Yesterday's walk around the yard.......

A short walk

This is a run-off reservoir near the house. It could be a nice little place for birds and ducks but there are no water foul here . I saw a Blue Heron at the pond's edge twice, and a  gaggle of Canadian geese swimming in it once. In fact, I have posted pictures of the heron, ( 8-29-10 ).  Since birds do not stay or frequent the pond  I think the water may be poisoned in some way, it certainly is not a food source.  The algae seems to be all that is alive in it.  Although I hear a multitude of toads and frogs singing their little hearts out in the summer I have not seen them around this particular area, I find a large number around the house though ( 07-20-11, 05-20-11 and more ) .  Sometimes inside the basement!  EEK!  The plant life does contain wild grasses, fern and moss in the lower areas and ditches.    These areas are alive with many gold finches even now.   In fact, that seems to be the overwhelming species here all year long.
Emma snuck out of our fenced yard to follow me to the pond. As I walked the pond's perimeter she made her presence known by following behind me and barking every
few moments, turning and walking back down the path a few steps, and looking back to see if I were obeying and starting to follow her.. I finally gave up on my stroll, put my binoculars and camera back into their pouch and obediently began to head for home.  She did not stop her calling and checking until we had reached the paving stones at the side of the road.  There would be no bird watching today.

Cohen takes time to smell the flowers.

Cohen takes his time as he walks around the yard.  He feels each blossom and trys to drink in every ounce of color and aroma it has to offer...That done he's off to the next  great discovery and adventure.  

He checks on his buddy, Baby Jesus, and his mom.  On each visit he offers them a little something he has picked up especially for them.  Today it is gravel and a shell for snack.

When he sees they are satisfied he finds more flowers to evaluate. 

We meander down to the garden and check the rows of corn.  Not long before we have some wonderful Silver Queen.

 

The  blackberry vines are looking great and should give us enough berries for some nice cobblers.

 He'll just move the hose closer to the Day Lillies in case they need to be watered soon.

This ant hill looks like a nice resting place.  Oh No!  Come Little Man, grandma' thinks you need to find another spot for play.

All right Grandma'.  Let's head in for our nap.

Another walk with Sophia and Cohen

Ready to go......

What Sophia found...

We're back!  Let us OUT!!!!!!

                                                 Oct 21, 2010

              We didn't get out for our walk but twice this week.
  The weather was too cold and damp and or the children were down for naps early and slept until Mommy was home.

The Wonders of Fall

This bright red tree is at the bottom of an incline and on the edge of a small pond.  I wasn't able to get out of my car to take a picture that would capture the whole scene.  I thought it pretty enough to take a photo of what I could though.

Maple leaf on wet sidewalk.

A chipmunk hole.....

 Sophia finds so many great things on our walks, we will keep some and photograph the rest.  We are going to keep a journal about our adventures.

I don't know why I didn't make any pictures of Cohen while we were out.  He was enjoying the walk too.  I'll get some of him tomorrow....I know you can't wait!

Afternoon Stroll

Cyrus and I went out for a short walk this afternoon.  I have wanted  to see if he would ride in or on the stroller.  He actually did rather well standing on the the stroller's canopy.  On the driveways smooth surface he did well, but,  as the ride became bumpy on the black top he became nervous and wasn't too pleased.  We managed go a pretty good distance before heading back home.  He was anxious to get back on my arm.  We'll see if he will allow me to take him on the stroller again.