A Stunning Beak

I know this duck has got a lot of time...however, it is very rare that I can get so close without being beaked!! ;-)   I love her colours, agility and patience...with me!...As you can tell with the last one it was time to go!!

Webbed Foot!

Wouldn't it be amazing...

Contortionist

Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is an unusual form of physical display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the body. 


A duck...is a great display of this feat!!   This female Mallard let me get extremely close as she washed herself!  I have never had the chance to get this close....and see the ridges in the mouth of a duck!   Enjoy!

Beach Treasures

I love a good beach find!  Colours always manage to catch your eye against the sand...here are a few of my bright finds!!
I also love the nut shell that looks like a snout!!

A Driftwood Fort

I decided to take a break from house design... and head off in search of some photos...I wanted to head to the flower garden, but regretfully did not grab my new macro lens during my rush for the door.  So I decided to head for the bird sanctuary instead.  Which I'm glad I did, the flower garden can wait until tomorrow ;-)

The entrance to the bird sanctuary is the beach and that is where I happened to find this driftwood fort complete with its own worm made hieroglyphs.

Our Fruit

Our Okanagan Fruit...our peaches are ripening nicely and the last picture is of our Asain Pears....they still have a long way to go!

The Yellow Canary

These beautiful little birds always visit our neighbours bird feeder.  I love how they hang upside down to eat their seeds.

Allergy Season at it's best!!

So any of you who suffer from seasonal allergies....in the extreme form!  know how much this must have affected me... However, REACTINE, is my new best friend!!   The sunset was shinning perfectly and I needed to get these shots!  ...even though I have been home bound for a week due to the extreme pollen ;-))  I did wear gumboots, thick pants and a sweater which were removed in the garage and followed by an immediate shower upon my return....but I'm impressed with the photos!

The bumble bee

I have not witnessed a bumble bee with such an orange bottom end?  I looked on line briefly but could not find my answer...regardless he was simply beautiful...and I was once again caught without the 'right' lens...as I am allergic and this is as close as I could get with an 85mm lens!!

I changed the background colour on the second one to accent the colour!

and the third one I think I will turn into a puzzle???  Thoughts?? or Challenges?? ;-))

A Toast!

So this is my last post for Dave and Tanya's wedding.  A fantastic night had by all, so here is a toast to the bride and groom to leave you all with.

To a couple I can only imagine together

you have each truly found your souls within each other

May each day fulfill your need for adventure 

and each night fulfill your need for love!

May you never lie, cheat or drink.

but, if you must lie, lie with each other.

And if you must cheat, cheat death.

And if you must drink, drink to one another.

I love you guys!

Sisters

....so theres this boy

& the way he laughs

makes me smile,

and the way he talks

gives me butterflies,

& just everything about him

makes me happy!

Dave's Angels!!

My Friends...The Memories...

The nights that lasted forever and the days that went by so slowly.

The nights that will replay in our heads 

all throughout high school as our best night ever

The boys that we’ve kissed, the hearts we have broken

The boys that have broke our hearts with the promises they never kept.

The alcohol that we drank all to quickly on nights that everything seemed to be wrong.
THE MEN THAT LOVE US, THE MEN WE LOVE!

The other girls that hated us for being “perfect” and envied the life we led.

So heres to you girls...the friends that have stayed by my side.

When I didn’t know who I was, the friends that I would never trade anything for because...

YOU GIRLS ARE MY LIFE!!!

...Dave's Angels!