October Blooms and Warblers

My Limelight Hydrangeas are showing off their fall colors. Take a look:

Their blooms are fading and just look how gorgeous their colors are here in mid-October.

I have been watering my Limelight's to extent their blooms and I think it is working. 

Although they are not at their beak, their beauty is still abundant.

As I was looking out my kitchen window this morning, I could see a couple of small birds flitting around in the trees.

The hummers are gone, so I knew it had to be warblers.

They are so quick and don't sit still long. I was snaping pics quickly but only got a couple of decent pics.

Hope you are enjoying the fall colors in your area - Judy.

Linking to:

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day on the 15th of the month

Share the Wealth Linky @ My Big Fat Menopausal Life on the 1st & 15th

Where the Wild Things Were @ Pandora and Max on Thursday

Saturday Sparks @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Dare to Share @ Pam's Party

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Garden Affair @ Jaipur Garden 

At the Feeders and in the Trees - Week 33

I'm paying close attention to my feeders today because look who is visiting:

Yes, it is a warbler!

It is so exciting when they migrate through my area of western Kentucky. 

I don't get many so this made the visit to my feeders very rewarding.

How about you, do you see warblers where you live?

Very soon, the hummingbirds will leave our area for their journey. 

I filled my feeders over the weekend. Knowing they will soon be gone, I wanted to offer them plenty to drink before they migrate. They have been rewarding me today.

I had a Carolina Wren stop by the feeders:

Thanks for stopping by. Happy birding - Judy.

Linking to:

Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Mosaic Monday @ Normandy Life
Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings
Make It Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

The Scoop @ Stone Gable Blog

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson on Wednesday evening
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention Photo Gallery
Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods

Share Your Style Link Party @ 21 Rosemary Lane on Wednesday evening

Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life on Wednesday evening

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity

Friday Photo Journal @ Serendipity is Sweet

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Saturday Sparkles @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturdays
Camera Critters on Saturday
I'd Rather Be Birdin' on Saturday at noon

Sundays at Home @ My Soulful Home on Saturday

Table It Link Party @ Life and Linda
Dishing It and Digging It @ Rustic & Refined on Sundays

Barns, Blooms, and Birds - Wk 10

I'm bringing you another post in my barns, blooms, and birds series. I was just about out of barn pics to share with you but my husband and I drove around some county roads in our Ranger over the weekend.

Barns . . .

Since we are officially intoFall now, I have a great red barn to share with   you. Love how it's just sitting in a field surrounded by soybeans.

I don't usually share two barns, but today I am. This barn is a small one but has a great looking barn quilt that I think you will enjoy. 

Blooms . . .

At the back of our property, some orange jewelweed caught my eye.

I read that the Jewelweed was used to treat poison ivy rashes. 

Wild black-eyed susan was growing along a road when we were out driving around.

Ragweed - allergy pills needed. 

Weeds with pink blooms.

Mums in bloom for fall.

I'm seeing wooly worms crawling around.

Birds . . . 

First I want to say thanks to my birding friends for helping me identify this sweet bird. It was my first time to see a Northern Parula Warbler. It's not a great pic, I had the wrong camera in my hand but I sure was excited to see him.

Other birds in my yard included: 

I would say this is a female cardinal but her coloring is just a bit different that the other females I see.

Row 1: Female cardinal, goldfinch, female ruby-throated hummingbird (they are gone now); 
Row 2:  tufted titmouse, mourning dove, not sure of row 2 number 3; 

Row 3: female downy woodpecker,  Carolina chickadee, and white-breasted nuthatch. 

Male Northern Cardinal

That's it for this week. Thanks for stopping by for another day of Life in Kentucky - Judy. 

Linking to:

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings

Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Mosaic Monday @ Normandy Life on Sunday evening

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods on Monday

Our World @ Our World Tuesday Meme

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

The Scoop @ Stone Gable Blog

Wednesday Around the World @ Photographing New Zealand

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern on Tuesday evening

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention Gallery

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods
The Homesteader Hop @ Floyd Family Homestead

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson on Wed. evenings 

Share Your Style Link Party @ 21 Rosemary Lane on Wed. evenings

Share Your Style Link Party @ The Essence of Home on Thursday evening

Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme

Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme on Wednesday evening

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson

Foodie Friday & Everything Else @ Rattlebridge Farm on Thursday evening

Photo Friday @ Pierced Wonderings

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Camera Critters on Saturday

I'd Rather Be Birdin' on Saturday at noon

Tom's Barn Collective @ The Backroad Traveler on Sunday