August 30th we celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary. @thebigsweed and farm-mom married young and kind of grew up together, forming a lifelong bond of friendship, mutual respect and love.
To celebrate the occasion, we took a trip to the finger lakes of New York about an hour and a half drive from our #homestead.
It was a perfect day to take a road trip, blue skies and sunshine with a mellow temp of 75 degrees. We opened the sunroof of the car and took off on our adventure.
My hubby did a little research, and found a nature preserve on Cayuga Lake, right up our alley, a drive through area with lots of birds, flowers and of course a gorgeous lake.
Montezuma here we come.
Everywhere we looked mother nature was showing off her beauty. The birds were impressive, in fact I probably should have posted in the #featheredfriends community, but I thought our 49 years together place us with the silver bloggers community for sure.
Cayuga Lake
With over 100 miles of shoreline, Cayuga Lake is the longest of the Finger Lakes and clocks in at about 435 feet deep. It is home to Frontenac Island, one of only two small islands in the Finger Lakes, and the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail.
https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/about/the-finger-lakes/
We must have taken 100 photos that day, just so much see. Here is just a sampling of this awesome preserve.
Check out this bad boy...
These bird houses were sprinkled throughout the park.
Metal sculptures popped up here and there, pretty cool.
They even had one of me with this giant bald eagle.
But here's the real McCoy...I was somehow able to capture him as I stood up through the sunroof.
The herons were all over the place. Their wing spans are impressive.
The Montezuma wildlife refuge is a 10,000-acre park that sits on the northern tip of Cayuga Lake.
The marshes provide perfect habitats for many of the migratory birds.
Living together in harmony...
The wood ducks, swans, egrets and hundreds more species share the good earth.
This area of marshland was used by Native Americans for fishing and hunting, but in the early 1900's the marshes were drained to make way for canals and dam construction. The wildlife disappeared. But by 1938, thanks to the "Civilian Conservation Corps", dikes were built to hold water and the wildlife returned and today it continues to thrive.
Today, the bald eagle, which at one time struggled to thrive, now enjoys protection and numbers in the thousands in the Montezuma Preserve.
On the way home we stopped at "SWEET BASIL", a quaint little pub with great food, and impressive wine list.
Excellent ending to a wonderful day.
Great to be back #silverbloggers, missed y'all.
Much Love,
Jackie O.
Wow
A 49yrs marriage anniversary is a big thing
Congratulations to you and your lover
Phew! 49 years is a long time for sure, @rafzat. We are certainly blessed to have found each other so young. Now with four children and eight grandchildren, all healthy and thriving, words cannot express my gratitude for the life we share.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment. Peace.
WOW!!!!
Awe happy anniversary @farm-mom and your bald eagle! What an awesome way to celebrate your special day. Those birds (real and sculptures) are so impressive, fabulous photos!
Wishing the two of you special souls many more wonderful years together. Tons of blessings to you <3
Hi @lizelle, oh it's great to hear from you.
Yes, Bob and I had a truly relaxing and wonderful day together, the reserve was awesome. We enjoy road trips, especially on such glorious days as our anniversary. That #49 though makes me realize, crap! I'm old hehehe. I wish someone had told me.😁
Hope you are doing well, have a lovely evening.
This post deserves at least a $1 vote, but with the low Hive price, I could only manage a few cents for your happy occasion. I saw your bald eagle neatly dressed and hiding his wings behind his back.
The icing on the cake is that it's somebody's birthday soon, or so I am told by Marian.
Congratulations to you guys on this grand achievement!
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Well, hello my friend it's been a while, I know but our summer has been soooo busy I just couldn't keep up.
We had such a wonderful anniversary, simple but fun. You would have a photographer's feast there. The marshes were chock full of birds. It was a perfect day weather-wise.
49 years together, wow, I can't believe how fast time flies.
Tomorrow marks my 70th birthday, phew!! scary. But I will take it stride and be grateful I have lasted this long. 😁
Nice to hear from you, thanks for stopping by. Say hello to your beautiful wife for me.
Peace be with you.
A kind message to the gentlest Lady that I know. Happy Birthday Lady Robin, and may you have a wonderful day, sown with blessings. Welcome also to the 70s club, and they don't make them like this anymore. !LOLZ
Amazingly Marian's parents will have their 51st anniversary tomorrow.
So, we thank our Lord for you and Rob, and you guys plus the family remain in our prayers.
All blessings to the birthday girl and we hope that you will be spoiled rotten today.
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They chose a magical place surrounded by nature to celebrate 49 years of happiness. May they be many more. Congratulations.🥰🥳🎂
Hey there @mamani nice to see you. Thanks for that lovely comment.
Peace be with you.
Wow, as they say, you get less for murder! He he.
Us humans, bonding for life the way we do - I always find it so remarkable, and how lucky you are for having such a s strong marriage. I mean, I know it's not JUST luck, but in terms of meeting in the first place - I always find that powerful. We just hit 20 and thought we didn't meet as young, I could easily do another 30 with him if we had that long.
That wildlife sanctuary sounds amazing.
Happy Anniversary!!!
Hello there Ms River, you have had a pretty amazing trip, good for you. It's nice to hear there are others in this world that stick together for life. Although it may have had bumps along the way, I wouldn't change a thing, we were meant to be together and I am blessed in every way.
Congrats on your 20 with Jamie, that's a wonderful milestone.
peace be with you.
Bumps only make ya stronger xx
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What an excellent way to spend your Happy 49th Anniversary! And a nice meal to top it off.
Labor Day weekend would have been our 49th…
Awwww, my friend, I feel you. It's bittersweet but you should be proud of what you two had together.
Your gardens are beautiful, and your home is amazing.
Peace be with you.
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Gracias 😃
Congratulations to you and @thebigsweed for your 49th wedding anniversary, you both are quite an inspiration with all positive energies.
Good day to you @sanjeevm, thanks so much for your kind response. 49 years is a long time, but in so many ways it seems to have flown by. All I can say is we started out as best friends and that foundation has stood the test of time.
Peace be with you and your family.
Blessed and happy anniversary @farm-mom. Reaching that far into marriage is really amazing♥️
Amazing it is, we just clicked, first as best friends and then as partners in crime. hahaha😄
Congrats to you and @thebigsweed and here is to many more years. I am glad you posted here as yes that is an achievement to share here plus of course many us love our feathered friends, I know I do. Seriously some impressive birds you captured!
Hey there, my friend, thanks for your sweet comment. 49 years together is mind blowing, I keep saying where has the time gone.
We are blessed
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Wonderful to still enjoy each day together, congratulations on the 49th next up is the big one where you won't be able to escape quietly into the countryside, children and grandchildren will be planning something up their sleeve already.
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