Make a Wish and Posts of the Week

 Go on now... make a wish.

"When you wish upon a a dandelion and blow all the spores away, 

close your eyes,

make a wish, 

and may they all come true some day."

~Author Unknown

And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a POTW.



 

FUN

The Curious Case of the Coupon
by Sharon
at Sharon's Paws Create!

CUTE

Counting Heads
by Joanna
at The Fifty Factor

JUST PLAIN GOOD

Nightfall Near Antelope Canyon
by Barb
at One Good Thing

Prairie Servant
by Leah
at The Goat's Lunch Pail

TOUCHING

Flying
by Amy
at She Writes

PHINE PHOTOGRAPHY 

A Dog's Life
by Steve
at Take a Look Around

A GOOD READ
 

That Damn War!
by Stephen
at The Chubby Chatterbox

When I Was Young in the Mountains
by Lime
at House of Lime

What Makes a Good Mother?
by Kamana
at Journaling Through Photos

Odd Things You See Fishing..
by Grayquill
at Grayquill Musings

Memorare
by Cricket
at Cricket and Porcupine

READERS' CHOICES

Recommended by: TexWisGirl

Gunlock Lake 
by Susan

at The Adventures of Old Alice 

Recommended by: Lady Fi
Common Blue Butterfly
by Bob
at Birds and Nature in the Forest of Dean

Recommended by: Teri
The Dance Above the Pond
by Alan
at It's Not Work, It's Gardening



Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.

Thank you.

The Birds and the Bees

It's May, and signs of new life are everywhere.

Some birds are still calling for mates - like this red-winged blackbird.

Other newly-emerged species just hang around looking pretty.

Chickadees are house hunting.

Bees are up to their knees in pollen.

And when the bees are done with them, dandelions will do their own reseeding.

Geese sit around, lazily enjoying the milder weather.

At second glance, we can see that there's nothing lazy about what this mama is doing. She very kindly obliges us with a peek at her eggs (I count four) while she primps and re-feathers her nest.

Rest up, beauty. Your goslings will soon keep you very busy.

Spring is also a time for evening walks in the park. This dock in bathed in the light of the lamp posts which dot the trail. Nearby, is a park bench, farther away from artificial light. In fact, it's very close to where the above goose is nesting. It's there that Frank and I went to sit and enjoy the night air for a while.

I'm sure you'll agree that it's difficult to see what's going on in the grass without natural light. For most people. Some people have a knack for seeing things that others might miss. Especially a certain fisherman (who also noticed a couple of the above shooting opportunities). Particularly an angler who has written a book about fishing and who can spot a worm, nay two worms doing their best to increase their worm population.

It was that scene exactly which Frank pointed out to me IN THE DARK! I saw nothing. But sure enough, when I followed where Frank's finger pointed, and aimed my camera in that general direction, turned on the flash and snapped a shot...

...we had worm porn.

Yeah, I know. It's not fair to leave you with that scene filling your mind, so here's one from Monday morning.

Nine little ducklings - the first of the season on our pond. Much cuter than worms. Except maybe to Frank.

More photos coming up in a few days. Thanks always for joining me.