Clinging to the suet feeder block cage, this Downy Woodpecker takes advantage of the largess.

Clinging to the suet feeder block cage, this Downy Woodpecker takes advantage of the largess.

I give thanks for this lovely loaf of bread, which will sustain me.
In this season of giving thanks for our blessings, I thank each and every one of you for making a bit of time in your life to visit my blog, to like my photos. I deeply appreciate it. I wish you a very good holiday season and a very prosperous 2016.

A dawn paints marvellous pastel colours on the sky.

This shed, perhaps not used by humans, is almost certainly used.

The sky’s immensity dwarfs everything below.

This Downy Woodpecker’s crest contrasts interestingly with the muted colours infusing this image.

We have started buying our eggs from one of my co-workers, who has several hens. The $3 cost is very reasonable, we support local agriculture, and a bonus is that our eggs are very pleasing to the eye.

Stella and Achilles look somewhat alike; sometimes people ask if they are related. By blood, no; by species, colour, breed (sort of), and by being treasured companions, most definitely.

The glory of sunrise. The glory of a new day, a beginning. Everything is possible.

Normally this young tree is lost against a busy, busy background of trees, bush, fields. A very foggy morning gives it the opportunity to be the focus of attention.
