Morning Blush

January 9, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Hammad Rais’ Weekend Sky

We All Start With ‘C’

January 8, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A cardinal, Common merganser, covy of Common redpoll, a chickadee. For Bird Weekly’s challenge: birds that start with ‘c’.

Wordless Wednesday

January 6, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Following the Geese Home

January 2, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Weekend Sky with Hammad Rais

There’s a ‘u’ in there…

December 31, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Church Flurry (birds) in a flurry (snow) (For Cee’s Midweek Madness challenge: Words that contain the letter ‘u’.)

Wordless Wednesday

December 30, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cooper’s Hawk

December 28, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

A flurry of scurrying birds draws my attention outside. The feeders are empty meaning someone or something has invaded our sanctuary. A bird of prey. I catch it landing on a neighbour’s tree but it’s too far away to identify. I return to my task, half watching for the return of the many birds that […]

December Sky Wars

December 26, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

December skies are moody – one moment brooding, the next a pop of sun, and then snow or rain. These photos were taken just before snow.For Hammad Rais’s challenge Weekend Sky.

Don’t Fence Me In

December 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: fences and gates

Rural Life

December 23, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Rural Southwestern Ontario, Canada. For Cee’s Midweek Madness challenge: pick a topic from her photo.

Anticipation

Wildlife flirtsblossoms singair vibratessun and rain Birds and beesbuzz in harmonybut a single notethrills my senses Canada Geesesquabble and waddlewhile Mallard Momherds young into reeds A splash signalspresence of beaver,but my ear is fixatedeyes scanning green For a glimpseof brilliant orangecapped with black –Baltimore Oriole (Image my own)

Unyielding (haiku)

Hit Pause

I thumb through social media, make lists, scan through photos, put the kettle on, check emails… …evade the moment… What am I afraid will happen if I just pause and be? Maybe I should I try it and see… (Image my own)