On Injured Wings

It isn't very often that one gets to see an Eagle from above, but when you do make sure you take advantage of it. I love the set up of this exhibit at the Saginaw Zoo even more so now since seeing this Eagle at the bottom. And when he spread his injured wings to climb back up, man was I ever excited. I realize these are captive birds but they also would not survive without the help of the zoos that house them. I love my zoos and will have a membership for years to come (remember I have toddlers). I enjoy seeing all of the animals and am thankful that my zoos are AZA certified. Have a wonderful day.

Some Finishing Touches

To read the posts about this trip on my family blog visit HERE. It is in reverse order but there is a lot that I didn't include, in my short list, for one reason or another. Also all of the images on my family blog are straight out of the camera with the exception of maybe some cropping.

Pere Marquette 1225

The Pere Marquette 1225 is a famous Engine. You can see it featured in the Film - "The Polar Express". Okay so it is actually the proto-type for the Engine in the film but still how cool is that?

And this is my favorite song from "The Polar Express"

Only six more months until Christmas and Happy 28th Birthday to my baby Brother.

Inside the Station

Inside the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI. To see more images from inside the station visit HERE.

Inside the Ann Arbor Caboose

Not much luck finding information out on the internet but if you'd like to see some images of the outside that I took go HERE.

Little River Railroad

One of the many engines out at the festival. The Little River Railroad is a society dedicated to the preservation of historical railroad equipment.

Miniature Trains

If you want to see more images of the miniature trains that I took that day go HERE.

The Leviathan

The next few days, I'll be sharing images that I took at the Train Festival. We went out the first day of the festival and had a great day. The festival took place in Owosso, MI and I am hoping they make this a regular event, maybe not annual event but a semi-annual event would be nice. I am also getting excited for the upcoming Tall Ships Celebration that will take place this July in Bay City.

They're a Bloomin'

These images are actually from last July but things are definitely in full bloom here in Mid-Michigan. I am finally starting to find a routine that works for me but I know this will change, I have toddler boys but they will be in school soon enough and I will have lots of time on my hands, so for now I am enjoying the time that I have with them and that is another reason why I have been so infrequent with my postings. Thanks to all those who still are following and reading, you are part of why I do this.

Great Blue Heron Wishes

So I'm looking back through my posts and came across this one from about a year ago. Well my dream/wish from that post has come true. The following images are straight out of the camera only a little cropping so that you can see the Great Blue Heron more readily. I am so excited about this sighting and love that I captured his catch on "film." While these images are from a recent zoo trip, the Heron is in an open pond and is indeed a bird of the wild. Enjoy the images, I know I do.








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