Saturday's Critters: Ohio and North Carolina

Walking to the commencement ceremony at Ohio State stadium from the parking lot, who should we meet but Canada Geese! And just like our home grounds where they roam, walking on the grass was perilous.

Cody the yappy Pekinese sometimes rests and is quiet. But he's basically the lord of the house of my son and his family in Ohio.

Before I left for my granddaughter's graduation, I walked at my favorite lake...Tomahawk. there was a busy family of Mallards. 

Some strayed far from the parents, and mom made squeaks that were ineffective at getting them back.

Maybe those fearless ducklings met a fate of being some bigger animal's dinner. There were certainly less as the week wore on.

I know someone has photographed a snake in the lake, and of course raccoons must be around, as well as bigger birds. It's a tough life for babies in the springtime.

Then my friend pointed out the Swallowtail butterflies gathered for some salts on the sand by the lake.

 If I'd moved any closer they would have flown away.

Today while you're reading this, at least in the morning hours, I'll be out selling pottery again in the Mud Buddies Booth at the Tailgate Market. It promises to be cool this weekend, and no rain in the forecast. I have just one tub of pots to carry a short distance. But as I packed it yesterday, I found I'd pulled one of my big back muscles, probably during chair yoga. I quickly found a brace that holds me tightly around my middle. I can move around now. Hope that by tomorrow it will have returned to normal.

Enjoy looking at...

Eileen's Saturday Critters

Butterfly bush

Quote for the Day:

What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
Quoted in Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese, by Kathryn and Ross Petras

butterfly shadows

A sunny day with puddles from recent rain are great to attract the Swallowtails for some salts in the mud.

Great looking azaleas frame this home's view of Lake Tomahawk.

Warmer weather means more people get their exercise walking around the lake.