Something to Share While We Are Away~

Red-Shouldered Hawk has a wee meal of a Cicada in it's talons~

We are currently in the state of Washington, and have been here a few days, a very long way from home!  
Tomorrow we head back up into Montana and Canada for a few days, before heading to South Dakota and slowly making our way back to Tingsgrove, Kentucky.  
The SHUTDOWN in the states has made for a mean reception, but it will not rob us of our joy in seeing the beauty of the land.
We have been without phone reception, and we have very little Internet time, so please forgive me for not being able to visit at this time.
Take care all~

Remember to double click on the image, to view a larger slide show of the images shared ~

*** I am going to at least try and link up to Mosaic Monday and Wild Bird Wednesday...will be on the road for a while and so, it all depends on Internet access. 
The weather across the country looks bleak, as well as the SHUTDOWN of our government...what stress this brings our way!

I am linking up with Mary for:

"Mosaic Monday"

at: 

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com

and

I am linking up with Stewart at:

Wild Bird Wednesday

(http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com.au/)

 This chap was hiding well in the evergreen tress, but I am pretty certain that it was a Yellow-Rumped Warbler~

As Autumn colourations begin a  Downy Woodpecker is thinking that I cannot see him~

This tree limb image was taken a while back at Cave Hill Cemetery. 

The children thought that it looked like an elephant trunk ;)~

Wildflowers and berries along Beargrass Creek~

The Chipmunk was eating a Slug in this photo.  I never even knew that they ate bugs~

Tufted Titmouse going for the Sunflower seeds across the lane~

American Goldfinches at the entrance to Fox Hollow Farms taking in Thistle and Cone Flower seeds~

 

The image below may not look like much and yet, I am so very proud of it. 

We cannot grow a thing...either the weather is all wrong, too much shade, or critters, critters, critters take what we planted to eat, and, or bury somewhere else. 

I planted seeds of Blue Sage a year ago and they thrived in the house under a special plant light all Winter. 

This past Spring I transplanted them into the garden and last week, I had my first pale blue, lacey and delicate Blue Sage flowers...so happy~

Here is hoping that my ID is correct on the next image. 

My best guess is Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Correction accepted with a smile~

Early Monday morning at the Icelandic Horse Farm in Prospect, KY~

There are still hundreds of Sunflower seeds on the huge flowers across the lane from me~

We have lived her for 32 years and until a year ago, we never had a Groundhog around here. 

This one appeared and stays just on our lane and runs the full length of it. 

It must have had a successful hibernation last year and here is hoping the Winter shall be mild and all of us do well~

It may not be healthy, I really do not know, but we have a whole lot of our trees just like this one, adorned by trailing Ivy that has grown up and now hanging back down for decades, and I find them really lovely~

 

 

 

It was only a week ago that I saw this Monarch. 

I can count on one hand how many we saw this entire season...

Quite sad~

 

 

We took the children to Henry's Ark Petting Zoo recently, and of all of the animals, I found this lone sheep to be quite charming, just tucked in and resting~

Have a very happy and blessed week and stay safe~