Bird Watching Club

Some pics from today.

It's a turtle taking a rest I thought. 

Lizzysmom, I have actually gotten out for three days in a row with my camera. Probably a first. I am trying to take more time for me. Since the spring was a wash and a good part of the summer I am trying to enjoy these glorious days we have had all in a row. It is about as perfect a weather pattern here as I can imagine. I had my mammogram on Monday and got the all clear and talked with the radiologist herself for quite a long time. Today I get a letter saying my mammogram was "probably" benign but might need further checking. I'm am going what? She told me she saw where the surgical sight was. At this point I don't like to hear the word probably. I guess it is better than the alternative. I had my ultrasound yesterday and the tech asked me if I had done any other tests. I had already told her before she started about the lab work coming back normal. Of course they won't say a word but by her asking me that I am interpreting it as she didn't find anything. I might be way off though. I didn't hear anything in the electronic records and no phone calls so I am assuming I will hear something on Monday. Yesterday I made it all day and all night and didn't have any issues until the night. I also had to get up in the night because I had a splitting headache. I did get an allergy shot today and it could be that or a SE. Time will tell. It has been nice to get outside and feel good during the day so hopefully this is a good sign.

My pic was a white egret but it didn't look like the way we usually see them.  I don't usually see them in a tree! My sister told me that the migrating pelicans have arrived in my hometown so I hope they are still there in October. My mom's birthday is coming in Oct. She will be 89 and I hope to get downstate for a little while. Actually I was talking to this man about where to find bald eagles and then he said look over there in the trees. He said there was an eagle there and when I looked I only saw a big white spot. I didn't mean to be rude to him but I said I have got to go check this out. LOL I didn't find any eagle but found this egret. Usually I can't get near them, I was pretty far away and protected by lots of branches. So it was fun with this big zoom.

Well have a great weekend everyone.

Nancy BW

Lizzsymom, I posted someplace recently about the new Canon 60x zoom coming out next month. This technology is really nice but trying to keep up with the latest is not going to happen with me. LOL I would have to have my head buried in a camera manual for the rest of my life. YIKES

Hope you can get to Virginia. I bet the leaves will be spectacular then. I have fibromyalgia and it has even been termed a sleep disorder. I was so fatigued during my teaching career that I could fall asleep standing in a corner. Now that I have been retired for three years I started having all sorts of sleep issues. If I don't have any apts the next day I can sleep in which I do a lot. I am more of a night person anyway.

I am not sure if we have talked about this but I have no feeling whatsoever around my surgery site and the underarm area. I see my surgeon on Wed so that will be one of the first questions out of my mouth. I never had a lump either. I still have a seroma so I have lots of fluid still hanging around. I had it drained a few weeks after surgery but it comes back.

I was out watering my flowers in the dark tonight and I happened to think about my little toads that I had seen quite often in the summer and wondered if they were gone now. Sure enough I saw one of the little guys jump into the shadows. I wish I could get a pic of them but I only see them at night.

Hope you have a good weekend. I don't remember having a gorgeous weather pattern like this in a long time. I am trying to make the most of it. Enjoy the weekend.

Lisa, is that a painting?  It's beautiful.

Thanks Wren. Looking at the year you joined BCO I am assuming that was the year you had your surgery. I guess it must take a very long time. I had a really serious neck surgery several years ago and it affected the nerves down my arm. It took a long time for that to heal so I guess it is normal.

Lizzysmom, Does Tamoxifen cause tiredness. Armidex does. I think exercising does help that so good for you to get out there and walk.  I don't know if I already mentioned this but my surgeon took out the tumor and three nodes with only one large incision. I am not sure if that is why my nerves are affected so much or what. I knew it was normal to be numb at first but I thought by now I would start to get some feeling back.  I had so many errands to run today that I didn't get to do anything in the way of exercise. I was happy to see this little guy at my new feeder so going to a new perch feeder seemed to be the ticket for him anyway. I went to pick up my blown up swan picture today. I was a little disappointed in the way they cropped it. We were looking at it on the computer and the guy said they could make it so that the last duck was clearly in the picture with room to spare. In the final product that didn't happen like I thought he showed me on the computer. I asked them to give me a ball park of what it would be to have matted and framed. They don't do this.  The photo is 12"x18". He said around $300. Gee whiz. I had one done quite a few years ago and it was quite large and it was around $200 so I was sort of hoping it would be around $200. The way that they cropped it I don't think I can frame it myself because the duck tail feathers are going to get lost. Oh well. Something else to put on the to do list and figure out. The picture overall came out nicely.

Loving this weather!

Nancy BW..have you looked into canvas prints...I just love the ones that wrap around..so you don't need a frame..

Costco..CVS alot of stores have them to order and they are not really expensive...there is also

EAZL.com which I really like to use...I have had six prints they did for me...some small some large..

The wrap around look makes it almost look 3D

This guy was fishing at a little pond near my temporary work.  He let me get pretty close then flew up into a tree and yelled at me.

Lisa, I will have to look into that. The clinic where I had radiation had the neatest photography that graced the whole place. It was probably done in canvas like you are talking about. This camera place also printed me some smaller swan pics and the cropping was great and more even on those and it had a small border. I know I don't understand all the dimentions and how things get lost when you are blowing up photos. They did not print a border on the large one. I am going to be working on a bigger project and now that I know I won't be having it all professionally framed I may do things differently. I have a retiree from one of my schools that live down the street. She had told me in the past if I need any framing done her husband does that so...............? I might just ask without any intent to commit.

I took a walk along the river by my house today and got a few shots in.

My little Goldfinch was back today. I am so excited!

I think it is a blue heron...there a re egret too, but couldn't get close enough. That shot is with my cell phone.  I was about 10 feet away! Amazed he let me get that close.

Maiden,

I am glad your bird was just stunned. I hate to see when they hit the windows. I am glad you had a chance to have it on your finger. Those are special and rare times. Enjoy the day.

Nancy BW

;o)

I need to get some window decals.

Good idea Wren. I bought some and never put them up. Silly me. I had one season where the birds were continually crashing into my patio doors. I haven't felt like washing them this season so maybe that is the reason I have not heard any crashes.

Aviva, Every time I pass a retention pond or anything with water I am always on the lookout for those birds. Glad you found them. I am amazed that they are in Illinois. They just seem like they should be in Florida.