Friday's Fences - The Eagle and Raccoons

Here's another piece of art by Chad Smith in the park near my winter home in Minnesota (BTW, there is something wrong with that statement - shouldn't I have a winter home in say, Arizona?)

The Eagle & Raccoons

Check out the details!

Linking to Jan & Jer's Friday Fences.

Skywatch Friday - SOOC Sunset

Straight out of the camera - yesterday's sunset.

Do you see the giant goose flying south for the Winter?

Linking to SkyWatch Friday.

Rurality - The Tractor Did It

Maybe these signs are just posted during the harvest season, or maybe they go up during Spring planting and stay until Winter. I don't know the answer, but to me they are a sure sign of rural life when drivers have to be warned about mud on the road due to the tractors moving from field to field.

Sign near Sabin, Minnesota

Linking up to Madge and her Rurality Blog Hop.

TwoFer Tuesday - More SquirrelTV

Time for another episode of SquirrelTV starring Spencer the Squirrel (ps - they are ALL named Spencer!)

Do you think she sees me? I'm trying to blend in.

Nestled between the trunks out of the wind

Monday's Barn - Looking Across the River

I found a little park this weekend on the Fargo, North Dakota side of the Red River of the North. Directly across the river on the Moorhead, Minnesota side was this beautiful barn. I love finds like this!

Looking Across the Red River

Safety in Numbers

I've noticed a large duck population on the lake lately. Mallards, cormorants and who knows what else. This morning I noticed some unusual activity. The ducks clustered together briefly and then went about their business. It wasn't until the second time they got together that I got up to see what was threatening them. Aha...a young eagle was flying around. After it happened once again, I saw the second mature eagle. Double the trouble! Hopefully the eagles are looking for fish rather than the sitting ducks. I wish I had my large Nikon and telephoto lens with me to get a close up shot of the eagles.

From this, scattered about...

...to this, clustered together.

The Predator

Two Eagles

Sunday Bridges - Grand Coulee

A couple of weeks ago, we were on our way home from Spokane and stopped for a lunch break near Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. The vista point is high above the town. I never get tired of the view, even on a hazy day like this!

Panorama of Grand Coulee, Washington (don't forget to click to enlarge!)

Closer Peek of the Dam and the Bridge Spanning the Columbia River

It is a very narrow two lane bridge across the river, built before today's wider bridges.

Squeeze Play!

Linking to Sunday Bridges over at the San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.