A visual comment about today's weather!

What a day for trying out a new camera!!!!!  :-(
Rain, rain, go away! Come again another day,
so I can go outside with my camera and play! 
No sunshine expected until Monday.... :-(

Waxin Moon for Skywatch Friday

Waxing Moon yearning to be full, just a couple more days and
your deams will be fulfilled.
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Celebration squash for Mellow Yellow Monday

A roadside market stop yesterday provided colorful objects for my camera lens. Above Celebration Squash and below a bin full of decorative gourds.   A beautiful, bountiful harvest!
 

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after the Rain for Skywatch Friday

A week ago we experienced an afternoon of thunder and lightening showers during the afternoon.  When the storm was over the sky appeared to be relieved and relaxed showing its beauty as thus.
My thanks to the hosts of Skywatch Fridayhttp://skyley.blogspot.com/ for continuing to host this very popular Friday skywatch meme. If you would like to post your own photos or just enjoy looking to see the photographic offerings of others, please scroll down this page and look upon the right hand side to click on the skywatch logo to go to the meme. A happy Friday to all.

Bird Alley Activity Today

A busyness has returned to Bird Alley with the approaching change of season.. this morning Pine Siskins and dull-coloured Goldfinch have rediscovered the niger seed feeder, replenished full of seed since yesterday morning.We also have a pair of Purple Finch frequently visiting Bird Alley as well as Chickadees.

  The prize appearance of this morning and also yesterday morning is this Red-breasted Nuthatch!  welcome little feathered friend!

Wils apple Windfall for Mellow Yellow Monday

The end of a windy, rainy day left the grown unser tha wild apple tree strewn with apples having been blown from the tree.

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A Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar for Mellow Yellow Monday

 This fuzzy yellow caterpillar with black spikey hairs is a Banded Tussock caterpillar found on an arm of a lawn chair on my back deck.

This is the second Tussock caterpillar I have seen within a week. The white caterpillar shown above is a Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar.  You can notice a similarity between these two caterpillars as they both have black upright spikey hairs. I have read that this white caterpillar can be quite toxic and you should not touch it or pick it up. Some people have experience quite a severe allargic reaction from handling these caterpillars. I never touch a caterpillar but if for some reason I want to pick one up I always use a leaf or a small stick or twig for the caterpillar to rest upon.  Better safe than sorry so it is a good rule to be wary when encountering some of nature's unknown creastures.
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