Amazing!

Wow! As a bird and wildlife lover, I think KNOW these are the most amazing owl photographs I have ever had the pleasure of seeing...

http://leerentz.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/winter-predators-of-the-samish-flats/

(By the way, if you have never visited this site before, be prepared for a real treat!)

Blessings,
Aimee (who is crossing her fingers, hoping for snow and more bird visits tomorrow)

Month of Love: Day 17 Memories

On the 17th day of the month of love,
my TRUE LOVE gave to me...

a thousand geese a roaming
and  

an old hunting lodge in the middle of trees.

 

OK...enough.

I'm just not feeling that poetic this evening after a fun time at one of my fav stores today...

 

But last Sunday my DH did give me all these things (and more) as my Valentine's Day gift!

Yep,

a roadtrip to wherever I wanted to go...

and I wanted to go see one of my favorite national wildlife refuges,

the William L. Finley NWR just north of Monroe, Oregon

in the beautiful Willamette Valley.

 

 I love this NWR for several reasons...it is large and has varied topography

(a long gravel road allows you to drive through the park--although some sections are not accessible).

But most of all, I love the historic buildings there

(barns, carriage house, two homes)

and the wildlife!

 We quickly changed out the lenses on my camera, opting for the zoom lens.

 It was a wonderful day... 

my hubby is a very good, loving man who knows how to make his wife smile
and her heart sing:)

Blessings,
Aimee

Link:
 http://www.fws.gov/willamettevalley/finley/index.html

More photos to come;
photos from 2 years ago...

 http://aimeeonthemountainside.blogspot.com/2011/03/sometimes-you-just-need-refuge.html
and a post with close ups of my fav geese:)

Please excuse any errors...typing this by
yep, candlelight:)