Pleasant Walks

I had a hard time deciding which of two pictures to post today 

on Curiously Intertwined, 

so I posted one there and I'm posting this one here. 

Here's to pleasant walks and pretty pictures.

 

Love at 90

Earlier this week Great Grandpa H was able to visit Grandma Boo inside 

for the first time in a long while. 

He was not supposed to touch her, but he did anyway. 

He was so happy to hold her hand. 

This is love at 90.

 

Blue Angels Fly Over

Today the Blue Angels did a Fly Over around Indianapolis 

to honor our health care workers. 

We drove to a parking lot close to the intended route, 

right across the street from our closest hospital. 

I did not anticipate the number of people that were there. 

The parking lot was full. 

We kept our distance, but I did get a few shots as they flew overhead. 

Unfortunately, it was very cloudy and gray to the west, 

the direction from which they approached.

Then they prepared to make a hard right.

And just like that, they were gone.  Below are a couple of close-up shots.

Searching for Goslings

Today I was on a search for goslings down by the canal. 

At first this little lost one was the only gosling I could find.

Next on the walk down the canal was this mama and her little ducklings.

This guy showed up next quite briefly. 

I am lucky to have gotten a picture. 

He was so fast I had to look at my picture when I got home 

to see what he actually looked like. 

I had no idea what he was so on a whim I looked up what a muskrat looked like and, 

what do you know, it looks just like him.

Finally I came upon what I was looking for - the geese and their goslings.

There were five in total.

Not shown are the turtles that were in the water and 

came up for air and were gone so fast, 

there was no chance to even try to capture them in a photo.

Hoping you find what you are looking for,

Sharon

Oh, Deer!

While at Crown Hill Cemetery (click here) today, we came across this herd of deer

 running across the road in front of us.  

They were so beautiful, we followed the road for a closer look.  

I got this close and was definitely being watched by several.  

I took one step closer and they decided that was close enough.

Off they went.

We thought there were about fourteen,

but if you zoom in on this shot, you can count fifteen in all.  

Wishing you wonderful surprises, 

Sharon

(In researching for this post I came upon no less than five different names for a group of deer 

so I went with the easiest: herd.)

Hello, It's Been a While

It's been way too long since I've posted anything here, 

so here's a quick look at our backyard this very summery day. 

There are so many more cicada shells everywhere. 

The robins are quite active as are the silly squirrels.

Later as we were out and about 

we drove by for a sneak peek at the former residence of Little E, L and GB#1  

and then stopped to watch the sun go down on our way home. 

It was quite lovely. 

And lastly, here are Fireball and I at a company event 

at a nearby amusement park on Saturday. 

I am wearing my newly refashioned t-shirt.

Thanks for visiting.

On a Walk

Summer is making the flowers turn brown. 

Although some of them are trying to hold on.

Wishing you beauty in the last days of summer,

Sharon

Downtown Friday Night

Fireball, M and I headed downtown tonight. 

 I didn't bring my camera so I used my cell phone to snap a few photos.  

The view from the circle (the absolute center of town) looked exceptionally pretty.

What a difference just a few minutes makes. 

 The very short but well-lit building was our destination.  

You can see Fireball in the bottom, right corner of the picture.  

You can see M nearby taking her own photos.

Destination.  Hilbert Circle Theater.  

The symphony orchestra played Shostakovich 7. 

It was excellent.

Holiday Lights

These are just a few of the quarter mile of lights on display at our local John Deere dealership.

See you soon,

Sharon

Butterflies and Bees

Mom has a good friend visiting from out of town this week 

so M and I took them down to the White River Gardens.  

The first thing to see is the butterfly exhibit.  

Then it is on to the gardens.  

As always I am fascinated by the bees on the flowers.

See you soon,

Sharon