Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Courage

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” John Wayne


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Thursday, 18 October 2018

Horsefaces

THE HORSEFACES I see during my walks are far too cute to be ignored. The first (pictured above) decorates a fence. It's one of many seahorse images scattered throughout Crescent Beach. You can see more HERE.


The second is an elaborate Halloween display of the Headless Horseman at the entrance to Ethical Addiction Apparel in Ocean Park, a store that sells clothing made from bamboo organic cotton with an aim at respecting the environment.

I wished for an apple to give this third sighting that pranced prettily into view.

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Monday, 2 July 2018

Butterfly For A Day

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” - Carl Sagan


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Monday, 4 June 2018

Busy Bees On Both Sides Of The Fence

"What's this?" the curious little boy asked running up to the fence.

The signage gave a clue as did the buzzing and humming sounds.

Over the fence we saw bees hard at work pollinating and making honey in two colonies at the Ocean Park Orchard in Surrey. The insects were participating unwittingly in a project to increase their numbers. It is said that some species of bees are in danger of extinction due to insecticides, parasites, loss of habitat, climate change and more. You can learn about bee life and care HERE.

Looks like Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Surrey had a hand in this joint venture. The project is in its early stages as the City of Surrey expects to construct 10 new community bee gardens containing two colonies every year up to 100 colonies. All proceeds of honey sales will go to the local Food Bank.

Just a few yards away on the other side of the fence there was work of a different kind. The cob house is an ancient type of building new to the orchard.

The artistic re-purposing of mostly cedar made great bones for the unfinished structure and the twists and turns of the tree branches created a grand entrance.

I stepped in to get a feel of the house. Hmmm ... where would the couch go? It was quite roomy but the atmosphere was sure to change once all the walls were up. I didn't take my shoes off but took pictures of others at work. (Luckily, I could see clearly wearing my sunglasses after an earlier encounter with a ladybug.)

Bare feet needed to adjust to the squishy mucky mixture.

It definitely looked like fun boot-stomping in the clay, sand and hay to concoct a cement-like wall.

Feet weren't the only tools.

Pails came in handy ...

and wheel barrels as well.

Picks and shovels were on scene to show young and old what bees instinctively know ... keeping busy and being involved makes the world a better place ...

and when you give bees a chance, healthier happier plants will grow.


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Monday, 28 May 2018

The Lady Is A Bug

Plunk ... something landed near my face, a small roundish dark blotch to mar the view through what I soon discovered were my remarkably grimy sunglasses.

It could have been a he but I felt it was a she. The ladybug stuck to the glasses even when I took them off and continued my walk, holding them in one hand and taking pictures with the other. Not camera shy, she seemed to enjoy the ride.

The ladybug made lovely reflections on the glassy surface. Even with my untrained eye, I knew she was one of a kind and no other ladybug anywhere had her exact markings because nature's creativity is boundless that way.

She briefly investigated my finger.

She crept along the rim from one lens to another ...

peeking over the edges.

Perhaps she was snacking on something microscopic in the lint and grime.

It was a smorgasborg of goodies no doubt, a grand feast for a hungry bug.

I wondered about her wings since she wasn't eager to fly away.

This bug preferred to walk for now. Her wings were folded neatly unseen beneath each half of her dotted outer shell.

She did a little vacuuming along the way and also took time to smell the flowers.

When I veered off the path towards my car she knew it was time to say goodbye. She jumped onto my sweater and looked at me intently with utmost courtesy I thought, although I couldn't read the expression in her eyes.

As soon as we parted, I got to work cleaning my sunglasses. The camera showed what the ladybug was too polite to tell me but, needless to say, her message came through in a very clear way.

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