House at twilight

Not MY house, mind you, but I would accept it graciously if they wanted to give it to me. :)

Sleeping Beauty Hike

I went for a hike on Sunday near Lake George... here is some information about the trail.

It was really a great day to be outdoors! Here are some pictures:

Crane Mountain hike #2

Crane Mountain, revisited: the summit is over a 3200 foot climb:

Bluebird

The Bluebird is the state bird of NY, although this is the first one I've ever seen!

Iris

my first iris this year

Crane Mountain: first hike

Today Neuro and I climbed Crane Mountain. The mountain is 1700 feet high at the summit, and despite the rough climb the view was breathtaking.

Rocky trail:



Pretty steep climb:



Midway up the mountain we stopped to take some photos:



This one really shows the perspective:



And eventually we DID reach the summit:



There were some little waterfalls along the way:



The weather was perfect, and the batteries in our cameras wore out before we did... which is why I am not sharing any photos of the loons we saw on the way home. :)

spring blossoms

Some spring blossoms from my own back yard.

Mother Robin on her nest

I finally for close enough to get a photo of the mother robin sitting on her eggs! I am hoping to get a few shots of the babies when they hatch. :)

Robin eggs

I found this in one of our shrubs today - a nest with 4 Robin eggs!

Red squirrel

A red squirrel from today's hike.


red squirrel

Birds of a Feather

Some birds I saw when I went for a walk through the woods yesterday:


Grackle





Chickadee





Sparrow





Downy Woodpecker

Storm

These clouds were pretty ominous!

Woodchuck

I found a little woodchuck hiding under the neighbor's garage. I think he figured if he didn't move, I wouldn't see him.

Cat Walk

It was a beautiful day today, so a couple lucky kitties got to go out and play in the yard!

Here's Tyrael, who turns out to be a little agoraphobic. He is the King of the House, but wanted to stick close to his people when he was outside.









Melina is going to be 11 years old in May, but she doesn't look or act more than 3. She's very small, but a bundle of energy. She wore herself out running around the yard.




She also enjoyed a nice roll in the grass!





Martell was pretty excited to get out and get some fresh air. The first thing he did was run over and plop down in the flower bed.




Once he was good and filthy he stalked around the yard to take in the sights.




They had a lot of fun, and are happily napping in their favorite chairs as I type. If I were ever reincarnated, I think I would like to come back as a pampered cat. =^..^=

dragonfly silhouette

dragonfly

gray bird

a little gray bird from my walk on Sunday.

Autumn

A pinecone that fell to rest in the branches of an oak tree.





Some cat tails alongside a pond.





A few green leaves still standing at the end of autumn.

Country sunsets

Neuro and I took a drive out through the country and caught some beautiful sunsets!





it is surprising to watch how quickly the colors change!





these were all taken the same night





this one is one of my favorites.

Gothic Spire

I love this spire.




I used to drive by it every day on the way to work. It just rises right up over the trees, and it looks particularly impressive on cloudy days.

A Cardinal at the park

I chased him around quite a bit before I got this shot!


It's a male cardinal I saw at Crandall Park.