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Our Eyes Open: a blog about my adventures in birding, travel & writing.

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  • Bee Love Award

    I want to thank Prajjidna Daliman at The Alkana for nominating me for this award. This was his first nomination of an award, as it is my first nomination for an award. I’ve only been blogging since July, 2019 and have found it to be a much more rewarding experience than I imagined. The love…

    February 8, 2020
  • Photo of the Day – 2.3.20 – Empty

    Photo of the Day – 2.3.20 – Empty

    Photo of the Day is hosted by Maria at citysonnet. The rules to play along and create your very own fun photo of the day are below. Fun photo challenge Daily inspirationCreate a post with picture of your interpretation of the prompt.Create a pingback (link to this post) or add a link in the comment…

    February 3, 2020
  • Living in the Moment – Day 4 – Paddling the Yellowstone River

    Living in the Moment –  Day 4 – Paddling the Yellowstone River

    Today we were going to paddle the untamed Yellowstone River in our Sea Eagle white water kayak.

    February 2, 2020
  • Photo of the Day – 2.2.20 – Fog/Mist

    Photo of the Day – 2.2.20 – Fog/Mist

    Fog descending off the Grand Teton mountains on the back side of the range in Targhee, Idaho. It enveloped the valley between where we took this and facing this mountainside. Photo of the Day is hosted by Maria at citysonnet. The rules to play along and create your very own fun photo of the day…

    February 2, 2020
  • SLS – Honey Bee by Blake Shelton

    SLS – Honey Bee by Blake Shelton

    “You’ll be my honeysuckle And I’ll be your honey bee”

    February 2, 2020
  • Ozzie & Harriet – The perfect couple

    Ozzie & Harriet – The perfect couple

    I always name the cranes Ozzie and Harriet.

    February 1, 2020
  • SLS – Duets – No One Picks Like a Nashville Picker Picks

    SLS – Duets – No One Picks Like a Nashville Picker Picks

    This week for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams has prompted us with songs involving Duets. So many came to mind and I had a hard time choosing. In country music history alone, there is Conway & Loretta, Dolly & Porter, George & Tammy, John & June,Waylon & Willie and so many others. I didn’t choose…

    January 26, 2020
  • Living in the Moment – Day 3 – Yellowstone Falls and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

    Living in the Moment –  Day 3 – Yellowstone Falls and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

    The power of the rushing water as it tumbles over the fall line takes you to a place of euphoria, or at least it did for us.

    January 25, 2020
  • Photo of the Day – 1.25.20 – Looking Down

    Photo of the Day – 1.25.20 – Looking Down

    This photo was taken at Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida on January 1, 2020. We were on the main boardwalk near the tower along the Hillsborough River, looked down and there sat this Yellow-Crowned Night Heron just chillin’ right below us. I had to get on my hands and knees to get a somewhat…

    January 25, 2020
  • Photo of the Day – 1.24.20 – Looking UP

    Photo of the Day – 1.24.20 – Looking UP

    In August, 2017, we rented a mini-van and headed to South Carolina in anticipation for the Total Solar Eclipse. We wanted to be in the cone and that is exactly where we found ourselves. We planned for weeks to meet some friends who drove from Virginia. It was worth the trip to see this rare…

    January 24, 2020
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