Woodpeckers make me HAPPY!!!!!

A Pileated Woodpecker gives us all some advice!!!

Good Morning,  Friends...  Hope you had a good week and enjoyed the 4th of July with lots of friends and family...  I had family here --and we had a wonderful day today celebrating  AMERICA.   The crazy thing  (coming from someone who always takes lots of pictures) is that I must have been having WAY too much fun since I didn't take one single picture... ha ha   (BUT--we had a wonderful day!!!)

Today I'm sharing some of the BIRDS which make me happy...  Of course,  as I often say,  depending upon my attitude ---everything in life has meaning and makes me happy.   Even through the tough times and sad times,  I can find joy and happiness... Life is truly all about ATTITUDE!!!

I read an interesting quote today,  talking about whether we are EXISTING in this life,  or are we really  LIVING...  Hmmm---there have been times when I was probably just existing --but today,  I choose to LIVE.  What about you?

Sit back,  get another cuppa,  and enjoy my post today!  All of my bird pictures in the collage were taken in June, 2018.

Four of my favorite Woodpeckers visiting  my Bird Kitchen

Top Row (left to right):   Red Headed Woody;   Upside down Northern Flicker  (eating the rest of the suet, and telling me that I need to put out some more)
Middle Row:  Pileated  Woodpecker;  Northern Flicker  (eating the new suet and saying THANKS);  Red Headed Woodpecker
Bottom Row:  Pileated Woodpecker;  Daddy Downy Woodpecker and his baby  (who is as big as he is);   Downy Woodpecker now feeding his Baby!!

Of these four ---the prettiest one is the Red Headed.  BUT--they are all amazing!!

Now --I have a question for you...  which of those 4 woodpeckers is the 'real'  Woody Woodpecker????????????

Can you see it now??????   Well---depending upon where you live,  there are 4 different answers.... Some people say Red Headed Woodpecker;  some say Acorn Woodpecker;  others say Ivory Billed Woodpecker;   but right here in TN ---we think that the Pileated Woodpecker is the REAL Woody Woodpecker!!!!  What do you think?????

This is a drawing of a Pileated Woodpecker!!!!!   He's an amazing bird ---and comes to our feeders sometimes twice a day... He is LOUD and makes his presence known when he visits....

More Advice for US from a Pileated Woodpecker!!!  We should learn from the BIRDS!

Well---enough for today....Besides---  I need to get outside and sit on the deck on our new swing  (now that it's not raining and not as HOT),  and watch for more BIRDS as they come back and forth to the feeders...  What a LIFE!!!!!

Blessings,  and remember to be nice to our Birds!!!!!
Hugs,

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On a Clear Day, You can See FOREVER

Along the Blue Ridge Parkway, June 24, 2018

Dear Friends,   If you read last week's post  (click HERE),  you will know that we took a little trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.  On the 23rd (our anniversary),  we drove north on the parkway (beginning in Asheville).  Then on the 24th,  we drove south on the parkway (to Maggie Valley)....   Last week's pictures were taken on the 23rd,  and today's pictures were all taken on June 24, 2018.

As I mentioned in my last post,  we seldom go on the Blue Ridge Parkway when the weather is SO perfect.  SO--as you can imagine,  I took an abundance of photos to share.... Hope you enjoy today's pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them and sharing them with YOU.

Love seeing all of the BALSAMS along the parkway

If you look closely in some of the photos,  you can see some sunbeams!!

The Rhododendrons had finished their blooming season,  but we enjoyed seeing the MOUNTAIN LAUREL in bloom.

The puffy clouds added so much to these photos I think.

Speaking of clouds,   what design do you see?  I see a little dog heading down on the cloud--and it has a duck on its back!!!!!!!   Can you see it?????

In this picture,  you can see our road winding around the mountains... That is the Blue Ridge Parkway!!!!

Can you hear me singing:  "On a Clear Day,  you can see FOREVER".....

My Sweetheart standing on top of the world!!!

Some pretty little purple flowers 

One more Panorama (all of the Panoramas were taken with my iPhone)

One of the great hikes along the parkway;  This is called the Devil's Courthouse.   I sent a video to my son, Mark,  telling him about this great little hike.

One of my favorites along the parkway,   called FLAME AZALEAS

The Queen Anne's  Lace (along with the puffy clouds) add so much to this photo, don't you think?

US  on June 24, 2018

I'll close with this picture of two people in love ---who are enjoying being on the Blue Ridge Parkway  in North Carolina  on our little Anniversary Trip,  June 23 and 24,  2018.

Hope you enjoyed the photos today.    I certainly have enjoyed sharing them..

Have an awesome week.

Hugs,

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