Friday, June 25, 2010

House Wren with lunch


House Wren with lunch, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

marsh in Westbrook


marsh, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

inside the tower at sleeping giant


at sleeping giant, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

sleeping giant tower


at sleeping giant, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

I absolutely love the spider web window bars. The kids (of course) had to play a game that this was their castle. I mean, who wouldn't?

top of sleeping giant with grandpa


at sleeping giant, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

we made it to the tower at sleeping giant!


at sleeping giant, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hiking up sleeping giant


at sleeping giant, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

e (and grandpa) and his arboretum photo

L and her arboretum photo


L and her arboretum photo, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

i said "go outside and read" and they did!

drawing intently


drawing intently, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

strawberry picking


strawberry picking, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

strawberry picking


strawberry picking, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

day lily


day lily, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

baby jersey cow .. so cute!


baby jersey cow .. so cute!, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

farm tour


farm tour, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

We learned all about milking cows!

Little Blue Heron


Little Blue Heron, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

Little Blue Heron with something to eat, no less!

class


class, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

Yellow Warbler


Yellow Warbler, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

I keep seeing these (and no other warblers) all over the place!

Ospreys


Ospreys, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

last BH class


BH class, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

baby cardinal


baby cardinal, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

I was just saying the day before this little guy/girl showed up how much I was hoping that we would have baby cardinals at our feeder again this year. Yay!

Cedar Waxwing in our cedar tree!


Cedar Waxwing, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

Wildlife central here. The waxwings have come to our yard and ever since then I hear them here every day ... for weeks! I was just saying we probably will have a hard time attracting more birds than we already have to our yard .. when the cedar waxwings showed up. I am pleased to be wrong!

Cecropia Moth


Cecropia Moth, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

OK so I was really loving this guy (we think it was a male) and had to get pics from all angles. He was mostly cooperative .. even flashed his wings at us to try to scare us away. He was in the garden all day so we got lots of chances to observe him.

Cecropia Moth wings


Cecropia Moth, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

Cecropia Moth!


Cecropia Moth, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

So beautiful! The biggest moth in North America (north of Mexico) and here it was in our "butterfly garden."

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

e self-portrait :)


playing in the yard, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

mama night out


mama night out, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

esker point horseshoe crab


esker point horseshoe crab, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

this guy was not impressed with us ...


hiking, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

marine bio class


marine bio class, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

marine bio class


marine bio class, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hiking


hiking, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hiking


hiking, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hiking Devil's Hopyard


hiking, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hanging out in Mystic


hanging out in Mystic, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hanging out in Mystic


hanging out in Mystic, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hanging out in Mystic


hanging out in Mystic, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

hanging out in Mystic


hanging out in Mystic, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

purple martins


purple martins, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

willet bathing


willet bathing, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

semi-palmated plover


semi-palmated plover, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.