Grasshopper

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~~Henry David Thoreau

Look who we found hopping around the truck. He/she seemed quite unconcerned and jumped onto B's hat big as you please.

Here Comes the Sun

Here comes the sun, do do do do Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right  ~~ George Harrison 

Some shots I took of the rising sun a few mornings ago. Love the gorgeous colours.

 

 

There are many reasons to get up early in the morning this is one of them.

Up Close and Personal

“Thence up he flew, and on the Tree of Life,The middle tree and highest there that grew,  Sat like a cormorant.”~ John Milton

I've never been this close to a cormorant, nor do I expect I ever will again. This was obviously a young one by the way it behaved. It was sitting on the guard rail in Maplewood Friday afternoon. It allowed me to get in quite a few good shots before it flew away. Oddly enough, as it flew off, we saw a crane, wings spread wide, also leaving the scene. Unfortunately,I was too slow for that shot.

Dusk in the City

There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.~~Jean-Paul Sartre

Last weekend we ventured away from Dalhousie and found ourselves in the city of Moncton. Same sun, same moon, as twilight assended, but from a totally different viewpoint.

Oak Leaf

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.” James Allen

Now this is a big oak leaf! I placed a maple leaf on top of it to show the difference in size.

RCMP Musical Ride

A horse is the projection of peoples’ dreams about themselves – strong, powerful, beautiful – and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence.~~Pam Brown

Friday and Saturday the RCMP Musical ride came to Bridgewater on their tour of the province. We had a great time. The weather even cooperated for the day.

Update of the Update

A small bird will drop frozen dead

From a bough

Without ever having felt sorry for itself.~~D.H. LAWRENCE

 

I know I said I wouldn't be able to get anymore photos of the cedar waxwings babies, but luckily I was able to make it back to the nest today.

They have turned into handsome birds, soon ready to fend for themselves.

Cedar Waxwing Update

“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”~~Chinese Proverb 

This will be the last update on the cedar waxwings. The first photo was taken on Friday.

 

This next picture I snapped today. As you can see they are growing quickly and we won't get back again before they leave the nest.