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Art In Nature #11.
Hello once again everyone! Here we are with more art in nature today, hopefully you will enjoy today’s selection. There are so many things that really would qualify as art, it just depends on what we see and what we like. I generally like to go for oddities that probably no one else would think of, but that makes it interesting to me.
Every time you go for a walk, or go to the park, or perhaps a drive in the country, always check to see what you might be able to find, you might be surprised at how much there is out there and so much beauty in things that we usually just pass by without noticing them. Maybe next time when you’re on a picnic…hmm, do people still go on picnics? Personally I think they’re fun and a great family activity. And a great time to look for things, like art in nature.
Or looking for wildflowers (but please, don’t pick the wildflowers, just take a picture and leave them so others can enjoy them too, and it will then ensure that they are around for years to come), or birds, and see how many different kinds you can find and identify. I think I might start a wildflower series to replace my bird of the day at the end of the month. Oops, I’m getting off topic again.
But always be on the lookout for those little, or not so little, oddities that make up art in nature all around us. I guess even wildflowers would fit in that too but having them in their own series I think would be nice too. What do you think, would it be a good idea? Oops, there I go again, getting off topic. Anyway, enjoy the pics today, have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Coffee At Steve’s Country #82.
Good morning everyone! The coffee is ready, grab a cup, sit back and relax! Muffin is already relaxing, I think she fell asleep! But we were having a wild playtime here earlier and she was just flying around here. The birds are busy this morning, at least some of them anyway. Such as the crows. They are beginning to make themselves unwelcome around here again this year. They are exceptionally noisy these days, it seems 2 pairs of crows want this territory, so they are constantly “discussing” the matter. This morning they were at it by 5:30. That’s early. It’s still dark at that time. So why are they flying around cawing at that time? Possibly something disturbed them. Like an owl. That does happen at times. The crows were quiet by the time it got light. Oh well.
I’m getting a little concerned, only one chipmunk has arrived so far and that’s Coffee. Where’s the other 5? Poor Jasper. Chase was back yesterday afternoon. You should have seen them going in circles around this big tree in the neighbor’s yard. And I mean around the trunk of the tree, on the tree. Without getting dizzy. The chipmunks have helped Jasper with one thing though. All that practice jumping off the deck, although Jasper seems to fall more often than jump, is paying off. When he was chasing Chase around that tree, Chase got ahead of Jasper a bit and started to run from the tree. Jasper was about 6 feet up and took a big jump almost landing on top of Chase and he did catch him, so there was a bit of a fist fight and hugging going on for awhile, then he chased Chase right across the street.
He needs to be careful about that street though, but it’s not the busy street out front at least. A couple of my gulls came back yesterday, but I’m not sure which two it was. I lost Sir George last year, but Lady Pearl did come back with a new mate, but he wasn’t as brave. Sir George did come back in the spring, but something happened to him after that, so Lady Pearl picked a new mate. Then there is Sir Charles, I think one of those yesterday was him. Then there is Sir Henry, he would be my friendliest gull now, but he hasn’t come back yet, however that’s normal, he’s usually with the late crowd, doesn’t like cold weather I guess. Smart bird. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
