I love the outdoors here on my Island – Well not really mine — but I will borrow as much of it as I can as long as I can! And I will try to share, thru photos, as much of it as I can with you. – Today you get 5 topics!

1. My hobby of cloud watching,,

2. Snakes in the grass,

3. Loons on the water,

4. Flowers and dry grass,

5. Deer in the yard,

I love my Island summer and I say “Thanks to those brave folks that helped keep this country free so we can enjoy the Great Outdoors in the United States”

I hear you Grandkids are each having some really fun days this summer too — softball, swimming, yoga, friends, tennis, swimming, boating, paddle boards, kayak, hiking,…on and on your list goes.  WOW!

Been reading a book "Flying Low" - Fighter pilot during 1960 - Have a friend that was a fighter pilot - shot down on mission 22 and POW for I think 5 years.  So I guess I see low flying plane when I look to the sky and present my photo art to you.

Been reading a book “Flying Low” – Memoir of a Fighter Pilot during 1960’s – Have a friend that was a fighter pilot in the 60’s – shot down on mission 22 and POW for I think 5 years.  Maybe that prompts my brain to  see low flying plane when I look to the sky  — hope you can find the airplane in this photo art.

Hey Grandkids - no smoking or you may end up looking like this cloud guy - blowing smoke rings
Hey Grandkids – no smoking or you may end up looking like this cloud guy – blowing smoke rings

Yesterday - while weed whipping I encountered a 10 inch baby snake -- almost to cold to move -- I picked him up, layer him on a rock warmed by the sun, guarded him from gulls, He crawled off rock - to grow big and made like this cute mad guy.

Yesterday – while weed whipping I encountered a 10 inch baby snake — almost too cold to move — I picked him up, laid him on a rock warmed by the sun, guarded him from gulls ’till he crawled off the rock – to grow big like this cute mad guy.

BEFORE

BEFORE

Last week this little guy spent most of his time on Moms back - showed you photos of that -- Now he does much more swimming on his own!AFTER – Last week this little guy spent most of his time on Moms back  — Now he does much more swimming on his own!

Seasons come and go.  I think I like this shot I took down by the dock this morning - but see the dried grass in the background -- that means the full growing season is moving toward the fall season.

Seasons come and go. I think I like this shot I took down by the dock this morning – but see the dried grass in the background — that means the full growing season is moving toward the fall season

A return customer  last night. - Some call it a deer -- i call it a salad garden customer. Wiped us out!

A return customer last night. – Some call it a deer — I call it a salad garden customer. Wiped us out!

I think these young daredevils had fun - until something went wrong -- In all cases they helped us maintain this beautiful country as we know it - I SAY THANKS TO ALL!
I think these young daredevils had fun – until something went wrong — In all cases they helped us maintain this beautiful country as we know it.