Canadian Geese with "teens"

Hey Blog family! Sharing these beautiful Canadian goslings who are growing up so fast!  They are all legs and feet but ever so precious!

I love this time of year when all the fowl and birds are nesting and raising their young!   What a joy to be able to have our own "Animal Planet" right in the back yard!

They follow their Mama and Papa wherever they go and are now in a gangly adolescent development, all feet trying to grow into themselves-ha!

Goin' home to the bank to take a snooze...

Whenever I am feeling blue, These wonderful creatures cheer my day.  Who could be sad when observing these wonderful little balls of soft fluff!

♥KERRIE♥

My heart to yours...

A Sly Fox

On Saturday, we had a most unwelcome visitor!  A fox!

   First he ran through our back yard by the lake.  Then he went around the lake and lay down on the grass on that side just opposite us.
   He does not look healthy at all with patches of fur gone and his tail was not bushy.  He was quite pitiful looking and scary as you do not know if wild animals are rabid.  And this was quite unusual daylight activity for a fox.  I am sure he was probably looking for the ducks, geese and their babies as he really looked like he was starving!  Our daughter took these pictures with hubby's camera and the telescopic lens.  He watched us on our bank taking pictures-ha! He stayed on the bank for about 20 minutes, sometimes laying his head down as though sleeping and then he got up after awhile and ran off.

   It is sad that progressive construction in our area has taken away the natural habitat of all the wild creatures.  The land our community was built on was wild and a natural nesting place for Egrets, Herons, Canadian Geese, Mallards, Raccoons, Otters and many other creatures.  How they have managed to survive here in a tourist area that is constantly growing is a miracle in itself!

I truly wish that something could be done for them.  One year when we had baby raccoons abandoned by their Mother or she may have been killed, by the corner of our front porch.  They were nestled right down into the stones there.  We tried calling the humane society and they said IF they had a man out in our area they would stop and get them.  They never came.  The next morning, the 2 babies were gone, they had left of their own accord. 

It is a blessing that we get to observe most of this wildlife up close and personal but like the Fox, there are times when I feel very sad for these creatures who are trying to survive in a predominately cement world.  But as always, I am sharing with you all the good, the bad and the ugly of nature.

Have a most wonderful day, do something nice for the wildlife near you!  Hugs and come back soon!  For a spiritual message go to http://kerrieshomejournal.blogspot.com The Shadow of Peter

Moving away...

♥KERRIE♥

My wild heart to yours....

Pink Saturday already again??

Wow, the days just fly by lately even more than usual!!  Pink Saturday has arrived!!  Don't forget to go to the founder at How Sweet The Sound for the full list of Pink Saturday participants.

Martha Washington Geranium I just bought last week, it is so beautiful!

This is my cousin's beautiful grandbaby!!  Isn't she gorgeous?

You can be next on the Pink Saturday list!  Just go to How Sweet the Sound to participate.

Thanks for coming and do come again soon.

♥KERRIE♥
My heart to yours...

Canadian Geese and Goslings...

The Canadian Geese couple came today with their 3 babies!!  The parents remember us every year and know we are safe to bring the babies up into the yard.  I called to them and the Male listened for awhile and then came up with Mama and the goslings running behind!  Beautiful.  Such gorgeous little creatures and such proud parents.

All creatures great and small, the good Lord loves them all...
And so do we!!

Thanks for coming to visit and please come again soon!!

♥KERRIE♥
My heart to yours...

Early Morn with Isabella the Ragdoll Cat

Isabella, our Ragdoll and I were the first ones up at dawn this morning.  After a little food and water, she jumped up to look at today's world.  She does not know about the Royal Wedding or that Osama Ben Laden has been killed but I think I did hear her meow, "USA! USA!"
  I enjoy the early morning before the trash man starts the noise of the world, and the only sounds are the singing of the birds all around.

Yesterday, we had a crisis with the baby Cardinals!! Our daughter almost stepped on 2 babes that had fallen from the nest.  She told us and my hubby went to the rescue of picking them up with garden gloves on and returning them to their nest. Something must have caused the branch that is quite low to the ground, to shake them from their bed.

Their eyes are not yet open and as you can see, they are just getting definition of their wings.  Hopefully they have no critical injuries as they opened their little mouths when they were approached.  The one that did not fall out of the nest had a wing caught in the nesting material and had to be freed.  Safe once again in their tree branch cradle, the Mother came back and was sitting on them---Happy Ending!

I know that most feel that Nature should not be challenged but we could not just leave these wonderful little creatures to their fate if left on the ground.  We gave them a second chance.

Some children are like that sometimes, they fall from the nest but they are still loved and deserve a second chance.  Words of Wisdom from Grandma Kerrie :*)  I hope you enjoyed our thoughts for the day and we wish you sunshine, peace and a glorious Monday!  No blue Mondays here!  PS: The Cardinal Babies are alive and well this morning!

HUGS,

♥KERRIE♥
My heart to yours...

MAY DAY !

WHEN I WAS A CHILD IN THE 1940's, yup, I am older than dirt!!  We used to celebrate with a Maypole and dancing at Seward (elementary) School in Auburn, NY.  As I recall, We dressed up and went back to school in the evening with our parents so they could watch, too and the celebration was outside.  We also wore Sailor's hats and I don't remember the significance of that.  So I wore my little white sailor's cap over my braided hair and remember feeling so excited to be out after supper at school.  We had rehearsed the dancing around the May Pole and we also sang a song, though I do not remember what it was.

I tried researching and looking for photos and graphics for May Day celebrations and came up with nothing but these few graphics and only photos from foreign countries.  Did you celebrate at school with a Maypole??  I miss the 40's and 50's way of life before the age of computers, cell phones and the like.  The pace was slower, kinder.  I have come into the electronic world willingly to "keep up" with family and friends but I can tell you I would not miss it and would adore to find mail in my snail mail box! :))

I learned that the tradition of May Day was from Old
Britain and they celebrated what they saw as the half of the year.  And November first as the New Year.

So despite my ignorance beyond this writing, I still wish you all a very happy May First!!

♥KERRIE♥

My heart to yours...

Yard Adventures...

Hello Sweet friends!  I adore being outside all the time when the weather is nice as it has been here in SC.  I often just walk the yard or neighborhood with my camera at the ready, to catch something new that God has provided.

 First Wild Strawberry of the season...

 New Cardinal nest taken by hubby.

 Blurry but here is Mama Cardinal setting on the nest...

 My daughter's "pet" squirrel who climbs the trellis and begs for a treat!

The Spring sunset making an almost heart shape...

 and a lovely little hop toad that came just at dusk.  He let me pet his head.

 An ugly mushroom that grew, split its cap overnight!

Sunrise with the sun hitting the tops of the trees across the lake...
All of life is an adventure!!  I cannot wait to wake every morning to see what God is going to do with each new day! pls see http://kerrieshomejournal/ for an inspiring message today!!  Thank you!

HUGS TO YOU ALL,
♥KERRIE♥
My heart to yours...