~~~"Things With Wings"~~~ & "Updates"

 Today was my last day of eye drops, after my last eye surgery ...that seemed like forever!
Two weeks ago I had my last eye evaluation by my regular optometrists, picked out the frames for my prescription reading glasses..which I would not need if it wasn't for the astigmatism in my left eye ...grrrr,but I knew and expected that!!  Today I picked them up , I don't have to where them all the time , but it sure makes a differences reading!! Yeah that is over  : }}

The Raccoon has not been seen , so hopefully it has moved on, but my birds where not happy ,so I have found a way "I hope" to keep critter's of the feeders !! I'll update you on that one!! ; }
I haven't seen "the duck" again although I found out that a person in the community  had one that spent half the summer,a few years back  in a pond on there property!!
The Pileated woodpecker whom I said in a past post, I hadn't seen to get some photo's of until now, has landed on trees in the yard 4 or 5 times since  "go figure" : }

This coming weekend my youngest sister will be moving in with me for a month!! She met a guy online playing  games on Facebook , they hit it off and after 6 months of communication and visits , she will be moving  to Alabama which is his home!!  I am just a temporary stop for reasons stemming from her divorce!!

There you have the latest news updates on eye care, birds and critters, and the gossip rag!! ; }}}

Now to the things with wings....

I found this guy a week ago one cool morning!

He looked pretty chilly!!

I found it odd to see one this time of year,since I was thinking the

 Clearwinged Hummingbird Moth ,

which is usually not seen until the later summer months!

I looked the species  up and found that there is a early spring one called 

the "Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth"  (whew that's a mouthful)!!

It matches the description and the tell tale thing is the fuzzy yellow color , and five

 little dots,on his back,which look blue-purple here ,but are blue in the photos I saw !! 

 Bird-on-the-Wing  (fringed Palygala) ...doesn't it look like a bird..amazing!!

Two other times over the years I have found this wild flower growing near the woods in back ..

I was delighted to see it again!!

It is a very small trailing plant..the flowers are 3/4 of an inch across, and can be very easily overlooked!!

Ticked of Hummingbird...I was trying for a photo as he sat on his favorite branch ...

then a blackbird landed not far from him, and he did this tail flaring thing.. "tough guy" : }

Slightly failed Painted Lady !!

Red Winged Blackbird taking off ..love that red patch!!

This one I love...The Cabbage-White  just tootling along about it's business!!

Found a lovely White Violet to land on ...I love the look on this one!! : }

That's it from here ...hope your week is finishing of fine!!