Lilacs usually bloom in late spring – June – but with the unusually high temperatures this year, some of them are out already.
These old-fashioned flowers have such a gorgeous scent and really are the progenitors of summer.
Happy Tuesday.
May Lilacs
Peonies at Seneca Creek State Park, Maryland
Peonies at Seneca Creek State Park, Maryland
This is a gorgeous set of peony photos from Stephen Hung. I hope you click the link above to see the rest of them.
Canada Jay
The Canada jay or gray jay is a member of the corvid family and is ubiquitous throughout this country. In fact, except for Alaska and a small portion of the American Rockies, the gray jay is found nowhere else in the world.
Intelligent and cute-looking, the gray jay has also been immortalized in Indigenous lore as a trickster. Given how smart they are about getting food, that’s probably true! I have frequently seen them while out hiking and they always try to charm me into giving them something to eat. Shy they are not!
Happy Monday.
#ScenicSaturday 13th May 2023
I share my pictures here to show the beauty of our world, encouraging viewers to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to…
#ScenicSaturday 13th May 2023
A beautiful beach on the Greek island of Skiathos, courtesy of Stuart Aken.
Rhododendrons …
… for Mother’s Day.
Woodland Caribou
The woodland caribou is known in Europe as reindeer, so it’s appropriate that they inhabit the Northwest Territories, or “Santa country.”
They actually don’t live northwards enough to call the true North Pole their neighbourhood though, because as their name indicates, they prefer wooded areas.
Shy and somewhat introverted, they are sociable only in small numbers and inhabit the same small area for their entire lives; they don’t migrate.
Unfortunately, their numbers are also dropping. Efforts are being made to help them recover, and the Northwest Territories’ woodland caribou are starting to do better.
Happy Saturday.
Chickadee Cuteness
I find chickadees endlessly watchable. They are so cute, friendly and smart, and are marvels of northern survival and adaptation. How these delicate-looking little birds manage to survive in -40C (-40F) is amazing, but it starts with their winter planning and storage efforts and their ability to find protected and suitable shelter.
Happy Friday, happy weekend.
La Rochelle, France
Last week I wrote about our trip to the beautiful village of Montmorillon to visit friends from Seattle; you can read that post here. From there we …
La Rochelle, France
I hope you click on the link to this beautifully photographed post about La Rochelle, France from Travels through My Lens. It’s such a lovely visual treat.
Snow Geese
A huge flock of snow geese passed through …
… on their way from the southern U.S. states and Mexico to their breeding grounds in the Arctic. I don’t know how many individuals were in this gigantic flock, but there were a lot of them. When congregating to breed, they sometimes number in the millions!
Happy Thursday.
FEMALE CARDINAL
We returned to one of our favourite wildlife gardens after a long absence and were not disappointed. There was a tremendous variety of birds, …
FEMALE CARDINAL
A lovely little cardinal from Belinda Grover. Belinda has so many beautiful photos on her blog – it’s a visual feast!
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