June shades.......

Well, that top picture has nothing to do with the shades of the month of June but it is a very funny shot. I happened upon a whole crowd/gathering/herd of loons and when they saw me come over the rise of the shore they all started flying up and away. The only shot I captured was the water splashes each of the birds left behind. I'm thinking each "puddle" represents one bird flying UP, because there is no way one bird can go fast enough to leave that many "puddles"of water in action.....if you get what I mean. If you don't, well, I can see that it's a very funny picture....which could have been a really great picture had I been able to focus on the birds AND the water they each left behind.

But ya, those shades of pale green with the new flush of leaves is so picturesque, especially intermingled with the dark greens of the coniferous trees. It is good to live in the boreal forest even though these colors last for such a short time.

I like the things God does to please me......and seeing varying shades of green is one of those things.

Growing up....

Just watching the 3 eaglets in their nest via Webcam at zaplive.tv

They should fledge in 3 weeks or so. Their wings are constantly flapping, whacking their nest mates over the head. They're learning to eat live prey that is brought into the nest by a parent and they teeter on the edge of the nest precariously jumping from one branch to another, giving all who watch the same feeling as when our own children began to climb and walk and.......fall.

The parents have done well. So far, they have managed to feed all three, an unusual feat I should think. Usually at least one succumbs to one type of fatality or another by the time they've reached this stage.

But cheers to Breeze, Hero and Tiny and of course their untiring, determined parents. The real test of survival of the fittest is yet to come....living in the wild.

I look forward to seeing some eagles up at Waskesiu when we go. It's fun to watch them fish and soar and screech and own the skies.

Blessed.....

Yes, we are blessed. Just hop in your ole' jalopy and drive for 45 minutes.

You shall have scenery fit for a king.....or a pauper.

Sail boats.

Dandelion pods.

Boreal forest colors.

Bright skies.

Poetry.

Water.

....and sitting there, all views free of charge........

It was nourishment to my soul today to have 4 hours of sun and sky and sand and water....and time with husband.

I am blessed to live in Canada!!!

Hear the thunder???

Ya, me too and it scared the socks off me.

My geraniums (posing above) got drenched with some nice rain water after it was all over with.

Now for some much-needed sunshine in the morning.....and a hot steaming cup of coffee on the patio..........or at Humpty's.

Sleep well, my friends.

Bloomin' tree......

The yard where we live has this apple tree. Last year it produced several very large apples and we made pie from them for Thanksgiving. Here, we once again have blossoms. Lovely, eh? I caught them while they were sunning themselves after a rain shower. They enjoy posing.

Funny how these delicate little blooms give way to produce one large apple....and after picking and pealing and making crust, we get to eat pie.

You may just have a revolution of thought if you but think on that little miracle for a few moments (and I don't mean the "eating pie" miracle....however, around our house, it actually is a miracle to have pie, since I only bake them for Relay for Life...husband gets cranky when that happens!!).

Hope you all have blossoms in your yard to enjoy...if you don't, you can come and enjoy ours.

Nature...

To me, nature is synonymous with lakes and coniferous trees, grasses, birds and flowers.

I like those things.

They illustrate the creativity of the Creator.

To me, there is never a simple, plain red-winged black bird or crow. They are creatures with beautiful plumage which allows them to take flight........ but they also have eye sight far beyond our own (I haven't seen any of them having to wear bifocals!) and their beaks....shiny, rock-hard and used for their very survival.

The various greens of the forest trees, resplendent in their new spring leaves, keeping watch on their charges who make nests in their branches........giving off oxygen to sustain life for all of us on earth.

Of course there is the water. Lakes. Rivers. Sloughs. (oops, I mean Ponds - how gauche of me!). Feeding all of creation, swelling up from deep beneath the earth and in turn, falling as droplets which hover above it.

God provides for creation....his creation....that's me and you....... and a dog named boo!

Let's enjoy our gifts and be thankful for them.

Well, I'll be a dog bit by a flea......

Somehow this afternoon, I lost a whole hour.

I still can't figure out where the darned thing went.

I was busy doing various things......ordering, changing toner cartridges, cleaning up the mess that everyone else leaves in the storage cabinets, looking for various emails I needed, checking calendars, answering emails, typing and registering letters, answering phones.

But be danged when I looked at my watch I thought for sure it said 4:00 p.m.

And at 4:01 the phone rang. It was husband.

"Hello?", says I, as I see his name displayed on the tele.

"Hi", says he. "I'm just leaving now." I was just about to ask, "Why are you telling me you're going somewhere....I really don't need to know you're about to leave the house for unknown parts".....but before I could make that statement he followed his sentence with...."I'll be a few minutes before I pick you up!"

"Pick me up!???" I exclaim and question as my eyes fall upon my wrist watch. I looked twice.

Yessireeee Bob....it surely did say 5:01 p.m.

So I have come to the conclusion that I either slept for an hour in the storage room at work or some aliens came and messed with my mind for an hour without me knowing about it.

Either way.....I'm in deep doo-doo...........wouldn't you say?????