We have had some rainfall that gave me a break from watering.
The little toddler quail are hard to see but are so much fun to watch. We are inundated with quail, babies, toddlers, and teens. They grow fast.
If they didn’t blend in so nicely with their environment they’d be easier for predators like this next one who flew in on Monday.
Today is mowing day. What’s up where you live?
We’ve had many visits from bucks, does and fawns lately.
A regular stag party on this evening.
This little one tried to crash the party but was called away quickly by it’s mother.
On another day there was another gathering.
Then we had several visits from the fawns and their mother.
We also had a visit from our hawk.
On to our humans!
Our Grands had a great week of Vacation Bible School.
Jamie worked hard as a leader all week! Marvel at Jesus, Live for His Glory!
The weekend ended with a birthday dinner party for our Grands Granny. Our Grands are blessed with lots of adult love.
Things are heating up around here again this week. I’ll have to resume some watering. What’s going on in your corner!
We drove to Bothell last Tuesday early and spent several days with our Westside kids and we had a bonus visit with our Niece and our Grandniece. We were able to see our Grandnephew, too, at a choral performance. We drove back home on Saturday. I’ll post soon about our time away.
The photo collage is from our drive home on Saturday as the sun was rising and as we crossed the Vantage bridge over the mighty Columbia River.
On Saturday after we got home and unpacked this beauty entertained us.
Then during our relaxing afternoon after church this hawk paid a visit probably looking for that chubby quail!
Happy Victoria Day to our neighbors to the north in British Columbia.
On Monday of this week we started early morning walks along the Rotary Trail in Colville. The trail circles the Golf Course. These are some photos I took with my phone on two different mornings.
Smoke from fires have made sunrise and sunset interesting.
A hawk
There is usually only one eagle perched on these polls but on this day I had a twofer.
Now for a smoky sunset…
This was on Tuesday on our way home from a class we are taking at our church on Biblical Counseling. Our windshield needed a good cleaning!
Some Olympic competitions have been televised already. I’ve watched a couple Olympic soccer games and we’ll see if we sit down to watch the opening ceremonies on Saturday.
We have cooled down as of yesterday and it was a nice relief.
Happy Friday everyone. Hope you have a nice last weekend in July! Here we are this Friday morning on the trail. My, what long legs we have.
I looked out our dining room window in time to see a lot of bird activity in a nearby tree. I was wondering if a nest was being robbed. I went outside and closer to the tree to get a look when I spotted this hawk.
You can see part of a robin (above the hawk’s head) who is trying to make the hawk get away from the nest.
The hawk wasn’t fazed.
The hawk took off with the Robin chasing it.
The hawk flew back to the its nest in the larger trees on the slope behind our home.
The circle of life right before our eyes.
Today the main tree trunk is being cut into 16inch sections and our grands will be here while that is happening so my internet time is at a premium again. The beginning of June has proved to be very busy at our country bungalow.
Hope all is well in your corner.
The hawk was too high in the sky for me to get better photos. I zoomed as close as I could.
The male turkeys have been strutting about these Spring days.
Besides hawks and turkeys we have visits from quail and robins and swallows. Hummingbirds are returning, too. Everything has grown quickly and I’ll need to get out to take some photos of the greening of the yard and the peonies about to open. With the heat we’ve been having I’ll need to water instead of counting on the Spring rains to do that for me. We are getting some of the haze from the fires in Alberta. Fires this early does not bode well for our fire season. A peculiar thing that we’ve noticed this year, too, is an abundance of moths flitting about.
Hope all is well in your corner of the world.
It’s always a treat to see hawks or eagles on our property. This Red-Tailed Hawk is a beauty.
Easter is coming and we are preparing for Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter. What are some of your traditions?
I was outside in our backyard when this hawk swooped in and landed on this tree house. My phone was in my pocket so I was able to get a couple photos before it flew away. We’ve seen it fly above the tall trees on the mountain behind our property. We think it has a nest up there.
This very pregnant mama deer was lounging in our yard for a full day last week.
I think she’s going to have twins.
We see this hawk flying above our area regularly. I had to zoom way in to capture it sitting at the top of a tree.
Our resident swallows have returned.
The rhubarb bush has exploded!
The earliest of our peonies that will flower are the red ones.
It has been fun to see these Johnny jump ups appear all over our property. They are such a sweet flower.
Hope May is bringing some sweet blooms in your corner of the world.
Last Saturday Dear and I decided to enjoy the Rotary trail early in the morning.
I wonder what constitutes a notable tree? I googled it and here is the information I retrieved.
This Douglas-fir at the north-south/east-west junction of the Rotary Trail is located adjacent to the local golf course and Evergreen Drive. It is prominent for its size (32-inch diameter at breast high) and its position at the highest point (1910 feet) on the Rotary Trail.
We saw a birdwatcher on the trail and he told us about an eagles nest and a Harrier Hawk that he saw on the trail.
We didn’t see the nest but we saw an Eagle on the top of these electrical transmission lines.
It was fun to capture this little guy, too. Correct me if I’m wrong birdie friends. Upon further investigation this bird looks most similar to a Wilson Snipe.
The Harrier Hawk.
Next time we walk this trail I will take my longer lens so I can zoom in closer to get photos of these beautiful creatures.
I’m learning about general revelation and special revelation in studying Psalm 19. General revelation cannot convert sinners. Salvation comes only through special revelation as the Word of God is effectually applied by the Spirit of God. So much to learn. I don’t want to stop learning about what is of the most importance in eternity.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[d] of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
Hope the last two days of May are good for you in your corner of the world. We might be walking the trail again this morning with my long lens.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 