ANIMALS SEEN AT HUNT CLUB FARM, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

All these animals, and more, were at The Hunt Club Farm (Virginia Beach, Virginia) when we visited last Saturday.  

Peekaboo!

1)  I saw dozens of Great Blue Herons below us as we crossed the bridge in Fredericksburg recently. The water was low and no doubt the fish were plentiful.  No photos but what a lovely sight they were and gone in a few moments as we drove over the bridge, with the traffic going slow enough to see but too fast to stop, if you know what I mean.  (I also saw three fishermen in the distance.)  An idyllic scene for the mind's eye and not a camera lens.  I have never seen Great Blue Herons en masse before, just one on its own occasionally.  Fun to see this many standing on the rocks across the river.  My neck was swiveling to see them as long as I could. 

2)   On the return journey a few days later, just before we entered the Hampton-Roads Tunnel, there were dozens of Terns hovering overhead.  Another amazing sight but again no photos.  We entered the tunnel and that was that.

3)   We visited the family over the weekend. Always good to catch up with what everyone has been doing since our last time together.  Along with the adults we got to see the two youngest members of our family, five years and one year. Both adorable and growing fast.  There was also a nephew who graduated college this weekend. A heartfelt congratulations to him, and to our niece, nephew and great nephew, a new adventure begins.  So exciting for them and Bon Voyage to a lovely young family. 

4)  And talking about lovely young families, we were invited to our great-niece's 5th birthday party.  It was fun to see her with all her little friends, mostly girls but two boys also attended. They were all so darned cute and we were amazed at how very polite and well behaved they all were. There were many activities to keep them busy, pony rides and lots of animals, some baby ones in a petting area.   

5)  Well, guess what folks?  Krispy Kreme is opening up a store only a short car ride away. It will be ready in the summer.  Now, I know there are two trains of thought between them and Dunkin' Doughnuts, depending if you are a Northerner or a Southerner.   The only doughnut I ever got growing up in England was filled with strawberry jam and rolled in sugar when they were still warm, and only a rare treat and absolutely delicious. Gregg introduced me to Krispy Kreme when I arrived in the States over 40 years ago.  Always thought it was a good job that we had to travel 30 miles to our closest when we visited one of our favorite parks, or 200 miles when we visited the family, still a rare treat. Yes they do sell them boxed in the grocery store but they are just not the same and we never buy them.   But hot off the conveyor belt just down the road?   

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  

Will-power, get thee in front of me!  And yes I noticed that the longest paragraph in my Friday Five is all about doughnuts.  'Tis the way of things today. 



Have a great weekend everyone, and thank you for all the comments you make.  I always appreciate them. 

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