Joining Tanya (Around Roanoke) for WILLY-NILLY FRIDAY FIVE1. My mom & I took a drive up a back road the other day so I could get some pictures of the valley but it was so overcast you really couldn't see it that well. We did spot more deer in the same field we did last year so I had to take pictures of them. Yes they were quite far off and even with my zoom you can't seem them that well. Can you tell how many are in the shot?
2. We had a beautiful sunset the other night. I walked down to the school (about 2 blocks) to get this shot so it would be free of power lines.
3. I was on my way to the store the other day when I noticed this house was getting some new roofing. Of course it's been pretty rainy here lately so they haven't exactly started on the roof yet but all the shingles are up there. I just happened to think it was unusual to see them wrapped in purple plastic. Naturally I had to get a picture. This is for you Debbie (It's All About Purple)
4. Coming back from the bowling alley on Wednesday I saw something running across someone's lawn and thought, "What is that?" I managed to pull over and get my camera out and snapped a couple of pictures. Sadly they weren't the best of pictures but you'll get the general idea. It was a squirrel...so what's so unusual about that you might ask?
Well this one was a mutated squirrel. Instead of it being brown it was a pale tan color with white splotches and a white face. It was over cast and I was parked where I shouldn't have been parked so you'll just have to make do with the shot that turned out the best. - Believe me it was one "weird" looking squirrel.
5. Finally today the wind has been blowing at a steady pace. Coleen and I drove to Safeway to get lunch and on the way we noticed a street closed sign. Now around here that usually means they are working on the streets but in this case it meant this....
Answer for the number of deer in photo: (14).
Finally to join Steve (BF Dude) for FELINE FRIDAY...
Harley and Miss Caramel Honeybun as an Impressionist Painting (courtesy of BeFunky.Com) You can join in on the fun here:
That is one crazy looking squirrel!
ReplyDeleteI would have missed some of the deer if I had not enlarged it. Never seen a squirrel quite like that.
ReplyDeleteWe had some terrible winds here the last two days and now it seems to be over. Trees down, loss of electricity. Loved seeing the deer in the photo...I was going to guess pronghorns! Beautiful sunset too!
ReplyDeleteThat sky is amazing! On the east coast we have black, grey, and orange squirrels!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo of your precious cats. We have had a week of wind/thunderstorms but thankfully no trees down here. That is a gorgeous sunset you captured. Peaceful view of the deer, too. I wish you all a happy weekend, Ida.
ReplyDeleteI spotted all the deer. I missed a couple the first count before I opened up the picture to get a better look
ReplyDeletelove the cat art and oh my on that tree.. the squirrel is indeed different, but still cute and adorable.
ReplyDeleteI love the painting of your kitties and I love her name. That's adorable.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a purrfect Feline Friday. ☺
I love the first photo
ReplyDeleteWow....that sunset was quite a capture.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your Willy-Nilly's.
diane @ thoughts&shots
Driving in the countryside is a pleasant way to spend a few hours. How great to see all the deer. We've had a lot of wind here in the past couple of days, too - ferries were cancelled most of yesterday afternoon and evening. I guess it's spring!
ReplyDeleteHi Ida, that is a lot of deer in one place. I love the sky, gorgeous photo. The squirrel is cute, I've seen some unusual ones here too. I don't remember that happening years ago. Enjoy your weekend.
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ReplyDeleteSo lovely to see you stop by my blog! You have some amazing images that you've captured!
Smiles :) Andrea
The cats and the squirrel are so cute and what a wonderful sunset !
ReplyDeleteThat really is the most bizarre looking squirrel I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day Ida,
Andrea
Nice set of shot - that squirrel is really rather odd!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
...and here I thought that I saw 15! Trees have been falling over right and left here with our rains and high winds!
ReplyDeleteCute kitties..Nice assortment of pictures you have there..Glad the tree didn't do any harm.We have Albino squirrels here..That one must have had VitalagoI don't know if squirrels can get that..I just googled it and cats and dogs can have it so probably squrrels can as well...interesting.
ReplyDeleteLove the deer! Beautiful sunset. And, that squirrel is definitely unusual. Cool capture. blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteWell, I clearly missed a few deer! A mutant squirrel. That is a new one for me.
ReplyDeletewe have been having some wild weather and high winds here, i hate when a tree is lost because of it!! i enjoyed the image of the deer!!
ReplyDeleteand the cats...i knew i was forgetting something!!!
ReplyDeleteA whole collection of wonderful things shared! I wonder what is up with that little squirrel. In a human we might think it was caused by vitiligo. I love anything and everything purple, so purple packaged shingles fits the bill! :-) Your sunset photo is gorgeous, as is the lovely impressionist style capture of your two sweet furkids!
ReplyDeleteWonderful series of photos! Love the deer in the fields and the weird white squirrel. I always hate seeing trees blown over by the wind. We had some high winds here, too, but luckily we didn't lose any trees. Cute watercolors of the kitty-cats. xx Karen
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