Wetlands-Best Kept Secret in Veteran's Park 7/25/13

I had three hours to kill on Thursday, and since it was finally cooler, I went for a walk in Veteran's Park. I think the Wetlands are the best kept secret in the park. I passed a couple of people walking their dogs but other then that, I was alone and at one with nature.

 

At first, I thought these were eggs of some sort.
 On further inspection I discovered that they
are mushrooms.

  

At the end of the wetlands and at the Recreation
Dept. parking lot and office, I found out that
Model  Aircraft are flown there.

 

Deer trail.



 

A large section of the path was covered in this clover.





This is just one fish but there was a school
of them in the stream. Without the sun shining
it was difficult to get all of them.




The mystery tree. There was a tapping sound, like a woodpecker. Never did see it. Funny thing, a bunch of people were stopping and looking up for a woodpecker. No one ever found one. The tree sounded hollow and as if something was inside tapping to get out. It's as ft it was saying Let me out, Let me out. Weird. Tapping was more eratic on the return walk. Some folks asked me if I heard the tapping too.



As you can see, the bench is flooded.

I would normally walk this path along the stream.
Not today, FLOODED!



Fern alongside the path to the lake.



This is the picture with the gazebo across the lake
 where I shot pictures of the geese on Tues.



Changes 7/27/13

Our lives were changed forever last night. I feel like I was coerced into saying words that were never meant to be spoken. The damage is irreperable. Most surprising to me is that my family tells me that I am not the person that I thought I was. Where to go from here. You could slice the air with a knife. The tension is unbearable. In spite of all that was said, I hope for the best for all, mostly for the person who is in need of the most support at this time. Antonio is lucky that he is away. When one door closes, another opens. Holding onto that for now.

New Kind of Bird in the Yard. Stacy and Yard Work.



Stacy, the Weed Whacking Queen.

I was looking through my pictures and realized that a bird visited our back yard just like the one that I spotted in Veteran's Park yesterday. Now I have to Google the bird.

 

Cicada shell. Only found this one so far even tho the cicadas are making a racket and they seem to be in abundance over the back fence.



Cooler Weather, finally 7/24/13.

Today was the most pleasant day. Weather was perfect. I sat outside on the patio, relaxed, watched the birds and did my word puzzles. I had the most wonderful experience when a hummingbird flew onto the patio right in front of me. It was so close I could have touched it. It seemed to be attracted to the flower cushion on the empty chair or my green shirt. Then I realized that I had removed the feeder that was out back 'cause I thought it wasn't being utilized. So I put it back after the hummingbird visit in the back. Then Stacy came home and told me that when the feeder was in the front a large hummingbird was drinking from it and drank from every flower port. Soooooo, now I think that the feeder in the back must be feeding this larger hummer. Oh, and this evening we had a visit from a hummer with a red throat. Maybe the cool weather brought them around. I love the hummers and get so much pleasure from watching them.

Veteran's Park Walk 7/23/13

I've come to the conclusion that I'm a wimp when it comes to the heat. I had time to kill yesterday so I went to Veteran's Park intending to take a long walk. Well, it turned out that it was still hot and humid and I didn't do well with the heat. So, I took a short walk to the lake and sat a bit, then headed back to the car and to the air conditioning of a couple of stores. Snapped pictures while at the lake.

Purple Martin house was busy.



Speckled bellied bird with the coloring of a robin. Not sure what it is. When I first saw the speckles I thought it might be a Northern Flicker.

 

Time for exercise. Everybody line up. Music please.

 

I think this is a swallowtail.





The island was flooded after all the rain.

 

This goose was just cruising along with it's legs lagging behind.



Colors. Love the blue.





All of the ducks and geese were preening.

 

Strutting.

 

Who said these feeders are for the birds?