A number of people have asked how they can go see the blue heron rookery on the James River. I have posted some links y'all might find helpful below this great video from NBC12 (my favorite Richmond local news).
On the Blue Heron Rookery:
James River News Hub's has lots of posts tagged "blue heron", but I recommend "Best Times to See Activity at Pipeline Great Blue Heron Rookery" and "Sex on the James as Great Blue Heron Return to Rookery for Spring".
On Pipeline Rapids:
Richmond.com site description | video of the Pipeline Rapids
Richmond on the James | Pipeline Rapids: Downtown Richmond’s best kept secret? - Great "travel book" description of the Pipeline Rapids walk.
Map of Pipeline Rapids location:
View James River Park System in a larger map
Friday, March 11, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Blue Herons at the James River
A few Saturdays ago, we took advantage of the beautiful spring-like weather and went to check out the blue herons nesting on an island in the middle of the James River. We checked out the blue herons in this same spot last year, but, with a better camera and older children, we got better pictures of the birds and our family.
The birds are best seen from the area known as Pipeline Rapids .Unfortunately, as we were walking to the pathway, Chuck rolled his ankle pretty bad and was uncomfortable the whole time.
The girls had a blast playing in the sand while Chuck and I had fun playing with our camera and taking pictures.
The blue herons should be around till April or May, so if you are in Richmond, go check them out. At about 12th and Byrd St there is a small parking lot by the flood wall. Park there and walk along the dirt road until you see the the steps to the ladder going down to the pipeline catwalk. There is a large sign about the blue herons and it is there that you can duck under the rails to the sandy beach area to check out the rookery. You could also continue down the catwalk to the end and, if the water is low enough, walk out on the rocks.
The birds are best seen from the area known as Pipeline Rapids .Unfortunately, as we were walking to the pathway, Chuck rolled his ankle pretty bad and was uncomfortable the whole time.
The girls had a blast playing in the sand while Chuck and I had fun playing with our camera and taking pictures.
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| Enjoying the first warm Spring-like weekend |
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| Chuck "icing" his ankle |
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| Why we came - the blue herons |
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| It's always fun to watch trains go by |
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| Pipeline catwalk and the beauty of the James River |
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| Me and my girls |
nice family picture attempts with Charly searching for and enjoying a "snack"
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Family Pictures
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Family Pictures
The blue herons should be around till April or May, so if you are in Richmond, go check them out. At about 12th and Byrd St there is a small parking lot by the flood wall. Park there and walk along the dirt road until you see the the steps to the ladder going down to the pipeline catwalk. There is a large sign about the blue herons and it is there that you can duck under the rails to the sandy beach area to check out the rookery. You could also continue down the catwalk to the end and, if the water is low enough, walk out on the rocks.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Haircuts
Evidence that the girls were playing salon this morning. Luckily the only hair found is pink and belonged to a My Little Pony.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Lost tooth
Leland lost her first tooth. She was so excited. She's been wiggling it for days and finally this morning she let me tug a little and it came right out.
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Lately
Lately I feel like not much has been going on in our lives, yet every day seems to be busy, busy. Between running the girls places, work, my church calling in Young Women, volunteering at Leland's school and training for a 10K. I feel like some days I don't have time to sit down at the computer for blogging.
Chuck and I recently both got Droid phones which I love, totally love. Leland and Lucy love them too and ask to play games on them all day long. Lucy is improving so much in regards to her speech. She also loves wearing band-aids for every little thing. Leland recently decided to stop sucking her thumb, which went really well this week. She made the goal she set and got her reward of going to the local indoor inflatable bounce house place. I realized that I really just needed to wait till she was ready and actually wanting to stop, and she did it. Do know you remember that little joke "Hi. My name is Chubba. My daddy's Chubba and my momma's Chubba....One day my daddy took my on a motorcycle ride and I said "faster daddy faster.." Charly loves that joke and wants to do it all day long. She's hilarious.
One morning while getting ready (waiting for Daddy to be ready) for school, the girls were watching the squirrels in the backyard. They are such cute sisters. Lucy was actually yelling "Die squirrel, die!" Not sure where that came from.
I spent this last Saturday visiting a farm for work. It was so much fun. I was bummed that it was muddy and rainy, so we didn't stray very far from the house, but it was fun planning the items that they will be planting for Dominion Harvest this year. Farmers are just awesome down to earth people. Most of them just love what they do and are trying their best to grow good food. The best line of the afternoon was "We just do the best we can, and we take what the Lord blesses us with."
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