Expecting cold rainy weather for the coming weekend, maybe even some snow. So here's some sunshine to go. :-)

I LOVE April!

Stairwell Groningen

I went to Lake Artemesia in College Park, Maryland and wasn't expecting anything, but was richly rewarded to see several Wood Duck females and their broods. Here is a close up of one of the ducklings as they foraged among the Lilly pads on the lake. Such a cute little thing!

Taken 6 June 2016.

What a wonderful and unexpected surprise! Because of the bounty of abundant (some might say relentless, lol) sunshine this summer, the autumn Anemones are already blooming in August. This beautiful Anemone deserved to be painted.

"Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise." ~ Alice Walker

"Art must take reality by surprise." ~ Francoise Sagan

This black-capped chickadee is watching and waiting for the snow we're expected to see starting later tonight - so we'll have a white Christmas here in Winneshiek County!

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Not how I imagined the Icelandic highlands would look. But then, much of Iceland is unexpected

Our presence woke her up from a nap.

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There you stood on the edge of your feather.....

Looks like great expectations ahead for this pair...

“Wade in the Water”~ Ramsey Lewis Trio

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painted with a digital stylus by Moi, Tom. Photo by

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"Noi che lo cerchiamo ovunque, l'amore dico, e lui sempre lì sospeso da qualche parte, fra l'attesa di qualcosa che sarà e il ricordo di qualcosa che è stato."

(da "Dormi stanotte sul mio cuore")

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"Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up

where no seed has been. I have great faith in a seed.

Convince me that you have a see there.

and I am prepared to expect wonders.'

~Henry David Thoreau

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I expect there may be many images of snail shells for this theme, so decided to give my snails a rest this week and photograph my cycad house plant that has just put up a few new leaves - all the tiny 'leaflets' have coiled ends when they first appear that will straighten as the leaf grows. On this particular leaf, one of the little leaflets has grown a bit ahead of the others and shown off the lovely details of its coiled end.

For Macro Mondays theme 'Spiral'.

The image was done as a 5-shot focus stack at f3.5, focusing on the tight coil which was 1cm across.

I had not expected to see such a young one in the month of December

Red Squirrel

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( Eurasische ) Eichhörnchen

ardilla común o ardilla roja

scoiattolo comune

esquilo-vermelho ou esquilo-vermelho-eurasiático

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Some sun beams find the way through the overcast sky at Koh Samui, Thailand! Maybe a tropical storm will be coming soon. The Thai fishermen have moored their boats at the shallow low tide shore.

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I tried my luck this morning in getting the Least Bitterns that have been reported lately. It was very frustrating watching them fly by in the distant and hanging out in the reeds so far out and in the open. I waited patiently and was watching the reeds for any movement. I kept quiet from the other two photographers as I noticed the reeds parting. I snuck away and boom! This adult parted the reeds and looked around about 10ft in front of me. I just cropped the left and right side to make this portrait. Another lifer and lucky shot! :) Click image for enlarged view.

...live frugally on surprise ~Alice Walker

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Liquid soap and glycerine left to form a surface film then angled the lens at 45 degrees to try to catch the colors reflected as the sun hit the liquid. Didn't get the result I expected, but happy enough with this. Need to get a macro lens

Yoda says:

"Do or do not, there is no try."

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Yup it’s decaying flowers time again, what else would you expected this time of year from me? It’s been pretty cold here in S Wales, but not as cold as Scotland and northern parts of the UK. Just thankful to be able to grab some time with the camera today and catch some interest in the garden. Thanks, for stopping

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. " - William Arthur Ward

Two days before I took this image, the harbor was full of big chunks of ice floating and packed into the space between the shores. Waves were crashing and the wind was blowing all the ice onto the shore. Then on this day the ice was blown completely out of the harbor and the water was relatively calm. The winds of change can completely create a new mood for the day. Expect the change and then adjust your sails! Have a great weekend.

very low light provided an effect of color I was not expecting

I think that the best experiences you get come especially when you don't expect anything.

This is Karmøy, facing towards United Kingdom and the North Sea.

This evening I brought my old mom on sunset adventures and we had a blast 😂

Precious memories 🙏

I expect to do some traveling, and I've got a good-sized book to review, so I plan to be off for a few weeks.

God bless you all, at Christmas and all days.

I guess I didn’t expect my next heritage unit to be another black and white ACe with different lettering but it’s nice getting this shot crossed off the list

H-GFDBRC at Aurora, IL

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Sometimes you meet someone you never expected to meet. This was one of these days when Paddington noticed A Fish. Not where it should be- in pond or river - but on the window sill.

Paddington: "Good morning, Miss! Nice to meet you! What you are doing here?"

Fish just opened and closed her mouth.

Frīda: " I dont think she speaks any English!"

Paddington: "I think somebody forgot to return her back to water."

Paddington: "Matilda, why you are hiding behind Frīda! Come closer, say hello to the lady"

Matilda: "I can say it from here too! I believe she is too big to become my friend!"

Frīda: " Too big! You have not seen big fish! Once Ilona took me to Deep Sea World in Scotland...Oh, you must see this, Matilda!"

Paddington: " We need to act fast and get poor Fish back to it's place!"

Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday!

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