freezing temps today made me appreciate my steaming cup of tea that much more.

Happy Bench Monday!

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Raindale

Lanefield bench

Lanefield vase 1,2 and 3

Meadow Grass

@ TC4

Bitterwood lamp

Bee Designs

Sunflowers

CHEZ MOI

@ TC4

Daisy Basket

...aka "Hyacinth Bokeh", LOL. My overseas contacts won't have a clue what I'm on about, nor will a lot of my local ones(no surprise there, then!), so here is a clip from one of Britain's comedy greats, IMHO :-)

Hyacinth Bucket

Stanley Park ~ Westfiled MA

Fort Vancouver. (Vancouver, Washington)

Mrs S taking government nannying to extremes, perhaps.

Waterdrop on gras

Raindrops falling at Lake Wanaka at the famous tree.. May 2, 2016 Central Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. On our way home today after a wonderful few days down south.

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The beautiful steps inside the Queen's Museum

Felixstowe, Suffolk

The Union Pacific Potash local passes by some of the amazing rock formations in Utah en route to the local's namesake industry. Though much smaller and less striking, the rock to the left reminded me of Monument Valley's "Balanced Rock".

Two Cinnamon Black Bear cubs running at full speed to catch up with mom.

(Central Paris, France)

This New Holland honeyeater and its partner spent much time on Sunday 'buzzing' our dog when he was in the garden. I reckon there's some chicks in our back hedge. Not sure where the nest is thouigh.

First Frontier Mechanized Cavalry, 28th division/1-110th RCT/K Company, the First of the 7th Cavalry, Vietnam era reenactors, the 99th Infantry division and the American Veterans Remembrance Association as they present a military encampment featuring more than 20 original Jeeps from the 1940s.

A cute little gosling stays close to a parents tail feathers.

I think I'll call it Ryan :)

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In fields near Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire

I was near the harbor at Homer when I spied this eagle in the tall grass, keeping watch in the distance while the gentle rain fell. I felt like it had a little peek-a-boo going on ;)

Taken 7 May 2023 at Homer, Alaska.

Young blackbird enjoys the water

Canada Goose goslings keep close to their mother as they cross a fast flowing river.

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Ontario Canada

Olympus EM1

P5180495

five bird night

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From the walk yesterday, after the rains and rains!

Greylag on the bank of the lake at Holkham Hall, Norfolk.

Sat down in my chair

And there social distancing

Bunny under bush

Great Blue Heron and Wood Duck. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

1476

Just over 2 years since Lake State Railway took over the southern end of the Saginaw Sub from CSX, the former face of the line still finds a way to keep their name present here. With an ex Western Maryland SD40 leading, D711 ducks under the signal bridge at South McGrew with a decent sized train for Port Huron in tow.

Aldeburgh Suffolk

Male ruby throated hummingbird on sundial below the feeder.

Warsaw 2018

2 mourning doves cuddling.

I suddenly have a whole pack of doves hanging out here every day. Since I solved the squirrel problem, I am getting far more bird visitors.