All of the posts we made before July 2022.
Wild strawberries on a decorative rock. Do the berries remind you of anything?
Rose in full bloom
Asiatic lilies, sage and tomato plants
Not sure what this one is. Any ideas?
Sher’s project is still vacant, but hope it will be occupied soon.
A visitor to one of our Asiatic lilies
Got some pictures this morning before it got real hot. Our high today is forecast for 95 +/-. It is not desert hot, but the humidity (near 90%) is what gets you.
The gray bird landed, and we did not recognize what kind of bird it was. Soon however two grackles showed up and it was obvious that they were here to feed their offspring.
We did not recognize this species
Ah, looks like a parent is here to feed the youngster
There is the second parent and the youngster demanding more to eat
This was an interesting and enjoyable event for us to observe. It was the first time we had seen an immature grackle. There is always something going on with the wildlife in our backyard! We enjoy sharing our photos with you.
We see doves nearly every day in our yard
Here is another one of our welcomed friendly backyard visitors. The mourning dove is in the same taxonomic family as pigeons. It is one of the most common North American birds. Doves have very sad and mournful calls, and have been compared to the cries of owls. Doves also make a very characteristic pulsing sound as they fly. Amongst agricultural societies this bird is known as “the rain crow” due to the legend that the calls of doves warn of the impending arrival of rain.
Might be something here…
This is dried up and tastes bad.
He Has Been Here Before
Maybe there is something down here…
Hey! Look what I found again!
Once this fellow found another strawberry he took it across the yard and perched on the back of our swing to enjoy the fruits (pun intended) of his foraging.
This is our set up for Saturday at the highway 40 yard sale. Today it is sunny not a cloud in the sky temperature will only barely reach 80° and a light breeze. Perfect! 
It is 9:30 and we already have a very nice size crowd. We are looking forward to sales and having a successful Saturday.
The off and on rainfall this evening did lead however to a very beautiful sunset. We have finished our first day of selling at the US Highway 40 yard sale. We will have more pictures coming as we will be here through this coming Sunday.
A fun trip we took a few years ago.
The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest with over 920,000 acres located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia. We recently camped at the Horseshoe Recreation Area in the forest. The campground is at the extreme northern end of the Forest, surprisingly close to not only Maryland, but also Pennsylvania as well.
We drove from the Columbus, Ohio area after meeting up with one of our sons a and couple of grand kids. I must say it was quite the adventure driving the narrow, nearly one lane roads as we approached the Horseshoe campground. We got to the campground mid afternoon. The camp host was very friendly and delivered our purchased firewood right to our site.
Large campsite: I am standing in front of the tent
Starting out on a leisurely hike
Our site was huge! The asphalt pad for our Four Winds RV was long enough for…
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Hmmm- I wonder what is in here
Hey – There’s something down here!
Remember back on May 24th we posted this picture (on the left) of a rose bud and said the rose was “on the way”. Well, here we are 5 days later and we have been blessed with a beautiful blooming rose that did get here. It is remarkable how Nature brings about so many dynamic examples of growth and development. There is something just so mystical about roses…
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