Shades of Blue

“Blue color is everlastingly appointed by the deity

 to be a source of delight.” John Ruskin

Farmland turbines on the way to the lake.

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Skywatch Friday

 A gull on the lake.

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Saturday's Critters

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Clouds and a Critter

“Sunset is the opening music of the night.”

(Mehmet Murat ildan)

Lake Huron, Ontario

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This guy is a two-fer

Eastern Grey Squirrel

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Saturday's Critters

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Not So Dapper

Grey squirrel...spring moult.

 

Squirrels moult from head to tail in the spring, and from tail to head in the fall.

 

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Friday The 13th Randomness

 

1. It's Friday the 13th! Just another day to me. How about you?

 

2. It's finally warming up, plus 4 today, but I am still freezing!

 

3. Friday is the day I bake bread (not in a bread machine). This week I am making cheddar onion bread, whole wheat bread, and pretzel buns!

 

 4. A busy week ahead. My granddaughter (Beep) will be spending her days with me next week. It's March Break (school holidays). Lot's of Canadians go South for March break. Since I am not a hot weather lover, I've always stayed right here.

 

5. I have an Australian Bearded Dragon (Tucker) as a pet. He will be 15 years old next month. Although "beardies" are desert dwellers, he really enjoys a bath now and again.

 

Bath time in the sink for Tucker. Look at that big smile on his face!


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It's Snowing

Winter (snow) has arrived early again this year.

The backyard critters are looking for food.

 

 Male Northern Cardinal

 Black Squirrel (Pawsy)

 

Mourning Dove

 

The muscle spasticity and pain that have wreaked havoc with my body over the past few weeks, has been tamed to a level of tolerance, which is allowing me to return to some of my normal activities...one of them being, taking pics of my backyard visitors.

I am hoping to post here at least once a week, and resume visiting and commenting, on all my friends blogs. It feels good to be back!

 

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Such Cute Critters

A newcomer, not a baby, but very young and small. (Putty)

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 

Merfy watching squirrels in the yard.

He's such a good boy, watching, not chasing!

 

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Grab Bag -5

 Red spotted purple Admiral butterfly

 Interior wing colour

 

Exterior wing colour 

 

A rather grumpy looking male Cardinal

 

Sweet Merfy with sunset light on him (in dad's arms).

He was very tired at the end of his day on the beach. 

 

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 My blog is word verification free, but Blogger seems to have other ideas, and won't let me turn the word verify off.

Autumn Harvest -2

 

 It's Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada.

A true indicator that autumn is here, and Christmas is only 74 days away!

 

 Black squirrel (Snuffles)

Blue Jay

 

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

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

 

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Grab Bag -4

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Sweet Stoney Braveheart always insists on two peanuts at a time!

(He has the most magnificent tail I have ever seen on a squirrel)

 

Male House Finch, a common bird, but one of my favourites.

 

Nigella damascene (Love-in-a-Mist) 

Last week I featured the same flower in pink.  I was thrilled to have some blue, and some white ones bloom from the same seed packet.

Merfy, I just love this sweet little face and that cute nose!

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Against All Odds

 

Nigella damascene (Love-in-a-Mist)
belonging to the buttercup family Ranunculaceae

 

I fell in love with this flower when I saw it on someone's blog last year. I just had to have it in my garden. It's native to southern Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia. So, my chances of finding it in Canada were slim!

 

 

I managed to locate heirloom seeds, 'Persian Rose', online. I ordered them and planted them in June. I didn't have high hopes of them growing (considering our climate), but, against all odds...they grew and bloomed!

(The bloom is about the size of my thumbnail)

 

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Guts And Glory

Guts, as in glutton.

 

Yep, it's Stoney Braveheart,

He visits the yard at least 5 times a day, 

and always takes two peanuts at a time.

 

 

Glory, as in astounding beauty.

 

Centaurea cyanus, or cornflower, bachelor's button.

Beep, my granddaughter, grew these from seed in my garden.

In herbalism, a decoction of cornflower is effective in treating eye ailments.

 

Many thanks go out to all my blog buddies that have stopped by, left kind comments, and encouraging words, during my recent health dilemma. Your support means a lot to me!

 

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