Seemed like a nice cool morning for a walk in the Hullett Marsh so off Pheebs and I went shortly after eight this morning. Deer Flies were a tad bothersome but we got in a short walk anyway. It was again the heat and humidity in the air that soon drove us back to the Jeep but not before grabbing us a few photos. I had thought we were going to wake up to cloudy skies and cooler temps this morning but that didn't happen until this afternoon when it at least clouded over for a while. |
| NICE MORNING FOR A SHORT WALK IN THE MARSH |
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| WE SAW ABOUT A DOZEN LEOPARD FROGS |
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| I LIKE THE COLORFUL SPLASHES OF PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE |
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More plunking around with the Motorhome like cleaning windows, loading up a few more things, replacing an extension cord between the carport and the rig etc. And all this done on 'another' hot and humid day. Thursday's weather people sure threw me a rotten curve ball telling me it was going to be cloudy and cooler today. 'Baaaa Humbug' on the weather people!!!!
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| NOT SURE WHAT THESE WADING BIRDS ARE |
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| 'WATER WATER ON THE GROUND WHO'S THE FAIREST ONE AROUND' |
I see they have moved the Canada/United States border opening date back again to September 21rst and with talk now growing of a Covid second wave ramping up in the Fall I don't think there is much chance of the border opening up until next year sometime.
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| A PROTECTED TURTLE HATCHERY |
Although I listened for Crickets in the Marsh this morning I didn't hear any. Still too hot I'm thinking.
GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two elderly ladies meet at the launderette after not seeing one another for some time. After inquiring about each other's health, one asked how the other's husband was doing. "Oh! Ted died last week. He went out to the garden to dig up a cabbage for dinner, had a heart attack and dropped down dead right there in the middle of the vegetable patch!" "Oh dear! I'm so very sorry," replied her friend. "What did you do?" "Opened a can of peas instead."----------------------
"How was your blind date?" a college student asked her roommate."Terrible!" the roommate answered. "He showed up in his 1932 Rolls Royce.""Wow! That's a very expensive car. What's so bad about that?" "He was the original owner!"
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As far as I can tell, those are Wading Birds. Lovely frog photos.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos tonight - can't even pick a favorite. Thanks for all your efforts in putting together your blog each day. Really look forward to it each evening.
ReplyDeleteHi Al, the birds are called Yellowlegs, there is Greater and Lesser, can't tell you which you have there as it's all the size if I had to guess Id say Greater Yellowlegs, it's a shore bird. I doubt the border will open this year at all. Love those frogs too!!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to know that each time I open your latest blog post that there will be some wonderful nature shots. Something to look forward to these days. I am beginning to agree with you about the border remaining closed. However I am choosing not to think about it as I really can't see myself facing snow for the first time in 20 winters.
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