D.R.O.O.L – September 2019

Daily Reminiscence Of Our Lives

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“Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul…” – Peggy Toney Horton

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9/30

Today was a little bit mixed up. First we went to work, then walk then within an hour back home. The weather was so amazing that we have decided to work on the cat houses. Finished 6 of them. Few more to go.

Onyx
Puffy Rice
Yaffa

9/29

Cylburn Arboretum. “Falling has started.”

9/28

Oregon Ridge park 4 mile big loop. Hot, hot, hot….

Giant cardinal

9/27

Silver creek park short walk again, since we have to be at the shop today. Tommy is at VIR, having fun.

We have just parked the car and headed to Gwynns Falls when a Bald πŸ¦… glided right next to us above the water. I couldn’t take a pic since I was not excepting this and had my iPhone in my pocket. Next time though…..I’ll be ready.

Black and white portrait of Mag

Orb-weaver
Porcelainberries in morning dew

9/26

Silver creek park

Burnweed

Dewy milkweed bug

9/25

Leakin park

Morning shadows

Felt mushrooms on the art trail
Seed-pockets of dying flowers

9/24

Cylburn Arboretum

Sleeping beauty
I am onto the deer, mom.
Fallen chestnut
Chess peekaboo

9/23

Leaking park

Lavender and bumble bee
Osage orange
Chestnut

9/22

Patapsco Valley State park

Unidentified wildflower/herb

9/21

NCR PA line

Confused Redbud tree

Pearl crescent butterfly on Rough Boneset

9/20

Silver creek park

Chicory

9/19

Late summer shots at Leaking park.

Hibiscus syriacus
Yellow swallowtail close up
Black-eyed Susan corpse
Honeysuckle

9/18

Lake Roland park

Fishing spider?

9/17

Sleeping beauty
Some sort of fruit tree

9/16

Best location to shoot porcelainberries is Meadowood park. For some reason here they are so much more colorful than at any other place.

Aromatic aster
My other faves: milkweed bugs

9/15

We have discovered a tiny parking area – 5 cars max. – to reach Prettyboy Reservoir park from right next to 83 on Mt. Carmel rd. so we are up to a quick walk.

Entrance to the park
Mingo Branch
Enjoying the forest
Laurel Sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae)

As you can see our quick morning walk became a 3.17 mile, hour and a half hike thanks to AllTrails false trail listings. I wanted to make a loop but ended up turning back since there was no trail entrance from Bunker Hill rd. and I was uncomfortable walking on a paved road with traffic. See attached map. 😀

9/14

Saturday – Prettyboy Reservoir Park- North

9/13

Random pics taken today….

Jaffa drinking from the gutter hose

The hummingbirds are still here. This female was hovering a few inches from my face to check my intentions. SLO-mo so wait it out.

Cicada chilling on a tree

9/12

Walking our short 1 mile loop within Cylburn Arboretum. It’s fun and shady….they predicting another hot day today.

Mystery tiny flower
Lacebark elm tree
Horse balm
Small spydie

So kissable

Love their Marty Feldman eyes

Pepper on the stretcher

9/11

Visiting Oregon Ridge park this morning and more specifically the Miner’s trail. Fabulous! I have taken so many pictures of this one mile walk I have decided to post as it’s own trail. Most of the pics didn’t make it in there though.

Abandoned miner building
Unorthodox bridge
Meadow
Egg in one of the bird houses

9/10

Quick one mile walk is the highlight of our morning in Leakin park.

9/9

Sudbrook park – Gwynns falls stream – morning bath.

Simone

9/8

We start our day at a new location, discovering Prettyboy Reservoir park, north of Baltimore. We are in love with this place!

Gunpowder falls

Jungle path

Mossy fallen tree trunk

Crossing Gunpowder falls by (wet) foot
Artichokes and garlic mayo for dinner

9/7

Beautiful morning walk at Soldiers delight.

Spiderweb?
Awkward future
View from unicorn meadow

9/6

Porcelainberries

The hummers are still here!

9/5

Leakin park

9/4

Walking another section of NCR today.

Gnome land above Graystone rd.

9/3

Going to Roland park for a morning quickie – walk, that is.

Happy puppy
Funnel weaver grass spider, Spotted Orb-weaver

9/2

The day after our trip. Mag loves to come back to his crate!

9/1

I only took a few pics today since we are leaving and it’s still hot. Had to pack up the circus….

The Lodge
One of my fave subject on VIR

Published by magzilla44

Magzilla, our AMSTAFF has rescued us in 2017 on a rainy day in May. It was a rough start because we didn’t know anything about him after him walking up on our property. But he has showed us what an amazing person he is and things became happily ever after pretty quick. He is very social, both with people and other pets. He loves his cat sisters and brothers and off course walking.

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