The ducks are happy again! Their favourite creek is now flowing at its normal levels, they have mated and moulted, and the rest of their summer will be pretty easy. The photo above shows male ducks; that’s because the mums have all the young ones down by the lake to hang out with the geese.
The dads get to kick back in and next to the creek, recovering from their recent moult.
Happy Friday.
Canal Saint-Martin, Paris 5/23. ‘Canal Scene II’ Springtime in Paris, and young locals hang out canal-side in the early evening. Cheaper than the …
Canal Scene II
A gorgeous Parisian canal scene from Ebb Then Flood. Please visit Ebb’s blog to see many other lovely photos.
The Japanese lilacs really are trees rather than bushes, unlike the common lilac which is more accurately a flowering woody plant.
Right now there are a number of Japanese lilac trees blooming in a nearby park.
The blooms were in various stages but the trees looked lovely.
Isn’t late spring (almost summer) wonderful?
Happy longest-day-of-the-year!
Tuesday June 20th is National Bald Eagle day! I randomly selected a few shots of my fine feathered friends. I could take a million pictures and would…
NATIONAL BALDIE DAY
This is a stunningly gorgeous collection of eagle photos from Wayne at Tofino Photography in honour of National Bald Eagle Day.
Have a rosy Tuesday.
Rock soapwort
This is such a gorgeous photo from Vova Zinger. He has many more beautiful pictures on his blog.
Penticton is home to the western tiger swallowtail butterfly. They are primarily yellow with black stripes and also some blue sections near the distinctive “swallowtail,” so-called because of their similarity to the swallow family of birds.
I saw this one while walking through the Penticton rose garden.
Unfortunately, their numbers are declining because of pesticide use and measures are being taken in some areas to support them, including raising them from caterpillars.
Happy Monday.
My photos here show the often-fragile beauty of our world. My hope is they will encourage viewers to act in ways that will help save it from the …
#ScenicSaturday 17th June 2023
This picture shows “a calm sea under a rising moon shortly after sunset on the south coast of England.” It’s such a gorgeous capture from Stuart. If you haven’t checked out his blog, please do. This is a fine example of how beautiful his photos are.
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