I enjoyed a recent drive along little travelled country roads.

At one point, I came across these two very lifelike scarecrows.

Every time I saw a bird on a wire, I tried to get a photo and succeeded with these:

MYSTERY BIRD

I will identify it at the end of the post.

Other birds:

Some botany:

MYSTERY BIRD

The crest helps identify this as a Cedar Waxwing.

NATURE POETRY

Come ye into the summer woods;
There entereth no annoy;
All greenly wave the chestnut leaves,
And the earth is full of joy.                                         – Mary Howitt (1799–1888)

Miles Hearn