F/10.0, 1/400, ISO 250. Tree Swallow What did one wall say to the other wall? Meet you at the corner! Interesting Fact: Tree Swallows are highly social, forming large migratory and wintering flocks; and pairs often nest close together, particularly where nest boxes are numerous. Agile fliers, Tree Swallows tend to glide more than any […] …
Pets — The Cuteness is Real
Pets via Pets — The Cuteness is Real
A Teddy Bear for the World – Paddington
Such a wonderful childhood memory. I will cherish forever the stories and adventures of Paddington. Thank you for those treasured memories Mr. Bond! For decades one of England’s most iconic characters has been a very polite bear from Peru. Michael Bond, the creator of the beloved immigrant bear, Paddington, died yesterday. The author’s death was …
What Carpe Diem really entails – BBC
What it really means to ‘seize the day’ - http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170517-what-it-really-means-to-seize-the-day
That Adorable Soggy Doggy Look
Cute Face via Cute Face — The Cuteness is Real
We are all storytellers
This article, and a myriad of others, posits that telling our own stories is difficult, filled with obstacles and obstructions. Nonsense. Every one of us has inherited the gift of storytelling - ever since we first uttered a sound or word to others around us on the great plain. Mothers have told stories to their …
The end of magic & marvel
It breaks my spirit and my heart to know that the circus, with its colour, grand animal acts, and death-defying feats is shutting down. It seems that every corner of society is under attack by those whose agendas are underlined by a false sense of altruism. A minority of individuals, who have gone to great …
There’s no one way to Grieve
A superb commentary on how each of us, in our own way, at our own pace, deals with and copes with grief, and accepts, or doesn't accept the loss of a loved one. After losing my father last year, I too continue to 'sort out' and 'dig deep' to find a place where his absence …
Hedgehogs
In Part One I explained the background to my having three hedgehogs in a pen in my back garden. Here I shall tell you about the time they spent here. First we need proper introductions. When they arrived back to me they had been marked with nail varnish which was difficult to see especially from […] …
Spring Green
green light from the birch lampposts luminosity of growth via Go — leaf and twig
The Northern Herper 
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