Achilles’ Bentley (the white blaze on his forehead) glows brightly, sending calming and healing wishes to all in need.
Month: May 2018
Cheery
Johnny Jump-ups show their cheery faces to the world.
Shelter
Violets shelter in shade, trying to avoid oppressive late May heat.
Gaily
Forget-Me-Nots gaily fill a small space between a sidewalk and concrete foundation.
Shepherd
Mute Swans shepherd their seven cygnets.
Eager
Eager and expectant, Lucy, presents the ball for its next launch from the Chuck-it! She has to drop it first, though, and within reach. (More often than not I make her sit, butt fully on the ground if only for a second.)
Umbrella
The Manitoba Maple forms a delightful umbrella over the deck, shading us and providing dense cover for songbirds.
Surprisingly
This wild turkey was surprisingly calm about my taking its photo from less than 20 feet away.
Favourite
I want to welcome those of you who began following me in the past week. Thank you very much!
Achilles and a favourite toy, a quacking duck.
Ponder
I recently took a walk around my workplace with three destinations in mind. I took a random detour to inspect something in a building, then took another detour to look at a pond behind the building.
I discovered a wet American Goldfinch on a half drowned reed; when I approached for a closer look it flapped/flopped onto the water out of my reach. I then backed off to look for a stick to sweep it into reach and wen I returned, found it clinging to a grate where I could reach around, gently grasp it, and release it in a protected spot where it could dry out. Though still too waterlogged to fly it was quite lively in gaining distance from me.
Did it survive? I don’t know. What I do know is that if I had not chosen to go for a walk at that time, taken one detour, then taken another detour, my encounter would not have taken place.
It is good to ponder lifes’ twists and turns.
(This is not the goldfinch in question.)
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