tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83428350968173006002024-03-14T04:56:32.448-07:00Daicey DuoDaicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-33617745943596120122020-06-17T10:47:00.000-07:002020-06-17T10:47:37.417-07:00A Visit With the Children - Carrie and family<font size="5">When we left Texas in April, we had several purposes. One was to</font><div><div><font size="5">quarantine in Pennsylvania so we could see my mother, now 98. The other was to visit our children, one in New Hampshire and two in Maine. We wrote a small post about our visit to Mom and my sister and husband, and now the posts of our visits to the kids!</font></div></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">The first one will be in New Hampshire. As we drove to New England the first stop would be my daughter and husbands house. The granddaughters names are Lyla and Sari, and her husband is Jason. We took some pictures of their home and want to share these with you.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">The house</font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzinRc5QV8uCT0poBNMY_PLrw_KwoV0vdisS0839LSUL9h6ly_w4VfjBiu3Tc0gQTuw7A_bYMmpI0ZR8rq0jilL28V4t7q9V6LA1IOXofe57la6uYrmA70dkF1iRmIkMJWFPABvx2HhvDl/s3264/56BE6BFC-08B0-4731-A4BD-C1F1EC4387CD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzinRc5QV8uCT0poBNMY_PLrw_KwoV0vdisS0839LSUL9h6ly_w4VfjBiu3Tc0gQTuw7A_bYMmpI0ZR8rq0jilL28V4t7q9V6LA1IOXofe57la6uYrmA70dkF1iRmIkMJWFPABvx2HhvDl/s320/56BE6BFC-08B0-4731-A4BD-C1F1EC4387CD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><font size="5">The back deck</font><br /><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>Sari and Lyla and a special chicken!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwntV-9MVXleOAudsm47pGSTYor0K9ouX_SpH0eGlKhe3tgJJpqHwsBQawGI5n6QVYGyu7hqSGFODKTjBisMwlqlWsfEkG7XaWWEBr6JisHBkfKPKpNWBKi8cCtiChjSVzoW1i1vDjgRCl/s3264/8B20BD82-99F6-4D35-8C3C-9857C3B3E179.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwntV-9MVXleOAudsm47pGSTYor0K9ouX_SpH0eGlKhe3tgJJpqHwsBQawGI5n6QVYGyu7hqSGFODKTjBisMwlqlWsfEkG7XaWWEBr6JisHBkfKPKpNWBKi8cCtiChjSVzoW1i1vDjgRCl/s320/8B20BD82-99F6-4D35-8C3C-9857C3B3E179.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The chickens</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v5qe6DjSCZFZ0becRPqSjJ-3bwfuJEEJ3WlFS0xkF6jEanWcSWVl9r8_8f0Z956z3dR5sY840HBJ3d4_yGlX53vvfMK0C6z4zcaJMycVbBgQyr1Mc16ir7qTl1m54hQKXomIQrC7cjXO/s3264/873A81AD-64FD-460C-A892-7D81E2C8ECE7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><font size="5">The goats</font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9aXDdqNYP8_UZ9ia2hAtgP3JHu8zXg8wuMYHWMenzhgik3OMLAIwwikMZLLc8yomJWXd0OZuQlpaMeahnwfWZpXb8cMm2o1Nuzt7Gum1xmm_X6zJ7dMSMXe3cIE2bnED5_xNyocMOIFP/s3264/CD1C3A6A-49E2-4D9B-8E95-E64A490A16DE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9aXDdqNYP8_UZ9ia2hAtgP3JHu8zXg8wuMYHWMenzhgik3OMLAIwwikMZLLc8yomJWXd0OZuQlpaMeahnwfWZpXb8cMm2o1Nuzt7Gum1xmm_X6zJ7dMSMXe3cIE2bnED5_xNyocMOIFP/s320/CD1C3A6A-49E2-4D9B-8E95-E64A490A16DE.jpeg" width="320" /></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;">We had a wonderful visit to the Stein home. One dog, four cats, eight chickens, two guinea pigs and two goats! Jay worked hard for the family and we all ate the wonderful meals Carrie prepared. We did sing and danced and celebrated life.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-55450821169912076982020-05-18T11:55:00.000-07:002020-05-18T11:55:01.839-07:00Spring Images #2While traveling from Texas to Maine to see grandchildren, we stopped in Pennsylvania for three weeks to visit Mom and my youngest sister and her husband. She waits on us and makes us feel so very comfortable. We walked and walked and also had some really nice outings. Here are a few images from our trips:<br />
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Spring Beauties<br />
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Tiger Lily<br />
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Apple Blossoms<br />
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Pink Dogwood<br />
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Jack-in-the-pulpits<br />
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Another treat were the little lambs playing in the barn and the field.<br />
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A great chance to see some spring birds too.<br />
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Red-winged Blackbird<br />
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Canada Geese parents with little ones<br />
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Barn Swallow on Nest<br />
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Bluebird - male<br />
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Some typical architectural structures.<br />
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When we left Pennsylvania, we headed for Linda’s daughter, husband and grandchildren, Lyla and Sari. And now for the picture of Lyla and her stilts. Birthday was March 12 but they waited for us to celebrate.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When we arrived in Pennsylvania in early April, Dotty, my sister, told us that we had a project, if we wanted it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was excited when she said that we could remove the old chicken coop and yard, and make it disappear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-71096849265166177722020-04-08T10:57:00.000-07:002020-04-30T05:44:46.594-07:00On the Road Again!Here is the update for the Daicey Duo! (Known also as Linda and Latona)<br />
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Well, we decided to leave Rio Hondo a bit early and head to Pennsylvania. Here is where my sister and her husband live and where my 98-year old mother resides. We have been very careful as we traveled and have maintained social distance from Texas to here. We know we will shelter in place here and maintain a quarantine while we wait out the time to return to Maine. Our sadness includes missing the friends we had hoped to visit as we made our way north. Of course, we missed the spring migration and had to say goodbye to our Traveling Sisters Sharon and Pat.<br />
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We managed to pick secondary roads for the most part and thank God for Wal-Mart. Most places were closed tight as a drum and would not allow camping. We thought we might find state parks and KOAs since our friends stayed in them just a week before as they headed north. But no luck except one night!<br />
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Several things happened as we traveled. On our second night, first night was a Walmart parking lot, we followed the signs for the Natchez Trace Parkway beginning in Natchez, MS. We left Texas and planned to stop on the Trace. We followed a sign that said “Campground A” and after several miles of rough road we found a place where there were about ten spots with several vacant sites. We chose #5 and found that this was a full hook up campground. We dumped our tank, hooked up electricity and filled our water jugs. We waited for someone to come and collect our fee in the evening, but no one came. We thought in the morning someone would come but still no one came! What a gift for us!<br />
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Now on the Trace and having a great travel day!<br />
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It was wonderful to travel with spring! We had loved it when we walked with spring on the Appalachian Trail. Now we were seeing Redbud, Dogwood, and May Apples as we drove.<br />
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We traveled along in Tennessee and stumbled upon Jack Daniels in Lynchburg.<br />
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We went into Kentucky and after lots of twists and turns, we went into West Virginia, the mountain state for sure. We did a bit of a marathon and made it to Hagerstown, WV and tried many places to stay. Again, we ended at a Walmart parking lot. Twelve hour day and I forgot to turn off the lights in the bright parking lot. The next morning was a call to AAA and after an hour we were off to Pennsylvania.<br />
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We had to skip my brothers house, but made it to my sisters house around lunchtime. Said hi to mom<br />
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Here is a picture of where we are sheltering in place!<br />
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One<span style="font-weight: normal;"> thing to share is that we are experiencing the Corona Flu here in the campground and until April 6 we will be evaluating the progression of the pandemic and decide whether we should start our trip north or not. We are blessed to have good friends to share meals and movies with as well as times with their dogs. They let us do laundry and have showers in their rig since the buildings are all closed here in the camp. Here are Chelsea and Snappy playing and in their baby carriage 😍</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But we continue to visit World Birding Centers since we can easily keep the social distance as suggested. One we visited last week was the Edinburg Wetlands and here we picnicked and got some pictures of the Ringed Kingfisher, Purple Martins and the Chachalaca.</span><br />
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Group of birds with reflections<br />
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Summer tanager<br />
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Least Grebe<br />
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Avocets<br />
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Tricolored heron with wind in top feathers<br />
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Snowy Egret<br />
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Killdeer<br />
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White-tailed Kite<br />
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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird(can you see it)<br />
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Bird collage<br />
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We feel grateful for the opportunity to find new and creative ways to spend our days. For example, for dinner last night we made Jambalaya - a first!<br />
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<br />Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-50062984478028824422020-03-21T09:00:00.000-07:002020-03-21T09:00:02.682-07:00What Do We Do (part 2)<span style="font-size: large;">Well, here I go again! As I was thinking about another post, I realized that we have done a lot of interesting things that are somewhat particular to Texas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to a town called Port Mansfield that is famous because the deer have made it home. People now feed them and the cycle continues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another day, we visited Oliveria Park with Sharon and Pat. The park is in Brownsville, and the parrots fly around, and land eventually in the eucalyptus trees at dusk. They roost there for the night. It sounds like a </span><span style="font-size: large;">jungle when several hundred wild parrots land.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, spring has really started here in the Rio Grande Valley and we </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We are surrounded with beauty in nature! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We are also surrounded by surprises like the times we have seen bobcats. Here is a photo of the day that a mother and two almost full-grown young ones jumped in front of us and ran off. We captured a fuzzy picture. If you count the legs you can see them all.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Another day we saw a coyote feeding with a crowd of vultures, and of course the alligators are ever present!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is also an antelope that was brought to the area by the some of the ranches so that hunters would have a large prey. The are called Nilgai and we saw this female with three young.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, we are using our zoom to bring the picture closer. They are about the size of the moose (in Maine) </span><span style="font-size: large;">and apparently the meat is very tasty. They are a smart animal and make the hunt quite challenging. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am going to cut this short with a great picture of the one who has walked beside me for a long time, and with me over many lands. I love her❤️❤️.</span><br />
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What do we do in our normal everyday activity. We live in a campground with mostly -55 and above folks and managed by a wonderful person, Patti. We decide each day what to do and where to go. Sometime we go with the Traveling Sisters and other times we go alone. </div>
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Another day we visited the statue of the Marine Landing on Iwo Jima, with Kerry and Janet. It was a powerful reminder. Here are some photos of that day.</div>
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But, as you know, the main activity of our winter is walking, hiking and birding! One of the areas where we walk is the South Padre Island Birding Center and Nature Park. We often visit with Sharon and Pat, who have new cameras and enjoy seeing what shots they can get of the birds.</div>
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Curved billed Curlew<br />
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White Ibis<br />
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Roseate Spoonbills<br />
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Screech Owl<br />
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Thrashers<br />
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Audubon Oriole<br />
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher<br />
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Caspian Tern<br />
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Tricolored Heron<br />
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Wilson’s Snipe<br />
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Altamira Oriole<br />
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Green Jay<br />
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Javalinas in one of the bird blinds<br />
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There are a few other places we visited like Claytons Beach Bar and a Shrimp Boil Cruise into the Port of Brownsville, and a trip to Port Mansfield. They will keep for another post.</div>
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But I will sign off now with a message of gratitude and joy! So many people our age have health issues or have passed away. We are enjoying these years with an appreciation of our friends, our health, and the incredible magic of nature. I am so very thankful for this life, these friends, and my wonderful partner❤️</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A dear friend said to me on Facebook that we have “found our tribe.” What a great statement! And how true! </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Today, I am going to introduce you to the members of our group. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">Last year, they asked us to be part of the Traveling Sisters and this </span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">year we have enjoyed many moments of getting to know them even more. Here they are:</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having Fun in Mexico</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sharon and Pat</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps you have noticed, on the end of our row, that our group increased when Joan and Lucille arrived a few weeks ago. Our tribe is a wonderful group of people that will now include people from Maine, Oklahoma, and Iowa. I wonder how far our tribe reaches?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a fun experience we had with the Traveling Sisters and a few friends from the campground! Latona and I went on our first dinner cruise and really loved it eating a shrimp appetizer and tacos for the main course. We went on a catamaran leaving from South Padre Island and sailed the shore of the Laguna Madre. (South Padre Island is the largest barrier island and separates the Gulf of Mexico and the the Laguna Madre.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While on the sailing vessel, there was a special nod to the veterans on board. They gathered in the front of the ship and had their picture taken. It was an all-male group and we didn’t think much of it until a man made his way back to our part of the ship and shook hands with one of the Sisters. She was veteran, and he was a Vietnam Veteran and he wanted a picture with her, and wanted to shake her hand!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because we had visited Vietnam we wanted a chance to talk with him. First, we thanked him for recognizing our sister and what she had given in her service. Then we told him what the South Vietnamese people said when they gestured and held up their thumb, “America, number one.” They said that we came to help them, to build schools, hospitals and roads. When we told the veteran what they said, he cried and hugged us! We cried </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another update on the birds. We had better a better picture of the Sandhill Cranes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One more note for today. We love to go to the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse for several reasons. We had a chance to see the video that explains had the water was pumped from the Rio Grande river first by steam and then by electricity to the canals and then the water pipes in the fields. The water is released into the edges of the fields in big blue hoses and soaks the ground by gravity feed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went with several friends and had a nice picnic while observing the Border Patrol and the Wall from about 100 feet away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second reason I love to go is that the Monk Parakeets make their nests on the top of telephone poles in some areas of Hidalgo</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And it is a thrill to see them. They use the bottom of the nest and sparrows use the top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps the final reason is that there was a chance to affirm the love of my wonderful partner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-34715237641812066302020-01-30T08:55:00.002-08:002020-01-30T08:55:18.092-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am going to share three things with you today. The first is the most precious to us. Last year we met a group of women who travel together from Oklahoma and Iowa. We learned that the are couples (or had been part of a couple when one passed away). We met eleven women who included one newlyweds, one who had been together almost fifty years, and several who have been together for several years to two to three decades. We fit in there somewhere! Before we left Texas, they adopted us and we are now part of the Traveling Sisters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We go to Mexico and love all </span><span style="font-size: large;">that we share with them. Two nights ago we went on our first dinner cruise, imagine! What fun we had, and this Sunday we will have our own Super Bowl Party! We love them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another thing I want to share with you is to give you some idea of the places we go to find wildlife and birds, in particular. We go to state parks and national wildlife refuges. We also go to South Padre Island Birding Center and the Convention Center Boardwalk. </span><br />
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Yellow Crowned Night Heron<br />
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Clapper Rail<br />
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Great Horned Owl Pair<br />
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Roseate. Spoonbills and others<br />
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Tropical Kingbird<br />
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The Sandhills have arrived.<br />
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Reddish Egret<br />
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Green Jay<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-85377235708070224722020-01-26T07:27:00.000-08:002020-01-26T07:27:12.005-08:00Here is my second attempt to try to create a blog post with pictures and a few thoughts!<br />
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We have been hiking on many trails this winter. We had the idea that it was a “snake” year.<br />
At the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, we had seen a rattlesnake that had eaten a<br />
Rabbit. We shivered when we saw it, pointed out by a ranger.<br />
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A few days later, we went to Laguna Atascosa NWR and decided on another hike - out to Alligator Pond which had no water and no gator. The trail continued to Scum Pond and eventually to the place we parked the van.<br />
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As we walked along, Latona said, “ There is a snake”. Expecting a small wiggler, I was shocked to see a large rattler taken a nap!<br />
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Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-22431426964803907162020-01-25T10:17:00.001-08:002020-01-25T10:17:45.125-08:00We Are Back!<span style="font-size: x-large;">It has been great to have several friends ask “where is the blog about your travels!” We have just gotten a new IPad, and after a year hiatus, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">we think we can tackle another attempt at posting some of our photos and experiences. Let us know what you think!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We are back in our site at Twin Palms RV park in Rio Hondo, Texas. We have reconnected with the Travelling Sisters and our friends from Maine, Don and Pam and their dog Pepe! So much to share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our days are usually filled with walks/hikes in various, birding centers, state parks and national wildlife refuges. Plus, we get to have get together with the Sisters at the end of each day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-51183473640627202072018-04-07T15:18:00.001-07:002019-03-31T12:14:09.180-07:00The Joys of Travel<b>Spring Migration. </b>For the past week, we have been enjoying chasing the new species that are arriving daily. We have been happy to see the Orchard and the Bullocks Oriole, the Summer Tanager, the Northern Parula and the Hooded Warbler, and the wonderful Painted Buntings and Indigo Bunting to name several we have seen so far. Pictures of some of the sightings.<br />
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The Orchard Oriole</div>
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The Sora</div>
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The Least Bittern</div>
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The shy Painted Bunting in the grass</div>
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Great-tailed Grackle (one of Latona's favorites)</div>
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We watch the weather daily, and listen to the experts and head to South Padre Island on what might be a good day. We wait with the many bird watchers and photographers and anticipate the treasures that may appear. Tomorrow is another birding day ...yippee!</div>
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<b>Beach Clean-up </b>We went to,the Turtle Inc presentation the other day and heard about a volunteer chance to help clean the beach. We joined into the activity and had a good experience. Each time I picked up something, I rejoiced for the turtle trying to build her nest in the area, and the little babies that would emerge in about two months.</div>
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Beach Cleaning in Anticipation of Turtle Nesting Season</div>
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Some of the other "cleaners"</div>
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Mariachi musicians - this group was made up woman who are also teachers. Very good!</div>
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Easter Celebration in Texas</div>
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The blooming of all the flowers has been part of our celebration. Prickly pear bouquet!<br />
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Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-15613298143567651372018-03-20T13:18:00.001-07:002018-03-20T13:18:14.061-07:00Times Up - Back to Blogging<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Back to Texas</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The drawing for the winter was to make a return trip to Texas! We decided to leave in November and made our way to Pennsylvania to see Mom and my siblings. We had seen our children and grandchildren, said a "goodbye" to each one, trusting we would seen them again in the spring. On the road again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I took a pause posting on the blog but I can honestly say that I missed this opportunity to share a few thoughts and some of our pictures. So we are back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Women's History Month</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_cJTIefChYfrEU8zsFYT_kVbIdacg9NNRcViBlM1apbBw2GfelnIprSaceeLMAm7etg13eI_u0XrAgv961B2jZBg-wuexE_Ebe9pdtYB56stNn0Zgz2STxrxleh9mndMKuMxs6duo5s9/s640/blogger-image--1414602024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_cJTIefChYfrEU8zsFYT_kVbIdacg9NNRcViBlM1apbBw2GfelnIprSaceeLMAm7etg13eI_u0XrAgv961B2jZBg-wuexE_Ebe9pdtYB56stNn0Zgz2STxrxleh9mndMKuMxs6duo5s9/s640/blogger-image--1414602024.jpg"></a></div><br></div>On the road, we always find interesting things to see and learn. This cabin, called the Pucketts Cabin, was along the Blue Ridge Parkway and reading about this woman's life has stayed with me since then. Orleans Hawks Puckett married at 16 years of age, and until the age of 50 she herself had 24 children none of whom lived more than a few days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After that age, she decided on her "practice" and became the midwife of the mountains. It is believed she delivered over 1000 babies, and never lost a baby or a mother. She charged one dollar for her service and delivered the last baby when she was 102 years old, the same year she died.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There is now a Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute in Ashville, North Carolina that continues her legacy to care for children and their mothers. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">She is one of the league of women who helped build the history of this country and we honour her!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Rodeo Experience</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QCok4WTTXchq1_VPs3r5hN5J6IpSd2uBUSWtB4kObv4XD2H2XT2_Z2QjlLkI99dLtlN8uSP6jZ2Uu9Y_w9aqsVgPJP0WD8hW0OIhPdksRdJe1filPN7-PzZ5nmGw2kPrO1408JoaLt5i/s640/blogger-image--828326412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QCok4WTTXchq1_VPs3r5hN5J6IpSd2uBUSWtB4kObv4XD2H2XT2_Z2QjlLkI99dLtlN8uSP6jZ2Uu9Y_w9aqsVgPJP0WD8hW0OIhPdksRdJe1filPN7-PzZ5nmGw2kPrO1408JoaLt5i/s640/blogger-image--828326412.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsfRfzVELNFGfmL7ePVClp41GiRdnWAYAK2l8uy9ZAv-Hh4nGJYYFAI93WytT500INl13Jj671EGUvlY_SBHDu331ey-8B3uuxeRmCk8f936iPkVT1iarUZtslF3PDoTIVc9wX8ECJgLd/s640/blogger-image-377169961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsfRfzVELNFGfmL7ePVClp41GiRdnWAYAK2l8uy9ZAv-Hh4nGJYYFAI93WytT500INl13Jj671EGUvlY_SBHDu331ey-8B3uuxeRmCk8f936iPkVT1iarUZtslF3PDoTIVc9wX8ECJgLd/s640/blogger-image-377169961.jpg"></a></div>One of the true experience of Texas is a small town rodeo. Los Fresnos provided us this chance. We wandered around and saw the animals and listened to some of the music. I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">had a most delicious brisket sandwich and we enjoyed a lemonade and French fries. By 3 o'clock we were packed into the stands and had a wonderful first hand sight that included bull riding, calf roping, and bronc busting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We made a collage of those events in picture one. But perhaps the most enjoyable event was the mutton busting shown in picture two. Children ride on a sheep, and see how long they can stay on the critter. It was histerical! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Turtle Release</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WqL_blodlibSoMAvWYGP3W-cq7BjAUOSIG8sGcoB-J0KogdZ8tvJyPzEw6KX1cL4IFLxjeEyEHlMgFdokwdCz3KqAYM4xvRnIqLlOHlJiEElSMC7Dox3wpB4SzhLviA-g0TVmjj-6azf/s640/blogger-image--661343473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WqL_blodlibSoMAvWYGP3W-cq7BjAUOSIG8sGcoB-J0KogdZ8tvJyPzEw6KX1cL4IFLxjeEyEHlMgFdokwdCz3KqAYM4xvRnIqLlOHlJiEElSMC7Dox3wpB4SzhLviA-g0TVmjj-6azf/s640/blogger-image--661343473.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-9ctyxjFp6CxgRD64JI6Ph6kb90er_rdZ10z5K-zCxPBsw8Yu8P2J1OzFPSK78S513ZLf4RZfMOCJImW6w-sWscO9hoRe5WRDl5D0StgspJE08RxQqdumX4f7x3DtwcAeVUcTPRItUdd/s640/blogger-image-808456486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-9ctyxjFp6CxgRD64JI6Ph6kb90er_rdZ10z5K-zCxPBsw8Yu8P2J1OzFPSK78S513ZLf4RZfMOCJImW6w-sWscO9hoRe5WRDl5D0StgspJE08RxQqdumX4f7x3DtwcAeVUcTPRItUdd/s640/blogger-image-808456486.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had some cold nights and days which meant many of the Green Turtles in the shallow, sea grass filled Laguna Madre were stunned and rescued by Turtle, Inc. 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It was a thrilling first for us! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Birds Abound</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN3m84Ei6-UgfNWaDwgdUJeaRHT13Yo3F34f965565hETPNhHZXokhsvZJ7RD8GzLR9SoxueocdlBImBGX9nlC1QmtRPRoqy5o1Ma5mqJvPLrBiF3QxPbEziiKMHS2l7Tw2nqXGRKFn8z/s640/blogger-image-1661767751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN3m84Ei6-UgfNWaDwgdUJeaRHT13Yo3F34f965565hETPNhHZXokhsvZJ7RD8GzLR9SoxueocdlBImBGX9nlC1QmtRPRoqy5o1Ma5mqJvPLrBiF3QxPbEziiKMHS2l7Tw2nqXGRKFn8z/s640/blogger-image-1661767751.jpg"></a></div>One of the reasons we come to the Rio Grande Valley is the varied bird life. I kept thinking to call this collage we made "Birds of Color". It makes me realize that nature tries to show us how to live our lives. These diverse birds live together. They have "learned" how to share the same space and how to get along. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>First Day of Spring - the Cacti are Bloomimg</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bD7HxLy7jsz2uU7iqacQYDMc73kvDZC_yKmom2baqPVsDzZUJhg3w6W21nZg9jvT8MNAjEoHw7q-7ds9aA1704UI6EyBaPiW_R9cNkiQ1_7Q94tMJdnq0tfUVkgyGfij-t1c8wrr85pv/s640/blogger-image--64669800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bD7HxLy7jsz2uU7iqacQYDMc73kvDZC_yKmom2baqPVsDzZUJhg3w6W21nZg9jvT8MNAjEoHw7q-7ds9aA1704UI6EyBaPiW_R9cNkiQ1_7Q94tMJdnq0tfUVkgyGfij-t1c8wrr85pv/s640/blogger-image--64669800.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLGCXpeIDfvjsTQcEInsJ2SX83OktZZRH03IiMU0eBrEVUpwIDLpp3U2b4encHqffwdm20b0g2kt9rHZf5FjQkfxki_IvHxcoFbSZlAIML6YYIO5OceECrqM3LzMdAhOBAhcfifmXmVgI/s640/blogger-image--1156874834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLGCXpeIDfvjsTQcEInsJ2SX83OktZZRH03IiMU0eBrEVUpwIDLpp3U2b4encHqffwdm20b0g2kt9rHZf5FjQkfxki_IvHxcoFbSZlAIML6YYIO5OceECrqM3LzMdAhOBAhcfifmXmVgI/s640/blogger-image--1156874834.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1h4qPBdVHeK8Zb6WNpF7VP265h59RHzoicxet9E7DhVL1yTp4YDfi1luaR5fZGt0E-Jj5LHXfK96rhiOLt3kK9t7ke7ibX7blFe2iXN3DsBoa-OcAYCUijqD_rldZ8m3HG1LqbXDf-c9/s640/blogger-image-958367032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1h4qPBdVHeK8Zb6WNpF7VP265h59RHzoicxet9E7DhVL1yTp4YDfi1luaR5fZGt0E-Jj5LHXfK96rhiOLt3kK9t7ke7ibX7blFe2iXN3DsBoa-OcAYCUijqD_rldZ8m3HG1LqbXDf-c9/s640/blogger-image-958367032.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OdWht1ek_PUlyAZngGVuvsLrNd7VIjRYsy2tEMw5mnsrgTH16ImuBR24zf03w7WPpc2c170mROEn2pHmAbhfJ5ucqzTxggJdtKnQntOgZ2DzfzvqfCZBpYsHfbp-rlzTNTKj4cKahx3g/s640/blogger-image--1429357216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OdWht1ek_PUlyAZngGVuvsLrNd7VIjRYsy2tEMw5mnsrgTH16ImuBR24zf03w7WPpc2c170mROEn2pHmAbhfJ5ucqzTxggJdtKnQntOgZ2DzfzvqfCZBpYsHfbp-rlzTNTKj4cKahx3g/s640/blogger-image--1429357216.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We have been thrilled with all the wildflower blooming and the other day on our hike we saw the beginning of bloom on the Prickly Pear and the Horse Hobbler Cactus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It makes us realize that soon we will be migrating back north. We will stay here until early May so we don't miss the Spring Migation and then it will be On the Road Again! We are happy and grateful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love to you from L and L. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-64794354833725908282018-02-18T09:42:00.001-08:002018-02-18T09:42:08.000-08:00Time OutAfter five years, I have decided to take a break from writing/photos. Thank you for reading my posts over the past.Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-77041559000333143972017-11-10T08:16:00.001-08:002017-11-10T08:16:51.228-08:00Family Shots #2Around Thanksgiving, I try to,wrap up the blog postings for the year so that I can order a printed Blog Book for that year.<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> This year I decided to finish the postings with pictures of our children and grandchildren (previous blog posting Family Shots #1) and with a special final post to include my siblings, my mother and Latona. </span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After our last visits with the children and families in October, we started our journey south. Usually, we include visits with my siblings in Pensylvania and New Jersey. Now that my mother is with my youngest sister in Douglassville, PA, we decided to spent a longer visit there. Happily, my brother and sisters all came together for a big pork and sauerkraut dinner with us and mom. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Brother Joe and Mom</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnVw235fRtDHXD4OB_ig8dcrci-mGVNzmMR8Hp0HUDayengwz7gSU_daRCKQIKXmf8pEc0SlHwsIhSaTHoFTyDMTtboTw7ANS8JhBWen7f3c0hLblKLiGWdaOl-yhGi_GCJs4KYu_Psyv/s640/blogger-image--889621243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnVw235fRtDHXD4OB_ig8dcrci-mGVNzmMR8Hp0HUDayengwz7gSU_daRCKQIKXmf8pEc0SlHwsIhSaTHoFTyDMTtboTw7ANS8JhBWen7f3c0hLblKLiGWdaOl-yhGi_GCJs4KYu_Psyv/s640/blogger-image--889621243.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Joe's partner Nancy and daughterJenna</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYzE7NY-cMwfrnONBVBRUGY4hjbgH_CFkGV82Le7TYfeyOnbrEqFpmzEoTO1w0bx15ENjzHwgmbZXn3AV7sYiRnkRIJdrpCtmliLctxV7jxjOVz7d3cqopNTcP_SRY40yXLuKrXL_5zGr/s640/blogger-image-1353354904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYzE7NY-cMwfrnONBVBRUGY4hjbgH_CFkGV82Le7TYfeyOnbrEqFpmzEoTO1w0bx15ENjzHwgmbZXn3AV7sYiRnkRIJdrpCtmliLctxV7jxjOVz7d3cqopNTcP_SRY40yXLuKrXL_5zGr/s640/blogger-image-1353354904.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My sisters Sherry and Dotty</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrscYKQRr7dJj7Fz6xtk8UPRKJJuXuZay71WZkLV7NBtCiguUE9d-4Uj-WyY4xGq4_WLBTNU-rp9o3284fuBzsqelZctyZkuNvO4QeDcbbrNygx2SpULAzQhegOqyjvCfLlfejMjRlamt1/s640/blogger-image-494983281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrscYKQRr7dJj7Fz6xtk8UPRKJJuXuZay71WZkLV7NBtCiguUE9d-4Uj-WyY4xGq4_WLBTNU-rp9o3284fuBzsqelZctyZkuNvO4QeDcbbrNygx2SpULAzQhegOqyjvCfLlfejMjRlamt1/s640/blogger-image-494983281.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dottys husband Forrest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhut8WzfjGeteWDjK91u_0eZOq-PjJO9QgaFw8Ey_TCGQKVMg0Ng48QBZGHd6wG5eTiKr1ihdAjBmK7XYl6ESa7ARKymW44mA5u1ww232QcIyPEk1yMgm7z8tHwP885ZpKjlQjZCsvFTfbt/s640/blogger-image--1008770601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uvurdmcGz0gjRaR7DTYPPfJRwIXQfXuTFlJD8b69YyJ47NxcLu9U23rEf1v7Defy4ER9iAvCh4MnZZeXr08LI05DGo6vjb0uEbFNBWZotomVvc46FZ529H5XXb25CWlcY_zSdg7WQJqF/s640/blogger-image--728991695.jpg"></a></div> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And Mom's cats Hansel and Gretel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9UBAQQ9Y64eqJldOwk2SnANqqm2u1qETNQOtkG3YOPVWlIjKkcL8_9oUpukX29jVMWU7QNgbGyPsLUmCHs0Qae2pd1AW-2ACVddC4TeZdnsrVEupQ6mH8iOr2Dz2IV3g3z-TEro9gN-d/s640/blogger-image--1488059184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9UBAQQ9Y64eqJldOwk2SnANqqm2u1qETNQOtkG3YOPVWlIjKkcL8_9oUpukX29jVMWU7QNgbGyPsLUmCHs0Qae2pd1AW-2ACVddC4TeZdnsrVEupQ6mH8iOr2Dz2IV3g3z-TEro9gN-d/s640/blogger-image--1488059184.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> *********************</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My mother and me 74 years ago.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMquAPc3_8wLIFiS_XFU23dmVT1Ck8uWK0oXsf2kD1V1UavwSCax5qL5_Omm-6IoyAkedIbJE9VmTHrI67hhgy4Uw1Enwll1IE6lxyN3yHIIf6DEYVKLzL1up-o4Oztd5ynGcWCHV-KM5T/s640/blogger-image-1140259831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMquAPc3_8wLIFiS_XFU23dmVT1Ck8uWK0oXsf2kD1V1UavwSCax5qL5_Omm-6IoyAkedIbJE9VmTHrI67hhgy4Uw1Enwll1IE6lxyN3yHIIf6DEYVKLzL1up-o4Oztd5ynGcWCHV-KM5T/s640/blogger-image-1140259831.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My mother and me a few days ago.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bK-kTJ7bbke-lsd2h2L2wQ4T0SuBPB3ZVBnlskzg607G1Mv7CpOT1pGdZ8BfvH_on8Drr8E8hnl6ra74Du4ZFNwf5bW5uvvrqL0K4VajMRst8XdwqYDVhchyphenhyphenPbXWGn-TjAhFKIVvVDhZ/s640/blogger-image--1618071469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bK-kTJ7bbke-lsd2h2L2wQ4T0SuBPB3ZVBnlskzg607G1Mv7CpOT1pGdZ8BfvH_on8Drr8E8hnl6ra74Du4ZFNwf5bW5uvvrqL0K4VajMRst8XdwqYDVhchyphenhyphenPbXWGn-TjAhFKIVvVDhZ/s640/blogger-image--1618071469.jpg"></a></div><br></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">💕</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This blog is a tribute to my mother. She grew up in a church-sponsored orphanage, losing her mother at four years of age and her father to an accident on the railroad. She is filled with a grit about life and a survival spirit that must have originated very early in her life. Although she has faced health issues in her life, she never let it determine her way of being with us. She loved us and did the best for us, like making sure we had enough food to eat even if it meant she didn't have any. She made our clothes from others hand-me-downs, and made us happy to be warm and clean. She still gives us gifts and has even paid for our funerals and cremations. Wow! And she taught us her faith. Her favorite hymn is The Old Rugged Cross. Now she is 96 years old and lives with Dottie and Forry. In spite of increasing blindness, she continues on, engaged and alert. Yesterday, I picked up a puzzle page beside her chair and realized that she attempted and filled in the Soduko for the first time! What spunk! I am so grateful for all that she had done for me. I love you Mom.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZSLDhe2sJWphluKUsIn2cbAGfuvsmWezrH4m_M3jEqPC3Q0TqWp2uRvaLOtlSnXicSuff0A2FGw0G7_kxXTuGNdJH2UHq85IR-Ps4TwBrLb3S4BEgal9x8nHVqG7wQKvE-9Te2WJd68y/s640/blogger-image-230242316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZSLDhe2sJWphluKUsIn2cbAGfuvsmWezrH4m_M3jEqPC3Q0TqWp2uRvaLOtlSnXicSuff0A2FGw0G7_kxXTuGNdJH2UHq85IR-Ps4TwBrLb3S4BEgal9x8nHVqG7wQKvE-9Te2WJd68y/s640/blogger-image-230242316.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This blog is also a tribute to my siblings. These people are some of the most generous and kind-hearted people you could meet. They take us in every time we come for a visit, planning wonderful meals, movies, outings, beer, electricity, and most of all give us their time. They love Latona as much as they do me. Most of all, I want to say that we really love each other and want the best for each other. We do not squabble over money or items of possible inheritance as many families do. 😍</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My sister and her husband happily take care of mom and give her a wonderfully secure home for her final days. I am so very proud of them and proud to be one of them! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUid1Bq5Ka8rGomfAmgRzaZ-j0cC7CwLho_hkrQd7EmYp_YNgkpHglo5p92Ii3EkVYvuIB0ZyTkquLwyhkjXoRLtzJVhTRE8HOfY7XYwQtdvIYgJgvdROY-RbaYSZoobVw80Am-pBSlERi/s640/blogger-image--498451086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUid1Bq5Ka8rGomfAmgRzaZ-j0cC7CwLho_hkrQd7EmYp_YNgkpHglo5p92Ii3EkVYvuIB0ZyTkquLwyhkjXoRLtzJVhTRE8HOfY7XYwQtdvIYgJgvdROY-RbaYSZoobVw80Am-pBSlERi/s640/blogger-image--498451086.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This blog is also a tribute to Latona. We have been partners for over thirty years and have walked many paths together, from Baxter State Park, to the Appalachian Trail, to visits to all fifty states, and to thirty-four countries around the world. We were blessed to have a wonderful home in Eddington on Chemo Pond and now have managed five years of full-time travel in our Leisure Van. We have an enduring love filled with comfort and contentment. There is a Shainia Twain song that describes our love. She is " Still The One!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> God is Love and I have been blessed by His love in every aspect of my life. THANK YOU!</span></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-24301398156869343852017-11-10T05:54:00.001-08:002017-11-10T05:54:50.595-08:00Family Shots #1Folks often have responded very positively to pictures that I have posted of our visits with our children, grandchildren and now grandpets. It made me realize that our friends and family don't get a chance to see them very often, if at all. You may have seen them over the years, but here are some very recent pictures. This is a short post that includes pictures of Phillip, Katrina and Carrie and their extended families.<div><br></div><div>An evening with Phillip watching his beloved Yankees.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2BtTWQA-SVnY22r-_nSnCpCNHWiyWngbK9ccy1mo78sDix-6Uvsu9kqH3YzWjmp8jz5pFEFP3VReFWyKhHWKSuNK-VeVSBSFE2OkUgnvRmoMGFXwa1xUlvdqMHChyphenhyphensZyU0Lt6iCbJOFQ/s640/blogger-image-1416961119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2BtTWQA-SVnY22r-_nSnCpCNHWiyWngbK9ccy1mo78sDix-6Uvsu9kqH3YzWjmp8jz5pFEFP3VReFWyKhHWKSuNK-VeVSBSFE2OkUgnvRmoMGFXwa1xUlvdqMHChyphenhyphensZyU0Lt6iCbJOFQ/s640/blogger-image-1416961119.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>His son and daughter, Simon and Azure.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XCe-KnmJZxRjcYjEqfYVXspHiK7ikDNV6LteJBpcm56IKA9IYbXC2sRmwVNy46KSOMLwOveK-v15MONrt-HETLobtpQtdyMRm-98HXp7WQ5bOSDDp7Fb33t75Rp4TA5P46CVwcwnqR8I/s640/blogger-image--143331905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XCe-KnmJZxRjcYjEqfYVXspHiK7ikDNV6LteJBpcm56IKA9IYbXC2sRmwVNy46KSOMLwOveK-v15MONrt-HETLobtpQtdyMRm-98HXp7WQ5bOSDDp7Fb33t75Rp4TA5P46CVwcwnqR8I/s640/blogger-image--143331905.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>His mother likes popcorn just as much as he does!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt6B1Yf1W7o0HryoB6x4ziJzWDWgqhf7MOTnUnGviUCWdq-lgXn6L175guvMvzk4UDwOI2DBWq2Sh-qRDjkcJYtf6lIuYB14x3boy2iH53TTbt0ZxCTPz3nGlPkYxbr0mdiomVZCguL3A/s640/blogger-image-2061277394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt6B1Yf1W7o0HryoB6x4ziJzWDWgqhf7MOTnUnGviUCWdq-lgXn6L175guvMvzk4UDwOI2DBWq2Sh-qRDjkcJYtf6lIuYB14x3boy2iH53TTbt0ZxCTPz3nGlPkYxbr0mdiomVZCguL3A/s640/blogger-image-2061277394.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>His dogs, Frankie, Cole, Cammi and Budget.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclL8v5ffVIJJVarTIR-BsAzsTzyoXBWDUCGuH8vZAD6plkhn5Gylh3_1yEiqUSUsC5Bw0VHl0nPLH0OTjtPbw4PlvsicCyjoHZZ5J2bgUL4XkiFsNuk2CrjLlzVDPjXp04nEF8WepBJJq/s640/blogger-image-1018493202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclL8v5ffVIJJVarTIR-BsAzsTzyoXBWDUCGuH8vZAD6plkhn5Gylh3_1yEiqUSUsC5Bw0VHl0nPLH0OTjtPbw4PlvsicCyjoHZZ5J2bgUL4XkiFsNuk2CrjLlzVDPjXp04nEF8WepBJJq/s640/blogger-image-1018493202.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We wanted a picture with him😍</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKtRQWFs1iNSlLiQG4hEtVC6Ohkmfs2zHwhQs-MI2ZbZ3gSZb-E6KKzDQXbI2CqX0dnqwjdfdMMmrKPNPj5gGofAdDOMFA16gut0j-kPlr_Tm7Ld4CxNZ37iLw2myjGzxoiB_B6Hb3Q4k/s640/blogger-image--473972301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKtRQWFs1iNSlLiQG4hEtVC6Ohkmfs2zHwhQs-MI2ZbZ3gSZb-E6KKzDQXbI2CqX0dnqwjdfdMMmrKPNPj5gGofAdDOMFA16gut0j-kPlr_Tm7Ld4CxNZ37iLw2myjGzxoiB_B6Hb3Q4k/s640/blogger-image--473972301.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Latona's daughter, Katrina</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxSmsollOus67KCmdN-g5lx0mSTq-Ty8zAe2KleNoFbJjkTfaj7qEAKxurz2DWIy4Gz8yJvTULE3Y2a8FbSe0ZcsO6MP6HNUO0BqNxTzO7aLeYAvAmPiEmsIvW4CQ4evexaT6XT7_25Kn/s640/blogger-image-646570452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxSmsollOus67KCmdN-g5lx0mSTq-Ty8zAe2KleNoFbJjkTfaj7qEAKxurz2DWIy4Gz8yJvTULE3Y2a8FbSe0ZcsO6MP6HNUO0BqNxTzO7aLeYAvAmPiEmsIvW4CQ4evexaT6XT7_25Kn/s640/blogger-image-646570452.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And her partner Mike with Louie</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg"></a></span><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">Katrina's daughter Torrey with her Meme. She loves to go on a hike with us and we love this special time with her.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCREtzk5tjDfnnmGqUU2QtqevXvhgD9rMbLqKLdxHCxiRTWXcf57XAf0tN0LbbPKONxIsbwPcmCAiznGfcfWb6qyVrgBJREqmfPkFMNBK_q38cT1NVPX8xlRPc3eLEg-8GW5CcbZwRb7yF/s640/blogger-image--366714025.jpg"></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">The leaves were like a special bouquet on our hike.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTapqV5rCippheeAa88KjryOo-A3pYJ-zlQnDM1-xfdGK_cDafbuYnj-5r1R0c0XuuYYheoIGK7JBkymk8hr00SSuiiY7nU9LhGIyJPci7OoklapAq9yZU6hZsVK7ZkFO63WXc26SazUgZ/s640/blogger-image--787745876.jpg"></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div>Latona and Katrina</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpiVRDL2ba6WYOtQ65w4cHm2i7ZJ7v7dQL6CdPWSS0ZWPGaT_3pLuwA_wsD1vEOnPmVB6LwVIl-mYFMBMsdoWrSRNxyoh460Zt6lwMPKh2kxsggi5C4aIwhzybRzRwMjc4KIilTqMXoxy/s640/blogger-image--535152269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRDfq959xwPyCxfavHtAf_gz46HcTmdJhmi0jdkct3aG2hie0zRnpCh6CUN6n93ymF_9TulaLsvF57MflTwEpP3BoS7EnKDu_SP4H90Ev859dm0C_A5fvQnbdtZHpmOeG5U9ZrmVyYVNi/s640/blogger-image-1922542779.jpg"></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">Carrie and Jay having a lighter moment.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xzSBlPTLouRL33o8F0cER2ql7DjEojkU_6VPGNLO1cK3QKh2PntfCszAFi4PEpAtpuPw2Pa_z6zsLmDKojs7UXavvzU2sBAVovp3kL4iFFi5R-b9GMvcRc6OsMm9cGGFXsvcPOiLvSb9/s640/blogger-image-207744788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xzSBlPTLouRL33o8F0cER2ql7DjEojkU_6VPGNLO1cK3QKh2PntfCszAFi4PEpAtpuPw2Pa_z6zsLmDKojs7UXavvzU2sBAVovp3kL4iFFi5R-b9GMvcRc6OsMm9cGGFXsvcPOiLvSb9/s640/blogger-image-207744788.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sari and her goat Samme and Spotty Chicken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOItWNFEHPDBQNi_wjM3f0MGWiL7jhiGYCfr2hz9wfG6DpdC1T12UCMLENGeTfptuOPyAjA3ag8KS1H9eum9kRf4TlW4qsGbYWmWXPex9MtGUnawccrUrY7hTaQ1anzJVTkvasudzFcbBX/s640/blogger-image--1139447907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOItWNFEHPDBQNi_wjM3f0MGWiL7jhiGYCfr2hz9wfG6DpdC1T12UCMLENGeTfptuOPyAjA3ag8KS1H9eum9kRf4TlW4qsGbYWmWXPex9MtGUnawccrUrY7hTaQ1anzJVTkvasudzFcbBX/s640/blogger-image--1139447907.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lyla and the horse she loves, Lucy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwhzzksGbsraMcsDoUswBwVEQF9nAfkGgCTDvrKZLvIXhK-9Sow3fKJcfN9NkEzyURLuz3JXxOOPSfq6lbx9Ery4BWf6ofi0_TO-egOOQAICO4BWOvoCctXORxlvMOyOBL2QKEwtxLGqe/s640/blogger-image-328167082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwhzzksGbsraMcsDoUswBwVEQF9nAfkGgCTDvrKZLvIXhK-9Sow3fKJcfN9NkEzyURLuz3JXxOOPSfq6lbx9Ery4BWf6ofi0_TO-egOOQAICO4BWOvoCctXORxlvMOyOBL2QKEwtxLGqe/s640/blogger-image-328167082.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our our visit with Carrie, she and I had fun working on the goat house project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KkFZwUZ4K1KedMWytkJxAiW0JjUuckQNqnQIokSNvfDBHTFeDkjoaEQBoJuL6SVJIGd48brsVwREe5tPbjh2D-ueSsOpyAvJLPPVbfApG2_mXmmiojXt10HkpkfX23qQmDokZX-eTwXr/s640/blogger-image-1272013320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KkFZwUZ4K1KedMWytkJxAiW0JjUuckQNqnQIokSNvfDBHTFeDkjoaEQBoJuL6SVJIGd48brsVwREe5tPbjh2D-ueSsOpyAvJLPPVbfApG2_mXmmiojXt10HkpkfX23qQmDokZX-eTwXr/s640/blogger-image-1272013320.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">More of the grandpets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHUH6ApDyEkZcSiovVROzQ7qHcr2tAtQuTpeymqa_K-w3r6pNt5lJimG2DbttViimPVl73QoDwJiINjHCQEjxiyGel8NnyHlxfw2WSsawZ1J8YdCVMqog8_as9lmKCscX1SnvxPLCLas_/s640/blogger-image-1096536328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHUH6ApDyEkZcSiovVROzQ7qHcr2tAtQuTpeymqa_K-w3r6pNt5lJimG2DbttViimPVl73QoDwJiINjHCQEjxiyGel8NnyHlxfw2WSsawZ1J8YdCVMqog8_as9lmKCscX1SnvxPLCLas_/s640/blogger-image-1096536328.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Although, we travel during the winter and are separated from our families for many months each year, they are never far from our hearts. When summer rolls around, we visit with each of them in between our camping trips to Campobello. We love to talk with them and share with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They are facing the issues of their lives with faith and spiritual wisdom. They love their children and their those around them. They are generous hearted people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That is all we could ask! <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We are grateful to be their mothers!</span></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-35666482397497194572017-11-07T08:27:00.001-08:002017-11-07T08:27:06.305-08:00Goodbye to CampobelloIt has been a wonderful summer/fall. The weather has been exceptional for us in New England (until the most recent storm) and we have found the fall colours thrilling to behold. As I reviewed our pictures, many thoughts and reflections came to mind. There will be several posts over the next few days. Today, we are going to share the end of our time on our "beloved island" aptly named by FDR.<div><br></div><div>So much of what we experience is coloured by the perspective of our mind and spirit. I believe this is so often distorted by our feelings of health, safety and well-being. We have found a place of peace and calm on Campobello Island. Because of this, we have booked a seasonal site for next summer and hope that we can spend many more days in this place.</div><div><br></div><div>Latona and I have just had an interesting discussion on "reflection". (You may want to google this word and follow some of the thought-provoking definitions we found.) Basically and crudely, a reflection is caused when light is not absorbed (like by a water surface)<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> but bounces back and casts off a picture exactly the same as the original, but of course, not the thing itself. We marvel at this and share here some of our reflections.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Reflections</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLkE_HAVtZHAvYTw_dMYtbw_4CFrufQhB3UA3mcKLFP3ETL59W8CQs3D92xrw0666N_KSs1ni6qr5JL8X1ctyMw6siTmXxcmYKGDS0ewFxC74BwvM5YHMDocQ72dFS7dkSg7GYDn4oa73/s640/blogger-image--1491008873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLkE_HAVtZHAvYTw_dMYtbw_4CFrufQhB3UA3mcKLFP3ETL59W8CQs3D92xrw0666N_KSs1ni6qr5JL8X1ctyMw6siTmXxcmYKGDS0ewFxC74BwvM5YHMDocQ72dFS7dkSg7GYDn4oa73/s640/blogger-image--1491008873.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I wonder if reflection shapes our memories of things we have seen and experience, and "reflects" the experience back to us when we recall it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The surprises to our eyes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another thought came from our encounter with a small tree. How much does what we see and our reaction to it, depend on the light that shines upon it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A peeling piece of bark...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmSwFgHZngdMrRjODb_tDkSIOCiTBhl8y-a16Ih174FcAh7rc647s0CvRQPJJYb2cVz2cIeonJr3Bl8TUtPOQ1v9Vmn3bSCojQjAmiZFpzBphg6IYB4eZo9qi-ekc2TpL3ZXpEL3YXu9e/s640/blogger-image--701827030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmSwFgHZngdMrRjODb_tDkSIOCiTBhl8y-a16Ih174FcAh7rc647s0CvRQPJJYb2cVz2cIeonJr3Bl8TUtPOQ1v9Vmn3bSCojQjAmiZFpzBphg6IYB4eZo9qi-ekc2TpL3ZXpEL3YXu9e/s640/blogger-image--701827030.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">How beautiful the little piece of bark...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KEqWrfoLASKmNBcTkjhiF68tY7QAvlR14U7lGOrTljN-HY44ZYxMz6ueEsPa7yGdRNhuDiPafNhc_f5PnfmWCYV7GhRFyP62ZFqbES-rGO_yrLvFUrs1XUpq0myyOMygxxbWFn5OqK2y/s640/blogger-image--141561228.jpg"></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMXL4W8HM0Jmf4aR2lFvIejLULUY0NzABpNzfaMC8rM429m9vbsOHmB7MiXuzZoey-Pt6LbLoO9bDiw8sI9as-bakWBucwvtAam4rlVnwLPj909tFzNS9ka6wedUTdcw6W-3x2P_tC4AB/s640/blogger-image-1280320041.jpg"></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8J7T3VVoPuu6c95H8vNkX6TVcMX5KPWaorHphz4Y6vDWovTULUBfsWOK3yHq_-TOVqCpqUp0qbp1fyN_7bhhfIZT3mzpQUUL_4uFU0AtGh2qpGczOeVnRddii9hG2WTq-TnYT6dEDy_X/s640/blogger-image--167535817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">Another surprise that caught our eye. What is this growing from a dead Birch on our site? We still don't know!</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPxndXBf-5jJDBbScJoqcZHxtzzbvx-RKqYrzTfWyG66mPtJQ-AsJ1g4hR0fd2va8IqvmtAN1r6lK7r9Nf-B7VaYZ74ytU1p8dmdejRP2Dim03_H5ceGLeWXcl6-h9TQU1BNyyplioZYk/s640/blogger-image-1432868526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPxndXBf-5jJDBbScJoqcZHxtzzbvx-RKqYrzTfWyG66mPtJQ-AsJ1g4hR0fd2va8IqvmtAN1r6lK7r9Nf-B7VaYZ74ytU1p8dmdejRP2Dim03_H5ceGLeWXcl6-h9TQU1BNyyplioZYk/s640/blogger-image-1432868526.jpg"></a></div> </div></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">Taking risks on the Journey: </div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">On another hike, as we usually do, we walked the mark paths that were very familiar to us.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKijWNm5NEchnThIJ8esj4kLiHmhTy2Yo8nC0fI8QJNykX2oO9A5BwgogV9fRRghcfhqKSVp4Nh11MkKcrGABzYi91fmMgw2CPSGCQB78f96ok8z8RV7efSMTs_W7oGkZNM71X0mgOA7uZ/s640/blogger-image-1587164739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKijWNm5NEchnThIJ8esj4kLiHmhTy2Yo8nC0fI8QJNykX2oO9A5BwgogV9fRRghcfhqKSVp4Nh11MkKcrGABzYi91fmMgw2CPSGCQB78f96ok8z8RV7efSMTs_W7oGkZNM71X0mgOA7uZ/s640/blogger-image-1587164739.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVyxFY5ZcOPteQ4VqCPk5ZUbwYvrzqu5g27WjDyqwyx-BDW9jcfmhi4EIrNlj6D5y_pEBrubOYrUbILI19rCDP4UwIGhWw8t-V_6XfDd5uHgRyc7T29N1eeCo4e9_lWxJh409b5dp8Uv/s640/blogger-image--1477526669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgVyxFY5ZcOPteQ4VqCPk5ZUbwYvrzqu5g27WjDyqwyx-BDW9jcfmhi4EIrNlj6D5y_pEBrubOYrUbILI19rCDP4UwIGhWw8t-V_6XfDd5uHgRyc7T29N1eeCo4e9_lWxJh409b5dp8Uv/s640/blogger-image--1477526669.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">But we also got another lesson from the Beavers who lived in the area. "Don't be afraid of an unmarked path. Create your own journey". Here is a path made by the Beavers, and it acts as a runway to their pond. Wonder if the Otters use it too. 😍</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuUu1oaH6TK2kQsq0a8c5-K30KwGVsIvOkSuM4NRtirwb86Nxf5fsZKwwp41whfRUPIkGkoLw7JsJWOBRmuHcN9DsBs9H2HJ21MMaofitkTOFES9rVXneO3Hzri9s_Sa76Yr3_o0X239-/s640/blogger-image-1420521929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuUu1oaH6TK2kQsq0a8c5-K30KwGVsIvOkSuM4NRtirwb86Nxf5fsZKwwp41whfRUPIkGkoLw7JsJWOBRmuHcN9DsBs9H2HJ21MMaofitkTOFES9rVXneO3Hzri9s_Sa76Yr3_o0X239-/s640/blogger-image-1420521929.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">Look ar what you see:</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">On this particular hike we found some sphagnum moss and gloried in the star-shapes on the close up.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAw1k8Y0jgtIMlHvOrGHjAfY8l6cgE_hpq_vBftwm74tf_FC7KDWL4eD9xeWV5gMOXb8aiOfELBjccpRXVXEfEAPm0KIJsY65wz_MCsKctRw5Cn48cuu9-BboiNxygx4vQ8xHWVUShbf6/s640/blogger-image--2076127220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAw1k8Y0jgtIMlHvOrGHjAfY8l6cgE_hpq_vBftwm74tf_FC7KDWL4eD9xeWV5gMOXb8aiOfELBjccpRXVXEfEAPm0KIJsY65wz_MCsKctRw5Cn48cuu9-BboiNxygx4vQ8xHWVUShbf6/s640/blogger-image--2076127220.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkljUhAIH0FAdM8TiGLfjZQheIB-KyacAZG91CsQALipeZZ6CzyT-Oux-ZJS-1zI9OYn1c9RyGR6N9Ns3RR5TQtO8z8NsaMUmE7yn8UJs4pVeABpkXwbvNdgMkjThmZfv9gPgdimN_mEU/s640/blogger-image-25891521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkljUhAIH0FAdM8TiGLfjZQheIB-KyacAZG91CsQALipeZZ6CzyT-Oux-ZJS-1zI9OYn1c9RyGR6N9Ns3RR5TQtO8z8NsaMUmE7yn8UJs4pVeABpkXwbvNdgMkjThmZfv9gPgdimN_mEU/s640/blogger-image-25891521.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">Importance and excitement of keeping in touch:</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">And we had a visit from our friend, a member of the dragonfly family that we named Red. During our last lunch on the Upper Duck Pond trail, the fly came to sit on my shoulder. Each day we hiked, we carried a lunch for a break and enjoyment of the day. I was so excited to see this creature who visited us for the third time. Goodbye Red.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">In my heart I also,thanked our friends Joan and Lucille for awakening me/us to another wonderful creature in nature.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_-Igzvv0pTJWaV4vxIwnJa4daU3_2x4AmbjVMy79uaSaQYKaOom9oLxyH5KfldVx-TsAVHD_tI7CvQ8pJLaJEkKmeAHEm5Ejcuc6YQ3G568AxWwz0o-1BCnncubKSBG_kqsGaBRtsGtn/s640/blogger-image-1817989435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_-Igzvv0pTJWaV4vxIwnJa4daU3_2x4AmbjVMy79uaSaQYKaOom9oLxyH5KfldVx-TsAVHD_tI7CvQ8pJLaJEkKmeAHEm5Ejcuc6YQ3G568AxWwz0o-1BCnncubKSBG_kqsGaBRtsGtn/s640/blogger-image-1817989435.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpDz4TKZZOONv9Rg3GRVshnUk-cgtSzJEiKcqeDnEDjCttGYjK4jTsk6o8lu0qWajgeqjSL8HLEVoLhWrNWh3RYhpvZbZxBPanMZHWoC11GOQ4Z2ASELRB4t5hlnbsjMXrzCMjsd981Hf/s640/blogger-image-605501856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpDz4TKZZOONv9Rg3GRVshnUk-cgtSzJEiKcqeDnEDjCttGYjK4jTsk6o8lu0qWajgeqjSL8HLEVoLhWrNWh3RYhpvZbZxBPanMZHWoC11GOQ4Z2ASELRB4t5hlnbsjMXrzCMjsd981Hf/s640/blogger-image-605501856.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Willingness to be expanded and humbled:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On Campobello, we have great opportunities to allow ourselves to be expanded into the sky and the ocean... At the same time, we feel our size! As important as a grain of sand the creates the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmckERb7R2khwVkHV2BmVj-GsKqd8ZvkbCjNi71G9AtvLXepbKYFuoinm6azQQDUs7CaE1eyzgRr5QXYF48b3Awwa5YYY53EHJhvW89kkrAqWqOP2dueTxJk_DRYuvjIIjY3_CbQf296B/s640/blogger-image--1689558066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmckERb7R2khwVkHV2BmVj-GsKqd8ZvkbCjNi71G9AtvLXepbKYFuoinm6azQQDUs7CaE1eyzgRr5QXYF48b3Awwa5YYY53EHJhvW89kkrAqWqOP2dueTxJk_DRYuvjIIjY3_CbQf296B/s640/blogger-image--1689558066.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3HcP1oJD1-mWfQOk0e9jd1xeeUSpoCiK3gKZCDxLSJ2480X_c9FlYvckRGJv_gie7onuOIo5qdJV1ybMt2R2ULHR90EAog9E0MJMTK7lddmxt8U9-WEI08oPSFwVG_9hnUnkRpKaadig/s640/blogger-image-305890523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3HcP1oJD1-mWfQOk0e9jd1xeeUSpoCiK3gKZCDxLSJ2480X_c9FlYvckRGJv_gie7onuOIo5qdJV1ybMt2R2ULHR90EAog9E0MJMTK7lddmxt8U9-WEI08oPSFwVG_9hnUnkRpKaadig/s640/blogger-image-305890523.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Campobello island has been a peaceful and calm summer home for us that has taught us so many things. The importance of Light in our hearts, and the preciousness of reflection and memory. The value of keeping in touch as Red taught us, and the gifts we receive from our friends. The opportunity to allow ourselves to be expanded and humbled at the same time, and the joy of walking with the eyes of our Spirit open and ready for the surprises in nature. We continue to find the ease, the peace, the calm, the beauty and the harmony in allowing our work to be loving the world...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A few more shots from "work"😍</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24mJl8Rwr4n7W9FpV_5RntAVHEWrxMqxmbJsCLyUhXUWfU1TJPkxzgDFteqlN-GBUl1c_JwJTooh05GZ_-sumWYUjgySrl8hVxOjtrAMPhtWm81kp08IbdgCZgZmuggGI7BK6eS0c3HIv/s640/blogger-image-1519848703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24mJl8Rwr4n7W9FpV_5RntAVHEWrxMqxmbJsCLyUhXUWfU1TJPkxzgDFteqlN-GBUl1c_JwJTooh05GZ_-sumWYUjgySrl8hVxOjtrAMPhtWm81kp08IbdgCZgZmuggGI7BK6eS0c3HIv/s640/blogger-image-1519848703.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvih-4hxKhMCVjqJCcRVu4LS-ClrwcuPF16804leMnI_vsKhV0uBNiDZ9UmvrmAZVO4pIheKPAIH8PwK70mz_Xdmv86NhimXyCTuDqWfAWA3wee6LkZ_6gM45svAIrJyC8jBpbIf54Ase/s640/blogger-image-351355230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvih-4hxKhMCVjqJCcRVu4LS-ClrwcuPF16804leMnI_vsKhV0uBNiDZ9UmvrmAZVO4pIheKPAIH8PwK70mz_Xdmv86NhimXyCTuDqWfAWA3wee6LkZ_6gM45svAIrJyC8jBpbIf54Ase/s640/blogger-image-351355230.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhZMNvs5yE2TxGIoKxpNMDcEx96hl6WvntaSNfcv_jMG3MSQbDnN5FDB2d3XghzxvqcAPrA9atNUomJRICcKKeoCEpydUvhqnpGmtF1agee1_jLUDkJGVRQ7YEZ8jbKsY-ukQIt75dZ_o/s640/blogger-image--330935538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhZMNvs5yE2TxGIoKxpNMDcEx96hl6WvntaSNfcv_jMG3MSQbDnN5FDB2d3XghzxvqcAPrA9atNUomJRICcKKeoCEpydUvhqnpGmtF1agee1_jLUDkJGVRQ7YEZ8jbKsY-ukQIt75dZ_o/s640/blogger-image--330935538.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXwD7abit7CZHf1SQjbczEkZlQKRn7WJcVOxOZAIpsSg0R4P-5u7vVgi3yZcxymRf8AHCK3V0oNQFSrW7g3mPQiULu3ClDmObft-MCw1HAQMETvFy4LVp_asgIgUP0BnX5ePBclXxSJqj/s640/blogger-image-834859523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXwD7abit7CZHf1SQjbczEkZlQKRn7WJcVOxOZAIpsSg0R4P-5u7vVgi3yZcxymRf8AHCK3V0oNQFSrW7g3mPQiULu3ClDmObft-MCw1HAQMETvFy4LVp_asgIgUP0BnX5ePBclXxSJqj/s640/blogger-image-834859523.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypLuwHlUZ54H_CeG3-kvCnEDXzWFwLPFQx84jegsugH7KjoXbcgcmozu5p51_lGuierctRgUyxcygSQhxlN6Al5Uf2ablU8njXRpv2GSSVeQ1XGqiOso0G6CLt5Wji3QliNACQMGVnfLi/s640/blogger-image--425311209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypLuwHlUZ54H_CeG3-kvCnEDXzWFwLPFQx84jegsugH7KjoXbcgcmozu5p51_lGuierctRgUyxcygSQhxlN6Al5Uf2ablU8njXRpv2GSSVeQ1XGqiOso0G6CLt5Wji3QliNACQMGVnfLi/s640/blogger-image--425311209.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My world💕💕💕💕💕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUIT93I331rGh3tlNd7n_8g5q0HBAAhVwXxHZ6ZNHX28H92uBEIzTKJYqvp95yNZ2wN0QvKyY2ZsH6B7e7tLEzHLBQUiPfLS9230J5fV3IddfPzyNdgkep7c-QINk6o-8nc6BzBUBdue1/s640/blogger-image--816713847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUIT93I331rGh3tlNd7n_8g5q0HBAAhVwXxHZ6ZNHX28H92uBEIzTKJYqvp95yNZ2wN0QvKyY2ZsH6B7e7tLEzHLBQUiPfLS9230J5fV3IddfPzyNdgkep7c-QINk6o-8nc6BzBUBdue1/s640/blogger-image--816713847.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We miss our "beloved island" and look forward to enjoying our reflections until we return!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With gratitude...</div></div></div></div></span></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-5449095582961673432017-09-26T13:44:00.001-07:002017-09-26T13:44:14.334-07:00My work is loving the world...Mary Oliver<i>Postscript to last Post on Friendship. During that same two week period, I had another unexpected call from a long time friend from Upward Bound days. Seemed like a lot of abundance in a short time. </i><div><i> </i><div><i>One other thing to mention is the special gift of lobsters we had while Janet and Harriet were here. So many generous, special things happened during our time with them. I am so blessed that they would come to see us from Pennsylvania. This is a tradition we have had for </i>many<i> years. I hope it continues!</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div> **************************</div><div><br></div><div>Being retired seems like a great change, and a chance to play and avoid the responsibilities that used to fill the middle years of life. It was a saving moment when I remembered a poem that our friend Ingrid shared with us when acquainting us with Mary Oliver, the poet. For me, this new definition of my work fills me with gratitude and joy. I will share this poem with you and hope we can all love the world and all the beings it holds. All lives matter.</div><div><br></div><div> Messenger</div><div> by Mary Oliver </div><div><br></div><div>My work is loving the world.</div><div>Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird -</div><div>Equal seekers of sweetness.</div><div>Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.</div><div>Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.</div><div><br></div><div>Are my boots old? Is my coat torn?</div><div>Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me</div><div>Keep my mind on what matters, </div><div>Which is my work,</div><div><br></div><div>Which is mostly standing still and learning to be</div><div>Astonished.</div><div>The phoebe, the delphinium.</div><div>The sheep in the pasture, and the pasture.</div><div>Which is mostly rejoicing, since all ingredients are here,</div><div><br></div><div>Which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart </div><div>and these body's-clothes,</div><div>a mouth with which to give shouts of joy</div><div>to the moth and the wren, to the sleepy dug-up clam, </div><div>Telling them all, over and over, how it is </div><div>That we live forever.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Here are some pictures from my recent "work" days. 😍</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmNu3LBSlz_2IKNL9aSdZFyDYbTN79RrYF1WVMqNqx6_h2cLs9NbUxVu77FJGIYT9TupjyyEOgzyKYZu9X2WvN5qFtVpfuBuR1EvSeYwWbtvQGdfG7sL9KMfcjkLo8Rnc_UheyqdM5AEK/s640/blogger-image--1151888621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmNu3LBSlz_2IKNL9aSdZFyDYbTN79RrYF1WVMqNqx6_h2cLs9NbUxVu77FJGIYT9TupjyyEOgzyKYZu9X2WvN5qFtVpfuBuR1EvSeYwWbtvQGdfG7sL9KMfcjkLo8Rnc_UheyqdM5AEK/s640/blogger-image--1151888621.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>At Liberty Point. What a beautiful array of colours.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DGGL8GrphjLc3i8NQvX8TDrZOzRXZqgDTLGzkgZusIaE3s-sJDis0gC3vuMeHyMJo0MPqgKbrCp4j8XSWcLwuNlSG_4vnUKw1Y7QjTm2oL6HYP91MlmlwWvWerhLBlBhL99VT6BxY8zp/s640/blogger-image-996416938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DGGL8GrphjLc3i8NQvX8TDrZOzRXZqgDTLGzkgZusIaE3s-sJDis0gC3vuMeHyMJo0MPqgKbrCp4j8XSWcLwuNlSG_4vnUKw1Y7QjTm2oL6HYP91MlmlwWvWerhLBlBhL99VT6BxY8zp/s640/blogger-image-996416938.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Early turning leaves.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HFzZVaYtAhzdDX4E1wm2OVAS5xo1MQJZNh6HmQiLFgOOc8Inn0fPMCYkPJFIYcPECva6pxHvmWsEUpZfJ2HMQO1VsD1d2zphjC_plulGylRrJjftmP1HBikEL6TAKs6G9Vep9IqU9TYi/s640/blogger-image-2061464218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HFzZVaYtAhzdDX4E1wm2OVAS5xo1MQJZNh6HmQiLFgOOc8Inn0fPMCYkPJFIYcPECva6pxHvmWsEUpZfJ2HMQO1VsD1d2zphjC_plulGylRrJjftmP1HBikEL6TAKs6G9Vep9IqU9TYi/s640/blogger-image-2061464218.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQS6Ozb6k8sdjkPrI6_ROf0EjYqBu2n5pBgwSnWEmrtr2LzZjIRCY96KpZjUmr2zh81mXq9er0Mg7xDTl_krlymDMX7_bxJ5vzl1vjJ2AR6Qn6nqNfVqcnvz1uoCSSp8UmJW7ktKxmsYu/s640/blogger-image-1639877149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQS6Ozb6k8sdjkPrI6_ROf0EjYqBu2n5pBgwSnWEmrtr2LzZjIRCY96KpZjUmr2zh81mXq9er0Mg7xDTl_krlymDMX7_bxJ5vzl1vjJ2AR6Qn6nqNfVqcnvz1uoCSSp8UmJW7ktKxmsYu/s640/blogger-image-1639877149.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The white wild rose is lasting longer than the pink.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjb4Rv5EoMZ2h3pct1bpA5NqNrDARB8vZphLFbx9c5V_vXQw4IowBoGXTakmN9Y3toROgmewbZLaSDNB0et0ecYb1C_GHWvKc_wICz0PfzHY-SLR7M74rxXvtmDqCpFc1nnR9jBduvvo0O/s640/blogger-image-67359636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjb4Rv5EoMZ2h3pct1bpA5NqNrDARB8vZphLFbx9c5V_vXQw4IowBoGXTakmN9Y3toROgmewbZLaSDNB0et0ecYb1C_GHWvKc_wICz0PfzHY-SLR7M74rxXvtmDqCpFc1nnR9jBduvvo0O/s640/blogger-image-67359636.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The fall version of Fireweed. It is the same color as my mother's hair. 💕</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMJS7L305l5Uz_TORExBcWpZUfPXE0l7USN9tW5QqzB_0MEE_sjVKiH2pp0ZijQ5U2ymNCZt1bTdjRozk4gMRsB_WkiO3g0oh0hcGg-R8ffReapEXyDWVkvpFyalpirZTcmeC17LHY97B/s640/blogger-image--1786397511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMJS7L305l5Uz_TORExBcWpZUfPXE0l7USN9tW5QqzB_0MEE_sjVKiH2pp0ZijQ5U2ymNCZt1bTdjRozk4gMRsB_WkiO3g0oh0hcGg-R8ffReapEXyDWVkvpFyalpirZTcmeC17LHY97B/s640/blogger-image--1786397511.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>This dragonfly stayed on the bench and share a lunchtime with us.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryigp-cH1KPs0mO1imNvRTQqBA5VpaUWWhsS1XYx2IyxjkUAjCgrb-SjrJuGO8j16Xr8WhCmzmvwc-deVt-g0BWgYqiDs471YV-Z-NFpkobO4UXOV5Ls43tzbiZnuDPdDG7IKzQInUkmv/s640/blogger-image--1345062955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryigp-cH1KPs0mO1imNvRTQqBA5VpaUWWhsS1XYx2IyxjkUAjCgrb-SjrJuGO8j16Xr8WhCmzmvwc-deVt-g0BWgYqiDs471YV-Z-NFpkobO4UXOV5Ls43tzbiZnuDPdDG7IKzQInUkmv/s640/blogger-image--1345062955.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Fall asters</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwKyqxlDkqx4mnogTSVAm-TCrN3-hZZw27iLTqAXCKgLo-EaiGRs9hrwaf2ISaa_w8CccgF7GBGrNV0kL1lrezfU9RRXQlmA5GG4WUdehxjBEum58wxZkt4PNFyjrsTkbbvYPfoIqDmat/s640/blogger-image--586168183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwKyqxlDkqx4mnogTSVAm-TCrN3-hZZw27iLTqAXCKgLo-EaiGRs9hrwaf2ISaa_w8CccgF7GBGrNV0kL1lrezfU9RRXQlmA5GG4WUdehxjBEum58wxZkt4PNFyjrsTkbbvYPfoIqDmat/s640/blogger-image--586168183.jpg"></a></div> </div><div>Mountain Ash berries</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCS6KgaX2xwh9Z4Su6ZGnGbyQ5NDW3xQbZEl2I4ivzVvhNq_wWz7OFtXdkoqSLkr7Tirhqj863BKAawvcvLp74w5C-3kbX0JLnviFSpcvyLFWHgij950d3l6uXL4x5UOTMcXpdAntz4Fiq/s640/blogger-image-523041777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCS6KgaX2xwh9Z4Su6ZGnGbyQ5NDW3xQbZEl2I4ivzVvhNq_wWz7OFtXdkoqSLkr7Tirhqj863BKAawvcvLp74w5C-3kbX0JLnviFSpcvyLFWHgij950d3l6uXL4x5UOTMcXpdAntz4Fiq/s640/blogger-image-523041777.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWq92ehG2VlnzmvedwxVu-4X1k8wvW-A0BkFD3H9btkNRAWoasEkTpQ1aiO8G7P1soYSQrYWSXtSSVwPul9R3Pn1ENZqW_l7ldFFMo890sEy-kf-ypTrUwATYmU21YHAnEIHKVtSlZVIg/s640/blogger-image--1805798707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWq92ehG2VlnzmvedwxVu-4X1k8wvW-A0BkFD3H9btkNRAWoasEkTpQ1aiO8G7P1soYSQrYWSXtSSVwPul9R3Pn1ENZqW_l7ldFFMo890sEy-kf-ypTrUwATYmU21YHAnEIHKVtSlZVIg/s640/blogger-image--1805798707.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>A wise creature prepares for winter. It is cutting down birch to store the tops under the surface </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdHp7E18RoIMPZwYB0eiBWKWckwFG1C2eNxIyJcM7Ahs7TUD2jDedcQGA-f1UOfN_X1SIWwj-qFY9kzslVaaWLSI79qpcK2t4qg_2HoS8rzaQQF7KEo9vxzy4rKe5P7at4Obo4iXaOVkm/s640/blogger-image--176663707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdHp7E18RoIMPZwYB0eiBWKWckwFG1C2eNxIyJcM7Ahs7TUD2jDedcQGA-f1UOfN_X1SIWwj-qFY9kzslVaaWLSI79qpcK2t4qg_2HoS8rzaQQF7KEo9vxzy4rKe5P7at4Obo4iXaOVkm/s640/blogger-image--176663707.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Of its pond.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ98lt_5eh0PCe7YAHvTiaWHEqcV2Cd0L87OxxheI2-kGfkA2_ANhc7r8jI6v5ThGKnJlAWqb7B9ueyM6wdZ9Tzkp5XFvY_pnk8q95mrKLISKqu4LFgRUKUp7NceTw_PWiSaQI1eDfmnY4/s640/blogger-image-1483915483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I send the same Spirit to you!</div><div><br></div></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-58959776519510755822017-09-26T10:26:00.001-07:002017-09-26T10:26:01.198-07:00FriendshipsThere is a Girl Scout song I learned many years ago that becomes more precious to me the older I get. It is simple and true and goes like this: "Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver but the other gold." ( If you were in scouting you can probably even hear the tune!) My life/our life is enriched by the many people who we are grateful to call friends...some new and some old! If I were to make a list of all the names of our friends, it would be a long list of blessings! Your name would appear there!<div><br></div><div>Let me tell you what the last two weeks have brought me in the way of "friend" gifts. Two emails came from friends that we hadn't heard from for quite a while...one from a dear friend from our Baxter days, and one from another sweet friend from our Big Pine Key years in Florida. Then, a real surprise was a "friend request" on Facebook from an Irish girl that we had spent wonderful time together hiking in Nepal (about 25 years ago.). It made me feel rich in my heart, and grateful to be connected with these wonderful people in my memory.</div><div><br></div><div>On September 12, two other gifts arrived on Campobello Island. As you know, this has been our summer camping home. Our dear friends, Janet and Harriet came to spend a week with us in Canada. Harriet's husband Nick decided not to come and to let the "hens" have their party! We just couldn't wait for their visit. They rented a cabin on the water and the week began!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-DdwoA-PNtN20aOc6ueosOWVHw5Ji-RcUhl0Ji6GLh7Jvsf6PHnsdWGzZGj9Cj3SvooL5qTguO7xwKWDVM0dBX_ntwU__k7QG8fIyCxwpQOiRNzR8ADCAHQZI4ctGtYa7K57TIL53ZX_/s640/blogger-image-496826181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-DdwoA-PNtN20aOc6ueosOWVHw5Ji-RcUhl0Ji6GLh7Jvsf6PHnsdWGzZGj9Cj3SvooL5qTguO7xwKWDVM0dBX_ntwU__k7QG8fIyCxwpQOiRNzR8ADCAHQZI4ctGtYa7K57TIL53ZX_/s640/blogger-image-496826181.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Lovely views from their porch.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmQkYwLNsH7RI196RqZg_cAaqd_19JifNo-maY44IgiO_y1w4qdP3XnjiimLu23XQAko25LwULN5azekU1FmeVRvE2oo0P6qihhhGeGtsAgmtPj0J8FfYFMiJ9RSnfg0wpjfaYMu9BAIK/s640/blogger-image--1959143633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmQkYwLNsH7RI196RqZg_cAaqd_19JifNo-maY44IgiO_y1w4qdP3XnjiimLu23XQAko25LwULN5azekU1FmeVRvE2oo0P6qihhhGeGtsAgmtPj0J8FfYFMiJ9RSnfg0wpjfaYMu9BAIK/s640/blogger-image--1959143633.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Even in the fog.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqtOb9ySc7zmJu71QpoCL0Hr8QP8udZC55ID7JB9WWS63Q1k_J8N_gqvZPMM1Yrdooif09H1VxbmONqJwgx9sTodGo5R2w3NOEB1O7uopKVaUEGn1kuThwAIFKhhKZ03c-6s5CkwGQ8IZ/s640/blogger-image-579274010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqtOb9ySc7zmJu71QpoCL0Hr8QP8udZC55ID7JB9WWS63Q1k_J8N_gqvZPMM1Yrdooif09H1VxbmONqJwgx9sTodGo5R2w3NOEB1O7uopKVaUEGn1kuThwAIFKhhKZ03c-6s5CkwGQ8IZ/s640/blogger-image-579274010.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We enjoyed some of the special offerings of the island like a trip through Franklin D. Roosevelts and family summer home.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tWaVV4Cx4KqXDNjiApBxRkg4myOSpNOOwlVHRk2BeIiL6w13MODgduHZdEqfB5o_1Tkxk2VtAAsVh2C3fd3Ytl_XKXpZWQm4d8SZuO0ZBQQNKA58gNAZSmId_SwGrVEsawbw9aEJ7h-H/s640/blogger-image--1500747008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tWaVV4Cx4KqXDNjiApBxRkg4myOSpNOOwlVHRk2BeIiL6w13MODgduHZdEqfB5o_1Tkxk2VtAAsVh2C3fd3Ytl_XKXpZWQm4d8SZuO0ZBQQNKA58gNAZSmId_SwGrVEsawbw9aEJ7h-H/s640/blogger-image--1500747008.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And a very special interpretive program called "Tea with Eleanor" held at another of the big houses built by the wealthy around the turn of the last century. (This is not to be missed if visiting the island)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa2xq20QPk3Rb_f1PxS3ljZRLuZuVE_y27MPa9xN5yawe-59PHOoKWyWTX8dWEqpcHeErtTXV5C9IzHonxEKkrHqoWqBE50Onjiean2jNpUW7Oxs37QGYwz9wMIHIUTkY_F4K9AVwqqrm/s640/blogger-image--616034215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa2xq20QPk3Rb_f1PxS3ljZRLuZuVE_y27MPa9xN5yawe-59PHOoKWyWTX8dWEqpcHeErtTXV5C9IzHonxEKkrHqoWqBE50Onjiean2jNpUW7Oxs37QGYwz9wMIHIUTkY_F4K9AVwqqrm/s640/blogger-image--616034215.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We also visited the Eagle Hill Bog and enjoyed seeing, reading and hiking on the boardwalk.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuEKf22G7xjuQiuxilrMna-cMs7dBwQGyxzMz1UYUQIFTYf_0FItT1QavmlDsHJu7aHhYOwlLfB8jGTRr2ZMW0XHqlMoQ9OJ-CaQyDvpPgXx13bFCyF8KfIe_I1Xx3XwNX_eKzTpLrKrV/s640/blogger-image-1326726534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuEKf22G7xjuQiuxilrMna-cMs7dBwQGyxzMz1UYUQIFTYf_0FItT1QavmlDsHJu7aHhYOwlLfB8jGTRr2ZMW0XHqlMoQ9OJ-CaQyDvpPgXx13bFCyF8KfIe_I1Xx3XwNX_eKzTpLrKrV/s640/blogger-image-1326726534.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vz9_tT6o0MIOcqBtjQKHuml0pRqVgrd0kU3-eK2ADcTtQsseDhYPsAD0gcdHk3VUz8pXlxL091wvaspPycJV2A8GoBdg7wA94MjojtJLT3NoFvNvjHJ-8TWshSHa5RIaEUpKWmZolRF5/s640/blogger-image-151030070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vz9_tT6o0MIOcqBtjQKHuml0pRqVgrd0kU3-eK2ADcTtQsseDhYPsAD0gcdHk3VUz8pXlxL091wvaspPycJV2A8GoBdg7wA94MjojtJLT3NoFvNvjHJ-8TWshSHa5RIaEUpKWmZolRF5/s640/blogger-image-151030070.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZV4RoM1gEBdg0pk3jT7t0pH58pAi7aRgYDiap2JfSb2iJx9fLTTBUI3ldyH9XljustGaRWFmpNtxjE_XS3I6Fb_3bM_jjPqtZQfaV6jWBEYjbbbJtT9S7q2gXEug40o3WgHvDaMNvm33/s640/blogger-image-592783111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZV4RoM1gEBdg0pk3jT7t0pH58pAi7aRgYDiap2JfSb2iJx9fLTTBUI3ldyH9XljustGaRWFmpNtxjE_XS3I6Fb_3bM_jjPqtZQfaV6jWBEYjbbbJtT9S7q2gXEug40o3WgHvDaMNvm33/s640/blogger-image-592783111.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course, we visited the Head Harbor Lighthouse. Janet hiked over to check it out! She is just above the ladder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdj_fekEewiEUHqrNra4OhmzfB3-s9S2h8nkWOb20PB2-_UTadOjLoqAGRvfY1Ku1ylhBPAnHqmAnJHVAnNKCFi3wZFibodNQrGmRzBAxAtb1kJyWJwpxql4esQm2M3PTjzMtkkIWrDjhM/s640/blogger-image-2118205594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdj_fekEewiEUHqrNra4OhmzfB3-s9S2h8nkWOb20PB2-_UTadOjLoqAGRvfY1Ku1ylhBPAnHqmAnJHVAnNKCFi3wZFibodNQrGmRzBAxAtb1kJyWJwpxql4esQm2M3PTjzMtkkIWrDjhM/s640/blogger-image-2118205594.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One other big experience we hoped to have was a whale watching trip. This took several days to materialize because the fog came in and didn't leave for three days. Finally, the captain said "we are going out". So hear we go! The blue one on the end of the wharf was ours!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL20arIGhBDEzW5O4orrRem8GhlRNCpLrWqN9SGnFLGj65zgWKIXnwPyAezEdVvy6Cp96IIOyOYGcErI0An-PJYMbLjnMwmEcsqf87lsX-KDpiJoZFt54yfHXB_gnM8yI9Mtcm3KKuS5gy/s640/blogger-image--1137021939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL20arIGhBDEzW5O4orrRem8GhlRNCpLrWqN9SGnFLGj65zgWKIXnwPyAezEdVvy6Cp96IIOyOYGcErI0An-PJYMbLjnMwmEcsqf87lsX-KDpiJoZFt54yfHXB_gnM8yI9Mtcm3KKuS5gy/s640/blogger-image--1137021939.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ySctuNywwIMk_pnpDkwd-BkwmiOmOjZOefNUq0Jtgaxk8aTDGZs8AwTeMRM7FwiWSFkNRP3a5D0rOHQkY0dRiKO1LF-JS4nDW0hf6lfiIJuUy5aQD5B5PnSAcvQa-OHj_0toYAN2xJhl/s640/blogger-image--861401672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ySctuNywwIMk_pnpDkwd-BkwmiOmOjZOefNUq0Jtgaxk8aTDGZs8AwTeMRM7FwiWSFkNRP3a5D0rOHQkY0dRiKO1LF-JS4nDW0hf6lfiIJuUy5aQD5B5PnSAcvQa-OHj_0toYAN2xJhl/s640/blogger-image--861401672.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw a lot of Harbor porpoises feeding on schools of herring, and lots of seals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1N8d9yKxPMvdzp67-xrVuMttZqkmmayu8YpAA67DQlxRK6EmnYQSrYvsJAzFHFnU9aSh-4psJ2V6l9rl3Sx1u-_KZwB2cNPjY_rlEBZOvvDLo9R_UdaFn7GKdlnsXLq53YenJU0_WTsyA/s640/blogger-image-337244774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1N8d9yKxPMvdzp67-xrVuMttZqkmmayu8YpAA67DQlxRK6EmnYQSrYvsJAzFHFnU9aSh-4psJ2V6l9rl3Sx1u-_KZwB2cNPjY_rlEBZOvvDLo9R_UdaFn7GKdlnsXLq53YenJU0_WTsyA/s640/blogger-image-337244774.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolEiqUVaZNJc07lwpLOIreAwMaPVisyvIbru5j5LaQvfuizfDK6tmQnd3UAIOyc8gZuo__KJV_gdEdx0tNNBfqwyu38pE5iEcndenOKSp52tG7lNphlJficWwYFrKEr4E8MDvcR037zVH/s640/blogger-image--898909416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolEiqUVaZNJc07lwpLOIreAwMaPVisyvIbru5j5LaQvfuizfDK6tmQnd3UAIOyc8gZuo__KJV_gdEdx0tNNBfqwyu38pE5iEcndenOKSp52tG7lNphlJficWwYFrKEr4E8MDvcR037zVH/s640/blogger-image--898909416.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The captain took us to all the hotspots he knew but NO whales. We did see lots of sea birds like this (sketch of a)Razorbill, and many Gray and Harbor seals like the ones above hauled out on the rocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk2w4HlgESCsxX1qqKJe0MJJMn2rQHaTDRUDzDY5YMJUzHrwJyJYTZwflUK_KNDeXxZzclhYaBOxrcsv_hlJR6RK3BapNaLdy1-V7-PLMu-UGgxDSbkBAaMGZB_s5a52t-aiz3Y8BFv0w/s640/blogger-image-132080303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk2w4HlgESCsxX1qqKJe0MJJMn2rQHaTDRUDzDY5YMJUzHrwJyJYTZwflUK_KNDeXxZzclhYaBOxrcsv_hlJR6RK3BapNaLdy1-V7-PLMu-UGgxDSbkBAaMGZB_s5a52t-aiz3Y8BFv0w/s640/blogger-image-132080303.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He tried and tried and it seemed like we were about to head back when we spotted a Finback whale spouting about three hundred yards away. We saw it make about three to five surfaces with spouting, but I missed the picture so had to settle for a quick sketch. It was really a magnificent sight and a grand finale to our trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nx_lrAjEBgHLEAmRJaYIw-3URiUYSn8qU1Q9pxobE3KE6dU7cJDVSvoB2JbsAopGyGJO37n8vW2YLfzR4xDykwWTil0yzlnYZ10HZ37cuGpul6AzCDNGTorBwChfk19SDnZPXMwxziek/s640/blogger-image-844555941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nx_lrAjEBgHLEAmRJaYIw-3URiUYSn8qU1Q9pxobE3KE6dU7cJDVSvoB2JbsAopGyGJO37n8vW2YLfzR4xDykwWTil0yzlnYZ10HZ37cuGpul6AzCDNGTorBwChfk19SDnZPXMwxziek/s640/blogger-image-844555941.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We did learn that the Finback is the second largest mammal on earth, next to the Blue whale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In between the activities we shared and the meals we enjoyed, we had those very special moments that only happen between dear friends. We connect yet again in that very special way. We have been friends for over fifty years, and they have shared all my adult milestones. And they have been OUR friends for over thirty years!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The respect, the care, the shared history all come together for that moment and it reverberates through the years. "<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Yes, this person matters to me and I matter to her". It has an eternal ring to it. "Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver but the other gold". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> We cherish every one!</span></div></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-61663829804834097072017-09-09T12:06:00.001-07:002017-09-09T12:06:50.305-07:00Where Did Summer GoIt seems like everyone has been asking the same question. Where has summer gone? When we returned to New England we had the plan to camp on Campobello Island part of each month and to visit our children, grandchildren, family and friends in between camping trip. We have been able to keep to our plan but it seems like it has gone by in a flash! <div><br></div><div>It is now early September and we can report several important "moments" of our summer.<div><br></div><div>Torrey has started college! She is now a first-year student at University of Maine and loves her classes, and being on the campus. She is living in Bangor with her mom, but has her own vehicle to get back and forth to class. We are so proud of her. We can remember each "first day of school" and being with her when the school bus would arrive to pick her up. Mom and Dad and Meme and Nannie would all wave, and wipe out the tears as we watched her take another step in life! We are still waving, and cheering her on. And of course wiping a few tears from our eyes!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhitLQ6T32ZVe6bFV5OqPF0gcXOWmG0iTQ8x5ipC_7Zp1Q-4bKQvuXHbtHA4q0fGlgcQLQ1Kjo6iWLBxVywbAuQHaRKgJwHaM8DGX_kD2IeemLU3Rs9LRT8fDNu3CADz4CXpc5BGci5nV/s640/blogger-image--121543566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhitLQ6T32ZVe6bFV5OqPF0gcXOWmG0iTQ8x5ipC_7Zp1Q-4bKQvuXHbtHA4q0fGlgcQLQ1Kjo6iWLBxVywbAuQHaRKgJwHaM8DGX_kD2IeemLU3Rs9LRT8fDNu3CADz4CXpc5BGci5nV/s640/blogger-image--121543566.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We also had many medical appointments to deal with issues like bone density, breast health, thyroid function, blood levels, and a pain issue that has reoccurred for Latona. Several years ago she developed Trigeminal Neuralgia, but with meds it finally went away. This winter in reappeared and our doctor has been helping us. The medication has been effective but it has not completely disappeared so we will see a neurologist in the next month before heading south.</div><div><br></div><div>At the end of August, we had a family reunion with Latona's brother and wife and their children at their camp on Ward Pond. It was a wonderful time and everyone brought food to share. We finally got some nice family pictures. We missed her sister and husband, but we're so glad to be with the rest of the family.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Corey, Holly and Elsie (almost two)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdK_dcSKyyQmbQEFSLTm4Ol4_oXR5vv5kUpp6o8nbCJZuwLZIJUvQta_2hBnkLhGzz6xnaJPFaXetr7_MjUk2VBdOQ-RJdADdVQgauATQV0zPEmKwhMiWmnztXHsVvzt0ef69w5a3qBc5/s640/blogger-image-2084461185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdK_dcSKyyQmbQEFSLTm4Ol4_oXR5vv5kUpp6o8nbCJZuwLZIJUvQta_2hBnkLhGzz6xnaJPFaXetr7_MjUk2VBdOQ-RJdADdVQgauATQV0zPEmKwhMiWmnztXHsVvzt0ef69w5a3qBc5/s640/blogger-image-2084461185.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Kyle, Addison, Connor and Jen</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IuyP7_l-MNjCFqWPqSuAPXAg2SO9ltmCcZP4MnG-8WopI_wQoFTJSqbprQiwtHMIWXKdifu6S-aj8lUqn5mbWytoqIuATDMVF7RvOLSjpqK5AZKV0zoZhJ7_H5GTrJ0pqhyphenhyphenH5tOK1jUm/s640/blogger-image--1047043997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IuyP7_l-MNjCFqWPqSuAPXAg2SO9ltmCcZP4MnG-8WopI_wQoFTJSqbprQiwtHMIWXKdifu6S-aj8lUqn5mbWytoqIuATDMVF7RvOLSjpqK5AZKV0zoZhJ7_H5GTrJ0pqhyphenhyphenH5tOK1jUm/s640/blogger-image--1047043997.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And Roy, Julie with Latona and I</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKtYYlIk81Au9XjDu-oedG-1H_ABBW-_BtfCQ_TTtZTL1IxsIIdTJRImeN8NxhmunUk2KKpBhefTi-cp-4V-O95HUwrp6lnCL-qpR5O6wLbQE4YFPzkSM3HiY4zxppU-eyg0AO5yN-FXL/s640/blogger-image--728201604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKtYYlIk81Au9XjDu-oedG-1H_ABBW-_BtfCQ_TTtZTL1IxsIIdTJRImeN8NxhmunUk2KKpBhefTi-cp-4V-O95HUwrp6lnCL-qpR5O6wLbQE4YFPzkSM3HiY4zxppU-eyg0AO5yN-FXL/s640/blogger-image--728201604.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Our visits with Carrie and the family have been fun too. We shared a camping time in a New Hampshire State Park with her and the girls and had a wonderful time. Our special visitor was a Barred Owl who hung around our campsite.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziTjIPml8YTa7GEy_56DDgcwIC_AuRcJmITq2aPizIUHe41t9LZtMVK2Gb3usjAD470FXyDSRYm9wYc6fDlBVb_Ij9Bu6X2I15QlbNgYwNdnQ05OaQWMzC8SXKXNPHxjndYWTmjkFV_MS/s640/blogger-image-1081106947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziTjIPml8YTa7GEy_56DDgcwIC_AuRcJmITq2aPizIUHe41t9LZtMVK2Gb3usjAD470FXyDSRYm9wYc6fDlBVb_Ij9Bu6X2I15QlbNgYwNdnQ05OaQWMzC8SXKXNPHxjndYWTmjkFV_MS/s640/blogger-image-1081106947.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Sari slept in her hammock and Lyla kept the fire going!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILFz2QJKr1IUlRzTObZjJemW3iI_xVn_wpbcEj9IixE1V9fYKKarc93EZtcdnzh8BF1zPTBCdPncFSvfk9kP_5RbZu5psZLwRqxp-TeUBhk6HkYiajqPwkrJ6gmLnabQ8WqeQfiV491TI/s640/blogger-image--323782823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILFz2QJKr1IUlRzTObZjJemW3iI_xVn_wpbcEj9IixE1V9fYKKarc93EZtcdnzh8BF1zPTBCdPncFSvfk9kP_5RbZu5psZLwRqxp-TeUBhk6HkYiajqPwkrJ6gmLnabQ8WqeQfiV491TI/s640/blogger-image--323782823.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqftAghv7dF4mctWzHOckrJwPGIJ29DSkL3NN1NGq23FuCGRs_j7nX0P4QxqH72zq4zA0deDtr0t4_Bsc4y1yXYBwM2VDM0wFAZ3mNe7c4BuZRifRuY3TPUSEE1ToQV83_VP-S2PwnO_N/s640/blogger-image-1564543721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqftAghv7dF4mctWzHOckrJwPGIJ29DSkL3NN1NGq23FuCGRs_j7nX0P4QxqH72zq4zA0deDtr0t4_Bsc4y1yXYBwM2VDM0wFAZ3mNe7c4BuZRifRuY3TPUSEE1ToQV83_VP-S2PwnO_N/s640/blogger-image-1564543721.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Over the her birthday weekend, she found two baby goats to add to the cats, dog and chickens.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOedYszZWj7qq8MeQG_9CL4JSz4Tw05qe_uLAJx4CvOqrDhEsHFYzgX-3OK1axTAobD7ERCz2XnZq-mg6IUKiIHDPMmimcfyEd49eIdy9qXAmh7St-l-1bFzD_fZ1ybj7munJxfdVQ-Ao/s640/blogger-image--1004035141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOedYszZWj7qq8MeQG_9CL4JSz4Tw05qe_uLAJx4CvOqrDhEsHFYzgX-3OK1axTAobD7ERCz2XnZq-mg6IUKiIHDPMmimcfyEd49eIdy9qXAmh7St-l-1bFzD_fZ1ybj7munJxfdVQ-Ao/s640/blogger-image--1004035141.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>They are named Bambi and Sammy, I wonder who loves the animals more - mommy or the girls!</div><div><br></div><div>Our friends Joan and Lucille had to have their dog Toby put to sleep. We all miss him. They still have their cal Callie and all the deer the hang out with them.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFFDpqOvfZJ0SCWxixTjhT3xYXIS_mTArNwx5ZvSgPUhMrZ25WzKz9M5e5sLzC3h6YBStjrr6Q_zJKVgrdBpCACEY6CSBxZ8i_Wd7KlIumZD96753NOEPnNsOTrN0P7SI-f-Rc9TiQa7e/s640/blogger-image--256775283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFFDpqOvfZJ0SCWxixTjhT3xYXIS_mTArNwx5ZvSgPUhMrZ25WzKz9M5e5sLzC3h6YBStjrr6Q_zJKVgrdBpCACEY6CSBxZ8i_Wd7KlIumZD96753NOEPnNsOTrN0P7SI-f-Rc9TiQa7e/s640/blogger-image--256775283.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1YceZcSI_N8f4-sKa4o0yETNE6kaYSua-VVaGyCxN_oQd1NE17g22uzhGoyRlg1bpYBEm4NGvXzPmZppW33BKpLN6L0VW5V0y7Y-AYgoVBm-GQn61Pjwc7wuKFIBIyfQbnUErr47omhI/s640/blogger-image-566532970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1YceZcSI_N8f4-sKa4o0yETNE6kaYSua-VVaGyCxN_oQd1NE17g22uzhGoyRlg1bpYBEm4NGvXzPmZppW33BKpLN6L0VW5V0y7Y-AYgoVBm-GQn61Pjwc7wuKFIBIyfQbnUErr47omhI/s640/blogger-image-566532970.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhDf8DdJXO5msNkdA_gPJPv-xjZ2MJlpRFwcbiPvWW7efdNYyXUhIJdaagWflWL92dtWImXgX3333xLMwEKHrpQtr1UwH5lnBY9OX6i59aYT91QIvfy67Zc08GkjdOfz5CMY4-6yWIpWh/s640/blogger-image--810177017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhDf8DdJXO5msNkdA_gPJPv-xjZ2MJlpRFwcbiPvWW7efdNYyXUhIJdaagWflWL92dtWImXgX3333xLMwEKHrpQtr1UwH5lnBY9OX6i59aYT91QIvfy67Zc08GkjdOfz5CMY4-6yWIpWh/s640/blogger-image--810177017.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Of course, we can still report a wonderful time at Campobello as well, during our two week camping trip!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUNKCDIyqxle7PndMQrVVPB8dC6WQRFWF_7_ernw_KkjXXW32cxg2RusJIo_DkpkRYh0f_eWw6nH0Vws7Wa0Kt6WLJQVzhHQKFkcz73ng9aRzgbbwW0WdE8dmQMJkbp5OTpbuz36ZbGup/s640/blogger-image--77798041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUNKCDIyqxle7PndMQrVVPB8dC6WQRFWF_7_ernw_KkjXXW32cxg2RusJIo_DkpkRYh0f_eWw6nH0Vws7Wa0Kt6WLJQVzhHQKFkcz73ng9aRzgbbwW0WdE8dmQMJkbp5OTpbuz36ZbGup/s640/blogger-image--77798041.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Seining in Herring Cove harvesting herring.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6EqJEZzXZC4uE9Xq9AA7D4YS2XznTE0nwFRml3ui_XwCuUxY8ObbnSSKTEeThClhQpToTLinEVQcX6i0i0VZq9neU_vzG7GQT4yjyw7W3XiUUv0ErlVTjwOl2j1XVXohsg_opOy_YdH8/s640/blogger-image-1378576836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6EqJEZzXZC4uE9Xq9AA7D4YS2XznTE0nwFRml3ui_XwCuUxY8ObbnSSKTEeThClhQpToTLinEVQcX6i0i0VZq9neU_vzG7GQT4yjyw7W3XiUUv0ErlVTjwOl2j1XVXohsg_opOy_YdH8/s640/blogger-image-1378576836.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Along the edge, note the peeps. All part of the migrantion that is building. This group included Ruddy Turnstones, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers, Killdeer and Sanderlings.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRxYBD7qnjU_td6SMCLngVTamruUNJCyuv2mTLGf5nJJS8N5epiSHIfqony3EW4zKNvZdz2jtI1mMLutva7nE63ljd8YmvHUfmWA00a9AjPHlvhyphenhyphens_qU5atIsNxVUNyRM_ZBPoIAJ0g9m/s640/blogger-image--1700698234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRxYBD7qnjU_td6SMCLngVTamruUNJCyuv2mTLGf5nJJS8N5epiSHIfqony3EW4zKNvZdz2jtI1mMLutva7nE63ljd8YmvHUfmWA00a9AjPHlvhyphenhyphens_qU5atIsNxVUNyRM_ZBPoIAJ0g9m/s640/blogger-image--1700698234.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Two half-grown Racoons we saw up a tree. Can you see number two?</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMIR7Gkq6xd1EFQSFYtSFOOpzz39XeaPTyFD1NIcKSvA_pzU45bAJoKZV3ms9fl_hpjNTHiH6AkBh8Nr0V0T6JUft5pMLbSCWSqj10XaALrqPW3Y8fT7XTI4NTKm3aiWzsQq23YhSUMZ7/s640/blogger-image-1053126184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMIR7Gkq6xd1EFQSFYtSFOOpzz39XeaPTyFD1NIcKSvA_pzU45bAJoKZV3ms9fl_hpjNTHiH6AkBh8Nr0V0T6JUft5pMLbSCWSqj10XaALrqPW3Y8fT7XTI4NTKm3aiWzsQq23YhSUMZ7/s640/blogger-image-1053126184.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Gray Seal - a very large seal. Huge head.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YXf2S3tO5mjQ5ML2ZPycEv40j86zpdPFfX6HSM5qjFQ8giPES9K6f79ZDxdDN5XNCmOA71G1GJ-tXZxbRNcFXb8naJq3bZuIWdjYfAbvRngYLuBq3TaLcraiogK5dVLShRdD5sT9ukQC/s640/blogger-image-1049925855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YXf2S3tO5mjQ5ML2ZPycEv40j86zpdPFfX6HSM5qjFQ8giPES9K6f79ZDxdDN5XNCmOA71G1GJ-tXZxbRNcFXb8naJq3bZuIWdjYfAbvRngYLuBq3TaLcraiogK5dVLShRdD5sT9ukQC/s640/blogger-image-1049925855.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Red Squirrel getting ready for winter. Adding more insulation to the nest.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlhW2VfW5xRkmhEwTW22-42LY7Qf6h0-KCjPbssEY8GaYbxk5jOovkUXrD9MBwZeS4aZp0mm2y2eERRh2OcU0mtMZZbfFfcmKRXdKIhvX6Ht8CX_RBiezEHRzYGztxsXw1-grhGEsmH-D/s640/blogger-image--1652488283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlhW2VfW5xRkmhEwTW22-42LY7Qf6h0-KCjPbssEY8GaYbxk5jOovkUXrD9MBwZeS4aZp0mm2y2eERRh2OcU0mtMZZbfFfcmKRXdKIhvX6Ht8CX_RBiezEHRzYGztxsXw1-grhGEsmH-D/s640/blogger-image--1652488283.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Black Scoters Pair</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNacwd1UbIkx2iLm7NpeJx0Edrvv5htbNw-a2hMv5_LxLW6jgyiu1y-p1oIb6Y6Nxi_M80KTF66cOLTp95INdBjNRMoR0aD-Ut5hOCAsnIAH8Isza9xZfeDbPrFKFCkP_vWZiKkmNLI2zV/s640/blogger-image--799003257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNacwd1UbIkx2iLm7NpeJx0Edrvv5htbNw-a2hMv5_LxLW6jgyiu1y-p1oIb6Y6Nxi_M80KTF66cOLTp95INdBjNRMoR0aD-Ut5hOCAsnIAH8Isza9xZfeDbPrFKFCkP_vWZiKkmNLI2zV/s640/blogger-image--799003257.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>A beautiful inlet on a very foggy hike.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAtTa6MHtmRLXI0tEZtEBffAKM8GIWtifjgL-2yx1Sx9t0Ad3bG9DLNS9zDlpAabeKH3o7YkAA1i4upWxD6kY9bOfURjbJlnJlWo6RVMSsGdfj4ZeIM5UOZvNiM3m8_qADizM84i31zAv/s640/blogger-image-1151060390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAtTa6MHtmRLXI0tEZtEBffAKM8GIWtifjgL-2yx1Sx9t0Ad3bG9DLNS9zDlpAabeKH3o7YkAA1i4upWxD6kY9bOfURjbJlnJlWo6RVMSsGdfj4ZeIM5UOZvNiM3m8_qADizM84i31zAv/s640/blogger-image-1151060390.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Our friend Susan. A special person who works at Herring Cove Provincial Parc. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAE7PUbQ5hOlWVnKElMneZcS8zAonYRi5zQwXtZivVFrC17ap8DVMcs4LE8cY3ZBuxjcO4-pZrJvOACQxtlE1oDtHEsecnKYtA_BzFqD6lU-9rYCBufHyPFSVUZHzNjyNr-G6wIiwoJ7Y/s640/blogger-image-732240749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAE7PUbQ5hOlWVnKElMneZcS8zAonYRi5zQwXtZivVFrC17ap8DVMcs4LE8cY3ZBuxjcO4-pZrJvOACQxtlE1oDtHEsecnKYtA_BzFqD6lU-9rYCBufHyPFSVUZHzNjyNr-G6wIiwoJ7Y/s640/blogger-image-732240749.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Pictures of berries that we enjoyed ... blueberries, red raspberries and blackberries all on this hiking day!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqLcal-bxC8cd2PW7wyWMsLuXrn2BZ-EB-hduWk4nNmcm5vpqVvyKsj0iAo7_OsO1iHjpMhSORtxqe_PVrIKxILcFsNzaafJH62XiM5o0uSE4vCWfTAQlI65jNcPxu9foHhMUH4hxawSw/s640/blogger-image-1614201391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqLcal-bxC8cd2PW7wyWMsLuXrn2BZ-EB-hduWk4nNmcm5vpqVvyKsj0iAo7_OsO1iHjpMhSORtxqe_PVrIKxILcFsNzaafJH62XiM5o0uSE4vCWfTAQlI65jNcPxu9foHhMUH4hxawSw/s640/blogger-image-1614201391.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5VXyugp2jmSoK59ZEDFHWieB6-PX1btWfbWjzKXeKUDPFscEl3L_0fQK5qhE2DEY6oFlqzQ0k3YaDtRVWYIy1-cS8H4qCJDQBVQkIKr4zSj19dhJLnSZaHA3LLuop157fdSDzUCgNBXi/s640/blogger-image-1677384455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5VXyugp2jmSoK59ZEDFHWieB6-PX1btWfbWjzKXeKUDPFscEl3L_0fQK5qhE2DEY6oFlqzQ0k3YaDtRVWYIy1-cS8H4qCJDQBVQkIKr4zSj19dhJLnSZaHA3LLuop157fdSDzUCgNBXi/s640/blogger-image-1677384455.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtPjC2REsWpBTwpqmVBBQu1NDpPTSTNk9A64qnEg_58rIoudBVfxci9vvfea8YRVZwWnGbs51B6CTe8hpbZ50E3L7D7C8gHDTj0lR0Wp4mI1oJ8yDXuhPkperwoN0oQX0sVvG4suA_J-7/s640/blogger-image-638949148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtPjC2REsWpBTwpqmVBBQu1NDpPTSTNk9A64qnEg_58rIoudBVfxci9vvfea8YRVZwWnGbs51B6CTe8hpbZ50E3L7D7C8gHDTj0lR0Wp4mI1oJ8yDXuhPkperwoN0oQX0sVvG4suA_J-7/s640/blogger-image-638949148.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We continue to be blessed in our life with all the riches we receive. We still find the heart everywhere we go.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml3cTy070I7sl4xna5SzD6GjXishPFlJzXKZQFdAV8If3PxUUKtSo9Qu_tuQQl6Pk4MsW8ukqN4vucmYgsCE5fKn4XCOVQz0ODxrzrImUrT6KJDEF3eto8kNTLpSnVXl1SsDjlhFv47RA/s640/blogger-image--275663286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml3cTy070I7sl4xna5SzD6GjXishPFlJzXKZQFdAV8If3PxUUKtSo9Qu_tuQQl6Pk4MsW8ukqN4vucmYgsCE5fKn4XCOVQz0ODxrzrImUrT6KJDEF3eto8kNTLpSnVXl1SsDjlhFv47RA/s640/blogger-image--275663286.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And I am blessed to always have the joy of my heart with me wherever we go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mpNjtFaneYiFXKtG3G9Rrmd3nyUIvnVI5Yn7tAcjlJab4RJ4dsk_wPXddNeqn6lWrTcirNMDNJa3OLBmiEp9gugto-RB2Y_pn4kKbGVlJRkRjtxZV9OhLEVjMpjnX2p_pOFu5r54VIP6/s640/blogger-image--44093299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mpNjtFaneYiFXKtG3G9Rrmd3nyUIvnVI5Yn7tAcjlJab4RJ4dsk_wPXddNeqn6lWrTcirNMDNJa3OLBmiEp9gugto-RB2Y_pn4kKbGVlJRkRjtxZV9OhLEVjMpjnX2p_pOFu5r54VIP6/s640/blogger-image--44093299.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-25803913388734370132017-07-19T09:52:00.001-07:002017-07-19T09:52:33.119-07:00A Campobello SummerSeveral years ago, we found a sweet camping spot on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada.<div>This island was the summer home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their children. He named it the "beloved island." We returned for a camping week each of several summers until this year. We decided that we would come to Campobello, and Herring Cove Park, for two weeks each month of the summer of 2017. In between, we made plans to visit our children and friends. </div><div><br></div><div>June was a cold and wet month, but we reacquainted ourselves with the island with hikes and visits to the beach. We also anticipated a visit with Carrie and the girls. They came to camp <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">with us for four days and to learn a little bit about the island. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97N3oEzK5D66OKqZV_D2nppnqj8O7d3q9vue15qcvrNt71LuP89ymMkwhNDMolzxLulZ7gF9C3CvYMw09mkpqb13FbbtgrflPWd_rUR7S5fEtsg_U1PGWTDHCDyTK4C3EBdXy6wHQtRng/s640/blogger-image-1650482628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97N3oEzK5D66OKqZV_D2nppnqj8O7d3q9vue15qcvrNt71LuP89ymMkwhNDMolzxLulZ7gF9C3CvYMw09mkpqb13FbbtgrflPWd_rUR7S5fEtsg_U1PGWTDHCDyTK4C3EBdXy6wHQtRng/s640/blogger-image-1650482628.jpg"></a></div> </div><div> We had some wonderful experiences exploring the beach and camping together. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCb1cBkaUfrjs1XN_Ona29zPFCVjD2jc3aTmQibb_t9rNfXWhB4CStPQDNsfeAUoluRs8uS28QrhX7mXZzT6qnjeKoZNdPPZr8tsHnyhRLoZGjBHoXjpnpQpAviZNvMhT9DGntZ3UrjS9s/s640/blogger-image-828389156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You can almost see the foot prints of their work.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU3u00M4bGjfc-y0B0Cb8DM3_gmY74bklgXrS7ddYMsYGFPVpVZd8DsnssnwrKbrP1ZkFsgP8qSWEWYCsWNgHjKcPoL4cMcsa3OeYwq1aTL_nl-KSf-EaKp-yhi0jjnkT5XtG3dzqcBUF/s640/blogger-image-571799246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU3u00M4bGjfc-y0B0Cb8DM3_gmY74bklgXrS7ddYMsYGFPVpVZd8DsnssnwrKbrP1ZkFsgP8qSWEWYCsWNgHjKcPoL4cMcsa3OeYwq1aTL_nl-KSf-EaKp-yhi0jjnkT5XtG3dzqcBUF/s640/blogger-image-571799246.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Orange Lichen on the rocks like a gold crown.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM3Vrj651il2Jmsn2c66JSunwM8dbBKwfV111pXWBEGwpWvwYKtrPvoVAdAqmevIWevpE0Q-1SUoaGnzzDOyMhnSyHVzth1tjZV28q2ZVlbwPOenJ7AgTKg68-SjSqR3SGC6idR78Dm-_/s640/blogger-image--62871555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM3Vrj651il2Jmsn2c66JSunwM8dbBKwfV111pXWBEGwpWvwYKtrPvoVAdAqmevIWevpE0Q-1SUoaGnzzDOyMhnSyHVzth1tjZV28q2ZVlbwPOenJ7AgTKg68-SjSqR3SGC6idR78Dm-_/s640/blogger-image--62871555.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>American Toad</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFutvJIezPiZKLVEXpBSG8xa7gLt9pg29K3G4u84_HFpu6KeqIRY0DycqNzzMY-6jAlfw3aKqOEPK4gNtLUkns7Jivc2R1-rWQU3t5I7R1DXj7dAMQFaH3f9sQWp1gUqf_NWpigIIvUhS/s640/blogger-image--1347826185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFutvJIezPiZKLVEXpBSG8xa7gLt9pg29K3G4u84_HFpu6KeqIRY0DycqNzzMY-6jAlfw3aKqOEPK4gNtLUkns7Jivc2R1-rWQU3t5I7R1DXj7dAMQFaH3f9sQWp1gUqf_NWpigIIvUhS/s640/blogger-image--1347826185.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Gibraltar Rock</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh754PmJogjP-M2wDF3jqobC3soaL2sVONXpUAQEoK_LJOa-Nbn1H896TR5im73smwWgMuhL9vAzs71lmVlrsRt8BUDwxn3aUSAGbqWwTrrVFpsAjL25a639IEeFIXa9rLdRldsByH7TKAz/s640/blogger-image-1604319410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh754PmJogjP-M2wDF3jqobC3soaL2sVONXpUAQEoK_LJOa-Nbn1H896TR5im73smwWgMuhL9vAzs71lmVlrsRt8BUDwxn3aUSAGbqWwTrrVFpsAjL25a639IEeFIXa9rLdRldsByH7TKAz/s640/blogger-image-1604319410.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A hiking trail in the tall Spruce and Fir forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUltoIFEhOvxM-8lpn2nN9zQGiZ5J26y2zeEZ4Mcbf7Tg6XBHKPS8VCV6-0Nz4Qir8uHq85y3bxrqeVNnKAX8gfe1Sx581Oq0UkY39CcrTKeK3-sJB-fg8gccKTnFW44G_fIElM1p4pDRX/s640/blogger-image-640673669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUltoIFEhOvxM-8lpn2nN9zQGiZ5J26y2zeEZ4Mcbf7Tg6XBHKPS8VCV6-0Nz4Qir8uHq85y3bxrqeVNnKAX8gfe1Sx581Oq0UkY39CcrTKeK3-sJB-fg8gccKTnFW44G_fIElM1p4pDRX/s640/blogger-image-640673669.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>One end of the mile long Herring Cove Beach.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3tVSUhQhIuNlSJ3RF_2b1uL3ummen7AMWg4YreiasJBpiQ5Q_04eBA-0eM2UI-YfXZwWYgVrrob-z88HlHSCtt065ndVvdQng4vcG6At-NZDMRBSX36KXvMoqE9YhoBgsS6E0HCq9KIn/s640/blogger-image--1800716825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3tVSUhQhIuNlSJ3RF_2b1uL3ummen7AMWg4YreiasJBpiQ5Q_04eBA-0eM2UI-YfXZwWYgVrrob-z88HlHSCtt065ndVvdQng4vcG6At-NZDMRBSX36KXvMoqE9YhoBgsS6E0HCq9KIn/s640/blogger-image--1800716825.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We are enjoying this special place. We are having fun. We have a Fitbit and try to walk 10,000 steps each day. The quiet, peaceful nature of the island is working a restful calm. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">It is July of our happy Campobello summer with much more to come for August and September!</span></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> *********</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today is my mother's 96th birthday and I am so grateful for her life and the role model she is to her children, grandchildren and the whole family. When I talked with her today she said she was a little stiff because she had been exercising. Go Mom!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-32790921028644108162017-06-18T10:16:00.001-07:002017-06-18T10:16:50.898-07:00A Big Month+The last mention of our birding experiences this winter comes in the form of some pictures we took just as the spring migration started. I can say I really experienced the energy of Spring this year as it moved over us in Texas and as we traveled north. <div><br></div><div>Yellow-headed Blackbird</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj387ErtxlDRroPSRHvAb3x8sO2RLCFN-ktlQgxjqyI9zVjCm6EXJyfvmvn2dQ0jEWMWW5XOCfEHNzjgmQQ1GhIrPTHMNT4kchZpl4SctaMVG7oPPDOxdqJsweMLyFZjm_XfAjrZeZCV9lo/s640/blogger-image--1647345174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj387ErtxlDRroPSRHvAb3x8sO2RLCFN-ktlQgxjqyI9zVjCm6EXJyfvmvn2dQ0jEWMWW5XOCfEHNzjgmQQ1GhIrPTHMNT4kchZpl4SctaMVG7oPPDOxdqJsweMLyFZjm_XfAjrZeZCV9lo/s640/blogger-image--1647345174.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>All the blue spots are Indigo Buntings and a Painted Bunting sits in the middle of the photo.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvTf-OMOe6CvHG5BHWtiDQzPaprfMIkZCgxX4nvDT0tsWxc30TmzpM_W69w-KuzArYslYEkVyyXYSBpk-yld5P4kQhUBMfET1MoHGtJ2t8xo_Us6StcoFSGoo5SeL_tEC-8QL9704bLm7/s640/blogger-image--1649701873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvTf-OMOe6CvHG5BHWtiDQzPaprfMIkZCgxX4nvDT0tsWxc30TmzpM_W69w-KuzArYslYEkVyyXYSBpk-yld5P4kQhUBMfET1MoHGtJ2t8xo_Us6StcoFSGoo5SeL_tEC-8QL9704bLm7/s640/blogger-image--1649701873.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Rose-breasted Grosbeak male surrounded by Indigo Bumtings.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd8ZkdS1Wvp_4KXnL8PFtkiffsNYVBbrznu9lQFo7oh97TNA6kfa7VWxdnATDfDOT-7A6GmKOBkVevudNxXgCuaXM1HMKInoZCLezwWt6ay24vw5A49ONsjFWK-ROYPgWtR2Ffkl3E8A4/s640/blogger-image-250955664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd8ZkdS1Wvp_4KXnL8PFtkiffsNYVBbrznu9lQFo7oh97TNA6kfa7VWxdnATDfDOT-7A6GmKOBkVevudNxXgCuaXM1HMKInoZCLezwWt6ay24vw5A49ONsjFWK-ROYPgWtR2Ffkl3E8A4/s640/blogger-image-250955664.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Kentucky Warbler</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI9ZEx0qUkLCi9RpEaRNLyWDmZ-3jG-A4A7d98jSckTRAYxsjUZRmNCWBnyct3ZnJaS18JLQhyaMWmzppwkkCYW6ZIKQVN6d2PtbVGTg6uqQTFVWG5kCVqPDgv_SeZPDJNHYD7qxVC_ET/s640/blogger-image--1053605599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI9ZEx0qUkLCi9RpEaRNLyWDmZ-3jG-A4A7d98jSckTRAYxsjUZRmNCWBnyct3ZnJaS18JLQhyaMWmzppwkkCYW6ZIKQVN6d2PtbVGTg6uqQTFVWG5kCVqPDgv_SeZPDJNHYD7qxVC_ET/s640/blogger-image--1053605599.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am so grateful to have had such wonderful birding experiences this past winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also want to say what a happy time we had in Rio Hondo, Texas. The people were so friendly and kind and the food outstanding. We enjoyed the rural area surrounding the campground and the small amount of traffic we encountered most days. We ventured out of the campground each day and were able to hike and bird in many places. It was a good winter home for us, although we missed our friends at Big Pine Key Fishing Lodge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">******</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had come from Texas, through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana, to the birding festival at Magee Marsh, near Toledo Ohio. The weather was very rainy and cold so there wasn't much bird activity yet. We do like Maumee Bay State Park for camping so it was fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">From there it was on to a visit with my brother Joe and partner Nancy and family in Harrisburg Pa, where we also enjoyed time with our family friend Hoppy. We had a sweet visit with my Uncle Frank who lost his wife of over seventy years recently. My brother also fixed a windshield wiper arm for me that was wind damaged in Ohio ...with many thanks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then it was on to Douglassville, PA and a visit with my sister Dotty, husband Forry and my Mom. It was so good to see her again. We sure missed the weeks we would spend with her and Chick over Christmas. Happily, all her children, their partners and part of the grandchildren and great grandchildren were able to come for a Mothers Day party. She still looks wonderful to us. (96 next month!). Her cats Hansel and Gretel are on the bed behind her. 😍</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI-JyXOExB7peUy1x5JgRh0rWllIWanM-PTqJGCIBck24l0ACbBlgAqKdce00TjGn4RIZcloiX7D_2n8d4oMcrqRld4zRL1O9FobZx46Nk9gcwRKRrixnw1C8DyPHiQpzrJ4voPgvNkjS/s640/blogger-image--1974984226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI-JyXOExB7peUy1x5JgRh0rWllIWanM-PTqJGCIBck24l0ACbBlgAqKdce00TjGn4RIZcloiX7D_2n8d4oMcrqRld4zRL1O9FobZx46Nk9gcwRKRrixnw1C8DyPHiQpzrJ4voPgvNkjS/s640/blogger-image--1974984226.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was fun to also do some birding at their house and to find 33 species including a Black-billed Cuckoo. Dotty spoils us rotten!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our next venture, was to drive to Stockton New Jersey, to my other sister Sherry and her partner Jim's beautiful house We really get spoiled with all these special family stops and here we always finds lots of Bluebirds and Tree Swallows. This visit we enjoyed some homemade Blueberry pancakes and fish caught by Jim.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It now was time to head north again and to start visit with our children. New Hampshire is the first stop in New England with Carrie, Jay, Sari and Lyla, and the dog, three cats and seven chickens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is what we found when we landed in the driveway. Bo came to greet us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDourUEUrNIcoq81S8LAoHa9e8mZjjtJ9o7dPQchB11V3iDqa_MYC9GUG6U5-h9jHOE4lHX7PPgsgdIcihVGHy2URiv9Q94B2JKif5HYYYyNW8rcqGG17Eo6Yb4psJUpXg0bBEhYt9yMr/s640/blogger-image-1215596446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDourUEUrNIcoq81S8LAoHa9e8mZjjtJ9o7dPQchB11V3iDqa_MYC9GUG6U5-h9jHOE4lHX7PPgsgdIcihVGHy2URiv9Q94B2JKif5HYYYyNW8rcqGG17Eo6Yb4psJUpXg0bBEhYt9yMr/s640/blogger-image-1215596446.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of Carrie's flower beds looked very sweet too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcZzTC9hh_mrO1RB1sTq_5CtofEyLCz15qGYkc6Us8trpP9F-yd_S7CSFfBBXedHgQF3uFeV_L4_dcOcVEW3WuRUAy74yrkcHgk08Y6dESYTGuP0-6_ThyphenhyphendqIxfqzuehK8nKO8dyLv4U_/s640/blogger-image-321354593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcZzTC9hh_mrO1RB1sTq_5CtofEyLCz15qGYkc6Us8trpP9F-yd_S7CSFfBBXedHgQF3uFeV_L4_dcOcVEW3WuRUAy74yrkcHgk08Y6dESYTGuP0-6_ThyphenhyphendqIxfqzuehK8nKO8dyLv4U_/s640/blogger-image-321354593.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We get to see basketball with Lyla and soccer with Sari. Usually Carrie has a project which is always fun to do together, and we get to have special meals together with the whole family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Our big travel goal each spring is to return to Maine by June 1. This year we had even more motivation than usual. We had two grandchildren graduating from high school this year and we were/are so happy for them both. We wish them a bright future! Phillips daughter Azure graduated from Sumner...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zvggAqhaxcxFnKrCpaEOEhC5ROnis-F0qcLrI_wqBaSWfMf-4PX-alBsS9XpjPNLk2BxTTfLjEyo1GWcMu4Yu8ED8Dv4P8PbvkZETxk9vPy14UyWKpaSZPifEdJ3RsFsPpaRntVKv7cr/s640/blogger-image--1976205875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zvggAqhaxcxFnKrCpaEOEhC5ROnis-F0qcLrI_wqBaSWfMf-4PX-alBsS9XpjPNLk2BxTTfLjEyo1GWcMu4Yu8ED8Dv4P8PbvkZETxk9vPy14UyWKpaSZPifEdJ3RsFsPpaRntVKv7cr/s640/blogger-image--1976205875.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">...And Torrey graduated from John Bapst on Bangor. She plans to go to University of Maine, Orono, in the fall.<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> She told us the date last fall, and got tickets so we would be sure to attend. We heard Senator Angus King give the keynote address to the graduates, "Ten Things I Wish Someone Told Me at 18 Years Old" . (</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">PS. Great exercise to try to make a list like this for yourself) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvTFz35dwrGppgDVYtefS_EjSo6GFQMdREmFXkvx4eadElJGfgI6qrVslKdcWQiFwbTLRh6r5oBY3VzDU-ChbAMFveOQRgofUiGg1XP4_HiJ24GB_7BXcmTKILeSIgV3ZO9g2HiHhTgVK/s640/blogger-image-1742901755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvTFz35dwrGppgDVYtefS_EjSo6GFQMdREmFXkvx4eadElJGfgI6qrVslKdcWQiFwbTLRh6r5oBY3VzDU-ChbAMFveOQRgofUiGg1XP4_HiJ24GB_7BXcmTKILeSIgV3ZO9g2HiHhTgVK/s640/blogger-image-1742901755.jpg"></a> </div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a really nice visit with Katrina and the family, we headed to see Phillip in Winter Harbor and to catch up with him. It is so nice to talk with our children and to learn more about their lives. Phillip has four dogs who make it quite an adventure to visit. We enjoyed several lobsters he brought in for us to enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One final note: We love Acadia National Park and made it a point to have a visit there as well. We hiked Gorham Mountain one day, and took a hike around Aunt Betty's Pond on the carriage trails another.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWSNT9Jo-kIIPK7ZmjIgR8vpi8XLOkyBIMkcKKEXAyqyE0lBh2BYolZaUOPQOEIG4OrlaFmh4V-xgP2EJu945HxemTzUz5uaJvsiKf3z1mqP-8J_zpUvsK34wqVhNcfZP8iBgnc356rpF/s640/blogger-image-1410043875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWSNT9Jo-kIIPK7ZmjIgR8vpi8XLOkyBIMkcKKEXAyqyE0lBh2BYolZaUOPQOEIG4OrlaFmh4V-xgP2EJu945HxemTzUz5uaJvsiKf3z1mqP-8J_zpUvsK34wqVhNcfZP8iBgnc356rpF/s640/blogger-image-1410043875.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our final stop was a visit with our friends Joan and Lucille in Hancock. They have been wonderful friends over the years and always help us out with a plug-in for a few days. Last Thursday we headed to a favorite summer camping Campobello Island and Herring Cove Provincial Parc. We are sitting there right now waiting out the weather and a flu bug that got Latona.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have been thinking about our children and I want to say how grateful Latona and I are for them. It is wonderful to see the extent of their faith and the relationship they each have with God. We love you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">******</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My hope is to post a bit sooner next time. We are camping for two weeks in New Brunswick and will have much to share.</div></div></div></div></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-10775349880768752242017-05-04T09:49:00.001-07:002017-05-04T09:49:41.605-07:00Migrating With the Birds!On April 24, we left Rio Hondo and started our journey north. We stopped for our first night at Brazos Bend State Park on the way to Galveston Bay. We did visit Port of Aransas and a birding area there that someone told us not to miss.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc3uuOfIRhHU9YmsNUAgcBAL4uI4nbAoiWBn9H9mU1pPFN6-BjlBvtFTiIRnpuI3ewgHR2cIvbrPEBN3ulHgc5P-tsmvRARZYIQshCppHH3G709kGCHqmfNWJ95dUQF7CxCuIwM95alDe/s640/blogger-image--839026011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc3uuOfIRhHU9YmsNUAgcBAL4uI4nbAoiWBn9H9mU1pPFN6-BjlBvtFTiIRnpuI3ewgHR2cIvbrPEBN3ulHgc5P-tsmvRARZYIQshCppHH3G709kGCHqmfNWJ95dUQF7CxCuIwM95alDe/s640/blogger-image--839026011.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We saw some of the beautiful homes and buildings in Galveston and captured this photo as we headed for the ferry.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTb428lkFgsU4spsy9yUvaDuYLlWDM2jhSaKnAApgzaxwHH-bT91xE9zqiXJJDrmzmAzPmvy8wFCOsSTG1NX4nhw3zb-TlNIFrk0z9yzUkMhdxGPYU1__RyaZolvgTd1q0E5jxyAf_7s2k/s640/blogger-image-2065256847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTb428lkFgsU4spsy9yUvaDuYLlWDM2jhSaKnAApgzaxwHH-bT91xE9zqiXJJDrmzmAzPmvy8wFCOsSTG1NX4nhw3zb-TlNIFrk0z9yzUkMhdxGPYU1__RyaZolvgTd1q0E5jxyAf_7s2k/s640/blogger-image-2065256847.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Something else we captured in a photo, was the amazing sky. (This had to be taken through a dirty windshield)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr3BGlPW6Zfj_Fl0uohRBDJ_B6iArWT7iP0PY26p4J-y9SNLOKkqF0GtNJijTPcLWoBE0RjikGbbisfQy4X3x9jrW4r42-DTmMOK7wWD_MYdmpeKxWX8hnIrcOFB31FysQ_qinMPMCJvE/s640/blogger-image-1924790026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr3BGlPW6Zfj_Fl0uohRBDJ_B6iArWT7iP0PY26p4J-y9SNLOKkqF0GtNJijTPcLWoBE0RjikGbbisfQy4X3x9jrW4r42-DTmMOK7wWD_MYdmpeKxWX8hnIrcOFB31FysQ_qinMPMCJvE/s640/blogger-image-1924790026.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>After crossing the bay, we headed for the Texas border north of Port Arthur and entered into the state of Louisiana. We have always loved travel in this state. We learned several things from our Google searches as we drove along. One was the origin of the name of the Po-Boy sandwich, and another was the background of the old saying, "Root hog or die". </div><div><br></div><div>The sandwich name grew out of the Depression era when two brothers who worked on the streetcars, made this food for out-of-work men and would call to the kitchen, "Here comes another poor boy!" The sandwich took on the name. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The other was a saying that was an encouragement to self-reliance and originated when farmers would release their pigs into the woods with the send-off...root hog or die!</span></div><div>We saw it over on old store in the countryside of Louisana.</div><div><br></div><div>Just to give you idea of our travel, let me say that we rarely use Interstates, spend some of our time listening to all kinds of music, and google any thing we find of interest to us. One such place was a working cotton plantation, open for tourist to see what this life. Is like.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_bEfavUTBFj8xxO389bT6h4ptYUBkUGcCYN_4EBIar4HB4bwfPdfAnhoiv7XSINYnosK-WMXnvPIPk7HxzhGJrGSX6mRRPjZpxeHh8iotlHnyvHU3i2TxDY5J212_xwYUKkM_5t8AZS1/s640/blogger-image-1075955900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_bEfavUTBFj8xxO389bT6h4ptYUBkUGcCYN_4EBIar4HB4bwfPdfAnhoiv7XSINYnosK-WMXnvPIPk7HxzhGJrGSX6mRRPjZpxeHh8iotlHnyvHU3i2TxDY5J212_xwYUKkM_5t8AZS1/s640/blogger-image-1075955900.jpg"></a></div> </div><div>The plantation store now with a gift shop look.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Y8e_G-RIak-1rtB5D92nVisvJ_qKzFeNaL7Yp2nYsmHWNT6WhCtFGoW_pif6SQu5H_ahHDn_0kHW5947wHaPbeI9HDm2s3CkvghiE39dd9CTQrPoJsMuxADXvMb3RUwBQt4SB4ASpJz/s640/blogger-image-1808858762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Y8e_G-RIak-1rtB5D92nVisvJ_qKzFeNaL7Yp2nYsmHWNT6WhCtFGoW_pif6SQu5H_ahHDn_0kHW5947wHaPbeI9HDm2s3CkvghiE39dd9CTQrPoJsMuxADXvMb3RUwBQt4SB4ASpJz/s640/blogger-image-1808858762.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We didn't stop long here since a main goal was to drive the length of the Natchez Trace Parkway.</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For many years, I had heard of the parkway that is 444 miles and goes from Natchez, MS through the corner of Alabama and ends in Nashville, TN. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEnm6wUZDDwzwKmr-R82rgj63v0UT8TwnlRalQ8HBkVeL9EYmocvULNDHCcwuD3e3DT1OnMLVtILMuJEEG4LCX3_ZaatcWO71vRL0KNCshnW5F4yKMKdXOI81bRP_7nqsmZu2QYOxMZMx/s640/blogger-image--2077598592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEnm6wUZDDwzwKmr-R82rgj63v0UT8TwnlRalQ8HBkVeL9EYmocvULNDHCcwuD3e3DT1OnMLVtILMuJEEG4LCX3_ZaatcWO71vRL0KNCshnW5F4yKMKdXOI81bRP_7nqsmZu2QYOxMZMx/s640/blogger-image--2077598592.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The Trace has been a passable route used for over 10,000 years and speaks the history of early man, pioneers, soldiers, Native Americans, travelers, and now tourists. It bisected the homelands of the Natchez, Chicksaw and Choctaw nations. In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson designated it as a mail route between Natchez and Nashville. It was established part of the National Park system in 1938. Today it creates a greenway from the bluffs of the lower Mississippi River to the foothills of the Appalachians in Tennessee.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOJom8bp0DYNkVdJ4OsK5YflhAfM44kb1rIV-UAz9MC16u_bUqgDYfoulLVJ4Hvm4HTUa-k-qeGijJ84XcUhKuJ96TyZqdnsHFv7Hs5o4k-dXpEGDofNdbeSC_RWGEzYTuLCst-ITXJNx/s640/blogger-image-1398208150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOJom8bp0DYNkVdJ4OsK5YflhAfM44kb1rIV-UAz9MC16u_bUqgDYfoulLVJ4Hvm4HTUa-k-qeGijJ84XcUhKuJ96TyZqdnsHFv7Hs5o4k-dXpEGDofNdbeSC_RWGEzYTuLCst-ITXJNx/s640/blogger-image-1398208150.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM8gTSjKpm_z9WcAvO9ARKay3MKgl1JOXokYEwkI0GijBllDObXDlO7_M3Yib8rYPumMWD86WdsfmedWI00wxRoN_5_Jkty3w3pdazvqy07xNGQrMrjlIyqYXZa4vwwmpFCttZxurXN5S/s640/blogger-image-1199554748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM8gTSjKpm_z9WcAvO9ARKay3MKgl1JOXokYEwkI0GijBllDObXDlO7_M3Yib8rYPumMWD86WdsfmedWI00wxRoN_5_Jkty3w3pdazvqy07xNGQrMrjlIyqYXZa4vwwmpFCttZxurXN5S/s640/blogger-image-1199554748.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>One of the oldest buildings in Mississippi, built in 1780 and is one of the last inns or "stands" on the Trace.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqqlKJTH_NGUWiHfNQ2v5axGAwLILhW8N5KiYcukXZseI4XMcjWkEvmXwSQmh0epsw_qXFMJ41BD6Vc9-CnSBEfwhMPcFM0QiBrC4lt93mP9NLj-b7LhZaYctPnIIF-XXE63RQFu8R8fp/s640/blogger-image--392579186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqqlKJTH_NGUWiHfNQ2v5axGAwLILhW8N5KiYcukXZseI4XMcjWkEvmXwSQmh0epsw_qXFMJ41BD6Vc9-CnSBEfwhMPcFM0QiBrC4lt93mP9NLj-b7LhZaYctPnIIF-XXE63RQFu8R8fp/s640/blogger-image--392579186.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPnbwrmERxwO89k6aX2KkALou7loT9stfVKowUkfYhAyGZsVfofi9ll3SL0oFVEGZqUU3LTOtw0Lfwe91gIqhqf_Gj5BoXQQEktjyS0fhj5CcsRzyS5mqRRX-B_J65T7C3Vw0glf1vGac/s640/blogger-image--725869503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPnbwrmERxwO89k6aX2KkALou7loT9stfVKowUkfYhAyGZsVfofi9ll3SL0oFVEGZqUU3LTOtw0Lfwe91gIqhqf_Gj5BoXQQEktjyS0fhj5CcsRzyS5mqRRX-B_J65T7C3Vw0glf1vGac/s640/blogger-image--725869503.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Along the Parkway, signs inform the driver of historic sights ahead. Here, we stopped at a place that had been an Indian village and saw what remains, the burial mounds. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSolgdl45ExLqot_v0CrXYMkRiIov1CHzYQjrvQ3CpSOBoWpqvUQ_-HIIIXFdqFLYkMq0yHSvDKu3CjJYLoYEmJIahjppPlTPvsy6r_AW5KZJrT8YPfEyoELeheMnJYlU5MQri0xZbW2aT/s640/blogger-image--307464448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSolgdl45ExLqot_v0CrXYMkRiIov1CHzYQjrvQ3CpSOBoWpqvUQ_-HIIIXFdqFLYkMq0yHSvDKu3CjJYLoYEmJIahjppPlTPvsy6r_AW5KZJrT8YPfEyoELeheMnJYlU5MQri0xZbW2aT/s640/blogger-image--307464448.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Another interesting place is the Grinder House, pictured below. This is the site where Merriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark fame) died, some believing his death a suicide and some think it a result of </div><div>a robbery.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1uLDDvMATwEfELTyk9c00FlqrpWIgz68lFfWKZZUZGvi2csCEaaqSWGDEMcVSAK88lVGnF7rbPu8Hc1dZkz5NWD4ZLt6eZE1bkOxGCq2TYnrHhM0wSbwDeKWGVBbMWVRkvfEU-HMnes/s640/blogger-image-405576752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1uLDDvMATwEfELTyk9c00FlqrpWIgz68lFfWKZZUZGvi2csCEaaqSWGDEMcVSAK88lVGnF7rbPu8Hc1dZkz5NWD4ZLt6eZE1bkOxGCq2TYnrHhM0wSbwDeKWGVBbMWVRkvfEU-HMnes/s640/blogger-image-405576752.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRxU3zvEzccqqO2PyBiSZ4FmF3FAgv3tAtG29LqyGyYYdM83d5tqslFd5bhQyxlFN-wevY2pRK7mWa_tP7nnB5X79V52S1qKCuviGiFWkK0fAR2f0QRQFD2Hu_1kcnSXSPQnqGlrW5fn3/s640/blogger-image--990582928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRxU3zvEzccqqO2PyBiSZ4FmF3FAgv3tAtG29LqyGyYYdM83d5tqslFd5bhQyxlFN-wevY2pRK7mWa_tP7nnB5X79V52S1qKCuviGiFWkK0fAR2f0QRQFD2Hu_1kcnSXSPQnqGlrW5fn3/s640/blogger-image--990582928.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZzG0CpXPs-fVdnl2OxCVATXnkbcZ0qD9-jCWZZa9mvgWxUIxQzu3gvd463Y4xtgmheLroN_83iBZ6-_bRP-xYnzLvZUR3FZU2_KDL6F8eFZQsF0eaLIf8KGXX0Y5GIqyLZ4e6yXXE8kI/s640/blogger-image--44265955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZzG0CpXPs-fVdnl2OxCVATXnkbcZ0qD9-jCWZZa9mvgWxUIxQzu3gvd463Y4xtgmheLroN_83iBZ6-_bRP-xYnzLvZUR3FZU2_KDL6F8eFZQsF0eaLIf8KGXX0Y5GIqyLZ4e6yXXE8kI/s640/blogger-image--44265955.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>When stayed at a beautiful campground along the Trace, at Jeff Busbys site, and completed our drive the next afternoon in Nasville, Tennessee. We had a night booked in a campground and hoped to stay for the weekend but could not get an extra night. So instead of a day in Nashville, we decided to move along to Lexington, Kentucky and visit the Kentucky Horse Farm and Park. It was a must do as we went through the lovely countryside of Kentucky. We shared my birthday meal along the way at a place called Chasers, and the visit to the Horse Farm was one of my gifts!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZn1_-iX1Ap8G9pWWDBstQzvSpV2EaUCaTRdM1wwYJbcit5S8Co12udQ9lVUTk5lmrryNVevS9KjL07W5GBqqRvt-XeEPajEP4_xsSHGhRqP9fGND60vxLGT2ZGakOuq-vKkOFh1sCCiW/s640/blogger-image-266220524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZn1_-iX1Ap8G9pWWDBstQzvSpV2EaUCaTRdM1wwYJbcit5S8Co12udQ9lVUTk5lmrryNVevS9KjL07W5GBqqRvt-XeEPajEP4_xsSHGhRqP9fGND60vxLGT2ZGakOuq-vKkOFh1sCCiW/s640/blogger-image-266220524.jpg"></a></div> </div><div>I was a horse-nut during my early teens. The love of horses is <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">something I share with my daughter and granddaughters!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Pn-xnk3mMXVYxxHwnHOCkMkt7bJ4tjEMDy8ujkC_isYl1fyYa6eWDdm_-qEGheohp_B5ZoGxfyV99KUmV2Z-gH42DLK2I8TCTj7454B2Cu2mdi6UQXEU3TlvnUglvLfy1bciNsGQ5rd/s640/blogger-image-2104742432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Pn-xnk3mMXVYxxHwnHOCkMkt7bJ4tjEMDy8ujkC_isYl1fyYa6eWDdm_-qEGheohp_B5ZoGxfyV99KUmV2Z-gH42DLK2I8TCTj7454B2Cu2mdi6UQXEU3TlvnUglvLfy1bciNsGQ5rd/s640/blogger-image-2104742432.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiNcCHevJxVZFY0PVf7Y1zE-Bx6Jcavzr7uiLQitw10tyZZHMBtvZIv1nP41vesSG0R6Xa2L3QN4Cb4wdtiEoo37_HOc9reF-_Jmy36jvNWAWW1wem5HbMpati-Ps1L52HBxUDG4mXVSc/s640/blogger-image-719584697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiNcCHevJxVZFY0PVf7Y1zE-Bx6Jcavzr7uiLQitw10tyZZHMBtvZIv1nP41vesSG0R6Xa2L3QN4Cb4wdtiEoo37_HOc9reF-_Jmy36jvNWAWW1wem5HbMpati-Ps1L52HBxUDG4mXVSc/s640/blogger-image-719584697.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of the champions we got a chance to meet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSrLGRC3xhxwHflArSkgiW9M2F4lV7BIwC3yE95-rqy8ypdy9d3ASzhHZtd-4okOQ8PdUeg4I_sSQH8cxSYb1p154Yj01bVgavtmWQSAMlv5S8hHpNJgcrgcZs3oMgfX8-9JWKpJvXSB6/s640/blogger-image-1565778519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSrLGRC3xhxwHflArSkgiW9M2F4lV7BIwC3yE95-rqy8ypdy9d3ASzhHZtd-4okOQ8PdUeg4I_sSQH8cxSYb1p154Yj01bVgavtmWQSAMlv5S8hHpNJgcrgcZs3oMgfX8-9JWKpJvXSB6/s640/blogger-image-1565778519.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Bubbles and Squint, asleep with his mother watching.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73pL9ChyphenhyphenDfWTHjPeKJMLEyS5pVsRk-CXjqLcgMgRK_IBMfH1sWz4_Eq7bRjr8qfHxgFXQuxj_ElXg1R6Xo3qDa8jx2-JVTDBvFFZUuHKqhpUbuF-q0j5yfVfoU5AKdjMBuHe6u-VrDMwa/s640/blogger-image-76612546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73pL9ChyphenhyphenDfWTHjPeKJMLEyS5pVsRk-CXjqLcgMgRK_IBMfH1sWz4_Eq7bRjr8qfHxgFXQuxj_ElXg1R6Xo3qDa8jx2-JVTDBvFFZUuHKqhpUbuF-q0j5yfVfoU5AKdjMBuHe6u-VrDMwa/s640/blogger-image-76612546.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>In the Kids Barn. Guess Who!😍</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2-9l5I4JxX5zbkeB0qgC6wgiHBwvpKvbB1PtoBIbb7lCEv0A20tPRiuw-sl1JI3jWtQg559RBa6kTwkY6qfHkuuS6LHsCe2g4leuHqH-ZKnil-AGWAA1l6sIIuEByi-CJAj_EhN6ehfA/s640/blogger-image-1909460854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2-9l5I4JxX5zbkeB0qgC6wgiHBwvpKvbB1PtoBIbb7lCEv0A20tPRiuw-sl1JI3jWtQg559RBa6kTwkY6qfHkuuS6LHsCe2g4leuHqH-ZKnil-AGWAA1l6sIIuEByi-CJAj_EhN6ehfA/s640/blogger-image-1909460854.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And a very moving tribute to the great Man of War! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNKXnE5VlQrKnXRKxt5UenaIPuya-LbXtekodHQb3NBhXmbI161vEjvGnoR9Tai1mC7dN08VRcKjrB6K_OoO8YmnzfsEy1PLy1B9FVXZbqg3RX5bkO1w68tFkohOC-_yj0tRNAEIhrxIR/s640/blogger-image--1658057394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNKXnE5VlQrKnXRKxt5UenaIPuya-LbXtekodHQb3NBhXmbI161vEjvGnoR9Tai1mC7dN08VRcKjrB6K_OoO8YmnzfsEy1PLy1B9FVXZbqg3RX5bkO1w68tFkohOC-_yj0tRNAEIhrxIR/s640/blogger-image--1658057394.jpg"></a></div> </div><div>The next few days, we travelled into Ohio from Kentucky and headed to a special birding experience, Warbler Week at Magee Marsh. We booked for a week at Maumee (pronounced like Mommy) Bay State Park, not far from the marsh.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxAiev07-KDuvJK1lYkQOD1YxpcJE5dR2V29wket0f6Uh670AmnILoZyZ2cQzhc8qVMCCw7kOxTpTKI0cQRSXrBeaRr5JTvl1PvqV78Q4UDYZUsYtIABX0XoA619ly2UrmCuc7hYd1l-8/s640/blogger-image-1681056547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxAiev07-KDuvJK1lYkQOD1YxpcJE5dR2V29wket0f6Uh670AmnILoZyZ2cQzhc8qVMCCw7kOxTpTKI0cQRSXrBeaRr5JTvl1PvqV78Q4UDYZUsYtIABX0XoA619ly2UrmCuc7hYd1l-8/s640/blogger-image-1681056547.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin59ZBt3HWt4sE_WGMSIidzjHf_a_E9q62MYAaZEjkKoV2sjzXFJ2GOQsa-jLzNevgmp6yF9EzAwg_N9ma7PZ1kWIsI1VoPh3T7EFX2eW_Up7c5GpgO2vwzwUG9bmsmnGDT2pzgbD_Sqoe/s640/blogger-image--2013649254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin59ZBt3HWt4sE_WGMSIidzjHf_a_E9q62MYAaZEjkKoV2sjzXFJ2GOQsa-jLzNevgmp6yF9EzAwg_N9ma7PZ1kWIsI1VoPh3T7EFX2eW_Up7c5GpgO2vwzwUG9bmsmnGDT2pzgbD_Sqoe/s640/blogger-image--2013649254.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOb7RWhjWJ9C8P7475ghRkEb-8mWkcx5oMoFXJIpKODZ0md_MM0x3mHfwDH-8ddxiy7B0wcem78x_V8_a6xnr2T5_yxB9c_niFwdAyqFJAwlU5h8_QDJIvtfViejMXxQMQYqHlupCyVACk/s640/blogger-image--1662079754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOb7RWhjWJ9C8P7475ghRkEb-8mWkcx5oMoFXJIpKODZ0md_MM0x3mHfwDH-8ddxiy7B0wcem78x_V8_a6xnr2T5_yxB9c_niFwdAyqFJAwlU5h8_QDJIvtfViejMXxQMQYqHlupCyVACk/s640/blogger-image--1662079754.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU-YGcI84kQ2SEVR3PZISFpMekIvUoqjd3KYj-U2tTRhy1Ng5hvdLPnsjNqKzdSbGGydvoyxj0R1TALbs3OQhjdARAqy523jdhipN6l05dBgS1JEDcTHklawv74s-bP7cORse9Bsvjb02/s640/blogger-image-1046926631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU-YGcI84kQ2SEVR3PZISFpMekIvUoqjd3KYj-U2tTRhy1Ng5hvdLPnsjNqKzdSbGGydvoyxj0R1TALbs3OQhjdARAqy523jdhipN6l05dBgS1JEDcTHklawv74s-bP7cORse9Bsvjb02/s640/blogger-image-1046926631.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8R7WSDR51CVGmmEzQBquSvSR5rp2ozr4vk09J3D-WOJaSqZiSNPuLO8YIOdIGT3LJsIFpFzkRMikX28_lsjp1ajNT-QMe7ysZy0foFwqTEl6Zl1kMPaycSp5h_0mYn2_PhWZ7bSfcqxe/s640/blogger-image-2028140387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8R7WSDR51CVGmmEzQBquSvSR5rp2ozr4vk09J3D-WOJaSqZiSNPuLO8YIOdIGT3LJsIFpFzkRMikX28_lsjp1ajNT-QMe7ysZy0foFwqTEl6Zl1kMPaycSp5h_0mYn2_PhWZ7bSfcqxe/s640/blogger-image-2028140387.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvL5HDTQ-JhXHFs8zNRNdnPhyphenhyphenKoJmYC08IOw7uPmubpLb180cUWVcbWY11ycquKtXTQmYyd3P4sMscxDlz1TJuZTmqGT-OgIY_9s5aHKyyEzF8MBeLBp5sv_MAjACHmln8f8Gb5niP74X/s640/blogger-image-1776536741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvL5HDTQ-JhXHFs8zNRNdnPhyphenhyphenKoJmYC08IOw7uPmubpLb180cUWVcbWY11ycquKtXTQmYyd3P4sMscxDlz1TJuZTmqGT-OgIY_9s5aHKyyEzF8MBeLBp5sv_MAjACHmln8f8Gb5niP74X/s640/blogger-image-1776536741.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>So here we are today, waiting out a very rainy day and hoping all the little birds that have flown so far can get some restoring food and rest on the shores of Lake Erie. We too are able to get a nourishing meal of corn and shrimp as we sit in our warm and cozy home.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtA28ehS1yHqoi45USEh4dzPcBj6pu5uAMETh7loxG9_mfyEXGJdk5lHgfMxTG3syVCuFA7oSILKWyJS6KXRaSDd1I_ygn4TbwEbzzuekl_4KhtqXeTfZLdSnwFUMUM9cHuGwAnjTETl6D/s640/blogger-image-1189509175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtA28ehS1yHqoi45USEh4dzPcBj6pu5uAMETh7loxG9_mfyEXGJdk5lHgfMxTG3syVCuFA7oSILKWyJS6KXRaSDd1I_ygn4TbwEbzzuekl_4KhtqXeTfZLdSnwFUMUM9cHuGwAnjTETl6D/s640/blogger-image-1189509175.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Next week, we will leave this area and head into Pennsylvania for our first visit to family since November. We will all be together on Mothers Day with our wonderful "mom"! Latona and I are grateful for each day, and look ahead for the blessings of seeing our families and friends! Love and hugs!</div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342835096817300600.post-81671789346040123932017-04-09T14:53:00.001-07:002017-04-09T15:19:58.285-07:00Spring migration started this week in LRGV!The birds waited for Spring Break to be over here on South Padre Island. The college kids are gone but the birds have started <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">to arrive. Some familiar old friends are here now like the Black-throated Green Warbler and the Northern Parula.</span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP1z8npGlLU3nuTmLX0WeTZODmZh8ExzEJ_whLoA8Qcg0ZInINPMkbPLDPMxczboi2jxqfzR5yPHyOCiyQsghQGoOkXVX5cP-hBs9h05bhxdCLJ9r1IMZsUWNO-tvtGSEmlbqryu8KvKp/s640/blogger-image--741493052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP1z8npGlLU3nuTmLX0WeTZODmZh8ExzEJ_whLoA8Qcg0ZInINPMkbPLDPMxczboi2jxqfzR5yPHyOCiyQsghQGoOkXVX5cP-hBs9h05bhxdCLJ9r1IMZsUWNO-tvtGSEmlbqryu8KvKp/s640/blogger-image--741493052.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIqDdRfINdmGbOqpfV967S1MsuZBuyZ2NpiCkIW7Iv97MGyItCqyIYkXtF560mGapTnnYzzFWJWHp6TWcluZGPCLbP4QlhymroZbPMZOyKAPtwysVO-yU9DEmlL1civpLXqZPHb2j0fvg/s640/blogger-image-2115491917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIqDdRfINdmGbOqpfV967S1MsuZBuyZ2NpiCkIW7Iv97MGyItCqyIYkXtF560mGapTnnYzzFWJWHp6TWcluZGPCLbP4QlhymroZbPMZOyKAPtwysVO-yU9DEmlL1civpLXqZPHb2j0fvg/s640/blogger-image-2115491917.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And the brilliant Cardinal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyRO1F4AkFnSW6mncask1yuIE6fjtVQt9LukIWRex24GRNZVODEtrtSHVdoQAt7q3FLfwAOg0BwpUXbjVjrNeJuU8oQkv66HMqxmLZXmfI0fIb1p0HKNrIz9o0tF-0qLk7phe4C_8U6yo/s640/blogger-image-550456792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyRO1F4AkFnSW6mncask1yuIE6fjtVQt9LukIWRex24GRNZVODEtrtSHVdoQAt7q3FLfwAOg0BwpUXbjVjrNeJuU8oQkv66HMqxmLZXmfI0fIb1p0HKNrIz9o0tF-0qLk7phe4C_8U6yo/s640/blogger-image-550456792.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Black and White Warbler</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB9M4WayfmUGWOJ1QCnO6RXQpOZiyIlhu1kSQ5_8zosr1zFJt2z7ItCzsT5Ap-NYFxQnt3WS_OBdpgZtmDJ5shQx36sBEwAdJ15UeUxVI8UJT5YtGqM5g4Ub6UgTfUOLct7nzVF5zjdYc/s640/blogger-image-1497652230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgh3wOobRbA86qLsoBrjFmuBIyVO_5AWzjNxW-upAs7vncDOoAKEFkXv1xTc_AbI35h7ETordvGBc0qqxD2W1Feel9XNEg3Ei-m0N6RSXbxVnB_PlEneUZHXJa9VuDizJvtEkc5ZBBB3x/s640/blogger-image--1107812299.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Yellow-breasted Chat<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE4pMsGyYlgHsFy-79l9mrEEDvEJ1Np6INY13_HUqbpaJydPQhjo7C-ENpcIcq-wnZW-G6o6ZhWZknwhNebK5Y8-Eba4QhtHqXv8xq06eJxmLMkRhZfvSgbbT0mak45tOu-luE1EtwhpU/s640/blogger-image--1713901886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE4pMsGyYlgHsFy-79l9mrEEDvEJ1Np6INY13_HUqbpaJydPQhjo7C-ENpcIcq-wnZW-G6o6ZhWZknwhNebK5Y8-Eba4QhtHqXv8xq06eJxmLMkRhZfvSgbbT0mak45tOu-luE1EtwhpU/s640/blogger-image--1713901886.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Eastern Kingbird</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMgm2vOxMbbqwrxmLuVCOeMaKyZvv5lcDTD-sUfGq2xu3H4MdcJLiNpaCbRZmm15IffPe_1PJaXbwaSWeZKrsHP9dy4UCZEkdfhzMAO7EzV0zjaBi3rXDn0__Q5N5gQiYs4_cwRFyUgn9/s640/blogger-image-217045608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhH65VvJdiGSZb9hhzEyMW1T3wjlzdJK2KnzPiBiewC3JuwDk7ciE5Q7_pdCiWpVEIhelON_FZc8KbMQrEVOlk6H06ItNSDDvqg8QKZiS08bev3caSbL7RExHwscZ5STkZOt0dMfKb6TQ/s640/blogger-image--791146858.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Orchard Oriole</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ctlIv8ld6cg2MKTQvTEuM-fa9r0AtFCVX4iV5awJ9D3Fi1f_V87NOusQ0JfDqEOYT5XVC-70xACXMrzjMQuIA72Wjywd43sGuliO7GjvSlly1IszpMOcPWcpmIEvtFnnQnq6yzxZyY_u/s640/blogger-image--273849458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ctlIv8ld6cg2MKTQvTEuM-fa9r0AtFCVX4iV5awJ9D3Fi1f_V87NOusQ0JfDqEOYT5XVC-70xACXMrzjMQuIA72Wjywd43sGuliO7GjvSlly1IszpMOcPWcpmIEvtFnnQnq6yzxZyY_u/s640/blogger-image--273849458.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Poor picture - but a life bird for me, Blue Grosbeak</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpVtFDvQ77UplKz3zrivREew3aScqaSRucT6UtMvpwSGlTjT_SNIITTJgDAXHtPanuElzcMd8Jn-G3ro1_bxXLN9Wv7JEmFNh7vtNMSuc79RKKD0WqTl_3YY9rQaPQE3sUAAiRX1eCXw4/s640/blogger-image--868486594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpVtFDvQ77UplKz3zrivREew3aScqaSRucT6UtMvpwSGlTjT_SNIITTJgDAXHtPanuElzcMd8Jn-G3ro1_bxXLN9Wv7JEmFNh7vtNMSuc79RKKD0WqTl_3YY9rQaPQE3sUAAiRX1eCXw4/s640/blogger-image--868486594.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And another life bird...the Varied Bunting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDQgruY8Ar0bhwMNhq3C8LREloQR5_TMKmSe2h7znrPMKlx6f13Vfozb3I45px7bJERaXvLbDYliYHxIChwb0ShvvhyphenhyphenzHlOkiretV_p_imAxVK41hE41ItNrVYo7_PVvGWgnCUSD-qhX1/s640/blogger-image--1690069136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDQgruY8Ar0bhwMNhq3C8LREloQR5_TMKmSe2h7znrPMKlx6f13Vfozb3I45px7bJERaXvLbDYliYHxIChwb0ShvvhyphenhyphenzHlOkiretV_p_imAxVK41hE41ItNrVYo7_PVvGWgnCUSD-qhX1/s640/blogger-image--1690069136.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The migration is on for the small songbirds on their way to their breeding grounds north of here, following the major flyways.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But the birds that are residents here are pairing up and nesting. A Kiskadee has a nest on top,of an electric pole. We saw both parents going in and out of the nest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYF8xicV3tJ4suZD4_r9HfRQghyQ6rz2UNohNtesCf4EM7gso_N9sM7f8dLyM2x6lyyzhjuex4ksuCqcDWfIqsEGAp59ZFd1QhVN8nwJvmwLiwXyq2eQ6HbwKSZ-mIZCIO_9ZO4UutApc/s640/blogger-image--1182449569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYF8xicV3tJ4suZD4_r9HfRQghyQ6rz2UNohNtesCf4EM7gso_N9sM7f8dLyM2x6lyyzhjuex4ksuCqcDWfIqsEGAp59ZFd1QhVN8nwJvmwLiwXyq2eQ6HbwKSZ-mIZCIO_9ZO4UutApc/s640/blogger-image--1182449569.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Pair of Caracaras</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQyARZBeeVa2okiDBuiGkTPtw1zuK5M8J6QeDzOv_PvyD4ZCPAUD7IQxGlAZQFwt45XOA9kUGB2-kEbg0HaUu9Co5SVFyGANf8cYVpMX_OzDeL8P2BQMVWNKjWpHStyzObaMRn_GBMWvm/s640/blogger-image--775495092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQyARZBeeVa2okiDBuiGkTPtw1zuK5M8J6QeDzOv_PvyD4ZCPAUD7IQxGlAZQFwt45XOA9kUGB2-kEbg0HaUu9Co5SVFyGANf8cYVpMX_OzDeL8P2BQMVWNKjWpHStyzObaMRn_GBMWvm/s640/blogger-image--775495092.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nesting Green Heron</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fQrPpYbMrjRj-wd5woRpEMXKnyGCoW62zjI-K3QgZJq1HYf5v8VSU4R-XxEr8fvjJGqxKXUUzdihA7HlqPPCodhmrPia29rH_OoyWmp4KllXJgViKeMN517KUmJD1YNQV1Kqtlo3MBaH/s640/blogger-image-421752764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fQrPpYbMrjRj-wd5woRpEMXKnyGCoW62zjI-K3QgZJq1HYf5v8VSU4R-XxEr8fvjJGqxKXUUzdihA7HlqPPCodhmrPia29rH_OoyWmp4KllXJgViKeMN517KUmJD1YNQV1Kqtlo3MBaH/s640/blogger-image-421752764.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pairing of White-winged Doves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38ub7Zp7vBLENDNLnXZzZxwuRKoFmg14XrlW9Hsje4QGusNrNkcNF2u0apj-rcBRlfBjVWlmMGhKrkNTL37NTJzlSmrKj3xVdhrRBohrqf-wvt7B1rEtu8NByDAaJIuBo7i1lVSjkT2Tm/s640/blogger-image-1668462414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38ub7Zp7vBLENDNLnXZzZxwuRKoFmg14XrlW9Hsje4QGusNrNkcNF2u0apj-rcBRlfBjVWlmMGhKrkNTL37NTJzlSmrKj3xVdhrRBohrqf-wvt7B1rEtu8NByDAaJIuBo7i1lVSjkT2Tm/s640/blogger-image-1668462414.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are just on the front edge of the migration, and have a few weeks to visit the special sights where the birds come in for a well-earned rest, drink and food. They are inspiring little creatures, so full of courage and song! Would that my life could be so courageous and focused.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The happy parallel for me is that I have found my life partner and we can go to our "wintering grounds" and now are being filled with the energy to travel north. We can anticipate seeing many of these little beloved creatures at the Warbler Festival in Ohio in May. I am filled with gratitude for her and to her sharing my love for the birds. 💕💕💕💕💕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb71uvyapmB2fq56xRoHz6LNW8pA2iKIgDPPTSITE-qaUns385IDmiwgwN1jPqzTJVT_7v0IHHJ-r1kQSzyKTNdQkr81rQ2KdHVvCaTg-iWBcTGqAMGYmu8Ykv8c6GcvJa6L0Nxp2I5FD/s640/blogger-image--935940489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb71uvyapmB2fq56xRoHz6LNW8pA2iKIgDPPTSITE-qaUns385IDmiwgwN1jPqzTJVT_7v0IHHJ-r1kQSzyKTNdQkr81rQ2KdHVvCaTg-iWBcTGqAMGYmu8Ykv8c6GcvJa6L0Nxp2I5FD/s640/blogger-image--935940489.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></span></div>Daicey Duohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02299983429771961152noreply@blogger.com0