpvoSuGZm_bvJjiHnspLBLTxe7w/s16000/1%20coleus%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beautiful Foliage</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Although my Caladiums have never bloomed, they do have such eye-catching foliage.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQEiJCfSgxuVVMQoCM7nuZnqB49YeOgMmHExKkqNygqq51PkPvO9O6m40hw6SRY9gk7rMUyMG-A3gvUXmD_0FXd_uFofX8bdwesgKqesm19RVZTLsDe7MecfZOwiC4xrm_vYCm8mBZPwhWeQ56Xp7UAtrr6G-BArBX6ZazpxgDG0kwz6UZ6RpKtaNmA/s2000/1%20caladiums%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQEiJCfSgxuVVMQoCM7nuZnqB49YeOgMmHExKkqNygqq51PkPvO9O6m40hw6SRY9gk7rMUyMG-A3gvUXmD_0FXd_uFofX8bdwesgKqesm19RVZTLsDe7MecfZOwiC4xrm_vYCm8mBZPwhWeQ56Xp7UAtrr6G-BArBX6ZazpxgDG0kwz6UZ6RpKtaNmA/w640-h640/1%20caladiums%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My favorite blooms for August</span></h2><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Crepe Myrtles</span></h3><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The gorgeous blooms of the Crepe Myrtles are just stunning in August. While other blooms are fading, the crepes are still opening and blooming. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ-tzfwT_52EtGOwfBmG2K7C8Ae5NpzWKRqYKgk8qAQjk16etXD82kpKa5-l4bhkWAPNxwsnMGIz273CuoofT3I5lQIFRudlHLHv6JeUP1DdYEX0uusGfj7ejd6rIoqqrcUHTCvZuxQn3l5uL5emV4ZseARW-UUV5Rc9HQVSknkxcRLXJMblYal4hqQ/s864/1%20crepes%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ-tzfwT_52EtGOwfBmG2K7C8Ae5NpzWKRqYKgk8qAQjk16etXD82kpKa5-l4bhkWAPNxwsnMGIz273CuoofT3I5lQIFRudlHLHv6JeUP1DdYEX0uusGfj7ejd6rIoqqrcUHTCvZuxQn3l5uL5emV4ZseARW-UUV5Rc9HQVSknkxcRLXJMblYal4hqQ/s16000/1%20crepes%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">They always put on a stunning show.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyDokPqQJwjMJe4XL7OtjJGkMMy5g3xtlTdCFsqSeCqGujHf0DV3HXNcioTwfFUZqyOaTsvGDlDAvfWftPOYfADW1ET_5GzOntFuWxEI_yrbD0Ar1VQKyKpE8UZY7M_WgHHgtlhpk6xZPLzbI18IrSByhkHTackzRB8C3eJB6ti1kQk76g5mFQKLWQA/s720/1%20crepes%20aaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyDokPqQJwjMJe4XL7OtjJGkMMy5g3xtlTdCFsqSeCqGujHf0DV3HXNcioTwfFUZqyOaTsvGDlDAvfWftPOYfADW1ET_5GzOntFuWxEI_yrbD0Ar1VQKyKpE8UZY7M_WgHHgtlhpk6xZPLzbI18IrSByhkHTackzRB8C3eJB6ti1kQk76g5mFQKLWQA/w640-h512/1%20crepes%20aaa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rows of Crepe Myrtles line our front and back yards and a few in a large bed near the road.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4r8yMwIdlZaAFdAocbWQXq71yXpb31v7u3rs6TRBuo_u-zibedPmdANSjmHAXrh_tZZhQX58ETxc_gtPwL3s2kqAdZtT2wNy28kwG8BtLoKkrxt7t7dqLsBkpihJLNFLcZH8CFf2-eKSGYzUFXOvMopt7amRSggRIQeUaWRy29GW8RpGt7WorlBMmg/s720/1%20crepes%20j.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4r8yMwIdlZaAFdAocbWQXq71yXpb31v7u3rs6TRBuo_u-zibedPmdANSjmHAXrh_tZZhQX58ETxc_gtPwL3s2kqAdZtT2wNy28kwG8BtLoKkrxt7t7dqLsBkpihJLNFLcZH8CFf2-eKSGYzUFXOvMopt7amRSggRIQeUaWRy29GW8RpGt7WorlBMmg/w640-h640/1%20crepes%20j.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Their beautiful flower clusters range from purple to red, pink, and white.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6S-LUTbGc0jR52l07KlEesA4fVQizGcl1eIl0RIVtnNWL7FfTXvRNZC2sxgK2qCrSy1JEeUmZpLQSy0lZhe13Fg83LZq55C-TzljBqRE6-nhqN4MIezwbOKi7VGlLM4VeD_Hx9F1Y3qlN1-lAmpJNybcDwmMbKUM96eRqucPkItuMBInJclrQHLJGQ/s936/1%20crapes%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6S-LUTbGc0jR52l07KlEesA4fVQizGcl1eIl0RIVtnNWL7FfTXvRNZC2sxgK2qCrSy1JEeUmZpLQSy0lZhe13Fg83LZq55C-TzljBqRE6-nhqN4MIezwbOKi7VGlLM4VeD_Hx9F1Y3qlN1-lAmpJNybcDwmMbKUM96eRqucPkItuMBInJclrQHLJGQ/s16000/1%20crapes%202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHGDqPRR9SiVPSKqhQ8_gDkBdbd2JMEpFusMbT3DIh53sNlRQc_AR5nirPlFMXi-cvHRmO0QS2buBe02BLqWDBXkv1ovhK5tWHjW_fhCqHa7ykoct18CM9N9JSqM1CV4tN13H-bKKBqKYhTPwUUWPVjmPuBMD7YIxG4mmkjK8oiWTUYNt1O6oPB2qcg/s936/1%20crepes%20jk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHGDqPRR9SiVPSKqhQ8_gDkBdbd2JMEpFusMbT3DIh53sNlRQc_AR5nirPlFMXi-cvHRmO0QS2buBe02BLqWDBXkv1ovhK5tWHjW_fhCqHa7ykoct18CM9N9JSqM1CV4tN13H-bKKBqKYhTPwUUWPVjmPuBMD7YIxG4mmkjK8oiWTUYNt1O6oPB2qcg/s16000/1%20crepes%20jk.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by to see my August Butterflies and Blooms. 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font-size: medium;"> @ A Pinch of Joy on Sundays at 5pm</span></div></div></div></span></div><p><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMMQUmBapRybTUDEy1-YWqbniEW7BGN-jWHrSxHaTX18z_KWShXiYth1rhdJ6k7Rb1gp-IsMUJjzWssZIByFGIyQfaSm22VAT8L3gs_WMj0YehnYREMdO06-AMmE9l-iGTPrMnHg5ZhaCe_vABFROkptzdfpscpKMv9AdVyDm6jofQB8evvjrlW079A/s389/butterflies%20and%20blooms%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMMQUmBapRybTUDEy1-YWqbniEW7BGN-jWHrSxHaTX18z_KWShXiYth1rhdJ6k7Rb1gp-IsMUJjzWssZIByFGIyQfaSm22VAT8L3gs_WMj0YehnYREMdO06-AMmE9l-iGTPrMnHg5ZhaCe_vABFROkptzdfpscpKMv9AdVyDm6jofQB8evvjrlW079A/w237-h320/butterflies%20and%20blooms%20side.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-50257508749658202362022-08-01T01:09:00.005-05:002022-08-04T07:10:42.090-05:00Barns, Blooms, & Birds #12<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Barns</span></h1><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>I was driving in the country in Calloway County, Kentucky, and saw an old barn that seemed to be standing on its last leg. </span>I drove by the barn and just had to stop, backed my car up and took a few pics of the collapsing barn. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fDjylcetl711P17BTgV1EQWJUobgJ7GMsLLKcBl5sFcoknWjRxzliuMo-ygBrPduVMWTOEHfUDdesw6bf9A1izQMlWgZRH3RHP3c2FUx34htplcQ0HiKGVmQwIlRscI8_9Zd0ubQrVOjGWJtqoUHLH3pY2IjcW5txUzaUxj9DBfQ_OH2QKISB2O03Q/s720/1%20barn%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fDjylcetl711P17BTgV1EQWJUobgJ7GMsLLKcBl5sFcoknWjRxzliuMo-ygBrPduVMWTOEHfUDdesw6bf9A1izQMlWgZRH3RHP3c2FUx34htplcQ0HiKGVmQwIlRscI8_9Zd0ubQrVOjGWJtqoUHLH3pY2IjcW5txUzaUxj9DBfQ_OH2QKISB2O03Q/s16000/1%20barn%203.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Did you notice the piece of lumber propped against the right side of the barn holding it up? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gosh, I haven't done any barns posts since 2016 when I did a series of 11 posts on Barns, Blooms, and Birds. So today I'm posting #12 in this series.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFghVgV7JyDjvKnpe6G_MLcVCN_t6oQAABNrOQRGhdhzLveUTkK0UXupaj8SFssxPqW2eKdwu253W0PXc666E2oiyMg9VkP-wazN3qApmNfhqN-mxWMvJlcHVemi97dv2Rp8IdChVIIZpu-HBiBbeJ7EmUoq4JLOL9OQwG2jmz3k3AUm2oJ2YVd02cg/s720/1%20barn%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFghVgV7JyDjvKnpe6G_MLcVCN_t6oQAABNrOQRGhdhzLveUTkK0UXupaj8SFssxPqW2eKdwu253W0PXc666E2oiyMg9VkP-wazN3qApmNfhqN-mxWMvJlcHVemi97dv2Rp8IdChVIIZpu-HBiBbeJ7EmUoq4JLOL9OQwG2jmz3k3AUm2oJ2YVd02cg/s16000/1%20barn%201.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The barn was sitting close to the road, so it was easy to get a few pics. It was so sad to see the condition of the barn. Wish I knew more about this old barn. I'll check with my friend who lives out that way and see if she knows any of the barn's history.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hA8li1_kqpRUM70YgtEwraZ9EpN-DqKyFXxt7xuXBsFMvmYC7o4K0edoTYwhRK460EPeibLHmX1i-CQYLWsyn_8oAaLA0UpeC-MtCJWOZsKn0wfOJ8GYe9Q-Q_AUJ8WbZEw1-I11sRWCdHsKXLpjavyjKr0VbKMGcp3DvRWZ-Sw1jURdQrgqlXpu8g/s720/1%20barn%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hA8li1_kqpRUM70YgtEwraZ9EpN-DqKyFXxt7xuXBsFMvmYC7o4K0edoTYwhRK460EPeibLHmX1i-CQYLWsyn_8oAaLA0UpeC-MtCJWOZsKn0wfOJ8GYe9Q-Q_AUJ8WbZEw1-I11sRWCdHsKXLpjavyjKr0VbKMGcp3DvRWZ-Sw1jURdQrgqlXpu8g/s16000/1%20barn%202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I couldn't tell if it was a tobacco barn but I'm sure there are many stories that go along with the life of this barn. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdGU0z2aC5xkjU-tsSHxu1vAHs-n6Jy0plluCkmejM9w9ec1-wOee86NnQeSJvzRCKwahdRcQD2Xq9srKIeXpXdL2O1ZEg4iA3utCwTTjEIIH-G2M6UHX2U63O-P4z9O7x2pCHlTgdKv1qY7dccI1qlgnC-rLtoP3S01GHmztjC0DxZj1y218oW_brQ/s720/1%20barn%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdGU0z2aC5xkjU-tsSHxu1vAHs-n6Jy0plluCkmejM9w9ec1-wOee86NnQeSJvzRCKwahdRcQD2Xq9srKIeXpXdL2O1ZEg4iA3utCwTTjEIIH-G2M6UHX2U63O-P4z9O7x2pCHlTgdKv1qY7dccI1qlgnC-rLtoP3S01GHmztjC0DxZj1y218oW_brQ/s16000/1%20barn%203.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I continued driving on the country road and then saw another old barn. This one was in much better shape, and I can even imagine tobacco hanging in the barn during the tobacco season. It sat further back on the property so I couldn't get any closer.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--uXIK7xJPuMosQ5gE2kLTSVRO4xpvmMtY-0HftcU0Oj33p_ZXaRZfu5DATUUga0gndqNeaQ8pj6m7npYvImWcsN5hZ3XoNvhA5wbRwLCeDchAkRBsIBl6iNi9xsUNPTcPoIbACd8b9J6412xpXB2kR1iE58SuKFPS7XtUoad4h3D1kYtdGZa9hs2KQ/s720/1%20barn%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--uXIK7xJPuMosQ5gE2kLTSVRO4xpvmMtY-0HftcU0Oj33p_ZXaRZfu5DATUUga0gndqNeaQ8pj6m7npYvImWcsN5hZ3XoNvhA5wbRwLCeDchAkRBsIBl6iNi9xsUNPTcPoIbACd8b9J6412xpXB2kR1iE58SuKFPS7XtUoad4h3D1kYtdGZa9hs2KQ/s16000/1%20barn%204.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blooms</span></h1><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our Limelight Hydrangeas are in bloom. These creamy white blooms look so fresh and clean in the summer heat. If you love hydrangeas like I do, it is so exciting when these paniculata hydrangea start to flower. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnh5M3S_4NOwE7qYwZQXU1uZuTmwtUKPJFgY0azbldQBvwXBEjINkqtfFGj0Tch6fqCxaV7VoZEZ9Td2AIlREG7tslTM4jXUGeTPOYIR03Ue5GYSM_oZea4em3foeWwVk6nU3GNNYc43mJ32zr6qqDaVINU79GIy2FYOgP_kshkLFZf-Gin73nDlYZw/s864/1%20flowers%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnh5M3S_4NOwE7qYwZQXU1uZuTmwtUKPJFgY0azbldQBvwXBEjINkqtfFGj0Tch6fqCxaV7VoZEZ9Td2AIlREG7tslTM4jXUGeTPOYIR03Ue5GYSM_oZea4em3foeWwVk6nU3GNNYc43mJ32zr6qqDaVINU79GIy2FYOgP_kshkLFZf-Gin73nDlYZw/s16000/1%20flowers%20b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">With drip hoses on timers for watering the flowers, I am thankful to still have other blooms. The spiky blooms on the Speedwell plants are providing beautiful purple color in the gardens.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl-eLYimvut1dlgtWDOoBN635KHMJxJyYtRyb1g8VV2NuNatyJKWp1B_ZvKxK1tk7ttovQTTCIdhF3vjMe70S5abq1T5GMctATzkD2-X-E4a33cxZPtj8gnxmF82OxPsuysZadsZ6v4B0AMwSkNIMzDlxi39MHKUXhNT4KmbrbIQZ5D8K9qJoQH9S1g/s5184/1%20blooms%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl-eLYimvut1dlgtWDOoBN635KHMJxJyYtRyb1g8VV2NuNatyJKWp1B_ZvKxK1tk7ttovQTTCIdhF3vjMe70S5abq1T5GMctATzkD2-X-E4a33cxZPtj8gnxmF82OxPsuysZadsZ6v4B0AMwSkNIMzDlxi39MHKUXhNT4KmbrbIQZ5D8K9qJoQH9S1g/w640-h427/1%20blooms%209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">Angelonia (white spiky flowers) and the purple </span><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">Calibrachoa are still going strong even in the heat. Again, it is the drip hoses that are keeping them blooming. I have fertilized these a few times this summer.</span></p><p><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6W3DESlvyyF7q3BeIJP8ugsiA_GR-9m-AYAq8WihB2RiZGBYa-r59gvmvAsu0bh8WI7WBNdtoElNRrAji5OHXwYNCy9Mj9brDewkME1oXsaGllNovQrdQZng_AYH0-Xha-NfbwL8-yuRsPAvt3iVZn34VXjdVFNBXiPaweSdTSrOQvsq3oc-jGkt74g/s1152/1%20blooms%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6W3DESlvyyF7q3BeIJP8ugsiA_GR-9m-AYAq8WihB2RiZGBYa-r59gvmvAsu0bh8WI7WBNdtoElNRrAji5OHXwYNCy9Mj9brDewkME1oXsaGllNovQrdQZng_AYH0-Xha-NfbwL8-yuRsPAvt3iVZn34VXjdVFNBXiPaweSdTSrOQvsq3oc-jGkt74g/w640-h480/1%20blooms%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">A few butterflies are visiting the flowers.</span></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbYDXVIenkwB8BRgb559IuJvWdS8Iuccb3WVsLKl6LVy0bkliZLPkmsTPnx5ve9lsDtVwDYQtxg6ZcH3xA5kIMqjGLKgeRI-9zCBwRZsof4YVhu46QsE1oqvBwYSNm9VIm0CzDqylrke7xcFDYFMxSpi1qudqbdlvzb-VwjT4AxROaLlrMGpBivy7OA/s864/1%20flowers%20butterfly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbYDXVIenkwB8BRgb559IuJvWdS8Iuccb3WVsLKl6LVy0bkliZLPkmsTPnx5ve9lsDtVwDYQtxg6ZcH3xA5kIMqjGLKgeRI-9zCBwRZsof4YVhu46QsE1oqvBwYSNm9VIm0CzDqylrke7xcFDYFMxSpi1qudqbdlvzb-VwjT4AxROaLlrMGpBivy7OA/s16000/1%20flowers%20butterfly.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kDsYswbd0_0E25R-hq4NbXPu1KLyG8mf0TEotLuyp6XHu_Jmy6WnyEKee2vvWbCRqOoWJ00g5FmW4nmLm5MWAzC8NaH-lhXJPu5QXJuZIKfXUt34C-qH7-Cq4gflgaroLnTQAO5-jiHwpk5iacz5i2vim_YNEe_w2d3vOVH2sywk5CV6tqVuJUsnbA/s864/1%20blooms%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kDsYswbd0_0E25R-hq4NbXPu1KLyG8mf0TEotLuyp6XHu_Jmy6WnyEKee2vvWbCRqOoWJ00g5FmW4nmLm5MWAzC8NaH-lhXJPu5QXJuZIKfXUt34C-qH7-Cq4gflgaroLnTQAO5-jiHwpk5iacz5i2vim_YNEe_w2d3vOVH2sywk5CV6tqVuJUsnbA/s16000/1%20blooms%202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DBDaG2cdSnHjhLn15njbznejUNHqx18JEZFLjkWlLyzAmP5Ve9fcN4hcXmCG1Oitjj-duk8B0VXv8bVjmZIIFP_8veDqoG4IBdDUVZHWcUm7KKuKnr4fPhRvYfSrfsyH_EtwmnkOQbP6L8ftDtsgq7Qaf1R3M-kIhwa37wIlxNiHpawA5bp2TuDRCg/s864/1%20blooms%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DBDaG2cdSnHjhLn15njbznejUNHqx18JEZFLjkWlLyzAmP5Ve9fcN4hcXmCG1Oitjj-duk8B0VXv8bVjmZIIFP_8veDqoG4IBdDUVZHWcUm7KKuKnr4fPhRvYfSrfsyH_EtwmnkOQbP6L8ftDtsgq7Qaf1R3M-kIhwa37wIlxNiHpawA5bp2TuDRCg/s16000/1%20blooms%203.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">I got a two for one shot with this pic; an extra insect stopped by.</span></p><p><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCaz9b7o3XM3ILrvn3FR32rb8swtNSL7DmqluQbZS91SLDQxxqXff4gWhlIcwRZAGC5jw1m66CugN-4DOdgazVohJ1CXFoZbyo9vb1UMoe5AFtt4tImXvXzxtSNkTdPedtdpQNXnwtS5qZgRGEFD36f5uaHTHIp9BNh0tzrwKojKW-ZC9C3CQD5ehcA/s864/1%20blooms%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCaz9b7o3XM3ILrvn3FR32rb8swtNSL7DmqluQbZS91SLDQxxqXff4gWhlIcwRZAGC5jw1m66CugN-4DOdgazVohJ1CXFoZbyo9vb1UMoe5AFtt4tImXvXzxtSNkTdPedtdpQNXnwtS5qZgRGEFD36f5uaHTHIp9BNh0tzrwKojKW-ZC9C3CQD5ehcA/s16000/1%20blooms%204.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuj9rDb51Pn7POafQqDK1B2d9-b5pJrm9PkE8IDrBGmMUYMQfAZmnIEIzjN01Vqm9KJAu5q1NOpgaB6a-HgcKU64c5qyn1A_P5GLJ-3ZxT2QYYwCgejPaWS0KtpnFvsop1DTtrJRp2nyuc4ERRApmztXFGXM3B4hJtyBjYE2fj4VrW4rXnCaAC9LM0w/s864/1%20blooms%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuj9rDb51Pn7POafQqDK1B2d9-b5pJrm9PkE8IDrBGmMUYMQfAZmnIEIzjN01Vqm9KJAu5q1NOpgaB6a-HgcKU64c5qyn1A_P5GLJ-3ZxT2QYYwCgejPaWS0KtpnFvsop1DTtrJRp2nyuc4ERRApmztXFGXM3B4hJtyBjYE2fj4VrW4rXnCaAC9LM0w/s16000/1%20blooms%206.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="DDG_ProximaNova, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_0, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_1, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_2, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_3, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_4, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_5, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_6, Proxima Nova, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Segoe UI, Nimbus Sans L, Liberation Sans, Open Sans, FreeSans, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #494949;">Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) is growing in several beds in our yard.</span></span></span></p><p><span face="DDG_ProximaNova, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_0, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_1, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_2, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_3, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_4, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_5, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_6, "Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", "Nimbus Sans L", "Liberation Sans", "Open Sans", FreeSans, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #494949; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVNYcuVWydJxzu-AJh4pFHzeHLXy6d7uEgG3HxTAeuSUzdG_FGYJ5oLF-bFubMQKnqCAxNNRat_CDF6zODExotL5OEjv9M6u-SKasJfg-Pg0EG6OxoObUU6hEWZN6Sq99hZE7zlpHnqXIi276nPMQsWi6394-U8EDcY0iFRrPk9lZQ9URS8PkTZPoZA/s864/1%20blooms%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVNYcuVWydJxzu-AJh4pFHzeHLXy6d7uEgG3HxTAeuSUzdG_FGYJ5oLF-bFubMQKnqCAxNNRat_CDF6zODExotL5OEjv9M6u-SKasJfg-Pg0EG6OxoObUU6hEWZN6Sq99hZE7zlpHnqXIi276nPMQsWi6394-U8EDcY0iFRrPk9lZQ9URS8PkTZPoZA/s16000/1%20blooms%205.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="DDG_ProximaNova, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_0, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_1, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_2, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_3, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_4, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_5, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_6, "Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", "Nimbus Sans L", "Liberation Sans", "Open Sans", FreeSans, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #494949; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="DDG_ProximaNova, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_0, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_1, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_2, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_3, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_4, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_5, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_6, "Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", "Nimbus Sans L", "Liberation Sans", "Open Sans", FreeSans, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #494949; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I saw a butterfly that could have blended in with the flowers. Glad I saw it fluttering around!</span></span></p><p><span face="DDG_ProximaNova, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_0, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_1, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_2, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_3, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_4, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_5, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_6, "Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", "Nimbus Sans L", "Liberation Sans", "Open Sans", FreeSans, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #494949; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_G2DC52AqMqe-3uQguUn8jv3ovgjTNN-P3h2tC8o941TbG0TF0U_Fw1vMr7GjNj7nJWRf4x66STa0a7Kj_FsEayZqSGcydOpaxNjd62p-JVO-a6ET8t85LiZwacL2yj7LxSjlAsK4_elB0-v1vvCJY0P9tCevvJUlTwGEUk3umceTPkY01hNFEZBqw/s720/1%20blooms%205a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_G2DC52AqMqe-3uQguUn8jv3ovgjTNN-P3h2tC8o941TbG0TF0U_Fw1vMr7GjNj7nJWRf4x66STa0a7Kj_FsEayZqSGcydOpaxNjd62p-JVO-a6ET8t85LiZwacL2yj7LxSjlAsK4_elB0-v1vvCJY0P9tCevvJUlTwGEUk3umceTPkY01hNFEZBqw/s16000/1%20blooms%205a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="DDG_ProximaNova, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_0, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_1, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_2, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_3, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_4, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_5, DDG_ProximaNova_UI_6, "Proxima Nova", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", "Nimbus Sans L", "Liberation Sans", "Open Sans", FreeSans, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #494949; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The black-eyed Susans are taking over with a few zinnias, and the red flower is the bloom on a Canna.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0_J1CEK_j2AXT0eK6-nCPpiVZDyfB01JWNHBpTjKayQJ9CfwQ-RoAG6cRfO_G-ZCC3p8GffdoWkUzDi2GFBnfF5WS3BDfo8VZaxZ4AupC7eUpucaPdmeOqzQSykpFW-mVu2i6ayEaDSaa40m4UJyL3lT3Hy8ySA4xGRQqkVjVdkb5R1WIsXVFRmhsQ/s864/1%20blooms%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0_J1CEK_j2AXT0eK6-nCPpiVZDyfB01JWNHBpTjKayQJ9CfwQ-RoAG6cRfO_G-ZCC3p8GffdoWkUzDi2GFBnfF5WS3BDfo8VZaxZ4AupC7eUpucaPdmeOqzQSykpFW-mVu2i6ayEaDSaa40m4UJyL3lT3Hy8ySA4xGRQqkVjVdkb5R1WIsXVFRmhsQ/s16000/1%20blooms%207.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Zinnias are such a beautiful flower to grow plus they don't require much attention. Just enjoy their beauty.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeo2qDS5MU0JuDWEidwneNRUNr08m-Lj_-EyDp91LmJWAImhDS7Qh4rPVjC_lo8hDt0bzj035mG_0N6jTjM4B7ubhQ9Q-p70Z6fa8azvj9QlYFzqDiRyaVbdv5pPGVuQ83ONXkoBs6Fqbt3cJLIBch6uDcse5k72y3ZDkDMdB-EnMAdmaddJpnOnub5Q/s2000/1%20zinnia%20collage%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeo2qDS5MU0JuDWEidwneNRUNr08m-Lj_-EyDp91LmJWAImhDS7Qh4rPVjC_lo8hDt0bzj035mG_0N6jTjM4B7ubhQ9Q-p70Z6fa8azvj9QlYFzqDiRyaVbdv5pPGVuQ83ONXkoBs6Fqbt3cJLIBch6uDcse5k72y3ZDkDMdB-EnMAdmaddJpnOnub5Q/w640-h640/1%20zinnia%20collage%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am thankful we have a well to water; can you image what the water bill would be?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9XtSM4irGxzWbKo8quwqrrg7M4Hx230mg8YsP-wDUWZeNJpG-eo82Mod57QGaPV6LpildnKO-UOD9O4Umeux0TZwzmrlEwhlKdItkPt1Cdwc4Pi2Z3b1-ZhnDr6P4Gkr2TIRM0PgaGhWjfR7OHc-iIcZGT0hA3ialBlKnuQjUIFgb1M1lks9QIf9MA/s864/1%20zennias.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9XtSM4irGxzWbKo8quwqrrg7M4Hx230mg8YsP-wDUWZeNJpG-eo82Mod57QGaPV6LpildnKO-UOD9O4Umeux0TZwzmrlEwhlKdItkPt1Cdwc4Pi2Z3b1-ZhnDr6P4Gkr2TIRM0PgaGhWjfR7OHc-iIcZGT0hA3ialBlKnuQjUIFgb1M1lks9QIf9MA/s16000/1%20zennias.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pink Pantas are blooming in a huge pot with other plants. They are known as Egyptian Stars because of their five-points on each bloom. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidgj7y6oZR5WbkrtY4mVcU6-bSeq8VQEfy8PrHbbrHtm43A9TXwkd28i4J90t1AejWiGOrrVdyOVIezlya7BJPZTbu8QJOUC2XfHhVnsaNlxe6VA6YVvwQLzuuISJfJCTlYfd8UUrtabJboOYp9XFqECelPBtQSb4zd9HRLlC5ObcPQnRykebfGOPbA/s720/1%20pintas%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidgj7y6oZR5WbkrtY4mVcU6-bSeq8VQEfy8PrHbbrHtm43A9TXwkd28i4J90t1AejWiGOrrVdyOVIezlya7BJPZTbu8QJOUC2XfHhVnsaNlxe6VA6YVvwQLzuuISJfJCTlYfd8UUrtabJboOYp9XFqECelPBtQSb4zd9HRLlC5ObcPQnRykebfGOPbA/s16000/1%20pintas%20a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Birds</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My hummingbird feeders are providing water and food for the hummers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PFtydm5OgGlUfj1cM5mRuGEdSApE5tnxtqiueyttdSsxlQ-q7bpHOsXiPf9kc1esngBz_ZS-09OysSXxkXOEB9EiWNI8CXEu-bV3DzI0wouj-rzJuLerq0OL08LmBlMcOmC8agqEdW_TVMIr09pORSAT5eQ2Gjfg2AXIoUlgnzeaE7dUVqgWHwUBag/s864/1%20hummer%203a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PFtydm5OgGlUfj1cM5mRuGEdSApE5tnxtqiueyttdSsxlQ-q7bpHOsXiPf9kc1esngBz_ZS-09OysSXxkXOEB9EiWNI8CXEu-bV3DzI0wouj-rzJuLerq0OL08LmBlMcOmC8agqEdW_TVMIr09pORSAT5eQ2Gjfg2AXIoUlgnzeaE7dUVqgWHwUBag/w534-h640/1%20hummer%203a.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Plus the woodpeckers like to drink the sugar water in the feeders.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuUi_BHdkH6rapmaNRyjedmhdsQWUz_0Tqs4DZSsoLGWK0FfoPiVPYpRaJT0cIbm_z1zhTjkdjOB5Vmr91lFeOLhhnFmAnjfxUP6Szru6mILRPfd_42TzhIf8uzIZEUZzxDgsd6i_rgIJ-wqhqSDLSNtBGGx0wMelKux8cSFmuTxOsxZwLXa-V3AWbg/s1080/2%20r%20b%20woodpecker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuUi_BHdkH6rapmaNRyjedmhdsQWUz_0Tqs4DZSsoLGWK0FfoPiVPYpRaJT0cIbm_z1zhTjkdjOB5Vmr91lFeOLhhnFmAnjfxUP6Szru6mILRPfd_42TzhIf8uzIZEUZzxDgsd6i_rgIJ-wqhqSDLSNtBGGx0wMelKux8cSFmuTxOsxZwLXa-V3AWbg/s16000/2%20r%20b%20woodpecker.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I had been trying to get some good shots of a hummer and finally got lucky and captured a few.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHETVLg8f5zre2ejJdx-o-hg4vTJ2b0sCnAeahVieDEnKXy3XDnS7Xxu9aDZ3H5x-TMxB6tzUq8rVTdsaIQyNPLwZEM4Wq1YUtz6CtEHulSFm-zZo0EXkn76KAJPS7K7_zI4pFZXewoZ03v4lg4-1NBvbY3iQCz-bHChdjUITwswGYZYt-wvHhkUd-w/s864/1%20hummer%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHETVLg8f5zre2ejJdx-o-hg4vTJ2b0sCnAeahVieDEnKXy3XDnS7Xxu9aDZ3H5x-TMxB6tzUq8rVTdsaIQyNPLwZEM4Wq1YUtz6CtEHulSFm-zZo0EXkn76KAJPS7K7_zI4pFZXewoZ03v4lg4-1NBvbY3iQCz-bHChdjUITwswGYZYt-wvHhkUd-w/s16000/1%20hummer%201.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Not many hummers have been visiting this summer but in the last few days, I have seen more activity.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCKbU0TCSZw_28f7bV0djsOufXMTPelbmIly4lhZPsRBt_Z3ixpRc-oHLId8NI5cy_KgI-H3c4TgHas3KsVlTzTe6bGhA_TyS7Tm2Y4gNLmIJOpiJ-LH0AeuWxcIzk-X3VNgwt-1q_V5kuqhdouCIkoF9jiUb9ftgXBmUmmt-Sc1HReIhqYKbDspG_Q/s864/1%20hummer%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCKbU0TCSZw_28f7bV0djsOufXMTPelbmIly4lhZPsRBt_Z3ixpRc-oHLId8NI5cy_KgI-H3c4TgHas3KsVlTzTe6bGhA_TyS7Tm2Y4gNLmIJOpiJ-LH0AeuWxcIzk-X3VNgwt-1q_V5kuqhdouCIkoF9jiUb9ftgXBmUmmt-Sc1HReIhqYKbDspG_Q/s16000/1%20hummer%204.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Keep that sugar water coming!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88e7lQo1Ss9WHD9qa2pYl8PkgUKS9y-dkWakyznfL9-uexgNTu3DmxMu0qC7grpxWH2sy7pDMxAlGZ90YTQYIL8pUVOMY3d2SID9yxNm9mPjN_ypCFsABOIxbCF2UXIcslPxM9J3e1buxl1v_jUJcF4SDynGt87iSCjQSV7TLX730X9iOMK3RmkW6MQ/s2000/1%20hummer%20cdollage%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88e7lQo1Ss9WHD9qa2pYl8PkgUKS9y-dkWakyznfL9-uexgNTu3DmxMu0qC7grpxWH2sy7pDMxAlGZ90YTQYIL8pUVOMY3d2SID9yxNm9mPjN_ypCFsABOIxbCF2UXIcslPxM9J3e1buxl1v_jUJcF4SDynGt87iSCjQSV7TLX730X9iOMK3RmkW6MQ/w640-h640/1%20hummer%20cdollage%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bird baths are providing water for the birds to drink. Small fountains in saucers with rocks encourage the birds to land for a drink or a bath. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKH0R3YrloQhBtDbngon0lbf3UW5MHQWVGNCqDDaXojzV8ZLcsI5v6U4ug-XT9MQeR-pKLwp7LdOAEvZELCNJsXg47hBEFFogNEH9rqgLEtu7MaW1vgFmudEWKyQjqIXhLGo36faigkBrMhvBtLgv8SgZTv6lBB0dwSqYBsidKcvT1ER4hS01zqWqcQ/s864/1%20blooms%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKH0R3YrloQhBtDbngon0lbf3UW5MHQWVGNCqDDaXojzV8ZLcsI5v6U4ug-XT9MQeR-pKLwp7LdOAEvZELCNJsXg47hBEFFogNEH9rqgLEtu7MaW1vgFmudEWKyQjqIXhLGo36faigkBrMhvBtLgv8SgZTv6lBB0dwSqYBsidKcvT1ER4hS01zqWqcQ/s16000/1%20blooms%208.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">There you have it, for #12 in this old series of posts that has been revived. May there will be a #13 if I go for another drive in the country - Judy.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thankfully, it rained this weekend! </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">How about your area, are you getting any rain?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to:</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/">Garden Blogger's Bloom Day</a> on the 15th of the month</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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text-align: left;"> @ Create With Joy on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.apinchofjoy.com/" style="color: #888888; font-size: medium; text-decoration-line: none;">Busy Monday</a><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"> @ A Pinch of Joy on Sundays at 5pm</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIRKIMrky-Gjo5bveoa0LUOsP3NTuj1JNBKpeNIHonG2pcixQhK-MqjdURnQKQruEibETd50iTpLOh6WT6KGN_DbiNYtjArYjUve09Qj04K2faiLc5mYdpL1fx9nj7wCczwOwaunFptFVRlp5S2_f_KrHu6uDOwf1SCWML4ALwzMLcBc7aXUkmMVabg/s720/1%20barns%20collage%20original.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIRKIMrky-Gjo5bveoa0LUOsP3NTuj1JNBKpeNIHonG2pcixQhK-MqjdURnQKQruEibETd50iTpLOh6WT6KGN_DbiNYtjArYjUve09Qj04K2faiLc5mYdpL1fx9nj7wCczwOwaunFptFVRlp5S2_f_KrHu6uDOwf1SCWML4ALwzMLcBc7aXUkmMVabg/s320/1%20barns%20collage%20original.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div></span></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-39446978384557528552022-07-14T23:54:00.012-05:002022-07-17T20:36:56.178-05:00July Blooms<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It has been so hot in our area, and we have had very little rain. I have drip hoses in place to try and help with this lack of rainfall. Today, I am sharing blooms from flowers and bushes growing around our yard, in flower beds and in pots.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ygqFjuH0CxRfinED2-oRTfDRrDkdFloDHy0ZWmAojZGYeTAZHwgD1wMchvTlCWb4Vphp0HBTJzkLqNyklaPkNt-5zVTAGRIb6ci85J25qZ5lXpBxMVTBCyrzEbnc53Gc8YgumMuumujJKx1rgVUHmCw9Xcd1oDyYI925_P94cj639Hp8ra_fDpbbZg/s640/IMG_7145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ygqFjuH0CxRfinED2-oRTfDRrDkdFloDHy0ZWmAojZGYeTAZHwgD1wMchvTlCWb4Vphp0HBTJzkLqNyklaPkNt-5zVTAGRIb6ci85J25qZ5lXpBxMVTBCyrzEbnc53Gc8YgumMuumujJKx1rgVUHmCw9Xcd1oDyYI925_P94cj639Hp8ra_fDpbbZg/s16000/IMG_7145.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blooms in the Yard</span></h1><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Red Rocket Crepe Myrtles in our front yard have just started flowering this week. They are just about my favorite summer bush. The crepes in our yard start blooming in mid-July into August.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">In the first pic below, you can see the buds on the crepe myrtle. Each bud will open and become a flower in the cluster. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKgo8rRAfSUma94pARnnLZCppKFr2W33YSP1VVckG9lff_FFFJQ0ZvTSc7ta99chHjoSVJLTrVPPf2zgFcEENWXWs17qZYpF7F-xz1TZuxmBuqnMZmfx0Y1DRNvASwKJCAW5S5Czp8uHsdyATdf6iG5kSwG1ggGNzp-chpSagFTlyTPNIuiqlk77_7g/s864/1%20july%20blooms%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKgo8rRAfSUma94pARnnLZCppKFr2W33YSP1VVckG9lff_FFFJQ0ZvTSc7ta99chHjoSVJLTrVPPf2zgFcEENWXWs17qZYpF7F-xz1TZuxmBuqnMZmfx0Y1DRNvASwKJCAW5S5Czp8uHsdyATdf6iG5kSwG1ggGNzp-chpSagFTlyTPNIuiqlk77_7g/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%201.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">They love the sun and are heat tolerant. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_yfnq9bvKIOHKlpU36xHcVbS8GfxfVwqmA_Is3annQaJYYxJgl2JSgUd9G-X013ZJkfmUF0KLVYBBKwGlBGI58iNbNzt3Qb_KsLW-_yj0hZ7QsgJoYF-WOyNZxTn9-ZN1NYTuHi9q9WrAueEJPHGRM_6j5nkOPG2GHRGn2wHdFMJQle5kvHNjK4ZjQ/s864/1%20july%20blooms%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_yfnq9bvKIOHKlpU36xHcVbS8GfxfVwqmA_Is3annQaJYYxJgl2JSgUd9G-X013ZJkfmUF0KLVYBBKwGlBGI58iNbNzt3Qb_KsLW-_yj0hZ7QsgJoYF-WOyNZxTn9-ZN1NYTuHi9q9WrAueEJPHGRM_6j5nkOPG2GHRGn2wHdFMJQle5kvHNjK4ZjQ/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%202.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Red Knock-Out Roses</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our Knock-Outs are several years old and need very little care and provide gorgeous red roses. They bloomed around Mother's Day and then again for the 4th of July. They will continue blooming all summer. I have drip hoses around them to give them lots of water.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7WFCsL8l9CudAxXvvkIkNOzFzMj2qr5i7CXKeozAtNXq9z8uIyw9oy03N2UYxOEsqwRfh6bS_A1Vcl5DINN-SMvjpkNcHbfKWGhBWWBiitVGlCNJ_eWw3aDCdqyT1r6WgbFDS-W4UGmE9ZuAZ9_yqfC4ooF5qm_CojAu4vjjDw__tkV-1qNEdyuLSg/s2000/1%20july%20blooms%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7WFCsL8l9CudAxXvvkIkNOzFzMj2qr5i7CXKeozAtNXq9z8uIyw9oy03N2UYxOEsqwRfh6bS_A1Vcl5DINN-SMvjpkNcHbfKWGhBWWBiitVGlCNJ_eWw3aDCdqyT1r6WgbFDS-W4UGmE9ZuAZ9_yqfC4ooF5qm_CojAu4vjjDw__tkV-1qNEdyuLSg/w640-h640/1%20july%20blooms%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blooms in the Orange Flower Bed</span></h2><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A few years ago, my husband asked if we could have a bed that was all orange flowers. He helped me make the bed and we planted orange lilies. This bed isn't irrigated, so I'm surprised there are still blooms with our dry summer. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDdBB8jycNWn2ulzDZ1pts2IU6mJWs5j65tDTxKg1MErB0Q5XPu2xZS0ZWOR21exAVm2X6a9zql-hNsd6Dccl86sLubGuDWOcODx_860_hPKbyjXBA4ejHvpGc1tgt0Lubg16nc_FYrhbSMVQbVYeeofzyuiF74qAo6W56RA0YtSyk6BodZA2xGa1xA/s2000/1%20july%20blooms%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDdBB8jycNWn2ulzDZ1pts2IU6mJWs5j65tDTxKg1MErB0Q5XPu2xZS0ZWOR21exAVm2X6a9zql-hNsd6Dccl86sLubGuDWOcODx_860_hPKbyjXBA4ejHvpGc1tgt0Lubg16nc_FYrhbSMVQbVYeeofzyuiF74qAo6W56RA0YtSyk6BodZA2xGa1xA/w640-h640/1%20july%20blooms%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">There are a few lilies still blooming in another bed in the front yard.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkrHvK0Hf-raZXcxCqAkXg0xxgvRWT2VOPyuJ-x5CtvqLcZEcY3BL3qXRxQLKUOezfCJOsaMhrPqsIEIHrs6zfLhaBDEqKfQ8iLNmU6aZSnerNgCnmJM_PKOtgoTR3XzibbhQbECYo-FyVb7GhLrBpjY87agaNp7WqfWqvUjYgS1lGu-a_aiAfnx9fA/s2000/1%20july%20blooms%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkrHvK0Hf-raZXcxCqAkXg0xxgvRWT2VOPyuJ-x5CtvqLcZEcY3BL3qXRxQLKUOezfCJOsaMhrPqsIEIHrs6zfLhaBDEqKfQ8iLNmU6aZSnerNgCnmJM_PKOtgoTR3XzibbhQbECYo-FyVb7GhLrBpjY87agaNp7WqfWqvUjYgS1lGu-a_aiAfnx9fA/w640-h640/1%20july%20blooms%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Canas are blooming and more Black-Eyed Susan blooms in yet another bed in the front yard.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2kufC0qWnE1oc_OZR6jn3YyVtBnsqtVXywneSzBQZJy6AsbzZ_K239qtRN9O5TYBFWjKC5YIS7qQOTNiW0YHUqGI4b6Cuu7oNBjkvKphJudcmIlfOrsnt11D40sSr5svnF5KjNfxhQbe73rdXqVd9uiDad-wWG5MqODcCMF8U0Ou1e7Zn6_kRbV8Ng/s864/1%20july%20blooms%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2kufC0qWnE1oc_OZR6jn3YyVtBnsqtVXywneSzBQZJy6AsbzZ_K239qtRN9O5TYBFWjKC5YIS7qQOTNiW0YHUqGI4b6Cuu7oNBjkvKphJudcmIlfOrsnt11D40sSr5svnF5KjNfxhQbe73rdXqVd9uiDad-wWG5MqODcCMF8U0Ou1e7Zn6_kRbV8Ng/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2012.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAPslzAUx-m7OWfA3Zp-sC6WIBzAGLnE2VZjS_va6hkchtDo633BllYgCbk7kywx9E3_bHknJBUrABl8F6ltyREM-awYPi1vFsD1yfABM4r-4ethmYoIqhB2-_aNqdvjWr_Gb02lj419M_n0id67_RN7JIbrZ7mo2nSvTJjLzpCUnir2yJ0wFtzWa0A/s720/1%20july%20blooms%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAPslzAUx-m7OWfA3Zp-sC6WIBzAGLnE2VZjS_va6hkchtDo633BllYgCbk7kywx9E3_bHknJBUrABl8F6ltyREM-awYPi1vFsD1yfABM4r-4ethmYoIqhB2-_aNqdvjWr_Gb02lj419M_n0id67_RN7JIbrZ7mo2nSvTJjLzpCUnir2yJ0wFtzWa0A/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2019.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blooms in the Garden Wall Bed</span></h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is a 2–3-foot brick wall along our driveway before you go in the garage. The picture below was taken in May, I just wanted you to get the idea of the Garden Wall. There are two benches on the drive-way side of the wall.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFXjNWEHF5ZZDnQ4_6QJf_1tWg_Le65kzs1frLoaVj3ekX_tp5taECknAe_822SAniEt8CDBwQ8KXBhJzZ_LqkXFXjZ82SXvPRLsRwJjF2DEQKACEcBzsx7L3kY1CD1T3I3RMHaEgWv5Wd7ak9kEKiZxoJZIgSf5-GsD8FQ_TO4vB9QYC-GF1ElVcZg/s640/IMG_5798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFXjNWEHF5ZZDnQ4_6QJf_1tWg_Le65kzs1frLoaVj3ekX_tp5taECknAe_822SAniEt8CDBwQ8KXBhJzZ_LqkXFXjZ82SXvPRLsRwJjF2DEQKACEcBzsx7L3kY1CD1T3I3RMHaEgWv5Wd7ak9kEKiZxoJZIgSf5-GsD8FQ_TO4vB9QYC-GF1ElVcZg/s16000/IMG_5798.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">On the other side of the wall is the flower bed I refer to as the Garden Wall Bed. Let's look at the flowers in this 15-foot flower bed.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is one lone dahlia in my Garden Wall Bed, it has been a good bloomer. I bought it at a garden show, but it was only labeled as a dahlia. I am thinking it may be an Alfred Grille dahlia. If you know, please leave me a message and let me know. It is a beautiful pink color with yellow in the center. I hope to grow more dahlias next year. <br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX0HvxGZGAV2HfnmCU6AmiTDZooC1cRszmANxsrurOeg6cEyBzYT9LcCSIPEBMWBpXUpTg_7KdnHrMLJ5d903pE-lVMps3AfhH6bTjVWeCvk9EOwE6QM0NpwR0fKNZB-jsJwB9twEstU2kZCv5vmKyyLcwPB7qgp0aAN9rKlvMLk_iD_20MxZ3LYkOA/s864/1%20july%20blooms%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX0HvxGZGAV2HfnmCU6AmiTDZooC1cRszmANxsrurOeg6cEyBzYT9LcCSIPEBMWBpXUpTg_7KdnHrMLJ5d903pE-lVMps3AfhH6bTjVWeCvk9EOwE6QM0NpwR0fKNZB-jsJwB9twEstU2kZCv5vmKyyLcwPB7qgp0aAN9rKlvMLk_iD_20MxZ3LYkOA/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%208.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Black-Eyed Susans (rudbeckia) are in both ends of the bed. They will take over the bed if I don't try to keep them under control. The pot on the wall is an upright white verbena with only a few blooms this week. The pink blooms below the birdhouse are Cleome (spider flowers).<br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8dDTxA_JUVxQqYfDj73G0jLWt5Y6tKp2zrF9bwERyQIwOGTQtZy0SaPgXoZl_sgLtkLmqX2iwnu8wWFQaGvqetyAvD3vvRIc2FerW_CDlsZti15yRQ-ct7mWvRoZuJnWX8LvUKdYwKuEcYmTCoNt17iFZI_HeAL2QlixkB8r-2S7QrJR2EdnZFghKw/s864/1%20july%20blooms%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8dDTxA_JUVxQqYfDj73G0jLWt5Y6tKp2zrF9bwERyQIwOGTQtZy0SaPgXoZl_sgLtkLmqX2iwnu8wWFQaGvqetyAvD3vvRIc2FerW_CDlsZti15yRQ-ct7mWvRoZuJnWX8LvUKdYwKuEcYmTCoNt17iFZI_HeAL2QlixkB8r-2S7QrJR2EdnZFghKw/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%209.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A close-up of the Cleome flower. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbo2TMzl9QNoqaTIivgK3P-oYkFMW_quXRez6MVkx87XssYkz2qNrUkEq6gHGeCKkJv5srO91nETLDffdzVH2QUu9ZJ-iqTH54B4NodM685rG1LZwkihuGgATBWnJdTY2qdwROFHyc-cPRCUUap-n-DKyiTLFw8E0ntnp4D-_TNPtptfmn_7ywsWiXA/s720/1%20july%20blooms%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbo2TMzl9QNoqaTIivgK3P-oYkFMW_quXRez6MVkx87XssYkz2qNrUkEq6gHGeCKkJv5srO91nETLDffdzVH2QUu9ZJ-iqTH54B4NodM685rG1LZwkihuGgATBWnJdTY2qdwROFHyc-cPRCUUap-n-DKyiTLFw8E0ntnp4D-_TNPtptfmn_7ywsWiXA/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A close-up of the verbena. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrok7cqRhsiOzE0CTxAyGBgKPlF3el87Y4UAcwcHOpFGY0fXCziiMjHPHjuGSNZH3G8i5l0CM2O6Hi9GSIqhzyCJLqauB5u9J4eS-q-cj_J_2MohJgnqj5cE_wUZvCLqW5SF-x0MbSLRtTvZT03Rm8nZFVm3sbKtGmYeEjl68cLuAoxzmHtorBOF85AQ/s864/1%20july%20blooms%209a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrok7cqRhsiOzE0CTxAyGBgKPlF3el87Y4UAcwcHOpFGY0fXCziiMjHPHjuGSNZH3G8i5l0CM2O6Hi9GSIqhzyCJLqauB5u9J4eS-q-cj_J_2MohJgnqj5cE_wUZvCLqW5SF-x0MbSLRtTvZT03Rm8nZFVm3sbKtGmYeEjl68cLuAoxzmHtorBOF85AQ/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%209a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">There are a couple of Garden Phlox Flame Lilac </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">(Tall </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Phlox) in the Garden Wall Bed. They started blooming in the late Spring and are still blooming.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVxjigbnN8KPITEINH1L76yA5wngbl0K96qgwIpXA-GDo-YY33BKmh6ShLvRNzoLc5L4NzKE8LpQJskyBcwI9YljMLJOlFlMd3YoCwj4nPBnrCQUSnAId2bblOy3iVCvTacXX3zhNHJQlQcXtMTIvPZ1GB3N4r3h5Di_xxugRiLrwfPwFiT7xoeeVqg/s864/1%20july%20blooms%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVxjigbnN8KPITEINH1L76yA5wngbl0K96qgwIpXA-GDo-YY33BKmh6ShLvRNzoLc5L4NzKE8LpQJskyBcwI9YljMLJOlFlMd3YoCwj4nPBnrCQUSnAId2bblOy3iVCvTacXX3zhNHJQlQcXtMTIvPZ1GB3N4r3h5Di_xxugRiLrwfPwFiT7xoeeVqg/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2011.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">There are a few Cone Flowers in the Garden Wall Bed. I dug so many Cone Flowers and gave them to friends in the Spring.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRewpSNVaOS0Mz2wHP4vaxjsFH2gq5luLUeBeZygWHc2w2RQLg0NoRXP5NnjnUnTJZwRmqJU4btUYFwFwDy4lOr6ZQ3YpzMziA_aWQ71EzTZfDT2_vrREKAjn7OrfnUG3T-NYHjbLKtcME98Jb6HDvf2Qpp4jYLkyoGh69UscEUoNaohAUgLCnxk6MA/s2000/1%20july%20blooms%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRewpSNVaOS0Mz2wHP4vaxjsFH2gq5luLUeBeZygWHc2w2RQLg0NoRXP5NnjnUnTJZwRmqJU4btUYFwFwDy4lOr6ZQ3YpzMziA_aWQ71EzTZfDT2_vrREKAjn7OrfnUG3T-NYHjbLKtcME98Jb6HDvf2Qpp4jYLkyoGh69UscEUoNaohAUgLCnxk6MA/w640-h640/1%20july%20blooms%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Dill Plant flowering in the bed.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz4rxtCC3-hv67YFPXL1fpH2zYmCWgOZwd7bZN3y1UaIwUuPGUAEsXAD7XBhOz_jG2O16ml5xh8WxJPhY20nHrtZqwBwmI2RMLIC96A1E0GmpOPYPnyrXjYByOeHpF1mS_1Q485khG_-uKLHDVLNEYvimoek1SE-TPZHLvmV28aOds8sdOvcrlia6uA/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2021.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Flowers growing in a few pots on the Garden Wall Bed</span></h2><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">There are several pots along the Garden Wall, the purple flowers are Calibrachoa, the pink and white are Supertunias.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAYeK53mKVEhRYoz4SJ8h_z62L0hjwoAAKY4-_t33bGhkX2wPfn5eD_yfGgeAS8iRJH8_H-9zsir7ei06bdIHXJF19ArUVe2wfaGCeNz4BZe-BcKKHpXxzkp68yg-RVWu03KcXKq_VgxYWUlhK1ihYsCCNJUygiAcAe20PXsOudhyRLHR9EORQSo6Xg/s864/1%20july%20blooms%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVAOZzyyzhei2AF8qCzfcMuwNMHWnlU3WbjEPTLYp_tUs-eVRhrKqofIXXoziX93fyl85cXVn0E1fgyZoqUaQopx9GgaZYfjEXWfLDsLo4dhaufc1XKLp8W2EZ2G5MHTA5a5Th5PNfGiqwDnHXsTnvOo1J_BQuu7tk9L0UfAF45pP5Zi0yHj_e71rAw/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2018.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">These are dwarf zinnias. <br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh4LMAG_hM-wzQ36uRWJ-6gJieYO7034yLGzf9nCmdfiGP_Yy74_Q9IRuSCqIHO9mQFkHeTMKkqBEABf4_R_0Jw36YtudNNq8vSrsfM2q-SXdJRWTIJGfsFfRFkOYBRZBvgL1uBkEb2R-RxNLcIOsPD81q49d2dVfQ7vSFKwPBlKvGOa5vNdPT8QHag/s720/1%20july%20blooms%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh4LMAG_hM-wzQ36uRWJ-6gJieYO7034yLGzf9nCmdfiGP_Yy74_Q9IRuSCqIHO9mQFkHeTMKkqBEABf4_R_0Jw36YtudNNq8vSrsfM2q-SXdJRWTIJGfsFfRFkOYBRZBvgL1uBkEb2R-RxNLcIOsPD81q49d2dVfQ7vSFKwPBlKvGOa5vNdPT8QHag/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2013.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blooms in the Shade Garden</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hostas are flowering in the shade garden.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrSv4jFf1CBUXdkkuozpXzmA8uhBRPXCOtEamDS1te948xGq_CGPVEP6ZQA-4t3rblse4X1dYa5j4R56ceGrIid7VFqImbuMVfL66kZour8EeR_LUn3bzIsq-96YkXs5T-KYbSB_dTlJEIXQ4ymqqahpd7EYYicpFsTv_m37eXRmf_tuxu3RYf4UFfw/s720/1%20july%20blooms%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrSv4jFf1CBUXdkkuozpXzmA8uhBRPXCOtEamDS1te948xGq_CGPVEP6ZQA-4t3rblse4X1dYa5j4R56ceGrIid7VFqImbuMVfL66kZour8EeR_LUn3bzIsq-96YkXs5T-KYbSB_dTlJEIXQ4ymqqahpd7EYYicpFsTv_m37eXRmf_tuxu3RYf4UFfw/s16000/1%20july%20blooms%2014.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">There you have it for July. I would love to know what is blooming in your yard - Judy.</span></p><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Linking to: </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Garden Blogger's Bloom Day</a> on the 15th of the month</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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text-decoration-line: none;">Mosaic Monday</a><span style="color: #888888;"> @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #888888;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="https://www.ridgehavenhomestead.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sunday Sunshine Blog</a> @ Ridge Haven Homestead on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; 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font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/" style="color: #666666; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Inspire Me Monday</a><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"> @ Create With Joy on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.apinchofjoy.com/" style="color: #888888; font-size: medium; text-decoration-line: none;">Busy Monday</a><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"> @ A Pinch of Joy on Sundays at 5pm</span></div></div></div></span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQNQGGD0_bqu37n-9ieym2jpDBebTcmAE_deUqS3gBnVcTLmrpl-pxy7nf5Ir-nlHyd6A6id3zWOhgBBHQ6WVJMHyldy63PW6dhsuSEYgr_FVS4Clst9TEh4SdFr3YsNSExrygPf3biYL6vxFp_gky956TpBaKwdR_6hhRFsv9vPCfnet7MINPu5rEg/s389/july%20blooms%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQNQGGD0_bqu37n-9ieym2jpDBebTcmAE_deUqS3gBnVcTLmrpl-pxy7nf5Ir-nlHyd6A6id3zWOhgBBHQ6WVJMHyldy63PW6dhsuSEYgr_FVS4Clst9TEh4SdFr3YsNSExrygPf3biYL6vxFp_gky956TpBaKwdR_6hhRFsv9vPCfnet7MINPu5rEg/s320/july%20blooms%20side.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Judy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11644731735685413562noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153963950223041549.post-44534886301971493082022-07-10T20:54:00.006-05:002022-07-11T16:27:42.300-05:00At the Lake - A Crawfish Boil<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have you ever been to a crawfish boil? Well, come on over to the crawfish boil <i>at the lake</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo07CREwW9S7TIxRw0bCkpAls3ljEuPw_Dd47TCxzF-AoMbHtO8xZiAXq1mSe9V36V4ExvajOHWfRL75TvdQU8vYd3LKdfYB_eB6nS3rERr5imfBsOtMyLbP9tMbdva2cypJu6MiOORVPZZ-uW3OrpSx090Zedlg3znv_CpiACxasIk4udP9kbarseQ/s612/crawfish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo07CREwW9S7TIxRw0bCkpAls3ljEuPw_Dd47TCxzF-AoMbHtO8xZiAXq1mSe9V36V4ExvajOHWfRL75TvdQU8vYd3LKdfYB_eB6nS3rERr5imfBsOtMyLbP9tMbdva2cypJu6MiOORVPZZ-uW3OrpSx090Zedlg3znv_CpiACxasIk4udP9kbarseQ/s320/crawfish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Friends on the dock hosted a crawfish boil and it was awesome. We were delighted to attend. Take a look and enjoy the boil!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYTaWQwsoDy5IW_UHSCWFJgtVFdeMAq7_1pQ-Du0xbcfmc8eCMkM_-H-ZTfT5B0TVT9b1M_I84raqCEfNL_q4Sft5VwEnfuTpv6CtlIZdcx89esmhSqAFz6np3w5USeULqIsg_JIf0Xwe2VyOZwb0a4wgcapWyG2nuTpAxnvwbRe6_EPtE0m1HHdPAA/s2000/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYTaWQwsoDy5IW_UHSCWFJgtVFdeMAq7_1pQ-Du0xbcfmc8eCMkM_-H-ZTfT5B0TVT9b1M_I84raqCEfNL_q4Sft5VwEnfuTpv6CtlIZdcx89esmhSqAFz6np3w5USeULqIsg_JIf0Xwe2VyOZwb0a4wgcapWyG2nuTpAxnvwbRe6_EPtE0m1HHdPAA/w640-h640/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Meet Veteran Mike, the owner of Crawfish Willy's. Mike says he takes great pride in hand selecting only the best crawfish, alligator products, frog legs and shrimp which is straight from the southern docks of Louisiana. You can find Mike on Facebook, just search for Crawfish Willy's. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1e6IqBfsx-ncA_wphJvEiPWIz3ousp2AF9yS1gWdhyDJ2Z4GE-mk9oZ7M3QiZbZ4sxkpAz0uhRxxXxTbzNMrQrDMIoP9yzZPN0dK96NhVB6A1cC3kHzB6MPwQDhT_F_aBRI2d-86MnKudN8lCO8P6wkPfJRkq5aZJP1DrsYU28A1GCrpZf6v821eDw/s640/IMG_6782.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1e6IqBfsx-ncA_wphJvEiPWIz3ousp2AF9yS1gWdhyDJ2Z4GE-mk9oZ7M3QiZbZ4sxkpAz0uhRxxXxTbzNMrQrDMIoP9yzZPN0dK96NhVB6A1cC3kHzB6MPwQDhT_F_aBRI2d-86MnKudN8lCO8P6wkPfJRkq5aZJP1DrsYU28A1GCrpZf6v821eDw/w480-h640/IMG_6782.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mike brings in his set up and cooks the food right on the dock at Cypress Springs. He just has to "boil up" some crawfish, corn cobs, potatoes, sausages and seasonings. I'm sure Mike "turns-up" the flavor with delicious add-ins.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzIJVaMwjeY26CvI7ev54_miM8ouTe4PoFIIIRzyukvQ71VQhM6Tm5cXdJk7keiIT1oPLs_EbwZboOhoBAEBji_OWe-E3DjN9XcxkxTrBmixYs6iRQY9CmFJ9HzqgH2sjEpOq6ZxkM4GTArjH9sxAe21C2Sg1YJlXuMpzDl6iAHbRlPIEM5tr-imGDg/s2000/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzIJVaMwjeY26CvI7ev54_miM8ouTe4PoFIIIRzyukvQ71VQhM6Tm5cXdJk7keiIT1oPLs_EbwZboOhoBAEBji_OWe-E3DjN9XcxkxTrBmixYs6iRQY9CmFJ9HzqgH2sjEpOq6ZxkM4GTArjH9sxAe21C2Sg1YJlXuMpzDl6iAHbRlPIEM5tr-imGDg/w640-h640/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">All this deliciousness and more goes into the crawfish boil. Mike travels around the area for his boils. I am not affiliated with Crawfish Willy's but just want to see him be successful. </span></p><p><br /></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtGi5rmweDaWwKT6jdUnI-TnWWThgBfT6AMl5pzdYMfwOTCtUi_KclwWpumMd2ZdpAM5mk7Hpguv4CjMbSjoFRMFU7r-Gqdkp9yWGLKuSR4XFT8yH140Ngm4nMNS2UHg2s2o3ZbYpTc8ANw81DML6APizVn_aAJ59Ug0m9yaczrIGkExRZUm0ybrH_g/s2000/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtGi5rmweDaWwKT6jdUnI-TnWWThgBfT6AMl5pzdYMfwOTCtUi_KclwWpumMd2ZdpAM5mk7Hpguv4CjMbSjoFRMFU7r-Gqdkp9yWGLKuSR4XFT8yH140Ngm4nMNS2UHg2s2o3ZbYpTc8ANw81DML6APizVn_aAJ59Ug0m9yaczrIGkExRZUm0ybrH_g/w640-h640/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTnFyUy2Ua2uGUNaz88IWJ4wQCQfWs3nrKqKIYU-ONmjLE2PrJxyoyNYg6O8bt5KZQJLUSFqsbJ2s28M8k8u6a9kuiNBuocpxUpt0mWYmVyle_RFOXxEkKBvvVPPXBNYreLLXfO2vcWOgh7P0rEXws-bCQ-Opjepss1O6oZVZKVNfhKluNvPydcHNgg/s612/1%20crawfish%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTnFyUy2Ua2uGUNaz88IWJ4wQCQfWs3nrKqKIYU-ONmjLE2PrJxyoyNYg6O8bt5KZQJLUSFqsbJ2s28M8k8u6a9kuiNBuocpxUpt0mWYmVyle_RFOXxEkKBvvVPPXBNYreLLXfO2vcWOgh7P0rEXws-bCQ-Opjepss1O6oZVZKVNfhKluNvPydcHNgg/w640-h426/1%20crawfish%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The tables were decorated in a Mardi Gras theme with Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexfJHpfxKuB6gb7GjhgLYMBhvnoBnOLl5jgLTQa5Hylss3zRQudTDrahD-Dlyk6UbEXr8lL-HejJRTrsn9p1mbaWlJTF7F8g8cAywYsNoCVF9S534qmpFEa-y0ibGqRgVO0g26bUep7mILWm-3MZQkT86vli-WM-294j0MC70N-_YD8E8GyFWqQaJhg/s2000/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexfJHpfxKuB6gb7GjhgLYMBhvnoBnOLl5jgLTQa5Hylss3zRQudTDrahD-Dlyk6UbEXr8lL-HejJRTrsn9p1mbaWlJTF7F8g8cAywYsNoCVF9S534qmpFEa-y0ibGqRgVO0g26bUep7mILWm-3MZQkT86vli-WM-294j0MC70N-_YD8E8GyFWqQaJhg/w640-h640/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Now it's time to get in line and fill your plate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm611jJHdA-eA78PiLSwWqGDKJ4J7FfamNGiKLeALKiC_DOGpt2VG3EfvIuGvIAKcBmZxCUqw1UUamXARWy6W7rWFRLVhs-dgeb4RF9VXr5eZcjiv55C3mF0zkF2gQ_7yfb8FP1SyufNYaXXE6X5l2EajQtCxPNMkwVuI5yLsqSgx7nXDsc_9zApFPpg/s612/1%20crawfish%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm611jJHdA-eA78PiLSwWqGDKJ4J7FfamNGiKLeALKiC_DOGpt2VG3EfvIuGvIAKcBmZxCUqw1UUamXARWy6W7rWFRLVhs-dgeb4RF9VXr5eZcjiv55C3mF0zkF2gQ_7yfb8FP1SyufNYaXXE6X5l2EajQtCxPNMkwVuI5yLsqSgx7nXDsc_9zApFPpg/w640-h426/1%20crawfish%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />That my hubby filling his plate at the boil. He absolutely loved the food.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XB9Zsvn5x2zntuGPDtjLRN03jiHDovxR8i-01R684veRbHJ4OedC7RirTNBos6o-Y_WH1Z88UBWoi2E41eQbzOzDEQoO5x0WyY1-QoDesfLb8GbBTWpFtcBE6jMw55gGOD__Fak35wdYu1Ka5bszeItY2uxkSE0y8z4w45cGjDUgiyp_lN8zPdcbwA/s640/IMG_6776.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XB9Zsvn5x2zntuGPDtjLRN03jiHDovxR8i-01R684veRbHJ4OedC7RirTNBos6o-Y_WH1Z88UBWoi2E41eQbzOzDEQoO5x0WyY1-QoDesfLb8GbBTWpFtcBE6jMw55gGOD__Fak35wdYu1Ka5bszeItY2uxkSE0y8z4w45cGjDUgiyp_lN8zPdcbwA/w480-h640/IMG_6776.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Who could resist a plate full of crawfish, corn on the cob, potatoes, and sausages? This guy has his plate filled to the brim and may go back for seconds. I didn't know him, but he was kind enough to let me snap his pic. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQFU__8aAxpEU5Ux90h5SA4dIdJvXkXQ3oWz7VhGjZY-SjnGTBIQV3dGNRBIviZdIpYNNRdmtkCJ5d1LvaDDB168a_JjrbMVReoDMLEX8qnHJ51b7-KARH4ITXSnxeED-dRSLCZyi--sv8Zo_Gc0mkQ3rCYTn2l4mP6Y2m8UZABvEDYFb96p6WbDBdw/s640/IMG_6783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQFU__8aAxpEU5Ux90h5SA4dIdJvXkXQ3oWz7VhGjZY-SjnGTBIQV3dGNRBIviZdIpYNNRdmtkCJ5d1LvaDDB168a_JjrbMVReoDMLEX8qnHJ51b7-KARH4ITXSnxeED-dRSLCZyi--sv8Zo_Gc0mkQ3rCYTn2l4mP6Y2m8UZABvEDYFb96p6WbDBdw/w480-h640/IMG_6783.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Who knows, you might want to try your hand at throwing a crawfish boil! It might look a little overwhelming, but you can handle it.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJABwGTFnkL05sx-Qq8n1YM4m8gscSMKQnSoOBMhU--JFPdUJRgR8c9emst356CbvQbIdk9Sh6-UTFD1vl2qW6hcbtKkIRaYX5Rra8agXpEfLGqN9mnC_DMWIOJNg0h1b2sPbe4GRHOsZDIza5An2QjH7DkLwNr247JZfvxo7repCKgyWzmoRmd6HuAg/s2000/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJABwGTFnkL05sx-Qq8n1YM4m8gscSMKQnSoOBMhU--JFPdUJRgR8c9emst356CbvQbIdk9Sh6-UTFD1vl2qW6hcbtKkIRaYX5Rra8agXpEfLGqN9mnC_DMWIOJNg0h1b2sPbe4GRHOsZDIza5An2QjH7DkLwNr247JZfvxo7repCKgyWzmoRmd6HuAg/w640-h640/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We ended our day <i>at the lake</i> relaxing with friends on a floating dock watching the calming water in Cypress Bay as some geese swam by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlWv27h_BRw1c_Lv95RUs6ChIks2fnunCM4nYrpGEZXWh4aeYlROhyB57sVU8zL-bWM_0ZtvUtGnou5orUe-vf7FAaYFuGOMXRpaflX3iOfHUzuxhBVU7I_S8bxSPQz9QzE46eRDCSJk-G9HQ399ew_Z68oY_Z-EowV5LBVyCLm4K9YCuWwnT3GsjDQ/s2000/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlWv27h_BRw1c_Lv95RUs6ChIks2fnunCM4nYrpGEZXWh4aeYlROhyB57sVU8zL-bWM_0ZtvUtGnou5orUe-vf7FAaYFuGOMXRpaflX3iOfHUzuxhBVU7I_S8bxSPQz9QzE46eRDCSJk-G9HQ399ew_Z68oY_Z-EowV5LBVyCLm4K9YCuWwnT3GsjDQ/w640-h640/1%20crawfish%20boil%20collage%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">What an awesome crawfish boil at the lake! Thanks for stopping in. So, what do you think could you throw a boil - Judy?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you know how to eat crawfish? 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><a href="http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: none;">Little Things Thursday</a><span style="font-size: large;"> @ Random-osity</span></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><a href="https://katherinescorner.com/blog/" style="color: #888888; font-size: medium; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Thursday Favorite Things</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> @ Katherine's Corner</span></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://www.impartinggrace.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Grace at Home</a> @ The Charm of Home on Thursday</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">FLORAL FRIDAY FOTOS</a> on Thursday </span></div></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 20.24px;"><a href="https://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Funtastic Link Party</a> @ Two Chicks and A Mom on Thursday 9pm</span></span></span><span style="color: #888888; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-size: 26.4px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="https://www.peacockridgefarm.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Fabulous Link Party</a><span style="color: black;"> @ Peacock Ridge Farm, Living Large in a Small House, South House Designs, & Vintage Home Designs on Friday</span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Friendship Friday Blog Hop</a> @ Create With Joy</span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Bliss</a> on Friday</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://pennyspassion.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Features Link Party</a> @ Penny's Passion</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="https://southhousedesigns.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fabulous Friday Link Party</a> @ South House Designs</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="https://thecottagemarket.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">A Morning Cup of Joe</a> @ The Cottage Market on Friday</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="https://www.countyroad407.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Farm House Friday</a> @ County Road 407</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="https://myhubbardhome.com/home/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday With Friends</a> @ My Hubbard Home</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Saturday Sparks</a> @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday</span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Pink Saturday</a><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">@ How Sweet the Sound on Friday</span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.pamspartyandpracticaltips.com/" target="_blank">Dare to Share</a> @ Pam's Party</span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Garden Affair @ <a href="https://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden </a></span></span></div><div style="color: #888888;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Mosaic Monday</a><span style="color: #888888;"> @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="https://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">Love Your Creativity Link Party</a><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"> @ Life and Linda on Sunday at 2pm</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thehouseonsilverado.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">Sundays on Silverado</a> @ The House on Silverado</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/" style="color: #666666; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Inspire Me Monday</a><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"> @ Create With Joy on Sunday</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.apinchofjoy.com/" style="color: #888888; font-size: medium; text-decoration-line: none;">Busy Monday</a><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"> @ A Pinch of Joy on Sundays at 5pm</span></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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