Shots from Fernald Preserve

Pictures taken at Fernald Preserve earlier this summer

 A branch down after a summer storm.

I thought I had a better shot of this bird, but can't seem to find it at the moment.  I'm not sure what kind of bird it is, but originally thought it was a Great Crested Flycatcher...maybe not.  Hoping to find that other photo soon.

Something a Little Different

Mama Cardinal in her nest.

A barn along the way.

Love all the overgrowth.

An ordinary robin

A burn area along one of the trails.

A Buzz With Blooms

A variety of flowers

Busy little bee

Luscious Colors

Shots From the Trail

Just love the moss in this shot.

Sun peeking through the trees.

It's kind of hard to see, but there is a bird in this bird's nest.

Lots of berries for the wildlife.

A burst of yellow.

Back Again!

After a crazy August and no blogging, I'm back!

Actually, it all began at the end of June, but August was the worst.  Of course, we started out by picking up a stray cat in the woods and ended up that same day with not only a new cat but 3 newborn kittens.  I was also plagued by 3 back to back health issues.  Thankfully, they ended up not being serious but, just enough to slow me down and not want to do anything.  That's why I haven't blogged lately or left many comments on my bloggers' friends' pages.  Sorry about that.

I've even taken some time off from my volunteer duties at the cat shelter.  My own pets have so many health needs that I need to deal with at this time, I figured they (and my own health) needed to be my priorities at this time.

Misty (mama cat) is now up-to-date on all her shots and has been spayed.  The second day after her surgery we noticed her stitches had been pulled out.  We don't think they were in very good to start with.  She seems to be healing fine though.  Yay!

The two kittens that survived Squishy, the black & white (my granddaughter's new kitten) and Macey, the gray & white (apparently ours, since no one has said they wanted her) have two more visits to the vet coming up, and of course, need to be spayed and neutered.

Willow, our dachshund, of course still has her Cushings Disease, so we're spending a good deal of time cleaning up her accidents even though she is on two medications.  She's so sweet, I feel so bad for her.

I had my own doctor's visits to tend to, plus working part time, so I decided to take some time off from those things that weren't really necessary for my day to day living.

During my month of health issues I also didn't hike at all!  I really really missed that!  I did my first 2 1/2 mile hike yesterday...did that feel good!  It's raining this morning, and I'm not sure I'll be able to fit one in today or tomorrow. :(  We'll see.

All seems to be going well at this point...keep your fingers crossed.  I am looking forward to getting these kittens finished with their vet visits and will be able to start acclimating Misty and Macey to the rest of the menagerie here at home (2 dogs and 3 other cats).  When all this gets accomplished, I hope to go back to my normal madcap routine!