(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Richlu Pics [1] ['Meteor Blades', 'Bring The Lions', 'Greg Dworkin'] Date: 2026-08-17 Richlu We finally got some blue skies after days of rain! Richlu Clear dawn today, thank goodness. Richlu And the sun came up while I was walking this morning! Richlu And I got the added treat of a dove and a cardinal in my bird feeder. Richlu It must be mid to late summer because the yellow goldenrod is coming out! Richlu These pictures above are from a neighbor’s yard. Richlu I went to check out another view of Crow Creek to see how big it was a day after the rain. It’s back to normal. The exciting thing was that when I got into the picture I saw a huge blue heron take off. This is the second time I’ve seen him at one or the other end of Crow creek. This section of crow Creek runs right by a big lake and somebody’s backyard. So I assume the Blue heron is hanging out near the lake. This blue heron is not the darker color that I usually see in florida, but a bright blue kind of like the sky. A huge wingspan that just flapped when it took off. I’ll have to have my camera ready next time I come to either of these spots. Richlu Today’s bunny, looking at me. Richlu He took off as soon as he got to look at me. Richlu Some more pretty flowers from the organic food store. Richlu Richlu [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/8/17/800085565/community/richlu-pics/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/