The Bird D’pot September 28, 2015

Hootin’ Anni has such a beautiful set of photos this week, Mine will be a capture I made while in a car moving about 60 miles an hour. I am still excited about the capture even if not perfect.

Noooo, that’s not it!. That is another buzzard. We saw so many we began to be afraid they were just waiting for one of us to kick the bucket.

Now this is the one!

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Photo Theme for Thursday 9-16-15

Thursday Challenge is a place for photographic fun and learning. A theme is announced on this site each week. You may either take a new photograph related in some way to the theme or select one that you have taken previously.

Simplicity.

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Thanks to host Dale of spunwithtears

Fishing At The Duck Pond

On a late August afternoon Middle Grandson requested a fishing trip to The Duck Pond. It is in the high 90’s, possibly above 100 degrees in Central Texas. Pond temperatures are warm and the fishes settle toward the bottom at this time of day. Pointing this fact did not deter the ‘need’ to fish. With MG and his BFF we set off for the nearby Duck Pond, a favorite fishing hole for young kids.

Here are a few of the photos I shot while the guys did their thing. Thank goodness there were benches in the shade!

Family outing.

Is this what is known as tailgating….?

These ducklings make me smile.

A few turtles had taken over the dock house.

Red-Eared sliders and one lost slider.

Sweet little ducklings

Our little ducklings…..

One little sparrow.

Thanks to Anni over at I’d rather be Birding for hosting:

Good Fences #77

How can it be Thursday again! Oh, how the days fly by in retirement. As promised, let’s visit a few more fences in Wisconsin. This day we will spend touring some of Madison. First the University of Wisconsin Arboretum and next the Monona Terrace.

The Arboretum

Sculpture or fence?

Now to The Old Fashioned Tavern and Restaurant on the ‘square’ around the Capitol building. The area was busy as this night was a free concert on the lawn of the Capitol. The only parking we found in walking distance was a meter that had to be fed ever 27 minutes. But the atmosphere, brews, beer cheese soup and the fried cheese curds made the trip worth it!!!!

Last fence of the day is at the top of the Children’s Museum just off the square.

Have a great week and visit the fences!

Thanks to host TexWisGirl, akaTheresa, over at the Run*A*Round Ranch Report.

Critters

Saturday’s Critters #90

More scenes from our July/August 5200 mile road trip. These scenes are from different locations along the Wisconsin edge of Lake Michigan near the Door County peninsula.

Do the critters have to be live?

Thanks to Saturday’s Critters host Eileen.

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Skywatch Friday – 3 September 2015 Edition

The skies are from or trip through Iowa in July. They pretty much look like the sky outside our patio door today. For more skies across the world visit Skywatch Friday.

And this photo op was shot through the windshield!

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Thanks to Skywatch Friday hosts

Yogi,Sylvia and Sandy

Thursday Photo Challenge Week II, Sept. 3, 2015

“SEAT (2nd week)” (Chair, Sofa, Bench, Stool, Bed, Anywhere/Anyway one can sit,…)

Thursday Challenge is a place for photographic fun and learning. A theme is announced on this site each week. You may either take a new photograph related in some way to the theme

Seating inside Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison Wisconsin, USA.

A 1938 proposed design by Frank Lloyd Wright that finally reached fruition in 1997. The original designs were followed to a large degree. This design reflected the round shaped of the Wisconsin capitol at the top of the hill.

A curvilinear theme is seen through out the facility.

This is one of Mr. Wright’s design displayed in a small, on sight museum.

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Thanks to host Dale of spunwithtears

Good Fences #76 – Sept. 3, 2015

Last week’s post was sharing some of the beauty seen in Wisconsin. Let’s continue that journey this week. This will begin in Mauston heading into the area of Wisconsin Dells then onto Madison for a couple of days.