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What Happened Next
Penny the Walking Woman takes us through some of the first scenes of Vancouver’s autumnal show. By clicking the link above you can see more of Penny’s photos as she takes us along on her Vancouver walks.
M and I saw this great blue heron in the creek while we were out for a walk.
The pictures aren’t the best because I took them with my cell, but they will do.
The kokanee (a landlocked type of salmon) are starting to make their way upstream for spawning, and Mr Heron had his eye on one.
The salmon was in the shade at the edge of the creek.
I wasn’t able to get a shot of the actual capture because there were bushes in the way, but when he straightened up we could see that he had some lunch.
He quickly turned the fish around and swallowed it head first.
You can see from the size of his neck that the fish is only part of the way down!
That was yummy! Wait, do I see another one?
Happy Tuesday.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
~ Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
[We have] our memories so that we might have roses in December.
~ J.M. Barrie
Of all the flowers, methinks a rose is best.
~ Fletcher and Shakespeare, Two Noble Kinsmen
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
~ Alphonse Karr, Lettres Écrites De Mon Jardin
Happy Monday.
My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, we have a …
#ScenicSaturday 9th September 2023
A beautiful forest photo and reminder to respect our natural world from Stuart.
These late summer roses remind me of ice cream.
So pretty and summery; they look like my favourite seasonal treat.
Happy Sunday.,
Evening and night walks are lovely at this time of year.
A recent evening walk was windless and clear, with a very comfortable temperature.
I enjoyed seeing the lights on the lake; such an appealing treat at the end of the day.
Happy Saturday.
After so much smoke and smoke-generated haze, the skies are completely clear.
They have gradually been wholly clearing over the last week, but I think the last bits are gone now, including any residual smoky odours.
Happy Friday.
‘Little Stream in the Wood’
Hattem | June | 2023 | prt15
A dramatically beautiful monochrome photo from Harrie Nijland.
The ducks have been happily inhabiting their creek since the spring run-off subsided back in June.
Because of our drought it has become quite low, so the ducks are now camping out on a little creek island.
Some still like the embankment though, where they’re more likely to get such treats as peas or lettuce which are nutritionally sound choices for them (not bread or crackers).
Have a ducky Thursday.
I found a group of sunflowers growing seemingly of their own accord among a gaggle of unkempt roses and weeds.
The plants themselves were leaning badly but were still interesting to pollinators (and flower photographers).
Sunflowers are such iconic representatives of autumn with their lovely sunny faces.
Happy sunflower Wednesday.
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