Now Exposed
Red Bellied Woodpecker
This red bellied woodpecker has figured out how to use my bird feeder even though it is actually designed for smaller birds. In this photo, a faint red patch on its belly, which is usually concealed by surrounding feathers, is now exposed. This is a male bird, as you can see by its red forehead, nape and crown. I never grow tired of gazing at the striking colors of the amazing creature!
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Inspired by the daily post one-word prompt: exposed
Thursday Doors-Simply Groovy
Simply Groovy
I can’t decide if I am in a peace seeking or resistant mood today. Can I be both? Perhaps I am a peaceful resister waiting to choose my battles. I think the groovy window art surrounding a transparent, unadorned, glass door strikes a balance that suits my double edged mood.
Today I am joining in on Norm’s Thursday Doors photo challenge. There is a door in my photo, albeit a plain one!
According to Norm’s blog post, “Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing it, between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time), by using the blue link-up button” on his page. Think about joining in!
Cardinal Brings a Smile (The Weekly Smile 70)
Cardinal
I happened upon a challenge called The Weekly Smile which runs Wednesday to Wednesday! So, I decided to join in. We can all use a reason to smile! The sight of this vibrant male Cardinal makes me smile. The sound of its song makes me smile too. The weather here has been perfect for sitting on my back porch and watching my backyard birds which, of course, makes me smile! Clearly, I am a fan of simple pleasures!
I hope you are having a great day!
Altercation
Territorial
First, no birds were harmed during this avian altercation. There are bluebird boxes all around the park where I go to walk. On this day, I saw a tree swallow fly into this box. This brave eastern bluebird, sensing danger, swooped in to defend its territory as the swallow made its exit. I don’t know if the tree swallow was just looking around, or if it had more sinister motives.
Both of these birds are beautiful. To see more pictures of pretty blue birds, click here. To see more pictures of vibrant tree swallows, click here. Or you can click on the birds header at the top of the page for more bird posts.
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This post is in response to the daily post weekly photo challenge: danger
Half Day Moon (CFFC-Sky)
Half Day Moon
Yesterday, I noticed that the theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for the week was sky. Looking up, I found it to be a pleasant surprise to see the moon in the blue sky of day.
At times, the half moon had to peek through the soft clouds floating across the sky.
Day Moon Peeking
I always look for images in the clouds. This cloud formation struck me as a Phoenix rising in the sky.
Sky Phoenix
What do you see?
Monogrammed to a T (CYW-Black)
Monogram
Today, the last day of April, is the last day of JNW’s Color Your World Photo Challenge with the color target of black. I like the black and white contrast of this stationary. And since the last day of April also happens to be my birthday, and therefore all about me 😉, a posting with MY monogram seemed fitting! Truly, I have received my share of birthday wishes today from family and friends. On top of that, it is a beautiful sunny day! I am certainly blessed!
Suburb-The Changing Seasons V2 (April 2017)
Delicate
Delicate Haiku (Peace)
Delicate moment
In striving to keep the peace
Think before you speak
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This seemingly delicate blossom is sturdier than you might think. Without any concerted effort from me, it sprouted up on its own in my backyard! Years ago, someone planted flowers in my yard. It is amazing how they still grow year after year!
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Peace is a delicate commodity, easily broken, and needful of our committment.
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This is my fourth 2017 post for year three of Cardinal Guzman’s photo challenge, The Changing Seasons. You can post a photo gallery (V1) or a single photo (V2) that showcases your view of the month. You can check out the Cardinal’s page for the general challenge rules and join right in! His photos are fantastic! Like last year, I am planning to add a haiku along with my single V2 photo each month. Even though it has been said that a picture paints a thousand words, I like pairing pictures and words; both can still mean different things to different people.
All my previous Changing Seasons posts are in one place under the Changing Seasons header at the top of the page. And, I also have a bird header where all my bird pictures are gathered.
Take a look around my blog if you are interested! Comments are welcome!
Scarlet Beauty (CYW-Scarlet)
Scarlet
This puffed-up, rain-soaked, male house finch shows off its scarlet coloring. Beautiful!
*posted for JNW’s Color Your World photo challenge: scarlet
*to see more of my bird photos, click on the birds header at the top of the page
Home on Earth
Earth Bound
Home on Earth
Earth bound
Encompassed
Grounded
Retained
Reliant
Resilient
Resourceful
Sustained
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Response to the daily post weekly photo challenge: earth
Cardinal Red (CYW-Red)
Cardinal Red
Red feathering immediately draws our attention to the cardinal. We can’t miss it. It is a stand-out bird. I have been wanting to capture a picture of a cardinal in my flowering dogwood tree. The Cardinal is the Virginia state bird and the dogwood is the state tree. Finally, I got my chance! Here is the photo, recently posted on my Instagram.
Representing Virginia
Here is one more photo of a cardinal perched on a pole above the bird feeder in my yard. He’s a beauty!
Pole Position
*posted for JNW’s Color Your World challenge:red
