kerian

dragonfly

A beautiful dragonfly that stopped by my garden:





dragonfly

tyrael

Tyrael is one of the stray cats that I adopted through my rescue work. I love this picture of him... he is such a handsome boy!

nature trail

Some photos from a recent bike trip.

martell

Martell is so photogenic!

some nice things from the yard

A few more shots from around the yard...


a ladybug on the tree (for my flutterby friend!)


red leaves against a blue sky


moss on a log

bee

I had a happy guest in my garden this morning... he sure was enjoying these black eyed susans!


this little guy wasn't camera shy at all!


here he is again, from the front

cats in the window

Here's a shot of some of the crew enjoying the day. They absolutely love this window!


enjoying the day

don't mind the colors...

I'm in the process of working on a "blog-makeover," so don't mind the colors for now, ok? >^..^<

bike ride

Some photos from tonight's bike ride.


a bridge on the bike path


ferns along the trail


the hill I ride up alongside the locks in the canal. The photo doesn't make it look nearly as steep as it really is!

some colorful photos from fall in the Adirondacks.


red maple leaf


berries


hosta

bird watching

I got a bird feeder to entertain the cats... so far it looks like it's working!


bird watching!

Martell in the sun

Tabitha

A couple more pictures of the Tabitha:


Tabitha giving Imrik a bath


Tabitha falling asleep on the sofa


Tabitha keeping an eye on the fish

around the yard

Some photos from my yard:


a green bug on a marigold


grasshopper on a marigold


a bee on some yarrow

lost comments!

Well, I installed Haloscan on my blog so I could track my comments more easily, and it erased all of the comments to date! How disappointing!

rescued cats

I have been rescuing cats for about 5 years. Here are some photos of some of my extra special rescues:


Melina


Stephanie


Splash


Sigmund


Tabitha


Tyrael


Imrik


Kerian


Martell

Prospect Mountain hike

We climbed Prospect Mountain on Sunday June 10th (2005). Here are some of my photos from the hike:


the trail starts here...



a long walk over the highway to get to the mountain



Saturday's rain made for a slick climb in places



although not everybody minded!



I put my finger right on this slimy slug before I saw him.



orange mushroom



a felled tree



goldenrod growing behind a rock


it was pretty steep in places (Neuro on the trail)


but the view from the top was definitely worth it.

biking

Neuro and I got new mountain bikes this summer and I am already addicted. I've been riding 4 or 5 times a week at a minimum. I am fortunate to have access to some great trails only about a block from my house.



my bike


the bike path runs alongside this canal

We have encountered all sorts of critters in our travels... here are a few that held still long enough to let me snap some photos:


snapping turtle


caterpillar - a luna moth to be, perhaps?


butterfly - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail