A friendly stop of sunlight and 1950s setting. A happier place to have a cup of coffee would be hard to find. The owner greeted us the moment we walked in the door. I like that kind of place.

This Jackdaw was harrassing this council worker at Southerness.I have never seen one so bold before although they are very smart and intelliegent Birds as are all Corvids

Young fawn in snow

Lovely bird

I wonder sometimes what people thinks when I slam on the brakes with my bike, make a U-turn back and photograph such a motif.

23ª Convenção da Associação Portuguesa de Kilifilia

A wild Ezo red fox greeted me with a smile.

お愛想笑い

笑顔で迎えてくれた野生のキタキツネ

— who apparently

offers pizza to passersby.

Une tourterelle curieuse

Brisbane botanic gardens mt cootha

Hasn't it got a pretty face?

It seemed to provide a good subject to practise my close up technique with the Olympus.

Trouble was that it kept reaching out with those feeler things, and leaving some slimy, sticky stuff on the lens glass. (Came off with a soak and a scrub!)

Then I noticed the translucence of part of the body when seen in the light, and tried to catch that. The photo below gives some idea of what I mean.

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Shoveler/

www.fws.gov/refuge/hagerman

Walking home, camera in hand as usual, and this man asked me to take his picture. So, I did and we had a brief chat. I sent him a copy and received a nice thank you.

Find out what all the friendlyizing is about @ torley.com

analog impressions @ street

fotoladen-plettenberg.de

ADOX SCALA 160, 35mm B/W Slide-Film

Carl Zeiss Distagon T*2/28 ZK @ Pentax MX

Orange-Filter, dev by Fotostudio 13, Reflecta 10T scan

A friendly wave from the engineer of NS empty coal train 881 can be seen as he pulls through CP-379 in downtown Kendallville, Indiana on NS' ex-LS&MS/NYC/PC/CR Chicago Line. CP-379 was once the home of UK Tower which controlled the at-grade crossing of PRR's Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad here. 881 has empty Detroit Edison coal gons headed back out west after unloading in Monroe, Michigan. The NYC era GRS Type G tri-light signals are still in service here.

Allium with friend, taken in my garden. Our lawn always looks so good in these shots when actually its a mess!

These Black-capped Chickadees were very friendly to my granddaughter as we walked the trails in the Hendrie Valley behind the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, during a snowfall.

This picture was published in The Hamilton Spectator newspaper in the "Eye On The Area" section on their Classified page on February 3, 2016.

Olympus digital camera

[Cherry blossom]

Thank you very much for watching. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Peary natural and kind to the environment.

Please, View On Black

Found a nest of these lovely little fellas at my local library.

Friendly Holi Ghosts

Are they friendly to us, do you think? -- The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank

Iniciaba el camino de regreso a casa cuando vi este gato plácidamente acostado. Era apariencia solamente. Lo tenía encuadrado en mi cámara para hacerle una foto decidiendo si disparaba o no poque no llebaba el teleobjetivo montado. Iba a ser una de esas fotos que no dicen nada, otro gato tumbado. Súbitamente, el gato salta con una potencia increíble; intuyo que va a cazar, una paloma me digo a mi mismo aunque yo no la había visto. Un segundo salto increíble hacia adelante para impulsarse para el tercer salto, momento en el que disparo la cámara para recoger el momento en que aterriza pegado a la paloma que yo no había visto impidiendo que pudiese escapar...

This little guy wanted in on all the action, he just wanted to play with us, it was the cutest thing. My son Reece loves all bugs and animals, for some reason they gravitate towards him! Unfortunately he is allergic to everything, so we can not have pets in our home. So when I see him enjoying little moments like this with little critters it just makes my heart smile because he is just so happy!

Mother Road - Mirage Motel 66 (Main)

Mother road is a lovingly crafted Texas / California / Nevada-esque deep desert country, inspired by movies.

vintage, desert hangout, small town, camping, trailer, gas, bar, station, paradise, chill, community, friendly, photography, Hotel

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mishiland/50/205/75

Head:

LeLUTKA Gaia Head 3.1

Eyes: {S0NG} Kirsi Eyes V2 - BOM

Lipgloss: [TEAR] May Gloss SET 2

Skin: .N X LELUTKA EVOX YEN SKIN (SUNKISS) WB

Eyelashes: Malina - Tess eyelashes / Lelutka EVO & EVO X

Other:

•Izzie's - LeL Evo X - Cheek Freckles 04

•Izzie's - LeL Evo X - 05 Ear Freckles 45%

•Izzie's - LeL Evo X - 04 Ear Moles

•Eyebags: [theSkinnery] Wornout Eyebags Collection (LeLutkaEvoX)

•Izzie's - LeL Evo X - Face Moles V2 (dark)

•Izzie's - LeL Evo X - Heavy Freckles 06

•ONE 2K - RED CHEEK - 50 % / BOM MESH

•ONE 2K - RED NOSE - 50 % / BOM MESH

•/ GLITTER / Milan 1.1

Face Tattoo:

•[ LEPUNK ] Fall Seven, stand up eight +EVOX+ (dragon)

•Ladybird. // Mandala 2 - Double

Nose ring: .random.Matter. - Reyn Septum Gift - Gold [White]

Bindi: Dahlia - Cleo - Moon Bindi

Tongue: [The DeadBoy] Morus Tongue V1.2

Body

REBORN by eBODY v1.52 Modify

Skin: - VELOUR: Ipanema Body - Curvy (Sunkiss) TATTOO

Other:

•Glam Affair - Body Freckles 50%

•ONE 2K - VEINS IN CHEST 5 / SYSTEM BOM MESH 1

•Izzie's - Belly Stretch Marks 04

•Izzie's - Body Moles V2 (dark)

•Izzie's - Body Veins & Cellulite 04 + freckles

•Izzie's - Breast Veins + Stretch Marks 4

•.: Vegas :. Tattoo Applier Geisha and the Cat

•Hoodlem - Soho x Fresh (BOM) – leg tattoo

•MARPESIA Cellulite – BOM

•MARPESIA Breast Veins 01 - [BOM - OMEGA]

•MARPESIA Body Stretch Marks - [BOM]

•MARPESIA Bikini Top & Thong Tan Lines - [BOM]

•KIRA TATTOO-OSOME-CLASSIC/BOM 100 % (nuovo)

Body jewellery:

•Kaithleen's Gemstone Clavicle Piercing

•Kaithleen's Gemstone Spinal Piercing

•MICHAN - Scarlet Anklets - Gold

•MICHAN - Luna Armlets

•Secrets - Livia Body Chain - Gold -

Jacket: :moon amore: Teddy's Dreams / COAT – Ebody

Lingerie: : :moon amore: Teddy's Dreams / Lovely Lingerie -– Ebody

Necklace: (Yummy) Candy Bear Pearl Necklace [Reborn

Bag: BONDI . Picnic Radio . Fameshed Anniv. Gift (hold)

Teddy: hive // my teddy pink . dangle right

Doggy: [Rezz Room] Royal Poodle Adult Animesh (Companion) v2.0.0

Hair: REVOUL - 'Y2K Babiana' BUNS / Small

Hairclips: REVOUL - 'Y2K Babiana' / Hair Clips / Small

Shoes: Pare.Alec Teddy Slipper – Pink

Nails: 1990 - Space Bunny Set + Nail Deco

Glasses: BONDI . PM N1 Glasses

Soft Thighs: MAZE.mods - Soft Thighs BoM (eBody+Kupra) MAZE.mods - (eBody Reborn) MAZE.mods - Soft Thighs mod (eBody Reborn)

Garter: CryBunBun - Blushy Garters - eBody Reborn (MAZE "Soft Thighs")

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. BOX UZUMAKI FEMALE HUMAN EVOX Cherry blossom

Lips: Lempika - 10 Lips Ultra Realistic Lelutka Evox applier

Demon

[ContraptioN] The Undefeated Club & Mask Set

Head: BeSpoke - Oni Jube - Head BeSpoke – includes full avi Oni Jube – Eyes BeSpoke - Oni Jube – Horns BeSpoke - Oni Jube - Skin - Red and Yellow BeSpoke - Oni Jube - Tongue and Teeth

Eyes: BeSpoke Oni - Eyes – Blue (included with above head)

Outfit: PFC~Reaper

Heart: theROOM - "Aconite" heart theROOM - "Aconite" heart (heartbeat animation) (L)

Enfin, plus précisément, je tourne le dos au FRIENDly

Baltimore wandering

This sweet, little chipmunk kept hanging around & posed for me to get a few shots!

Another shot from the abandoned railway roundhouse, soon to be condos...

"The Friendly Giant is a popular Canadian children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 1958 through to March 1985. It featured three main characters: a giant named Friendly (played by Bob Homme), who lived in a huge castle, along with his puppet animal friends Rusty (a rooster who played a harp and lived in a book bag hung by the castle window) and Jerome (a giraffe). The two principal puppets were manipulated and voiced by Rod Coneybeare." - Wikipedia

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A roadside find.

While cleaning my boots in the garden, I went in search of a stiff brush. When I returned I found this cute fella perched on my boot. When I got closer, he reminded me the bird food needed toppping up.

dieses freundliche Lächeln fand ich heute beim Eier kochen