Tag Archives: nature

Chilling after kickin’ up my heels, er … hooves. #Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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The weather and feathers.

As Fall finally settles in and Winter looms large, how I long for Spring. I will eagerly anticipate that morning walk in late March when I hear the first calls of the Red-winged Blackbirds as they return from their warm … Continue reading

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Time to don your black and orange! #Wordless Wednesday #Just two sleeps ’til Halloween!

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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A “Walktober” stroll that was …

… both merry AND scary. October stretched before me, my favorite month and favorite season.  What’s not to like about October?  You have the wee nip in the air, the tastes, the smells, abundant colorful leaves, even the sound of … Continue reading

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Mother Nature’s gift:  the ditch bouquet.

As mentioned in previous posts, on July 21st I returned to Lake Erie Metropark after a six-week absence due to the heat, humidity, stormy weather and wildfire smoke.  On July 21st I visited this venue, not once, but twice.  The … Continue reading

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This Mallard’s head tilt translates to: “Humans be weird sometimes!” #Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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Beauty and grace still exist in our sometimes-upside-down world.

Ever since I was a little nipper, I have been fascinated by swans.  Was I captivated by their majestic beauty in the images found in my fairy tale books?  Or was it because when we still lived in Toronto, my … Continue reading

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“Adulting” ain’t easy sometimes!

Ya, some days life is just ducky … … and other days there are obstacles to overcome, dilemmas like when you get into a pickle and sadly neither Google nor chatbots have an easy fix. I think we never knew … Continue reading

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Time’s a’tickin’ to make that walking goal! #Wordless Wednesday #Need more pep in my step and pop in my bop! #Keep on truckin’, er … duckin’ … forward march!

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What do Winslow, windows and …

… walking have in common (besides alliteration)? You’ll need to read on about my artsy-fartsy scavenger hunt of sorts taken August 26th wherein I spent half a day locating, admiring, then photographing various paintings on Grosse Ile, one of the … Continue reading

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