Autumn on Belle Isle

 We were on the island on Sunday....the weather was fabulous! Lots of people taking advantage of the color and the sunshine. The picture below shows people enjoying the day and watching a Great Lake freighter go by.

 

 

 

Belle Isle

 

 

A fallen leaf is summer waving goodbye

 

Morning Glory

                       Well, finally my Morning Glory is in bloom. I planted plants in late May and this is how long it took for them to blossom. Next year I will try another climber that brings pretty blooms all summer long.

My front maple is a blaze of color......the best that it's been in a few years.

 

 

 

 

A Congregation of Egrets

 

I went for a little drive thru Lake Erie Metropark to check out the colors and wow, those Maples were on fire....beautiful! What I didn't expect was about 30 Egrets! As I was rounding the bend toward the Nature Center I saw a few cars pulled off to the side of the road. I couldn't believe all the Egrets in the marsh on either side of the road. One gentleman told me there was a Snowy Egret in the bunch which is very rare this far north. He let me look at it through his digiscope. I'm assuming that this group is migrating south and stopped off for a meal and some rest. 

I was curious as to what a flock of Egrets is called so I Googled it. There are several names but "congregation" seems to be the most common.....so, a congregation of Egrets....love it!  

There is the Snowy to the far left......sorry for the poor quality of the photo.

On the way back I saw a Great Blue Heron among the mix....the Heron is related to the Egret family and they migrate south as well.

Congregation

 

December Daily

I just finished getting my Christmas December Daily journal done. The goal is to decorate and journal  each day of December..... so the cover is done and the signature sewn in and ready to go. 

I have a big job ahead making 3 journals for my daughter-in-law. These will be baby journals so everything has to be made from scratch. She has a friend who will soon be a grandmother to twin girls. Looking forward to the challenge.