Filled Lantern Ideas

{Autumn}

I recently bought a lantern from Pier 1 to fill.  I have been on a hunt for ideas (pinning all the way!) on what to use to fill the lantern.  Here are some ideas...

{Christmas ornaments and lights}

{Leaves and a candle}

{I just love the pumpkins!}

{Eggs!}

{A Nest for Spring}

 

{Potpourri}

{Natural Items like Acorns}

{Beans!}

{Fruit}

From Egg to Flight

We have had the privilege this spring to watch a robin's nest be filled and then serve as a cradle for four babies.  What a gift to watch the whole process!

{May 14}

One lone egg...

{May 19}

...and then there were four!

{June 2}
Don't hate us because we are beautiful!

{June 4}

{June 5}

{June 6}

{June 7}

{June 8}

{June 9}

{June 9}

It's a little snug!!

{June 10}

Jumped out of the nest to take a look around.

 {June 10}

The Exodus of all four babies

{June 10}

Baby visitor in my greenhouse...the plants will have to wait for water.

Fall Frost

Don't know if you can see it in the pictures, but we are getting frost every morning now.  No complaints here though...we should have had snow by this time that is staying until April!  But we have had an awesome fall with warm weather.  Snow can always wait!

"On Golden Pond"

For Labor Day weekend we went camping with some friends. We found a beautiful pond that we nicknamed "Golden Pond" because of all the fall colors. We spent time fishing and floating on the pond. We watched the mist on the water in the morning and the moon rise in the evening. We even saw a beaver in the process of perfecting his dam.

Zach with a small rainbow troutThis is the moon rising over the pond.

Our Weekend Trip- Talkeetna and Denali

This past weekend we went to Talkeetna, a small town south of Fairbanks, to take a jet boat tour through Mahay's Riverboat Service. We took a 2 hour jet boat excursion on the Susitna, Chulitna, and Talkeetna rivers. Notice all the "na's" at the end of the names of the rivers. "Na" means river in the Athabaskan language (the Indians of interior Alaska). During the jet boat tour we went ashore and our guide talked about the Natives of the area and their lifestyle. Just to explain a few of the pictures...the big mountain is Denali (or Mt. McKinley). Denali means "Great One" in the Athabaskan tongue. Alaskans tend to use "Denali" instead of Mt. McKinley. The row of three mountains are Mt. Foraker, Mt. Hunter and Denali in that order. You will notice that while on land our guide was carrying a shotgun. There is always a danger of meeting a bear so she carried it for our protection. Fortunately, we didn't see one! You will also see a tree with an eagle's nest. This nest is about 7 feet in diameter! There is also a picture of Titan...this was his first official camping trip with us...he was a great traveler!

More Burrowing Owl Photos

Earlier I had shared pictures of burrowing owls that my Dad had taken. Here are a few more...

Frog for lunch!

Mamma with the babies

What's for Dinner?

If you are a burrowing owl, a mouse is a great entree.

But it might be hard to get him down. So throw back your head, close your eyes, and swallow hard! Photos by Harlan Humphrey (my dad!).

Catching Bugs....

Photos courtesy of Dad. Thanks, Dad!

Summer is here!

We are in the high 70's -low 80's! Definitely summer here! The picture above comes from my dad. I am assuming he took the photo in South Dakota. It is such a summery photo that I thought I would add it here.

Beautiful Birds

More photos from Dad....