Cherish is my favorite word, and I cherish the ability of turning the routine into a beautiful moment.
Nature creates in me, a spiritual and meditative time to bring peace, harmony and balance, into an otherwise ordinary day~
Mary Howell Cromer







Showing posts with label Red-necked Grebe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red-necked Grebe. Show all posts

Friday, April 4, 2014

Bridges Gone Crazy, Wedding Date and Grebes~




In recent months I joined an online group of KY Bird alerts. 
Those alerts have taken me to locate the Barred Owl that I have shared, as well as many birds I had seen and many I had never heard of, let alone seen and they were mostly all down by the Ohio River, or near there, driving along the scenic route we take into the city, or a couple just across the lane from Cave Hill, where we go nearly every Wednesday, but we would have never known of the visitors to the area, had I not received these alerts...

Bridges are such amazing structures, and I decided to get a little artsy with a few of them in this post, otherwise they are just so boring;)

Our youngest daughter has been searching for a position here in Kentucky for over a year, her background being in the film production industry...there was not much going on here for her. 
Two weeks ago she learned of a position in Florida, had all of her interviews, done via using Skype, and, or phone and they made her an offer she could not refuse. 
She was planning on being married this year anyway and she and her Matty did not want to go to Florida without being married first. 
We planned a wedding in less than 6 days...non-traditional, yet very traditional, they walked the isle barefoot, in our home church and someone said, that "all weddings, should be so sweet and easy flowing as their wedding was." 
It was a whirlwind week, and this week we saw them off to Florida.
It was bitter/sweet bidding them farewell, and then mother nature is wrecking our back yard once again, all photos will be shared in a second post for this week, I have just hesitated to share before now.
 
 I must apologize then for being totally absent from viewing any of your shares this past week~   
 

Remember to double click on the image, to view a larger slide show of the images shared
   
 I will also be linking up with Mary at:
 
Mosaic Monday
 
at: 

 
As well as I am linking up with Stewart at:
 
   Wild Bird Wednesday

 
 Above is a Red-necked Grebe
 
Below is my youngest daughter Ashleigh on her wedding day to Matthew, fondly called Matty~ 
 
 


Red-necked Grebe


Old birds nests remain along the water's edge as well as berries that had not yet been eaten by a resident Mockingbird~


 
The wedding ceremony~ 
 
 
Red-necked Grebe~




 
 My 90 year old father-in-law...
Dr. William Cromer was able to attend the wedding and we were so delighted~
 
 



It all turned out beautifully~





 
My 3 daughters, grand-daughter, sons-in-law and 3 of our 4 grandsons shown in mosaic below, along with Dad~






 
 Ashleigh's best friends stood with her after the wedding, Connie on left lives here and Erin on right flew in a few days before from Houston, Texas...
I am telling you, it was a whirlwind affair ;)
 
 
Horned Grebe~





Pied-billed Grebe~
 





 


Thursday, November 21, 2013

Leaving Washington and Heading Into Idaho and Montana~




I don't know about my visitors to my blog, but I am running out of steam on this long journey we that took last month.
In over 2,500 images taken, I created over 250 mosaics to share on here.
I had enough to share for the next 4 weeks, but edited a bunch the other day and downsized them to this week and next week, with 2 individual post presentations each week.
I think that you will enjoy the post that follows this one as well...
Missed Step into Canada...ha ha, you will see what I mean, when you arrive there.
I so very much appreciate your stopping by each week... it is like having guests in our home and the only thing missing is seeing your kind faces and hearing your voices...
that is left to the imagination.
Living in KY, what kind of voice do you think I may have...you may be surprised ;)
After viewing this post, there is another one entered that connects directly to this one, so please be sure to stop by and scroll down through that one as well...it is worth the sharing.
Next week, the last 2 entries for this year's journey.
HURRAH~


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

I am linking up with Mary for:
"Mosaic Monday"


at:
 

 

 
and

 
 
I am linking up with Stewart at:


   Wild Bird Wednesday

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

 

I will also be linking up with Sylvia at:
SkyWatch Friday

 
I invite you to check out more 'Skywatch Friday' posts from around the world at:
 
http://skyley.blogspot.com/
 

 



Glaucous Gull at Ocean Shores in Washington, and my pup-cub Silveit~ 


Sunrise in Washington state and my Long Coat German Shepherds Meaka 5 on your left and  9 month old Silveit on your right~ 
 
 



Most may already know, but the majority of these images were taken through glass from a fast moving car...
sigh,
yet very pleased as to how they turned out~
 
 
 


 Fog met us at every turn in Washington, and it lasted hours and hours. 
Would you believe that not once, but twice in 6 days we drove right by Mt. Rainier and I never even saw it...it was that foggy...another huge sigh!




Western Red-tailed Hawk soaring~
 
 

I thought this image on left was too sweet 2  Common Ravens and a single Magpie, and I adore sheep in meadows always~

 



Sun coming up, showing it's morning light dance~ 


A Western Red-tailed Hawk hunting as the sun comes up. 
This was early for it...must have missed an evening meal~
 
 
This was taken before we left Ocean Shores, WA~



Somewhere between Idaho and Montana, we came upon a lake on a very cloudy day. 
I am guessing that this is a Red-necked Grebe, but will most assuredly accept correction, if I am wrong~




On the same body of water, with no name that we could find, were some American Coots as well~


 

 
Oh My, I had never seen this before...these Elk were on land, and enclosed in fencing and not roaming wild...how sad this was...bummers for them~ 
 
 
A Western Red-tailed Hawk peeking around, trying to see what I am up to.
The husby had pulled off into a scenic stop, so I could get a few nice snaps~ 
 
 


 
 
 A rancher was out talking to his cattle one afternoon. 
Does someone know what that thing is in his hand? 
He kept moving it back and forth and the cattle seemed to be interested.
 


Some Montana beauty showing up on the Northwestern section of the state~


 

I wanted to just bring this little one home with us. 
Between our pup-cub and this little one, they were keen to be playful with one another~