Sunday Serenity

Super Moon, Monday, November 14, 2016

Super Moon, Monday, November 14, 2016

Swallowtails frequented my garden over the summer and fall

Learning to use the macro feature on my camera

Ruby Throated Hummingbird perched in the tree above the feeder

The Hummers got used to us attempting to get close-ups

There’s Something Squirrely Going On

I see you there!

If I’m really, really, still maybe she won’t see me…

Think I’ll make a run for it!

Jackpot!

Oh, you’re still there?

Betcha can’t see me now!

My Kinda Rapture

Enraptured by the beautiful evening sky.

Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.  -Mattie Stepanek

Happy Valentine’s Day

I love the water.  Always have.  There’s something healing, something soothing, something so peaceful about it.  It makes me feel at one with nature and the universe.  That’s about as spiritual as it gets for me.

For Valentine’s Day, instead of swapping cheesy cards and overpriced flowers, TheBrit and I decided to have an experience.  We finally got to go on a kayaking trip a couple of weekends ago.

It was the perfect day for it, too.  It was breezy and sunny.  Not too hot.

As we paddled along the seven-mile course sounds of the kayaks and the oars gliding through the water ran through me and I felt so relaxed, so mellow, so at ease. It is truly medicinal.

Turtles were on nearly every log and every rock we passed by, stretching their necks and their legs as far as possible to soak up the warm sun.

Going on down the river a bit we saw a hawk soaring overhead.  I turned my kayak to try to get a shot of this magnificent creature as he lit and perched on a branch nearby.

Later, as I dangled my feet over the sides to do as the turtles had done, stretching myself to soak up the warmth of the sun, this damsel fly hitched a ride on my foot.

He rode for quite a ways.  Then a green-eyed dragon fly decided to join the cruise.

A damsel in distress!

The dragon fly decided it was lunch time and made a meal of the damsel. I watched with intrigue as the dragon fly started with the head and ate the whole thing.  Then he eyed me!

I wasn’t entirely sure the damsel wasn’t just an appetizer and he was sizing me up for the main course.  I guess he decided he couldn’t take me and eventually buzzed away.

We completed the journey by docking at a crystal clear natural spring filled with children splashing and laughing.

I love the water.  Always have.  Happy Valentine’s Day, MyBrit.

Just Hum, Hum, Humming Along

So I’ve been hella busy lately.  I’ve got some posts in the works but haven’t had the time to polish them off like I’d like to.  I’ve been visiting around and commenting sparsely in the blogosphere.  In my down time I’ve been trying in vain to capture a blog-worthy photo of these busy little hummers that frequent our feeder.  After about a bazillion attempts these were the best I could come up with:

These beautiful and awesome little creatures brighten my day so I’m putting them here for you to enjoy.