Aloe Bloom with Diner
i took dozens of blurry photos before this tiny hummingbird decided to just sit down to dine. This aloe vera on the patio outside the room where my desk is has afforded me so many wonderful views of hummingbirds. Better than having an inside bouquet any day.
For Cee’s FOTD
Men in Trees
If you took an expedition to my favorite tree,
you’d find it’s convoluted as a tree can be.
It’s encrusted with lichen, but I’ve found that for a fee
an ornamental arborist can scrape it lichen-free.
They’ll do artful jobs of trimming off the deadwood if they’re hired
by removing extra branches that look too dried-out and tired.
And if those earmarked branches contain nests of birds, perchance,
I’ve heard the trimmers merely move them to another branch.
In defense of ecology, no single squirrel has died
in this trimming of the branches, for they are safe inside,
nestled most securely with their babies and their kin,
thankful for the tree hollows that they take shelter in.
Prompt words today are lichen, convoluted, expedition, defense, and tired.
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Fleeting Moments are built into nature as they are into our lives. Be they beautiful memories, unbelievable experiences or disastrous events, they come and they go–often too quickly. Many would be forgotten were it not for the click of a lens. Here are some of mine.
These photos were taken within a 30 minute period when I was in the pool very early Thursday morning. and started when all three dogs came up at the same time vying for my attention. Some of the photos definitely need to be enlarged to see them adequately. To enlarge photos, just click on them.
for CBWC Candid photos prompt
For CFFC Birds
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For this prompt: https://ceenphotography.com/2022/08/02/cffc-reminds-you-of-natures-beauty/
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 