ONE MONTH can go by fast RIGHT?

Last day before heading back to work after the holiday break ....and a gorgeous fall day here so had to go out and enjoy it!  We went to Sandhills Wildlife Refuge...about 15 miles from us..

We took a hike around the dogs enjoyed that...and we spotted a few cool things; the grasses are awesome this time of year.

there is photo blind wayyyy back behind the lake, toward the upper left in this photo...

trouble is the birds wanted to be far from the blind...

Best I could tell there was Canada geese, ring necks, and coots, and at least one Pied-Billed Grebe

back to the other side of the refuge

a couple of birds came to check us out...

and a curious Robin

TOMORROW big changes here! WE have to replace 2 floors in our house! They said a MONTH omg not looking forward to the invasion.  BUT It has to be done.

We both enjoy our privacy so to not have it is gonna be nasty and we dont really know what kind of shape the house will be in during this renovation!

SO even though I think it is good to live in the here and now, this time IM ready to zoom this clock forward to Dec 24th!

PEACE

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