Woods Country Cove

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Returned

 

A bit of humidity has returned after a week or so of cool weather . August is our hottest month so guess that has something to do with it . Right now the sky is grey and hazy and I hear a storm brewing northwest of us traveling to the north east  hope we get  rain at some point today as these kind of clouds by pass us a lot !

                                                 Also  ..  the  return of the Blue jay's  squawking like crazy !

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A bit early for them as they usually return late September but as we all know this years weather has been strange, up and down like a yoyo and seems to be interfering with natures creatures and their migrations . I have been a bit MIA here as I have been feeling  some what  under the weather and not much going on doesn’t help either lol . I like the quiet but some times things are to quiet and nothing around to photograph as I don’t want to keep photographing the same things over and over , gets kind of boring  not for just me but for you  to lol !

Our lawn tractor was returned to us and worked for a bit with a new drive  belt but it  is pretty much toast now  as it is still doing what it did before ..  at the time we couldn’t figure out what was causing the prob.  So we may take it back to our friend/neighbour a mechanic  and see what he can do as he has dealt with this lots of times before  and he rebuilds these things  . Papa’s not happy about that as it can cost more then half the price we paid for it to fix .. the engine is fine but the hydraulics is the problem totally a separate thing  to the engine…  hydrostatic  my ass , we just need to find an old clunker that cuts and that’s got  no fancy shmansy   Hydraulics , just a good old fashioned  lawn tractor .  I find these days the more these things have to them the more it costs to replace  or fix !  GEESH ! 

                               Any who …. that’s my little post and rant …   nothing more nothing less lol !.

               Thunder is getting closer maybe it is coming over us after all…. one can only hope we get rain !

                                                      As I say all the time … It is what it is ..

                                                      Until next time ! Hope you all have a good day !

                                                                 Country Gal

Monday, August 5, 2013

Another Bird Sighting

 

Hello all .

Hope all my fellow Canadians have had a good long weekend ..and those across the pond  had a good weekend as well !

The weather here has been cool and comfortable during the day and even better at night . Like fall is already upon us .

This morning as I was making our tea I heard a strange bird call that I have never heard here before ! I went out on the patio with my cup of tea as I do every morning and heard it again . Papa was on his way outside and I hollered  to him to please get my camera as I have spotted a different bird in our tree . Well I hadn’t looked away for long and then there were 3 more  . I didn’t know what they were but I just had to get photos !

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It’s hard to see them as they blend in very well with the branches !

So I just clicked away ! Papa took some photos to he was on the other side of the tree ! Oh my .. what must the neighbours think  … WHO CARES ! I say … we are taking photos and will do just about anything to get them lol ! Even be right under them looking straight up feeling like I am gona fall backwards  on me bum  and sneaking ever so quietly  closer so not to scare them off !

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I then got my trusty bird book and  identified them by my photos up close  as Juvenile American bitterns . I have never seen one let alone 4 …what a treat !

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                     Funny looking and sounding birds they are ! But all are welcome in our yard !

                                     Time for our evening cup a tea and TV show or movie ….  so I am off for now !

                                                  Until next time .   Thanks for popping by !

                                                         Country Gal