Fossils and Wildflowers, October 31, 2016

Blue Monday, Monday Mural, Macro Monday 2, and Monday Mellow Yellows

Blue Monday and Monday Mural

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, October 26, 2016

U-Haul vans are for rent all across the United States. Many are painted with interesting historical facts or depict points of interest.

Scientists have found the fossil remains of sea creatures in South Dakota, creating speculation that this far inland area once had a lot more water than it does today.

Macro Monday 2 and Monday Mellow Yellows

Shiloh, Tennessee, USA, October 7, 2016

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The Barn Collective, October 30, 2016

Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA, October 21, 2016

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Green Heron, October 29, 2016

Green Heron, Guntersville, Alabama, USA, September 9, 2016

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Sky Watch Friday, October 28, 2016

Sky Watch Friday, Today's Flowers, and Floral Friday Fotos

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, October 26, 2016

We have had blue skies with only a few clouds this week. We need rain.

Colbert County, Alabama, USA, October 27, 2016

This Bougainvillea is blooming at the Seven Springs Lodge in northwestern Alabama.

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Halloween Fence, October 27, 2016

Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA, October 21, 2016

Black Cats, Ghosts, and Jack-0-Lanterns! It's that time of year again! Have fun! Be safe!

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Heron with Fish, October 25-26, 2016

Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, October 20, 2016

I always enjoy seeing the Great Blue Herons, Ardea herodias. This one was wading along the edge of Pickwick Lake.

Suddenly it plunged its head beneath the water and came up with a fish! Sorry this photo is so blurry, but there was a lot of movement: the fish was twisting and flopping trying to get free, the Heron was struggling to hold on to it, and water was flying in all directions!

Now it has a good grip on it.

It carried the fish to shore and laid it on the ground just long enough to turn it around in order to swallow it head first.

Great Blue Heron's throats expand so they can swallow surprisingly large fish.

Down it goes!

I thought a fish that size would satisfy it for awhile, but it turned around and waded back into the water to look for another fish.

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The Barn Collective, October 23, 2016

Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, October 17, 2016

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Critters: Owl, October 22, 2016

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

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, USA, October 13, 2016

This Barred Owl, Strix varia, is at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at David Crockett State Park in Tennessee.

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Sky Watch Friday, October 21, 2016

Sky Watch Friday, Today's Flowers, and Floral Friday Fotos

Pickwick Lake, Tennessee, October 20, 2016

Yesterday's skies were gloomy when we went to the Pickwick Inn Restaurant for my birthday dinner (66! I am over the speed limit now!). The restaurant, overlooking the lake, is about an hour's drive from our home in Mississippi, and is one of our favorite places to eat. The structure that you see in the distance is the highway over the lock and dam.

The trees in the parking lot were doing their best to brighten up the day.

And there were Roses blooming at the entrance of the restaurant!

Oh so lovely!

Pretty in pink!

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Shiloh Fence, October 20, 2016

Shiloh, Tennessee, October 3, 2016

At one time there was a walking trail along the Tennessee River at Shiloh National Military Park, but the trail is now closed due to erosion along the bluff.

A split rail fence and a sign warn visitors. Do not walk past this point.

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Barn Owls, October 19, 2016

ABC Wednesday and Wild Bird Wednesday

ABC Wednesday
O is for Orange - the color between red and yellow on the color wheel.

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, USA, October 13, 2016

Fritillary Butterflies and Mexican Sunflowers: perfect to illustrate the color Orange!

(Sorry about the distracting background in this one).

Wild Bird Wednesday

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, USA, October 13, 2016

Barn Owls, Tyto alba, may be seen in open country, forest edges and clearings, cultivated areas, and in cities in North America. They are nocturnal hunters, feeding almost entirely on rodents, and sleeping during the daytime. One of them opened an eye briefly as I walked by, then went back to sleep. I saw these owls at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at David Crockett State Park in Tennessee.

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Zinnias, October 17, 2016

Jackson, Tennessee, USA, October 10, 2016

Zinnia 'Magellan Yellow'

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The Barn Collective, October 16, 2016

Bethel Springs, Tennessee, USA, October 14, 2016

I found this week's barns at the McNairy County Quilt Show!

Barn Sign Quilt

The door prize was this metal quilt sign for mounting on a barn. I am waiting for their call to tell me I won - Not going to happen!

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day October 2016

Northeast Mississippi, USA zone 7

'Encore' Azalea, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, October 15, 2016

We have been vey dry, but a slow drizzly rain yesterday gave my Azalea the strength to open its buds. Encore Azaleas bloom in the Spring and again in the Autumn.

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Sky Watch Friday, October 14, 2016

Jackson, Tennessee USA, October 10, 2016

We have had beautiful blue skies and mild temperatures this week, but what we need here in the mid-south is rain!

This garden sculpture is at The University of Tennessee's Agriculture Research and Education Center in Jackson, Tennessee. I do not know the name of the flowers.

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Cypress Grove Nature Park, October 11-12, 2016

Our World Tuesday, ABC Wednesday, and Wild Bird Wednesday

N is for Nature Center - A nature center (or nature park) is an organization with a visitor center or interpretive center designed to educate people about nature and the environment. (Wikipedia)

Jackson, Tennessee, USA, October 10, 2016

On Monday we visited the Cypress Grove Nature Park in middle Tennessee.

Since the nature trail we followed is through a Cypress Tree Swamp the entire walk is elevated.

In order to thrive in the swamp, Cypress trees grow aerial roots known as 'knees.' Our weather has been very dry; there was very little water around the trees when we were there. But during the rainy season, water will cover the forest floor.

Along the trail there were several live birds on display. Though the cages were large and surrounded by trees, I was sad to see them in captivity. But there were several family groups with small children, and the children's excitement at seeing the birds was refreshing.

Wild Bird Wednesday: Barred Owl, Strix varia

Barred Owls are natives of low, wet woods and swampy forests in the eastern half of North America. They build their nests in hollow trees, and eat rodents, small birds, frogs and crayfish. We did not see any songbirds in the Nature Park. I wonder if it was the presence of owls and other predator birds (even though they were all in cages) that kept them away. The caged birds are given mice to eat.


On the other side of the swamp is Wood Duck Lake. The walkway skirted around the edge of the lake to an observation tower.

We did not see any ducks, but the turtles were out enjoying the sunshine. The water looks green at the lake's edge because of the many trees casting their shadows on the water.

This is the view from the observation tower. It was a beautiful sunny day with mild temperatures, and we spent about 2 hours walking through the Nature Park.

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The Barn Collective, October 9, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, October 1, 2016

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Critters: Turtles, October 8, 2016

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, October 3, 2016

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Sky Watch Friday, October 7, 2016

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Sky Watch Friday

Pickwick Lake, Tennessee, USA, October 3, 2016

Plenty of fluffy white clouds, but no rain again this week. We are very dry, but no rain means the farmers are able to get in their fields to harvest their soybeans and cotton.

Today's Flowers and Floral Friday Fotos

Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA, October 1, 2016

Windblown wildflowers growing beside the road.

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Good Fences, October 6, 2016

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, September 14, 2016

This pretty fence is around an outdoor eating area at a Mexican restaurant.

Our weather here in the first week of October is beginning to get cool enough to enjoy eating outdoors again. One of my favorite Mexican dishes is Nachos Supreme with its combination of beef, chicken and beans, with sour cream and guacamole.

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