Reflections of Warmer Days

Sister, Scooter and Renner mid-summer at Lac Qui Parle State Park…lakeside.

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A Little Lapis Lazuli!

Bright Blue is the order of the day for True Colors Thursday! And here we see a little construction being done in a Bright Blue sandbox while wearing a Bright Blue shirt…playing with a Bright Blue hippo-sand scooper. (whew…)

Here is an Bright Blue Indigo Bunting sitting at the old birdfeeder. (ahhh missing summer already)

Beautiful Bright Blue prairie sky on a mid-summer day. Lac Qui Parle State Park, MN.

Lac Qui Parle State Park, MN

Brilliant Bright Blue sky of autumn.

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Cover Boy!

Renner is the cover boy on the new GPA-MN calendar! Even though he is now famous he isn’t letting it go to his head, but he is pretty excited about it…

as you can see.

Scooter is not the jealous type, but he finds the whole thing rather funny.

The Mighty Mississippi

The following photos were taken on a very cloudy day along the Mississippi River which is a major water way that Runs through Minnesota. Since ABC Wednesday is on the letter ‘R’ this week it seems like a good time to talk about a mighty River.

There are many locks and dams along the Mississippi River to make adjustments for the different levels of the River as it travels along allowing ships of many sizes to travel the River safely.

The River is also a power source.

The view along the Mississippi River on a sunny fall day is breath taking.

This is the Mississippi River and the Black River Delta.

There are also Railroad tracks and Railroad cars that transport many things that Run along the River.

Of course we can’t leave this guy out when it comes to the letter ‘R’.

Retired Racing Greyhound Renner is Relaxing on his cushion in the sun.

The Patient Greyhound and Friend

A young cardinal has found a very patient friend who allows him a resting place by the little pond in our backyard. In the background you can see that fallen leaves are now the major landscape surrounding our home. Yesterday most of them were raked up (for the third time as oaks are a bit slow in losing their leaves) however, leaves are left in the wild areas of our property.

Ever faithful this greyhound provides a resting place to any and all creatures who are in need regardless of even the harshest weather conditions.

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Alley

Alley in Northfield, Minnesota

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Caledonia!

Photo from downtown Caledonia, Minnesota. I see the mail carrier in route…must be a Saturday!  Though Caledonia is considered the Wild Turkey Capitol, no Wild Turkeys were seen during this trip.

Right now I think my neighborhood should take over Caledonia’s claim to fame as we have about 30 wild turkeys that hang out on my property daily.

 

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Violet

A violet vase of flowers.

A violet wall with a painting of violet flowers.

Violet screaming monkey wraps itself around Ruby’s neck while GeterBug watches.

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Quail

(I don’t know who took this photo – but it is a great shot of a Quail.)

Quail is a collective name for several genus of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae. New World quails (family Odontophoridae) and buttonquails (family Turnicidae) are not closely related but named for their similar appearance and behavior.

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Thank You!

On this Veterans' Day I give enormous thanks to all who have served to keep our country free.

A Day In The Life….

Ahhh beautiful sunrise…the beginning of a new day – so much promise.

Then there is the actual day – yep….look at Fidget’s orange friend, that pretty well describes the day.

Or even this….

And then by the evening it is kind of like this….

That is pretty much a day in the life….

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Caught On The Fly

Newly Weds during a photo session. Caledonia, MN.

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Bridging

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