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| These gorgeous lilacs are from Teresa and Dayle's wonderful *wild* farm near the Columbia River, in Corbett, Oregon. The lilac's heavenly scent has been lovely ~ ~ ~ |
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| Teresa kindly gave lilacs to Taci and me when we got together for lunch on Friday, then my youngest daughter, Elisabeth bought some more terrific tulips at the grocery store...maybe our last for the season, and we are treasuring them. |
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| On Monday, I think, my youngest son, Tim reported there were ducks out on the front pond so I grabbed my camera and tried to quietly step outside to take some photos. Before I could raise my camera I saw a coyote dash across the road at the edge of our driveway and head off into the tall brambles around the front pond! But using my zoom lens I got some photos of four Mr. Mallards. The Mrs. Mallards are sitting on eggs in their nests, we hope. |
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| Also by using my camera zoom lens I was able to get some photos of the wood ducks, but they are very shy and swam to the other side of the pond as soon as they sensed my quiet-to-me-but-not- to-them presence. |
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| Teresa keeps telling me how lucky we are to have wood ducks visit us and I do feel blessed to be able to get glimpses of them with their amazing, uniquely patterned plumage. |
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| I think this is Mrs. Wood Duck, but my son, Tim, thinks it is Baby Wood Duck. At any rate, I decided to walk closer to the pond to try to get better views and look what I saw three feet away from me on the right side of the path... |
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| real wild life that I have a hard time admiring! |
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| But I was soon pleasantly distracted from the snake by a brilliant blue Steller's Jay who was flitting around the back pond. I had been typing to Jennifer about our Steller's Jays and I managed to get a bit of a photo of one before he flew off. |
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| and I enjoyed seeing a Robin hopping around as well. |
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| Then on Tuesday afternoon, following a lot of April showers most of us in our household dashed out to try to get photos of a rainbow that was double at times...but this was the not-so-clear-but clearest photo I got. |
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| In the midst of all this *wild life* I knitted a calming aqua dishcloth and started another beige one....a practical peaceful pattern I have knit again and again and again and somehow never find boring :) Do you have a practical, peaceful, go to pattern in your wild life? xx Gracie |
