Nature's Landscaping. Sandy Bottom Nature Park. #photography #fall

#WIPWednesday I'm using up a single skein found in my stash making a hat. Trying to trust the math, but if it comes out too small, I can always donate it. #knitsky 🧶

None of my Likes are sticking this morning. I know I clicked Like and it turned color and increased the count. Go to another feed and come back, the heart is blank again and the count back down.

Let the Show Begin. Sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay, Grandview Beach. #photography #sunrise

Illumination. Sunrise over the remains of the Back River Light, Grandview Beach #photography #sunrise

Columbian Mammoth Tusks. From the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum. Nothing fancy done with this shot, just what happened with a point and shoot camera. #photography

Sandy Bottom Nature Park. #photography

#ShowMeYourKnits is Autumn this week. I think the gold Afghan I knit for my grandson counts. Yarn is KnitPicks Palette, pattern is from the Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting by Kinzel. #knitsky

Fall on Herbert's Creek (2013) #photography

Fall foliage on the Colonial Parkway (2013) #photography

Double Crested Cormorants drying their wings. #photography #birds

#WIPWednesday Marti the Emotional Support Chicken was lonely, so I'm knitting a friend for her #knitsky

It's a tempting path, but it doesn't lead anywhere. #photography

Got my covid vaccine! Don't put yours off or they may change the rules on you. Walgreens was no-hassle.

Tasty Treat. Juvenile yellow crowned night heron eating a cicada. They were all over this patch of grass, and he was going to town scarfing them down. #photography #birds

Sunset at Fort Monroe #photography

Sleek. Double Crested Cormorant on Mill Creek. #photography #birds

#ShowMeYourKnits is scarves this week. Here is a scarf I made for my SIL. The stitch is from a Barbara Walker Treasury and the yarn is KnitPicks Palette. #knitsky

Ruffled. Juvenile yellow crowned night heron. #photography #birds

On the Other Side of the Fence. Juvenile yellow crowned night heron at Grandview Nature Preserve. #photography #birds

Mind Bending. Turtle at sandy Bottom Nature Park. #photography

Indian Pipe. #photography

Confusion. Is it a gray day, or blue skies and fluffy white clouds? Is it the sky or a reflection on the water? #photography

There's always that one really chubby bird that visits the feeder. #photography

Buffet. Sanderlings at Grandview Beach #photography #birds

I love it when you look up at an afternoon sky and see the moon, as large as can be. #photography

Juvenile yellow crowned night heron at Mill Creek. #photography #birds

Shore Watch. Bald Eagle at Grandview Beach #photography #birds

#WIPWednesday It is going to be a cowl. I'm knitting it very tightly so the wind won't blow through. Lion Brand Mandala Ombre Balance, no pattern, just a little math. #knitsky

Ruler of the Roost. Double Crested Cormorants on Mill Creek. There was a very definite pecking order to the various roosting spots. #photography #birds

People Watching. Juvenile yellow crowned night heron at Fort Monroe. He stayed there and didn't mind me, not even flying off when I walked by him on the sidewalk that is right along the fence. #photography #birds

Peek A Boo. Flowers on my hosta. #photography #flower

The marigold looks like it is floating above the rest of the picture. #photography #flower

Gray Hair Streak butterfly #photography #butterfly

Dinner Time. Yellow crowned night heron on Mill Creek. #photography #bird

Dahlia bud in my garden. I never really successfully grew these, although I did get plants and blooms one year. My soil is just too wet. #photography #flower

Bald Eagle. Not the world's best picture, but it documents that I saw the Bald Eagle that day and was this close to him. My little camera didn't have much of a zoom. Grandview Beach, Chesapeake Bay. #photography #bird

Fungus Among Us. On a tree stump in my back yard. #photography

Northern Mockingbird enjoying the view. #photography #bird

Decorative. I think it is an egret feather, given where I saw it. #photography

Sunny Day. It was just one of those days where it was good to be outside. This is the Mercury Blvd. Bridge over Mill Creek. #photography

In Hiding. Yellow crowned night heron on Herbert's Creek. #photography #bird

Sign of Success. I took a basically lifeless yard with no insects and few birds and turned it into a place buzzing with a wide variety of life. I'm downsizing the garden now, but I'm being careful to keep it lively. #photography #dragonfly

Restoration. This is a little patch of restored wetlands off of one of the big roads in Norfolk. Every little bit helps. #photography

A-Hunting We Will Go. Yellow crowned night heron on Herbert's Creek at low tide. #photography #bird

@samantha-west.bsky.social What crochet feed do you follow?

I always enjoy standing under my crape myrtle when it is in bloom. #photography #flower

Stargazer Closeup. I wish I still had these in my garden, but alas, they are no more. #photography #flower

Group Portrait. Muscovy/Mallard mule ducks at a local stormwater retention pond. #photography #bird

Dismal. Herbert's Creek when the tide is out. This isn't a black and white photo. #photography