It Was a Busy Week~

Above and beneath this entry is sunrise over Foxhollow Farm in Oldham County~

Remember to double click on the first image, to view a larger slide show presentation after you have read the narratives~

I will be linking up with Judith for:

www.lavendercottagegardening.com

Mosaic Monday

&

Stewart for:

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

Wild Bird Wednesday

Just a wooden structure with a whole lot of memories...first built to rehab and release Birds of Prey from 1978 thru 1981, for the Louisville Zoo under the supervision of Dr. William Foster, until they began their own rehab service. It then became temporary home to many a small critters that I rehabbed and released, including 63 Gray Squirrels, 6 Red Fox Squirrels and a whole bunch of Opossums for Kentucky Wildlife Line, for 8 more years. Bill cleaned it all up and for a while it was a playhouse/clubhouse for our 3 daughters and their friends. I made it my potting shed for a season, or 2, but the spiders scared me out. Now it sits all covered with ivy, both inside and out, rust on the roof, with sweet memories, and growing old all on it's own.

Not to panic ... My friend Teressa had invited me over for lunch 2 weeks ago and the same kind of Gray Rat Snake pictured in the center of this mosaic bit me!  Well it did make a spot of blood anyway.  I was admiring the beautiful caterpillars on her parsley plants that would hopefully become Black Swallowtail Butterflies, when we suddenly saw a snake crawling up to her deck, and my friend is very frightened of them, but I am not and have handled at least a dozen before, and so I was going to save the day.  I went to pick this one up the same as I always do, and this one bit me.  It was not a bad bite, but a spot of blood was all that was required and the fact that I saw it's mouth open wide once again, and I knew I would be bitten again, and so I threw it out into the yard and it slithered off into the woods.  Hoping it keeps on going far from Teressa's door~

wink emotA Gray Rat Snake that was in my yard, surrounded by caterpillars that would become Black Swallowtail Butterflies, on parsley plants at Teressa's home a few days a

A gorgeous juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk was perched on a fence rail hunting last Sunday morning at Foxhollow Farm~

I just think she is beautiful and stopped to say hi to her on my way into town one morning~

A Pearl Crescent Butterfly~

My friends Matthew and Ranae are sister and brother.  Ranae, her husby Mike and their beautiful family lives in my neighborhood.  Matthew used to live in Iceland, when I first met him but now lives in Turkey with his darling wife and their lovely children~

For an interesting story, here is how I met these beautiful people from blog post 
December 30, 2012 ...

~ Small World, True Story ~

Reykjavik, Iceland & Oldham County, Kentucky...and 3111.9 miles in between.

I went to the market on Friday, along with everyone else in the county, anticipating snow showers.

A lovely woman, whom I did not know, was approaching me with 2 other adults and a young girl.

I took notice of the attractive, handmade hat that the woman was wearing and complimented her on it.

Pat said that her sister made it, and then gave me a phone number for making contact later on.

She also mentioned that her brother Matt and his wife Bea, who were shopping with her, were visiting from Iceland.

At first I bid them a good day and started to walk away, when I thought about one of the first blogging friends that I made on here, nearly 3  1/2 years ago.

I turned back around and announced that I have a blogging friend that lives in Reykjavik, Iceland...

and that his name was Chris and that he had a bird blog that I followed. 

http://chrisphotonature.com

That was when it happened...a one in a million chance meeting!

One of them asked if Chris happened to be French and I said yes.

A few more observations were made in conversation, and we all realized that this was one in the same Chris that we were speaking about...absolutely astonishing!

Chris, Matt, Bea, their families, all live in a French community together in Reykjavik.

It all began with a kind compliment and ended up with a huge surprise at how very small this world actually is. 

I am forever thankful for this chance meeting. 

Somehow, it was meant to be!

Matthew and Bea's 3 children visiting from Turkey, very sweet, Bea was not able to join the family vacation this visit and we missed her~

Loving cousins enjoying their time together down the lane from our home~

Ranae and Mike's children, so very kind~

Red-Tailed Hawk at L'Esprit Equestrian Community in Oldham County, KY~

My Chiroprator and friend shared with me his love for trees and especially the massive Oak tree that resides in his front yard.  This will be my first visit shares to this land and this tree.  I only had my 70/300 lens with me and I need to go back with my wide angle lens and also as the seasons change. What a majestic and magnificent tree it is too~

Above wildflowers on Tingsgrove and below I watched the twin grands on Thursday and they requested Nana's homemade French Toast for breakfast~

A young colt out at L'Esprit Equestrian Community 10 minutes from home~

A few wanted to see my horses in their original colours from the fun share I posted last week.

Tingsgrove Equestrian Creations~

Have a Happy and joy filled week,  be safe and be blessed~