Month: July 2016
Thru the Lens
This year at the lake, we have been surprised, blessed and entertained by a number of visitors to our trailer. Due to the fact that this year we have been putting out bird seed, which has attracted both fur and feathers. To capture all this activity, I got to play with my first DSLR camera, and I have to say that the results have been very rewarding. It has been somewhat of a trail and error approach, (heavy on the error) but I am slowly mastering the beast! We do have a black bear that visits the park, but I guess she is camera shy. So we sit patiently on the deck, cameras in hand waiting for old friends to show up and maybe bring a few new friends with them so we can share the details with you.
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Silvered Bordered Fritillary
Tiger Lily
Crow
Crow
Nature’s ferris wheel
Water Lily
Tiger Swallow Tail
The flowers and butterflies were discovered as a result of our many treks on trails, and kayaking in the surrounding area.
If you get the opportunity, grab the camera, even a point and shoot works well, and experiment. You might just be surprised what your results can be.
Details
Wordless Wednesday -Sun tanning at a Snail’s Pace.
Look Waaaay up……
“Look up. Look Waaaay up.” These were the words spoken by Bob Homme, aka “The Friendly Giant” at the beginning of each of his shows, as a group of small children sat around him. First uttered in 1953 in Wisconsin, and later aired by CBC television for many years.
Words that do not just apply to children. Just watch people walking by you on the street. The sky could fall and they would never see it coming! Get into a busy elevator, and everybody is staring at their feet. Why are we like this? What are we scared of letting in? Living in our own world, in our own space; as if to say, go away, do not bother me. Sorry, I do not have an answer.
So, if you do look up, what is the worst thing that could happen? Probably nothing, unless you are being swarmed by a flock of pigeons! 
There is a whole new world open to you just by lifting your head. It is also good for your posture, your breathing, your simple awareness of all that is around you. Just what is over that rise ahead, around the next corner? Keep your head up, the world is coming at you. 
What do you see when you look up at this tree? Something that is dead and no longer of value? Or do you see a home for birds, a source of food, a shelter. Once magnificent, still significant as a sculpture in Nature, just waiting to be discovered.
There is so much of the world to see and experience. Look up, acknowledge that it is there, unglue your eyes from your electronic devise. You will be pleasantly rewarded. It could blow your mind. 
So as you bustle about in your busy world, take the time to look out and about, and up. Not always an easy thing to accomplish in this disturbing world, but worth the reward. Starring at your feet all day as you navigate life is no indication of the opportunities that can lie ahead.
Look Up, laugh at the world, and let it smile back at you!
Wordless Wednesday -#% &$@#
LIFE AS I SEE IT - with one eye closed. 