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A Bald Eagle on Brown Deer Road

I have joked before about the number of deer around here. There definitely is an overpopulation. We have them in our yard all the time.

So, I was surprised yesterday morning when I looked out the window and saw not a group of deer, but a bald eagle!! The pictures aren't that great because they are from far away, but I'm not about to risk my life for a good picture of a bald eagle!




Last night, I asked Rick if he wanted to see my pictures of the eagle. He was surprised they weren't up on the blog yet--he seems to think I spend a lot of time at this thing. Well, I don't really. I'm just a fast typist, so these posts only take a few minutes. I can't say the same for the amount of time I spend at other things, but everybody needs to be able to do something they enjoy. For me, blogging isn't really my thing, but I am glad I have found this way to stay connected with family and friends and share a little bit of what life is like at our house. I will admit, though, that I am starting to take pictures of things with the intent of posting the pictures on the blog instead of with the intent to save the moment, but maybe those two things can be done at the same time.

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Aimee Oliver said…
Hi, Bonnie! I found you on Kristin's blog site! How are you? It's so fun to "catch up" a bit with your blog! Ours is oliveradventures.blogspot.com. Love to all!
January 3, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Anna Lynne said…
Very impressive! Love looking at your family adventures. Hope all is well!
January 7, 2009 at 9:39 PM
The Kirkmans said…
Hi Bonnie,
Thanks for the Christmas card, I'm actually just getting mine in the mail. It was fun to read some about your family, our blog is thearmykirkmans.blogspot.com
January 8, 2009 at 2:42 PM
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