Another Lifer

He flew in the yard,

spent less than a minute on the ground,

then off he went.

Swainson’s Thrush

(a lifer)

 

And this guy (along with countless others) is here for life I think!

Grey squirrel

 

sharing with...

CAMERA CRITTERS  SATURDAY'S CRITTERS  

 I'D RATHER B BIRDIN'  THE WEEKLY TOP SHOT    

 

Beep (my granddaughter) is joining in on some memes this week.

She's thrilled when people drop in to Beep's Blog (Click here)

 

A long weekend for us, July 1st, CANADA DAY!

Some get the Monday off, others the Tuesday.

 

  Enjoy the celebrations my fellow Canadians!

 

 

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Two For Three

 

sharing with... GOOD FENCES  SKYWATCH FRIDAY  WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

Shot between fence slats, (that's what the blurs are).

 

A small cemetery in Princeton, Ontario (circa 1880)

 Lake Huron sunset (Ontario, Canada).

Next to the many beaches in Australia I have visited,

this is my favourite place in the world!

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If You Can't Stand The Heat, Don't Go Outside!

It gets very hot and humid, very quickly in my part of Canada this time of year. 

This weeks temps are predicted to fluctuate between 92F and 102F.

There's not much activity in the yard when the heat rises to these levels.

 

A couple of locals still stop by once in while.

 

 Blue jay

American Robin

 

 Black squirrel (Harold)

 

Grey squirrel (Twix)

 

The flowers are blooming beautifully.

Aquilegia Canadensis (Canadian Columbine)

 

But the weeds have seen better days.

 

As for me, I stay inside, where the air conditioning

keeps the temperature bearable, at 70 degrees,

and take photos through the windows!

sharing with...

NATURE NOTES
NF BLO-MA

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

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We Believe

 Beep (my granddaughter), and I have been

crafting faerie cottages to put in the garden.

 

We use river rocks, shells, moss, sticks and twigs, on a birdhouse base.

 

 This is Beep's cottage.

 

 This is mine.

 

Our faerie garden under the cedar tree in my yard.

We think the faeries will love it, don't you?

 

A sweet little wannabe faerie, placing the stone bench in the garden.

Beep will be spending her summer vacation days from school with me,

so we will be making and adding more cottages during July and August.

 

 Then, all we have to do, is wait for the faeries to arrive!

"There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated
 to some stroke of the imagination."  (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
 

sharing with...

MOSAIC MONDAY

BLUE MONDAY 

 MANDARIN ORANGE MONDAY

THE GOOD THE RANDOM THE FUN
OUR WORLD TUESDAY

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Grounders

 

White-throated sparrow

 

Grey Squirrel (Buff)

 

Black squirrel (Mumsy)

 

sharing with...

CAMERA CRITTERS  SATURDAY'S CRITTERS  

 I'D RATHER B BIRDIN'  THE WEEKLY TOP SHOT    

 

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The Café Window

I like the way the reflections are framed by this café window.

 

sharing with...

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

 

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Quick clicks from the car, (I was the passenger).

 

sharing with...

 GOOD FENCES

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Blooms And Birds

Service berry flowers

 

 

 Male Red-winged Blackbird

 

 

 

 

Female Red-winged Blackbird

 

 

 And...

a grey squirrel
 

sharing with...
OUR WORLD TUESDAY

NATURE NOTES
NF BLO-MA

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

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Purple Passion

Wild purple columbine

 

This little beauty has sprung up under my cedar tree for a few years now.

 

sharing with...

I HEART MACRO   TODAY'S FLOWERS  THE WEEKLY TOP SHOT  

MACRO MONDAY 2  MAKRO MONTAG

 

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A Brief Pause

 

It's time to relax, refresh and rejuvenate.

 

 

I'll be back posting, visiting, and commenting in the blogsphere next week.

 

Cheers!

 

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A Few Of My Favourite Things

Some favourites in my yard from this week, to share this weekend,

with some of my favourite memes.

 

sharing with...

CAMERA CRITTERS  SATURDAY'S CRITTERS   I'D RATHER B BIRDIN'    I HEART MACRO  

TODAY'S FLOWERS  THE WEEKLY TOP SHOT  MACRO MONDAY 2  MAKRO MONTAG

 

Grey squirrel (Nick)

 

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Beaker)

 

Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Beakette)

 

Aquilegia "Bunting" (Columbine)

 

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Two Finds

My two finds...the "brushstroke" app on iPad, and a dwarf dahlia.

 

DAHLIA 'Starsister Red and White'

original photo edited in "Brushstroke"

(original)

 

I love Dahlias, but I don't have room for these large growing showy perennials in my garden. I found a great variety of dwarf Dahlias at the garden centre that can be planted in containers. In our climate, Dahlias have to be dug up and overwintered inside, but I can just bring the containers inside for the winter!

 

 

sharing with...

FRIDAY FINDS

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Good Fences -11

A small cemetery in Princeton, Ontario (circa 1880)

sharing with...

 GOOD FENCES

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In The Flowerbox

 

sharing with...

Wordless Wednesday

 

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Dunking, Drinking And Debris

 

 It's become very hot, very fast this week.

Daytime temperatures are reaching the high 80's.

Backyard critters are enjoying the "pool".

 

 

Starling dunking

Black squirrel drinking

 

Grey squirrel...making a mess!

sharing with...
OUR WORLD TUESDAY
NATURE NOTES

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

 

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