Red Specs, May 31, 2016

Florence, Alabama, USA, May 6, 2016

Specs Downtown. An eye-catching sign for an eye doctor's office!

And you can buy your new eyeglasses there, too.

Have a wonderful day!

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Day Lily, May 30, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 27, 2016

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The Barn Collective, May 29, 2016

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, May 20, 2016

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Great Blue Heron with Fish, May 28, 2016

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Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, May 26, 2016

I know this is a little blurry, but I was thrilled to get this in-flight photo of a Great Blue Heron coming in with his dinner. He landed behind the rocks so I did not see if he was able to swallow such a large fish.

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Sky Watch Friday, May 27, 2016

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 22, 2016

Last Sunday we went to the Cracker Barrel to eat lunch. Good food, beautiful weather, and... (look at the top of the sign)

a Mockingbird serenade!

What more do you need?

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GF: Red-Winged Blackbird, May 26, 2016

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, May 22, 2016

I enjoyed watching this Red-Winged Blackbird preening its feathers last Sunday.

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Brown Thrasher, May 25, 2016

ABC Wednesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
T is for Thrasher - A bird named for its habit of using its long curved bill to "thrash" through dirt and dead leaves in search of insects.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 29, 2016

Brown Thrashers, Toxostoma rufum, are widespread across the eastern half of the United States and may venture into southern Canada. They are in the same family as the Mockingbirds, and can sing a wide variety of musical notes.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 22, 2016

They are most often seen on the ground searching for insects, their primary food. They also eat seeds and berries. You may be able to attract them by placing feeders on or near the ground.

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Read! May 23, 2016

Booneville, Mississippi, USA, May 22, 2016

It is almost time for the Summer Reading Progam to start at the library.

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The Barn Collective, May 22, 2016

Union County, Mississippi, USA, May 11, 2016

This one may not last much longer, but you can still see that it is a magnificent barn that has given long and faithful service to its people and animals.

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Blue Jay and Horses, May 21, 2016

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Lee County, Mississippi, USA, April 19, 2016

Mr. Blue Jay was trying to hide from my camera. Just as I would click the shutter, he would turn his head away from me. But finally, I got one good photo.

Saturday's Critters and Camera Critters


Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 22, 2016

These horses seem to be really enjoying the Spring sunshine and tall grass.

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GF: Eastern Bluebird, May 19, 2016

Eastern Bluebird, Booneville, Mississippi, USA, May 8, 2016

The prettiest fence is the one with a bird on it!

Hope you are having a happy day!

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Chipping Sparrow, May 18, 2016

ABC Wednesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
S is for Sparrows - small brown and grey songbirds

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, May 2, 2016

Chipping Sparrows, Spizella passerina, are wide-spread across the United States and Canada. Migratory birds, they winter in the southern US and Mexico. Seeds are their main food source, though they eat insects in the Summer. They like to line their nests with hair, and have been known to pluck hair from sleeping dogs!

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Gum Tree Arts Festival, May 17, 2016

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 14, 2016

Last Saturday we went to the Gum Tree Arts Festival in Tupelo.

Artists set up booths in the streets surrounding the Lee County Court House. Woodworkers, metal workers, stained glass artists, painters, photographers, and many more artists were displaying and selling their creations. Just about any kind of art a person was interested in, it was there!

I loved these bird houses!

And aren't these metal pieces wonderful!

And food! This is just a small section of the food vendors. A stage with musicians was set up in this area, too.

Gum Tree Arts Festival, May 14, 2016

As you may already know, Tupelo is the birthplace of Elvis Presley, and we are proud of our native son. There will be an Elvis Festival in June.

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, May 2016

Northeast Mississippi, USA, zone 7

The blooms on this Running Rose are small, but there are hundreds of them!

This rose hangs its head down, so I have to lift the blooms to see them.

This is an old-fashioned rose called Burr Rose. Some of the leaves you see here are from a Wisteria Vine that is trying to take over. I must get in there and cut it down.

I think this is the prettiest of my Clematis vines. Shh! Don't tell the others!

This Coreopsis came from a packet of mixed seeds.

This Geranium is a new purchase. I like to have them in hanging baskets on my porch, but I don't have much luck trying to keep them through the Winter.

A few Pansies are still blooming.

A hopeful preview of things to come! I have planted Sunflower seeds!

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Surprise Visitors, May 14, 2016

Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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Toad with Marigolds, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA

I bought four six-packs of Marigolds and just set them down on my porch temporarily. I had a surprise visitor before I found time to plant them!

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Another surprise visitor to our area

Prentiss county, Mississippi, USA, May 11, 2016

The Double-Crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, can be found in rivers and lakes, and along coastlines. They are experts at diving to catch small fish. They are migratory birds, and this one is probably on its way north to their breeding grounds. The double-crest will appear with its breeding plumage. (This may be a female or a juvenile).

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Sky Watch Friday, May 13, 2016

1964 Chevrolet Corvair at the Blue Suede Cruise Car Show, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

We have had thunderstorms this week, but the weather last Saturday was perfect for the Blue Suede Cruise Car Show.

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Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, May 11, 2016

ABC Wednesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
R is for Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 28, 2016

With his rose-red breast and heavy bill, the male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, is easy to identify. They winter in Central America, and breed in the northern United States and Canada. On the way they stop at our feeders for Black-Oil Sunflower Seed. Their natural diet consists of insects, seeds, and berries.

Female Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Lee County, Mississippi, USA, May 7, 2016

The female might be mistaken for a Sparrow until one notices her stout bill and her size (larger than a Sparrow). She may lay 3 to 5 eggs in her nest, and both parents incubate the eggs and feed the nestlings.

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Blue Suede Cruise, May 10, 2016

Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday

Last Saturday we went to the Blue Suede Cruise car show in Tupelo, Mississippi (USA). There were almost 1,000 cars registered for the show. I don't know if they all came, but we spent almost two hours just walking up and down row after row of cars. Here are just a few.

1929 Ford Model A Roadster

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1933 Ford Cabriolet

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1934 Ford

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1950 Studebaker

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1956 Chevrolet

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1956 Ford Thunderbird

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1957 Ford Fairlane 500

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1965 Cobra

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1968 Jeepster

And just for fun...

Acme Port-A-Jon Service. Call BR-549

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Tulip Popular, May 9, 2016

Tulip Popular tree blooms, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA, April 30, 2016

I spent the last week-end in April at a Camp Bluebird for Cancer Survivors. I went for a walk on Saturday morning and found these blooms on the trail, apparently blown down in Friday night's windstorm. A bottled water made an improvised vase. There are Camp Bluebirds all across the United States. I highly recommend them as a time of relaxation and refreshment for adult cancer survivors.

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The Barn Collective, May 8, 2016

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, May 7, 2016

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Mockingbird, May 7, 2016

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Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, April 4, 2016

The Northern Mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. They are loved for their wonderful singing, being able to imitate many other bird songs.

Just as I clicked the shutter, it leaned over to peck at someting on the rocks. I have a good laugh whenever I get a bird butt photo!

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