Snow and geese
Posted: March 3, 2013 Filed under: 365 Meditation Challenge, Adventures in Life, Air, Critters, Daily Walk, Earth, family, grandparenthood, home, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, snow, Spirit, travel, Walking, wandering, water, weather, winter | Tags: birds, Canada Goose, geese, MaidinSun Photography, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, quotes, snow, water, weather, winter 30 Comments
Today’s view of the pond
To what can our life on earth be likened?
To a flock of geese,
alighting on the snow.
Sometimes leaving a trace of their passage.~ Su shi
The snow is flying on this cold Sunday in March, and I’m just settling back in at home after spending the weekend with my granddaughters and their parents. It was lovely, and one of my favorite ways to spend a weekend.
Thursday Travels: It took my breath away
Posted: January 17, 2013 Filed under: 365 Meditation Challenge, Adventures in Life, Critters, Earth, Fire, home, nature, Photography, Quotes, Spirit, Spring, Thursday Travels, travel, Vacation, Walking, water, weather, winter | Tags: birds, Cabot Trail, Canada, Canada Goose, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, duck, geese, John Cabot, MaidinSun Photography, Mallard, moose, nature, Nova Scotia, Outdoors, Photography, quotes, Rebecca Solnit, sunset, travel, water, weather, winter 24 Comments
The Cabot Trail (7 June 2012)
Last week we left off on the Cabot Trail, probably not far from MacKenzie Mountain, trying to get to the cabin before dark. We needn’t have worried. We were far enough north and close enough to the Summer Solstice that daylight lasted a good long while.
Cool down
Posted: August 11, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Adventures in Life, Air, Critters, Digital Art, Earth, home, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: birds, Canada Goose, dogs, flowers, Hiking, Issa, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, quotes, Rachel Carson, rain, reflections, T, water, weather, wildflowers 23 Comments
cool air —
is rain coming from
Buddha’s direction?~ Issa, 1816
The spring migration has commenced
Posted: March 7, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Critters, Digital Art, Earth, Fire, full moon, garden, gardening, goals, home, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Walking, water, weather | Tags: asparagus, Canada Goose, Flamingo, garden, moon, nature, Outdoors, Photography, reflections, water, winter, wooly bear 38 Comments
I see the moon and the moon sees me
Down through the leaves of the old oak tree
Please let the light that shines on me
Shine on the one I love~ Nursery rhyme
There are variations on this rhyme and even several song versions. I like this one best. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday smorgasbord
Posted: February 5, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Adventures in art, Air, Art, Earth, Fire, home, nature, Photography, Spirit, Walking, wandering, water, weather, winter | Tags: birds, Canada Goose, clouds, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, sunset, trees, water, winter 38 Comments
Happy Sunday!
200: The rest of the story
Posted: April 11, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in Life, Earth, goals, Healthful Living Plan, hiking, home, Local Tourists, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Spring, Walking, water, weather | Tags: Canada Goose, clouds, pond, Portage Lakes State Park, postaday2011, trees, wwwp5k 22 Comments
(Waddling away.)
If you missed part one of this epic saga, you can find it here.
When I left off yesterday, M and I had just finished taking a break at the beach, having accomplished what we set out to do: hike a 5k (we were participating in Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k). Our duck companions went back to swimming around in the lake while we made our way across the beach where we encountered one goose bullying another.
Showing off
The goose being bullied and chased away had this going on:
It looks terribly uncomfortable to me, as if the band might be choking him. I realize neck bands are used for research purposes, but I think they might want to rethink the design of the neck band for the Canada Goose. I know there are plenty of them and I probably shouldn’t worry too much about them, but I don’t like seeing any creature uncomfortable or in pain. Whatever happened to leg banding?
Life in the Bogs 