September 20, 2025
Ahh the rookery on a September evening.



Lazy Saturday morning with a clear blue sky and the leaves just showing the beginning of real color.  Did not get over 70 today and Main St. had marketers sipping coffee and learning about danishes.   Met this clear eyed, very aware 14 month old this morning.  I have to say I miss taking pictures of kids, but I've gotten shier about doing it in the past couple of years.  


Thank God for Charlie, who figured out my adapter was broken and not my computer.  Ahh, nothing like knowledgeable, clear headed, helpful friends.   So tonight we get photos again.  


I went to LAVA to visit Clara and Charlie and T. came by and brought me flowers and did a lot of silliness and flirting.   Laughing is good.  And my flowers are gorgeous.  They are purples, perfect for my altar.  And everyone got to swoon a little about getting brought flowers.  He does make me smile.  
There was a lot of life in the hills tonight.  I saw a doe, and had another hawk fly over me.  I picked up the call of a red shouldered hawk, so that's what this one might have been, but not necessarily.

The farmer with steers had his little granddaughter on his cart in the field and the herd was lining up beside them, mooing away.  I didn't feel comfortable taking that shot either, but it was cool.   


This photo was taken with Gary's camera body and Patrick's 400 lens.  I like it and I'm going to get him to let me shoot with it soon.  It's a good birder lens, it's easier to hold than my 5oo.   Anyway, I'm not going to post any others from yesterday because they aren't that different from today's, but I did get everything loaded on the computer.  


 

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