Dew Drops on Fern

When out riding my new bike a few days ago…I came across these ferns..

I wish I didn't rush taking these photos..

I only snapped a few and did so quickly.

I think they could have been much nicer..

The ferns edges were lined with beads of water.

I will go back to the same spot again to see if I can do a better job.

My point and shoot has a few macro settings..

that work well if I take the time and take more photos.

Until then…

Jeff and I are on Cape Cod visiting family for the weekend.

Photos soon!

This is bugging me…whats what? …

While visiting Mom and Dad in Connecticut this weekend I photographed this bug below and the skippers that were around the garden.

I am bugged..What are these?

I believe this is a type of Leaf-footed Bug

Thanks LuLu!!

It didn't stink..

There were skippers all over the Zinnias..

Silver-spotted Skipper and what I think are two Sachem skippers..

Silver-spotted skipper

This I am sure of..

The others below confuse me..

They are a bit similar…

What type of skipper is this?

Very streaky..

I am thinking this trio are all Sachem

Sachem?

These all vary a bit..

Sachem?

A few days later I photographed this skipper..

Is this also a Sachem?

This girl is confused…

What's new?

I know there are different types of Bumble Bees

Is this an American Bumble Bee?

This is the beach..

With people and rocks and chairs, blankets, sand and water.

I know a few things..

Stick around..you might learn too

What's happening?

What's happening?
Well, besides being new grandparents...and helping out with precious Emma.

Jeff with Emma

I have a new Bike!
A Trek Verve 3
My girly bike.
I had a rack put on the back so that I could use my pannier from my old bike.

I want some sort of basket for the front..
This looks nice.
Do you have any favorite bike accessory?

My sister told me that I was on Google Earth in front of her house.
Yep, they caught me looking at birds!
I like that :)
Have you checked your home via Google Map or Earth?

We went Foxwoods Casino to take advantage of a free two nights stay.

I lounged around the pool and spa.

We went out for a nice dinner at
The Paragon

I started off with a wonderful
Dragon fruit Martini.

Lobster and mushrooms over Risotto.

Jeff had a trio of treats.

Me tooned...

Desert menu..

It was hot and hazy outdoors..
Nice to be inside and cool.

The sun was setting on a nice relaxing day....

We are in CT now for some family fun with my family.
Monday we head back to MA for some more
Emma time.

I hope you all are staying cool.
What's your favorite way to cool off?

Northern Rail Trail, Enfield, NH

A short walk from our daughter and her hubbys home in NH is the Northern Rail Trail.

We took several walks this week on this lovely trail..

 

The Northern Rail Trail is a multi-use rail trail in western New Hampshire, USA, currently 48 miles (77 km) in length from Lebanon to Franklin.^[1] It uses the right of way of Boston & Maine's former Northern Line that was acquired by the State of New Hampshire in 1996. The trail is managed by the NH Bureau of Trails. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Rail_Trail_%28New_Hampshire%29

 

This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail was fluttering around 

and landing on dog poo..

must have been getting something it liked from the poo..

American Redstart above my head.

We also saw Chestnut-sided Warblers, Catbird, Kingfishers, Eastern Phoebe

American Goldfinch and other birds to add to our area list.

The trail  heading west, takes us by Mascoma Lake

Great place for a cooling dip in the summer…in winter the lake freezes and people Ice fish here..

Samarrah took me on a short detour to view this property that is for sale.

This could be yours for 294 thousand dollars..

2 bed / 1 full bath

1,244 sqft

 

The land and cottage is only accessed via the bike trail or by boat..

Any takers?

The land around the cottage was quite nice with many native plants and mushrooms..

Chanterelle mushrooms..

edible, but not enough here to make a meal of so we just left them.

Boletus of some sort.

Maybe~ Leccinum subglabripes

We did a loop back toward the home from the little white cottage....

These ledges have many carvings on them..

Most of them over 100 years old.

I suppose these were carved by the men working on the railroad.

I did not find any information about these while looking at the Rail Trail website.

A great trail for a walk, run or a bike ride..

Next visit we will take the bikes to see more of the Northern Rail Trail.