It's a Snap !: June 2015

Monday, June 29, 2015

It's Awww Monday! June 29, 2015

The early morning squirrel

gets a lot more sunflower seeds!

Every morning I put out the bird feeder

and toss a small handful of seeds below

for the squirrels. This squirrel never

has missed a meal ....obviously!

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Awww Monday is easy to play and comment

on- and do thank Sandee of Comedy Plus

as she started Awww Mondays!

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Magpie Tales #276 Alone

Midsummer Night's Melancholy by Michael Sowa

Alone they wait

Patiently, hungrily and lonely

Neglected

Photo borrowed from Woof and Me

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Thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales

Saturday, June 27, 2015

It's Six Words and Sunday Shadows! June 27-28, 2015

Wonderful hike with

beautiful wild flowers

Yesterday a few of us ignored the HOT

weather and went on a 6 mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail near Mt Ashland.

Parts of the trail were shady and the sunny parts had wonderful views and oodles of wildflowers to enjoy along the way.

Here a few photos of our hike:

We first hiked through tall trees

on the shady trail...

Orange Columbine

Once out in the open we were

surrounded by all sorts of

wild flowers!

Dramatic view with granite boulders

and Orange Columbine

Queen Anne Lace and Lupin

More Lupine and an unknown yellow flower

Some of the old trees looked like creatures

Open meadow

It was a glorious day and not really

too hot compared to when we got home!

It was about 102F in the city of Ashland

and "only" 96F at home.

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Don't forget to drop by Six Words

and Shadow Shot Sunday !

And have a great weekend!

Friday, June 26, 2015

It's Feline Friday! June 26, 2015

Simon in Hot Water!

I love these videos!

Have a great day and don't forget

to thank Steve for Feline Friday !!!

Monday, June 22, 2015

It's Awww Monday June 22, 2015 Mommy deerest and her two fawns!

I love these little deer!
Every June I wait for the fawns
to appear. We think she may have just
given birth to these two fawns.

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Thanks to Sandee of Comedy Plus
for Awww Mondays!

Have an awwwsome day!

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Magpie Tales #275 Tick Tock...Time is Fleeting

Photo by Bert Stern

Back in the days when smoking was cool

Marilyn and Bert sat by a beautiful pool

They puffed and spouted

Making "O"s she shouted
I picked up this trick in high school!

Last Sitting with Marilyn

photo by Bert Stern

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Bert Stern's best known work is arguably

The Last Sitting , a collection of 2,500 photographs taken for Vogue of Marilyn Monroe over a three-day period, six weeks before her death.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Six Words and Shadowy Shots June 20-21, 2015

Meet Gnome of the Brave!

Could not resist this find at our

local Spring Hill nursery!

Like a lot of other silly people

I'll be taking him with me shopping

( Gnomes are excellent fashion advisors )

and on our little vacations here and there!

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Meanwhile do skip over to Six Word Saturdays

and Shadow Shot Sunday to play along

or to just enjoy everyone's contributions!

Have a great weekend!

See how small he is!

Have a great weekend!

Friday, June 19, 2015

It's Feline Friday AND my son Paul's Birthday!!!!

Lucy has her own chair in our TV room....

and like the rest of us she can

fall asleep if the movie isn't exciting!

(Or even if it is ....ha ha ha)

...and here's a photo of Paul when he

was almost 11....just a few years ago!

Happy Birthday Paul !!

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Thanks to Steve of Burnt Food Dude

for starting Feline Friday!

Cheers and have a Meowy great weekend!

Monday, June 15, 2015

It's Awww Monday! June 15, 2015

Here's Bella ....

One of our good friends just got this

adorable puppy!

Thanks to Sandee we have Awww Monday!

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Magpie Tales #274 Life is a Banquet....

Image by Sarolta Ban

Provided by Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales

Absurd to wait

For that ring that may never come

Live in the now....

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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Six Words and Sunday Shadows! June 13-14, 2015

Summer is here- time to explore!

Yesterday our hiking group had a

"play day" where some of us hiked, others kayaked and some just relaxed and enjoyed the day. We all brought food and drinks to share

while our fearless leaders brought all sorts

of delicious BBQ choices.
What a great way to kick off summer!

We drove to Orr Lake about 30 miles away...

and saw 3 American White Pelicans

What a treat! We also saw lots of Red Winged

Blackbirds and Yellow-headed Black Birds.

I kayaked and found interesting

things to photograph...

Here's a sample of what we had to eat.

What a great day!

I hope your days are as good as this....

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Don't forget to drop by.....Six Word Saturday

and also Shadow Shot Sunday .

Lots of words and shadowy photos to enjoy!

Have a lovely weekend.

Friday, June 12, 2015

It's Feline Friday! June 12, 2015

Cats can sleep anywhere........

Thanks to Steve of BFDude for

starting Feline Friday....just to show

us he really, really loves cats!

Have a great Friday!

Monday, June 08, 2015

Magpie Tales #273 There's More Than One Bird Bath...

This image really had me flummoxed

I was only able to come up with

these three lame lines.

Then I saw this YouTube and knew

I didn't need to say anything more.

Humans can be funny and kind...

we just need to work on that a bit more...

Birdbath Man provided by Tess Kincaid

of Magpie Tales

Hurry up
Take my shot
Before we get caught...

Kind human

Coolest bird bath ever
Sweet care
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To see what others made of the image
go to Magpie Tales and
don't forget to thank Tess Kincaid !