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Mother goose must have a lot of patience with these goslings!
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Seymour, Indiana
This guy caught me off guard. I was busy photographing some turtles when this muskrat decided to pass through. And let me tell you, I smelled it coming long before I saw it!
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Seymour, IN
Hello my Flickr friends!
Today is a blue day at Color My World Daily Group and music is the theme at Looking close on Friday fabulous Group.
I’m super busy lately (at work and at home !!) so I had to take this emergency picture this evening… As you can imagine (and I’m pretty much sure you already figured it out) I’m rather bad at planning… and this weekend we have a swimming pool installation in my backyard so I’m beyond busy lol
As for my picture I had to improvised. We do have plenty of music related items at my house, but they are mainly very technical and electronic items which, in my eyes, don’t fit well for the theme. I don’t see “music” when looking at all my husband audio machines in his studio…. But yet, I not a musical person at all. My ear is all but musical.
Wish me luck with our swimming pool installation !! See you later my friends and have a beautiful day !!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and healthy!! And see you soon on Flickr !!
This is a first for me folks. Let me know if you've ever seen this behavior before. Wish I could have been closer for the shot but just to witness this was pretty cool.
Common merganser (female) swimming quickly in the stream. Barely time for two photos, this one was the best.
Surf Safety Matters - As tempting as the beaches look, surf safety is something we can’t afford to ignore. Some of the latest stats from Royal Surf Lifesaving Australia (2024) really hit home for me.
Some key stats from last year:
* 323 drowning deaths in Australia (with a population of just 27M)
* 30% were 65 years or older
* 86% of coastal drownings were male
* Coastal areas saw the most drownings, followed by inland waterways & swimming pools (half in backyard pools)
* Over half of coastal drownings happened more than 1km away from any surf lifesaving service
These numbers are more than just statistics though - they represent real people with families, friends, and lives. Fellow humans. Each one is a tragedy.
As a 65+ male who spends a lot of time exploring remote coastal areas, quite often alone (& swimming with no SLS services for km's), these numbers hit close to home. A sobering reminder that nature is powerful and can never be underestimated.
The message is simple. Stay aware, stay safe, and respect the water. That could apply to anyone anywhere, just replace "water" with "nature"!
Wishing everyone a safe and mindful week! Thanks for your comments, they are always greatly appreciated! 😊
Waterscape 11/100 for 2025.
River Avon. Bath, BANES, England, U.K.
Thank you for your visit, comments and favours, very much appreciated.
Art Deco Bon Accord Baths, Aberdeen - closed in 2008. My dad used to dive off the high board! This was taken just before a Sound Bath concert as part of this year’s Aberdeen Jazz Festival.
These raspberries were perfectly ripe, and under water. A hazard of growing on the shore of a lake below a dam...you just never know when you have to swim.
These hot pools look inviting but the scalding water can cause severe injury or death in moments. Every year people are injured in the thermal features of the park. This hot pool is in the West Thumb Geyser Basin.
View large - 'Swimming is Discouraged' On Black
View the entire Yellowstone and Tetons - Sept 2007 Set
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