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Having hundreds of Snow Geese fly toward you is so exhilarating! It's not only the visual, but also their boisterous, loud honks.
I don't know what exactly spooked them to take flight. Maybe it was my presence. They were in the water doing what geese do and then all of a sudden they took flight.
Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens
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Nonnetje ♀ - female Smew (Mergellus albellus),
probably 1st year.
Shy and quite rare winter migrants.
Have to play once in a while....
This is my second title for this piece.....and I'm not happy with it. Any ideas? What would you call it............I know I often think of titles for other people's work......
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Have a lovely weekend folks... won’t be around but will get many photos! Beautiful sea view and looking over the golf course! Happy birthday Graeme 😂.....xx
Having unloaded its cargo of limestone at the Greymont dock in Superior, the Wilfred Sykes departs Duluth with a load of sinter from the CN ore dock bound for the hungry blast furnaces of Burns Harbor, Indiana. For being built in 1949, this old girl’s still got plenty of life ahead.
Don't have much to say about this, other than I'm in love with the poses I have these guys in.
Oh and to show y'all these figs.
L-R:
Bane: 2012 head, Star Wars torso, city legs.
Cheeta: Agent 13 hair, City head, cavewoman torso.
Riddler: TLBM hat and cane, Shaggy head, Lloyd torso, Aquanauts hook hand.
Just after sunrise at Saltburn by the Sea.
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A lovely coloured poppy.. 'Meconopsis'.. .. for you.. I'm not sure if this is a.. 'Hensol Violet'.. or a 'Roemeria Hybrida'.. so ID is most welcome..
Have a fantastic weekend.. thanks for all your visits over the last week..
No group invites please..
I do like these little heart shaped doggy biscuits :) Barney likes them too, but to eat, not for balancing purposes... He is a long suffering pup but always gets well paid for his patience, with cuddles, treats and toys, so it isn't too bad :) We've also had fun balancing books, rope toys, and even (very briefly!) tennis balls on his nose. (Barney would like to take a moment to send his sympathies to Ella, who has to put up with this sort of thing too!)
We've been busy training the last few weeks, taught him to "spin" in an anticlockwise circle the other week (we need to get working on going in a clockwise direction now!), he learned "bow" yesterday, he'll also give the correct paw when asked "left" and "right" (it's taking time to get this one consistent though) and of course, he learned "beg" a few weeks ago too...
It's important to keep his mind busy, especially as he isn't getting as much free running currently, due to his noise phobias. Learning new things, combined with playing fetch for a bit in a "safe" playing field behind the house and having leash walks seems to be keeping him sane (or as sane as collies ever are!), which means I can also keep what remains of my sanity!
Reached Explore #289 (My 200th to reach Explore, thank you very much everyone!!)
I have had a great 5 days in the Banff area camping, canoeing, and doing a ton of photography. This morning around 12:30AM, my 7 year old son Joshua had to get up to go to the bathroom at the campground. Lucky for me because this is when I noticed a few flashes in the sky. I checked the radar and knew I had an opportunity. So, off to the Rundle Mountain overlook. Shortly after this shot, the deluge came.
I have never been as close to a Kingfisher as i was for this shot. it was only 6-8 feet away and she sat there for over ten minutes without a care in the world whilst i kept pressing the shutter button.
"Men have wasted away before it, not knowing if what they have seen is real, or even possible."
—Albus Dumbledore explaining the danger of the mirror to Harry Potter
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Shoutout to legoillustrator, who invented that floor technique!
Oh, (Kit Bricksto ;)) a few words to the mirror: It's not that I would see nothing in it, but I'm actually pretty happy/lucky with my family, my job and my friends...beside that I recieved the gift to live in a save place, without a fear about my life.
Trust you have all survived the Crimble and New Year celebrations and are looking forward to the New Year with much gusto and anticipation.
I make no apology for posting this photo of Sandymouth Bay which I have uploaded before albeit with a few tweaks curtesy of some of Lightroom’s new features.
It is a photo that reminds us that calmer and sunnier times are on the horizon, plus I am very humbled that this photograph is used on a couple or so hospital consulting room walls around the country.
I must run this past you, just as we were about to leave the village pub on Christmas Eve, some bloke who had been giving the local beer a good seeing to, started to stumble towards the door when he fell on the floor. He slowly got up, looked around and said “It’s alright I didn’t fall down, the floor needed a hug” 🙈😂😂😂.
Thank you so much for viewing my photographs, the banter and comments you leave are so appreciated.
Have a lovely weekend and wrap up warm ☃️🍺🍺🍺🍷🍷🍷😂😂😂
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What a lovely warm welcome to the seaside :))
This is on the beach and is the entrance to some beach huts ... or chalets as they like to call them ... but they are just very tatty over priced sheds.
Giant and Tiger Swallowtails have started returning to the backyard. The males always seem to show up first and they flit about furiously looking for a lady. This Giant beauty decided to take a break and fuel up so if a lady does drop in he will be ready to swoop her off her wings. Unless this is a lady that snuck in... I have a difficult time telling the giant boys from the girls unless the wings are open.
Daily butterflies at this time:
Monarchs 5 - 12
Gulf Fritillary 1 -5
Zebra longwing 1 -5
Goldrim 1 - 5
Sulfur 3 -15
Giant - 1
Tiger - 1
Skippers / Other 4 - 12 observed
Spring maintenance also begins... Wow, there are a lot of oak leaves to rake and set out at the curb for the yard waste guys. I used to use oak leaves as a natural mulch but mosquitos love that so I don't do it anymore. The yard waste guy probably don't appreciate me in the spring but I sure appreciate them.
Of course I have a lot more to maintain than just fallen leaves. It's time to cut everything that needs a trim. I keep saying I am going to hire someone to assist me but I never follow through with that. I'm afraid they will not be as careful as I am when it comes to inspecting items prior to cutting them. I don't want a chrysalis to get accidently tossed out. And I am accustomed to watching my step in the yard so I don't step on a caterpillar that is on a journey, but others might not watch their step. Apparently I'm a worrywart when it comes to the critters in my yard.
Company will soon be here and I want everything to be beautiful :) If I were a Genie I could blink my eyes and all would be perfect. Then again, I would not get to spend the time in the yard so that might not be a good thing :) I love my yard time. Perhaps I should recruit my company to carefully assist.
May your day be beautiful and your wishes come true. Happy snapping.
Day 54 of 365
On they way home from work today I heard a song on the radio that I haven't heard in a long long time. It's one of those songs that when you hear it you start to think back or at least that is the way it effects me. Don't get me wrong here, I love Kathy and the life we have together. We laugh, we cry, we fight, and we make up. We have our ups and downs. Basically, we live and it is a good life to live.
Thinking back on "What Might Have Been" isn't due to a lack of respect or love for Kathy, but rather just ponderings of an inquisitive mind. I am still friends with all of my X's and I care for each and every one of them. Without them I wouldn't be the person I am today. The ups and downs I had with them and the lessons I learned in those relationships all helped to make me the man I am today. My past is my past, and I look back on it fondly, but I carry a part of that past with me now and into the future.
There are several songs that bring these memories to the forefront of my mind and others that remind me of one particular person or event from long ago. Songs are funny that way. Trisha Yearwood's The Song Remembers When" probably sums that up better than any words I could use to describe it (a fantastic song and also one that brings forth these very memories I am speaking of).
The song I heard today that prompted this self-portrait was by Little Texas and (in case you couldn't get it from the title of this picture) is called What Might Have Been
Sure I think about you now and then
But it's been a long long time
I've got a good life now I've moved on
So when you cross my mind
I try not to think about
What might have been
'Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use giving in
And there's no way to know
What might have been
We could sit and talk about this all night long
And wonder why we didn't last
Yes they might be the best days
We will ever know
But we'll have to leave them in the past
So try not to think about
What might have been
'Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use giving in
And there's no way to know
What might have been
That same old look in your eyes
It's a beautiful night
I'm so tempted to stay
But too much time has gone by
We should just say goodbye
And turn and walk away
And try not to think about
What might have been
'Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use giving in
And there's no way to know
What might have been
No we'll never know
What might have been
A crow sits atop a leafless tree with branches going in every which way in a foggy Kelsey Creek Park, Bellevue, WA.
I have been invaded by Starlings!!! They are going through the suet, faster than I can buy it!
I am seriously considering not feeding the animals anymore, as I am having a major problem with Chipmunks. They have started making homes along my foundation and have dug under my porch and driveway. And though I'll miss my animal visitors, I not sure what else to do. However, I am going to buy hardware fabric first.