I celebrated a semi-epic birthday on the 18th and spent the entire day in the woods, just wandering with my thoughts. Before I even set foot in the woodlands, I saw a black bear. In town! An owl, mallard ducks, squirrels, great blue heron and rabbit rounded out the day. My dear friend Robin told me I should make some sort of animal totem out of all the wildlife encounters! A few of my fav shots of the day.
So loved all of these. What a magical and beautiful birthday! I am especially in love with Mr. Heron. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Robin, for making my day even more special:)
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous photos, and how lucky you are to see all those critters!! My parents have lots of bears where they live, they hang out in their back yard at night, d'oh! I'm sorry I missed your birthday! I'll have to do something to make up for it. Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, hello Mr. Turtle! I love the cool little stream. Such loveliness!
ReplyDeleteFala - Thank you so much!!! I think there have been more bear sightings here - makes me sad as they are likely looking for food as the woodlands dwindle away.
ReplyDeleteJno - and even with that heavy shell, he is a better swimmer than I am:) Indeed that stream was made of Merlin type magic!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Many happy returns of the day!
ReplyDeleteNow THAT's a greatly abundant birthday!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to spend a birthday....wandering through chasm, cave and titan woods! And all those beautiful creatures of the forest, along to wish you well. Glad you had a good birthday :)
ReplyDeleteA belated very happy birthday to you! What a lovely way to spend your day... and a present of a bear no less! Definitely a totem is in order. Sending you furry hugs,
ReplyDeleteTricia
WOL - thank you so very much! May has been a beautiful month here.
ReplyDeleteValerianna - I feel very blessed by the natural world:)
Eric - So poetically put - sounds like song lyrics! Thank you!!
Tricia - I so appreciate furry hugs. Many thanks:)
Belated Happy Birthday! What a lovely way to spend it - I would have loved to have seen the black bear. Your photos of the heron are really beautiful, I like herons.
ReplyDeleteRowan - thank you so muc!! The black bear was a rare sighting for this area, but there have been a few in the past weeks - all near town/populated areas. Makes me sad that their territory and food supply must be compromised.
ReplyDeleteThe heron was absolutely amazing - I managed to get within 10 feet of it.
I think I am going to cry, these animals are so cute! You've taken such wonderful photos, I'm very glad I have seen them! Thanks a lot for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSt. Ainolopa - as long as they are tears of joy! I feel so incredibly lucky each time I see a creature in their natural habitat. As you can tell, I've become a bit obsessed with taking photos of them:)
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome. I'm sure there will be many more to come.