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I take my fun seriously. And since the only significant snowfall we've had so far this year has melted away, we've lately taken that fun back to my sandbox in the Mer Bleue area, which is a remnant of the sandy shore of the Ottawa River that flowed through here some 8000 years ago.
That ends the history lesson, now let's get down to the business of fun!
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Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario
549 Clancy 10yrs 3wks
Clancy's Yearbook 11: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72177720303800967
The foretold two-day storm did come through as predicted. It started as falling ice pellets, then turned to a powder snow [which fortunately shoveled up easily]
I was fortunate to be able to observe this female Osprey spend a good bit of time in this tree and taking a bath. She looked extremely serious at this moment---I think it's when a fish had just jumped..... :)
(click on the image to see the 'serious' claws......)
(Pandion haliaetus)
Brunswick St - Fitzroy.. One of my favourite streets in Melbourne. Lunch was over and time for a cup of tea.
Amsterdam - Amstel.
Old, sagging houses are nothing new in Amsterdam, but this row of centuries-old buildings is very remarkable. The buildings are known as the 'dancing houses'.
Happy Bench Monday ;-)
Oude verzakte huizen zijn niks nieuws in Amsterdam, maar het rijtje eeuwenoude panden van Amstel 100 tot en met 112 staat er wel heel opmerkelijk bij. De panden staan bekend als de 'dansende huizen'. Waarom ze zo worden genoemd is vooral vanaf het water goed te zien. De dansende huizen zijn dan ook al jarenlang een geliefde attractie bij rondvaarten.
Anno 2020 staan de huizen schever dan ooit. Maar oude fundamenten zijn vervangen en voorgevels gerenoveerd. Al eeuwenlang doorstaan de huizen de tand des tijds, en ondanks hun wankele voorkomen, zullen zij dit nog lang blijven doen. (amsterdam.nl).
I get the feeling that Jasper was not as amused as I was with having this toy placed on his head. All fun and games at first, but apparently it got old quickly. I think Jasper looks good in a hat.
Ibis always look like they are smiling gto me and that they are always happy. And I can't image that is the truth, there must be some of them that are just angry at the world. So I wanted to see if I could change the mood on how they look. What do you think? Does he look mad?
I am proud to say, you can also find this image on iStock. www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/ChristopherShaw
As I drove out of our neighborhood yesterday I ran into this. It only took about 1 second to decide to stop and capture this beast.
Best viewed LARGE.