JUNKIES

I used to transport some junkies when I worked in the 911 system in NYC...but lately its a different kind of FIX I am witness to...
I had errands to do this morning so off I went...Threw the camera in the car and on the way back stopped at my local lake and had a soothing relaxing walk around, IT was my park...no one was around but me and a few other Junkies....we loved every minute of it...

The sunny area played host to these awesome plants

                                              This Buckeye came out to pump up his wings...

Then more awesome plants caught my eye and one made my mouth water!

This 12 spot (I think?)  posed so well for me, he deserves a big cameo shot all on his own-

This shy fellow was headed for the tree top

I chased this dude around for a while and the best shot I got of him, is this one--- he hops from limb to limb and stays pretty well hidden although he needed to get a curious look at me, it's the Prothonotary Warbler.  I hope to get something better of this awesome looking bird before summer is over--

 fuzzy 

The Eastern Kingbird was there again and I watched as he flew out over the water

And hovered like an osprey only close to the surface, he would swoop and scoop something off the water...must be something delicious cause he kept doing it over and over...

AND the Great Blue Heron was wading in belly deep-he looks determined dont you think?

We all got our Nature Fix~

PEACE

Countdown-

 

This fellow was checking out the yard today so I got a few pretty good shots of him...while he took a quick rest. Amazing face and Wings--dont ya think? I do not have a dragonfly field guide Maybe I can pick one up soon! As you see Ive posted my Vacation Countdown clock and Im getting very excited! Everything is coming together nicely so far so good! The planes are booked and Ive accepted the changes to my schedule by India Man--(LOL) and 

I used Priceline to Name My Own Price on a rental car and got an exceptional deal with Enterprise Car Rental at the Denver Airport so I wont have to ride the BUS or take the Shuttle for the over 3 hr drive to get over the mountains where my Sis lives about 20 miles from Aspen Colorado! We will use same rental to drive south to Arizona and if time allows New Mexico to explore and enjoy the desert! I have offered -and offer accepted- to paint her bungalow while Im there...there will be several days she will be working at her job and I will have time to do some chores for her...Last yr we installed a new storm door on the front, and we have plans to change the bathroom sink faucet as well.. Im the handy-woman in our family and so she can use some help with these chores! Now the battle of what to pack? Sis says bring some of everything...oh my I dont really have some of everything...lol but I'll try, so Im thinking my camera gear a good sturdy pair of hiking boots and two weeks worth of undies should do it!

                                       One bag is all I need 

The Weekend

 Today my car is in the "chevy" hospital and im sure when I get the bill I will faint--I think the trip to TN unplugged a hole in the radiator that was clogged with 184,000 miles of gunk buildup--so while I try to avoid the phone call by tying up the phone line, I'll post up a few photos of what I did on the 4tth which was take my Mom to a quiet lake and we had a picnic. After the eating I went off with my camera and left her to enjoy the solitude and the dragonflies.

On the way home we saw this huge field of sunflowers I had to stop for that!