Every Day is a Gift!
This week, Tina has challenged us to show ways that the cooler colors of blue, green, blue green or purple appear in our world.
To me, some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen contain the color combination of blue and green.
Many thanks to Tina for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green
The image at the top of the page is a Great Egret. The letter G also appears as the first letter in part of the title of Great Blue Heron, Goose, and Gull.
Thanks to Lisa for her Bird Weekly Challenge: Birds beginning with a “G” in the Title
I had a lot of fun with the challenge of Dots and Spots. The first thing that popped into my head was Minnie Mouse with her polka dot dress and bow so I browsed through my archives of past trips to Disney World in Florida. As I went through the photos I found dots from around the parks.
For spots I browsed through photos of animals and fish from our travels around the United States.
Many thanks to Ann-Christine for this fun challenge of Dots and Spots. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #148: Dots and Spots
Here are a few colorful birds with colorful names.
Thanks to Lisa for her Bird Weekly Challenge: Birds with color in their name
Mother’s Day was very special this year. We spent the weekend with our daughter and her family in Virginia after not seeing them for a year and a half.
On Mother’s Day I spent the morning enjoying the beautiful gardens our daughter has created around their house. While she was busy planting plants I wandered around snapping pictures. There aren’t many flowers yet but when they bloom the colors will be spectacular.
Their back yard has a steep hill that used to be all grass. Over a period of several years she has transferred much of their back yard into a beautiful, peaceful space with a chair for relaxing and watching the birds, butterflies, and an occasional bunny that come to the garden.
In the front of the house are more flower beds. Underneath the Dogwood tree is a chair for lounging and nearby is a birdbath for the birds.
It was wonderful to spend Mother’s Day with my daughter and her family. After she finished her garden chores we went for a walk around a nearby pond. Our son-in-law prepared a delicious dinner and my daughter made a carrot cake for desert. It doesn’t get much better than that!
Many thanks to Amy for challenging us to show the beauty of gardens this week. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #147: Gardens
Wandering Dawgs 