Saturday Critters with Charlie

Ahroo! Charlie here, bringing you a beagle report. We’ll start off with a filtered picture of me at the state park

Picsart Haze Effect

We cross the Shenandoah River to get to the park.

I checked under the picnic table to see if anything was dropped there. You never know what you might find.

Let’s see, what else did I do this week? I spent some time at the daycare. Mom brought me a new toy. It’s name is Marty and she said it’s a robot. 

Do you like horses? My mom likes to take pictures of them. She said these have masks to keep bugs out of their eyes.

She also takes pictures of butterflies. She takes a lot of pictures.

I spent some time at Sadie's house. Here she is with Mom. 

And that’s enough. I’m going to bed.

Just Collages of Scenery

It's Sunday and I’m tired, partly because Charlie woke me before dawn this morning. I don’t have much new to report today, so I’m reposting some scenic photos, combined into collages for the Mosaic linkup. 

These are all pictures from the Shenandoah Valley and mountain region. I am fortunate to live in such a beautiful area.

Have a good week!

Lake Shenandoah on a Sunny August day.

Yesterday, Rockingham County

Originally I had two medical appointments near Harrisonburg, but yesterday morning I got a call saying one of them had to be rescheduled. Unfortunately, the first availability is in October. We have a real shortage of medical providers right now, and often I have to wait several months for an appointment.

After my morning appointment, I drove to nearby Lake Shenandoah. Water level is down due to storm damage near the dam.

I took a few pictures of water lilies, and then crossed the parking lot to the Pollinator Trail. It was too hot to walk very far, and the sun was so bright that I couldn’t see the image on the screen of my phone, so I snapped pictures and straightened the crooked ones later.

More Pictures from a Busy Week

Over the past week, I took a lot of pictures because my sister was visiting. We went to Shenandoah National Park twice, once from the Thornton Gap entrance and the next day from the Front Royal entrance. Then on Thursday, we had a picnic with Lynn before going to the Quilt Museum. 

These are various pictures, mostly from SNP. 

In the visitor center at Dickey Ridge, I found the plaque from King Charles’ visit.

Sharing with Mosaics

A Busy Beagle Week

A Report from Charlie

My week started out rainy. We need the rain, but I don’t like getting wet. On Sunday, we went to Seven Bends State Park when the rain went away for a little while. We did not stay long because the rain was coming back again.

On Monday, we went outside and I saw my friend Tripod. 

Late that afternoon, my Aunt Peggy came to visit! The next day, we went to the National Forest for a walk, and then we went to the mountains. 

I got to walk on the Appalachian Trail! 

I could smell some animals. We saw deer along Skyline Drive.

That reminds me, Mom wants me to show critters for Eileen’s blog hop. Here’s a bug on a leaf.

Aunt Peggy left on Friday. I miss her because we had good times. 

Today Mom took me to the dog park in Mount Jackson. We saw cows along a back road.

There were no other dogs playing. I did meet a white dog when we first got out of the car, but he was leaving to go home, so we had to say goodbye. 

So long!

Boat Landing with Bicycle

 Front Royal

This is next to Eastham Park on the South Fork of the Shenandoah. 

Taking Peggy to the Mountains

My sister said she misses the mountains, so of course we went to Shenandoah National Park. 

Here she is at Dickey Ridge. I liked the pose so much I switched to “Portrait mode” and stepped closer.

We went in the Visitor Center so she could buy a postcard and were lucky enough to catch a screening of a film about the CCC. Then we looked at the exhibits, plus we caught part of a ranger talk.

Models of birds include a ruffed grouse, a screech owl, and a falcon.

I did not get pictures of real birds except for one flying in the distance. I think it was a crow.

I was delighted to see a monarch butterfly.

As usual, I took too many pictures for one post, so I’ll close with a trio of wildflowers. 

Sharing with Mosaic and Bird Linkups