Good Random Nature Stuff

I've been a little slow with my posting recently. I just haven't had much to say or do. That's gonna change pretty soon, and I'm kind of excited about that. I still have some good stuff to show you right now though. None of my pictures today are exactly new, but they're all from the month of April.

I knew what this bird above was at one time, but I'm just too lazy right now to find out again. the real point is that it's kind of nice to look at. I really like the yellow. The darkness on the left edge of the picture is the edge of a sign post.

I used to see lots of these Great Blue Herons. I still see similar birds from time to time, but I don't get a chance to vist ponds very much.

One of my favorite old nature trails. This place was made for city people who want to enjoy a bit of nature. It does its job just perfectly.

A nice rock I found. usually when you find a good rock you pick it up and put it in your pocket. I never did. I thought it was best just to leave everything right where it is.

The geese that hatched out of these eggs used to come to me when I called them.

This is Isabella. She has a bit of a bad back now, just like I do. It keeps both of us off the nature trails right now. Isabella probably will only get to go for short distances from now on. But I think I've finally found the solution for my bad back. Yard work.

After years of trying every exercise I could find and constantly complaining to the doctor, I think I finally figured it out. It was as simple as raking my yard. Doing that one activity seems to have worked the exact muscles that I needed. I've just started, but I'm really convinced that this one thing can get me better.

So now, even though I can't take my dog with me, I'm going to be back to exploring nature just like I always have before. I think that will also rekindle my excitement for all things about nature. There's so much to explore around here. I hope to get out there again soon. I'll talk to you later.

Some Random Nature

Today I decided to show you some random nature stuff I found. This is a very good thing because I originally planned on making each of these an individual post. Instead, I'm going to take the lazy way out and give it all to you in one shot. And I think you'll like that.

The bird you see above is called a Myrtle Warbler. It's not the best picture of it, but it's the only one I have. And this is the only time I ever saw one of these birds. I didn't know what this bird was for awhile. And a search turned up nothing. Finally, my blogging friend Sharkbytes identified it for me. You can find a better picture she took here.

So why am I bringing you these geese? They are just two geese standing on top of Carpenter Lake Dam in Michigan. Well, What we have here are geese doing what geese do best. These poop machines are showing why so many people dislike them wherever they go.

I still like them though because rain always cleans the dam and they don't fill that nature park too much with their droppings. My friends the geese. They love what they do.

S is for snake. But after about one-tenth of a second, I knew this was not. What it is is a twig that looks like an S. So S is really for Sharkbytes because it was her that first looked for letters in nature, and now I do it too when I see something even close. I've been giving Sharkbytes lots of credit today so visit her blog when you're done here.

My last little prize for you today is this beautiful little chipmunk. I haven't seen a chipmunk in a long time. I don't think we have them around here. But when I did see them this little fella thought he could hide from me. But no little critter can long evade the watchful gaze of an Everyday Adventurer.

I tried to add one more picture for you, but blogger just wasn't cooperating anymore, so I guess it's time to stop. That's about as random as it gets. I'll talk to you later.