So nice to start each morning off with the twittering of summer songbirds outside our window. Robins, Cardinals, Wrens, Mourning Doves, Chickadees, Blue Jays, Woodpeckers, and various Sparrows fill the air with song. Even a Baltimore Oriole this morning. Distant Crows can usually be heard as well.
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BALTIMORE ORIOLE IN OUR FRONT YARD THIS AFTERNOON |
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SEEN IN GODERICH THIS MORNING |
Not a leaf stirring when Pheebs and I headed out in the dead calm air. Another sweltering day headed our way. When Kelly and Pheebs came back from their morning walk early because of the biting Deer Flies I knew Pheebs and I wouldn't be heading into any forests today. Instead, it was a simple drive to Goderich and back with a stop at the harbor and Rotary Cove beach areas. It was only 9 o'clock when with our windows rolled up, the A/C maxed out, and me with my ear muffs and warm mittens on, headed for home.
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A QUIET MORNING BY THE LAKE |
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A LONE KAYAKER PLYING CALM LAKE HURON WATERS |
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STAYING COOL |
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THIS JOGGER BROUGHT HIS KIDS ALONG |
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QUIET CONTEMPLATION |
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NIKON CP900 AT 2000MM HAND HELD |
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MAYBE INSPIRED TO WRITE A FEW LINES OF POETRY |
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AND HERE'S MY INSPIRATION FOR BEING HERE |
Kelly's youngest son Ben had his two boys Darion and Kai up to the beach for a few days and are staying at Deer Park Lodge. Ben and the boys dropped in late this morning and being bicycle enthusiasts they were soon out kicking up some dust on our Park's roads.GROANER'S CORNER:(( A couple go for a meal at a Chinese restaurant and order Chicken Surprise. The waiter brings the meal, served in a lidded cast iron pot. Just as the wife is about to serve herself, the lid of the pot rises slightly and she briefly sees two beady little eyes looking around before the lid slams back down. "Good grief, did you see that?" she asks her husband. He hasn't, so she asks him to look in the pot. He reaches for it and again the lid rises, and he sees two little eyes looking around before it slams down. Rather perturbed, he calls the waiter over, explains what is happening, and demands an explanation. "Please sir," says the waiter, "what you order?" The husband replies, "Chicken Surprise." "Ahh so sorry," says the waiter, "I bring you Peeking Duck." --------------------
He who drinks a fifth on the fourth...May not be able to go forth on the fifth!
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As a fifty years of experience kayak and canoe paddler, I really hate to see someone out in a paddle craft without a life jacket on their body.
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty impressive handheld shot with your big zoom! G
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, especially of Miss Pheebs and the grandsons!
ReplyDeleteGreat mix of photos today. I love the ones where Pheebs is "contemplating". Cute little guys.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to see that RV for sale but it is time. Do. you think that you might be taking the wee ones for an overnight or two camping adventure? And please don't forget Ella.
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