Watery Outdoor Wednesday

Water - wonderful water - hop over to WateryWednesday and see a lot more water.  

And Outdoor Wednesday is always fun - lots to see there too.

When we lived in  Blue Lake, CA we would often go to the breakwater in Eureka - along the spit the leads into the harbor.  Waves rushed into the mouth of the bay and ships had to be run in by the harbor pilot to avoid the shifting sand bars at the entrance to the bay.

Waves pouring over the breakwater base . . .

You can walk along the breakwater on the gigantic chunks of cement . . .

   

Impressive when the waves break . . .

Be careful or you are all wet . . .

Sailboats coming into the harbor . . .

The sound is incredible . . .

Outdoor Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday is one of my favorites - and is hosted by A Southern Daydreamer. There are so many wonderful outdoor things to see - stop over and visit a while.

We live smack in the middle of a large city - yet we have a very private setting. Woods across the street, trees in our back yard, only one neighbor visible and that is to the back of the house. We have a lot of wildlife here, especially deer. Since there is no hunting in town they are quite brave.

These deer are not all from our yard - but they are all fabulous!

This fella walked up the hill from the neighbor's house - and was actually this close to me - I didn't use the zoom to get this picture.

These deer are in my cousin's yard in CA - they lived way out in the woods . . .

This is a big statue of a deer in Wisconsin that we took our oldest daughter to see. . .

On the edge of our yard, near the road . . .

We found this one in our yard when we came home one day . . . she didn't seem to mind us one bit and never moved when we walked up to the house and very near to her.

These "deer" are in front of a motel on Whidbey Island in Washington - we love to drive past here. They are not restless and never seem to move from year to year.


He is planning on cleaning the birdseed out of the feeders.

Where do you see your favorite deer?

White Wednesday - Outdoor Wednesday

White Wednesday is being sponsored by Rose Colored Glasses - a wonderful place to see lots of pretty white things.

And Outdoor Wednesday is one of my favorites - and is hosted by A Southern Daydreamer. There are so many wonderful outdoor things to see - stop by these blogs and visit a while. You'll be glad you did.

I love the whites we find outdoors - in all seasons. . .

White Tundra Swans flying high against white clouds . . .

White waterfalls . . .



White puffy clouds in the summer . . .



White puffy snow in the winter . . .



A white seagull, resting a bit . . .



Flocks of geese winging their way north towards spring . . .
(click to enlarge photo to see the geese)


A spray of chestnut blossoms in the early spring . . .



And a hot air ballon over a white mountain . . .

Life is beautiful!


Thank you for visiting.

Outdoor Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday is one of my favorites - and is hosted by A Southern Daydreamer. There are so many wonderful outdoor things to see - stop over and visit a while.

We took a ride last week up north a little to Birch Bay State Park - looking for birds - and we found them.

The wind was blowing so hard that it almost blew these seagulls over with the gusts - they were all facing the wind . . .

Nobody flew - nobody squacked - they just stood and faced the wind . . .

One stood alone . . .

And one sat quietly in the sand - a little out of the wind.

Outdoor Wednesday

It is time for outdoor Wednesday again - and I have some glorious flowers that I've seen around town.

Stop by and visit more Outdoor Wednesday entries - have fun!!

I'm not sure what these yellow flowers are - but they are everywhere - anyone have any ideas?

The azaleas are blooming at the houses by the lake - blooming like crazy!

Alld different colors!

Even lovelier close up . . .

And rhododendrons of every color - they seem to be in almost every yard . . .

purple and pink . . .
hedges of them . . .

I just can't seem to get enough of them . . .

And my favorite of all time - the Golden Chain trees - there are almost as many of these as there are rhododendrons.

Get closer - you can hear the bees . . .
Get right up in the tree - they are glorious!!!!

Outdoor Wednesday - More flowers

As we take drives around town and out in the country we just have to stop and take photos - there are so many lovely shrubs blooming this time of year. It is like the whole town is one big flower.
So much to enjoy this time of the year . . .

A gorgeous tree in the waterfront park in town - caught somebody's dog running through. . .

This pink dogwood is loaded with blossoms . . .

Seems every inch of the branches are loaded with flowers . . .

Close up of the pink dogwood . . .

These double flowered peach trees are planted all along the streets in town . . .

When the blossoms start to fall it looks like pink snow . . .

A white dogwood . . .

And come closer . . .

Must not forget the lilacs - I've never seen a town with so many of them - oh the scent when you drive or walk by . . .

That is Ben's head at the bottom of the photo . . . we had just gone to breakfast together . . .


You just can't resist them . . .

You can almost taste that scent . . .

Some bluebells in our yard - before the deer had them for a snack . . .

Columbine on our front porch railing - I love their old fashioned name - Granny's Bonnet . . .

A lovely house we often drive by - there is always something blooming . . .

Hostas, and rhododendrons . . .

And oh the Bleeding heart . . .