Monday View - 30 April 2018 Edition

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I spent some time outside today after work and of course my camera was nearby. For the first time that I know of the young squirrels came down out of their tree and were looking for food along with what I believe to be their mother. There is a mature female and at least three young. naturally I offered them some peanuts and they took them. Not a hand feeding but I was quite close to them. I grabbed some photos too but I still need to go over them. I am however sharing a cool shot of the the (probably) mother. Sometimes I really believe she poses for the camera.

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Sunday April 29, 2018

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Sunday View - 29 April 2018 Edition

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Today's photo is four things.  Quick because we are going out soon, black and white for various reasons, beautiful and at the same time dangerous.

This hawk was hanging out in one of our trees while it stalked birds on the ground. Just on the other side of the tree was one of the young squirrels. The squirrel was staying perfectly still so I guess he knew the hawk was there. Also of note is the fact that there was about a half dozen bluejays that actually taunted the hawk until he left. If you read up on bluejays you will learn that they aren't particularly scared of hawks.

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Saturday April 28, 2018

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Saturday View - 28 April 2018 Edition

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We get a lot of squirrels here at the Cafe but now we are seeing even more. Three more as far as I can tell. I have spotted three young ones. I think they are the offspring of one of the females I have been feeding. She has become rather comfortable around me and I hope here young do too. I have been trying to get some pictures of them for a little while but it's tough because they never sit still. But I was finally able to get a few okay shots and today I would like to share this one with you. In black and white.

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Friday April 27, 2018

Friday April 27, 2018

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Friday View - 27 April 2018 Edition

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For today's view I would like to share a couple snapshots that I made this morning before work. The first was shot in our back yard and the second at the end of our street.

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I guess that warning about "Red sky in the morning" rings some truth because it rained for most of the day.

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Thursday April 26, 2018

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Throwback Thursday View - 26 April 2018 Edition

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Today's throwback is from April 26, 2015 and was shot at the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville Pennsylvania. Located within a game preserve the Lehigh Valley Zoo is small but well worth the visit. It's also an easy drive and not too far off of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

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Prairie Dogs are always a fan favorite on my blog and this guy is no exception.

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Wednesday April 25, 2018

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Wednesday View - 25 April 2018 Edition

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Today's view is a snapshot from yesterday morning before I went to work. Of course it was before sunrise but there is some daylight. The days are getting longer and the temperatures are finally staying on the warmer side. Yet more signs of Spring.

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Tuesday April 24, 2018

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Tuesday View - 24 April 2018 Edition

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While tidying up our yard and the Cafe over the past couple of weeks I have been doing some fine tuning of sorts. I have moved some of our feeders and am even making a flower garden. But moving the feeders hasn't stopped our regulars from stopping by for a bite to eat. In fact I think we are getting more visitors. And a really nice thing is that I have a better view for my camera. I can even shoot from inside using my remote. That's how I made today's view.

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One of the many Grackles that we see at the cafe.

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Monday April 23, 2018

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Monday View - 23 April 2018 Edition

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Dare I say Spring has arrived? It's really starting to warm up around here. At least during the day. The nights are still chilly but not as cold as they were just a week ago. And flowers are popping up everywhere. Even on our lawn.

Contrary to popular belief dandelions are flowers. Maybe not the most welcome of flowers but flowers none the less. And they are very plentiful this year. There is a sea of yellow on our front lawn but as I've said before I really don't mind. And besides when I mow they will be gone for a time. That's where today's view comes in. This is the only dandelion seed head I have seen so far but I'm sure it will do it's job and re-seed.

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Sunday April 22, 2018

Sunday April 22, 2018

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Sunday View - 22 April 2018 Edition

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Whether or not Spring is finally upon us makes no difference to our garden. Particularly our tulips. They are open and ready for business. At least some of them. And they are the subject of today's view.

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And it's not just our tulips that are thriving. We have a lot of flowers and plants coming up and I'll share them in the coming days.

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Saturday April 21, 2018

Saturday April 21, 2018

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Saturday View - 21 April 2018 Edition

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Today's view is another late one and it's also another snapshot. Two snapshots actually.

Kim and I had a busy day getting our camp site set up. We rented a seasonal site in Cape May Courthouse that is just four miles away from the beach and will probably spend most of our weekends there this Summer. But there is work to do first. And today's work was cleaning the site and our camper. It was a long day but was worth it. So for today's view I would like to show you what we have done so far.

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And here is a shot of the ocean at Avalon Beach. We were in Avalon to pick up our seasonal beach tags.

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Friday April 20, 2018

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Friday View - 20 April 2018 Edition

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Today's view is a quick snapshot that I made this afternoon. This is a view of the Cafe (well part of it) after I spent some time cleaning up after a long Winter that I'm not quite sure is over yet. There's still much to do but it is a lot better. Now if the grass would turn to full green it would be nice.

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Throwback Thursday View - 19 April 2018 Edition

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Today's throwback is from April 19 2015 and it's theme is a familiar one. Shot at Longwood Gardens here is yet another squirrel. I always seem to find them. Or do they find me?

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Please be sure to Click Here for my original post and a few more photos from that day.

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Wednesday April 18, 2018

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Wednesday View - 18 April 2018 Edition

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For a quick Wednesday View I share with you this squirrel I often see at the Cafe. She is one of many regulars we see and has become quite tame around me. Around others though, not so much. And that's probably for the best.

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Tuesday April 17, 2018

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Tuesday View - 17 April 2018 Edition

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Something that I can say without a doubt is that I have never seen so many Bluejays in one place as I have seen over the last year at our house. Growing up I would see a couple here and there and when I moved just a couple miles away I saw none at all. For more than ten years there was not a single one in sight. Then we moved here a little more than a year ago and we have dozens. Literally dozens at a time. This afternoon I saw six or seven right outside our front door. But for the abundance of Bluejays I rarely get a good shot of one. They tend to swoop down and grab whatever there is to eat and take off just as quickly. Their favorite seems to be peanuts. So I have been experimenting by placing large amounts of them in one spot so I get repeat feeding and stand by with my camera to see what I can get. And it has finally paid off. I got some pretty good stuff and of course I am sharing one with you for today's view. To me this is a little soft but that's because I shot it through glass. And that was because it started to drizzle and I didn't want to get my camera wet.

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Monday April 16, 2018

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Monday View - 16 April 2018 Edition

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Today's view takes a step away from our garden and flowers and the wildlife that goes with it and takes a look at one of our more domestic friends. For those of you who have never seen or met him this is Schnitzel, our miniature schnauzer.

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I made this photo on Saturday. When it was Summer. Now it's Sprinter. You know, it's really Spring but feels like Winter. Schnitzel hates having his picture taken and gave me a hard time when I was shooting this one. He purposely looks away.

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Sunday April 15, 2018

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Sunday view - 15 April 2018 Edition

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It really is Spring, right?

Yesterday temperatures here made it to around 89° F (32° C). Today? About 40° F (4° C). So starting on Friday we basically went from Spring to Summer to Winter. And if this confuses us how about our wildlife?

Today's view, or in this case views, are meant to give us hope that Spring and then Summer will soon be here. I take these to be and present them to you as "signs of Spring".

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Saturday April 14, 2018

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