Rain, Canada Geese and a Squirrel

Happy Saturday, everyone!  The video I have chosen for this post is short;  4 minutes in length.  It is entitled "Rain Sound."  Since it is a rainy day in Montreal today I thought this was a great choice.  There are absolutely beautiful nature scenes in this video...and, of course, the sound of rain.  Enjoy!

I want to thank you all for your kind comments on my posts.  I am so glad you are enjoying the videos and photos that I post, as well as some quotes.  As far as the videos go, I am very picky about what I post, as I want them to be enjoyable and family friendly for everyone, so I watch them before I post them to ensure that they will be good.  I am so glad you are all enjoying them!

I am sharing two photos today.  I took these photos a few days ago in a nature park.  One is of a pair of Canada geese, the other is of a squirrel.  You will see the squirrel on the fence next to the tree.  You just need to click on the photos to see a larger view.

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Gentle Waves and Flowers

Hello everyone!  I chose a short, two minute video with only the sounds of ocean waves for this post!  Enjoy!

I think that I am more accustomed to and more comfortable taking photos that involve animals and birds.  I have been taking some photos of flowers and will share a few with you here.  As well, I often have no idea what the names of the flowers are that I photograph...and these are no exception.  I took these photos yesterday during my walk in a nature park.  Hope you all enjoy them.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

Quotation:  Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

- Victor Hugo

Quotation:  We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.  But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. - Mother Teresa

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I was Attacked Yesterday

Hello everyone!  The video I have chosen for this post is a 1932 song..."Night and Day", Fred Astaire.

Yes, you read accurately in the title of my post.  I was attacked yesterday...by a gander (male goose), of all things.  :)

See, I was taking a walk in a nature park, minding my own business, or at least I thought I was minding my own business.  I was enjoying the beauty around me and taking photos, right?  Well, there were a pair of geese, and the male thought that perhaps I got a little too close for his liking...and decided to nip at my pant leg.  Fortunately I was wearing jeans, so no harm done.  I obviously backed away and calmly told him that it was "O.K."  He decided that he had taught me a lesson and backed off.  Just before he attacked me, he attacked another, larger, goose!  I am sharing two photos here and you will see that there are a pair of identical geese...one is in front of the other.  The male was in the front, protecting his "lady".  Then you will see a larger goose in the photo (with the orange beak).  He attacked that bird first and then came for me.  :)  You can see in one of the photos that the goose with the orange beak was fluttering her wings and obviously not happy that he attacked her.  I talked with a few guys that work at this nature park and they told me that this gander attacked them as well.  LOL!

You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

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Turtles, Geese and a Baby Pygmy Hippo

Hello everyone!  The video I have chosen for this post is very short...just one minute in length;  and adorable!  Hope you all enjoy it.

The photos I am sharing today are ones that I took on my nature park walk last week.  One is of turtles and the other two are closeups of a lovely goose.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

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Waterfowl Reflections

Hello everyone!  The video I have chosen for this post is one I found on YouTube...The Lotus Flower (slow version).  It is a lovely, 2 minute video with soothing piano music and beautiful images.  Claude Monet is one of my favourite artists.

The photos I am sharing today are ones I took on a nature park walk a few days ago.  The photos here will show how much the water level rose...there is actually a bench and a picnic table in the water!  Of course this is due to the overflow we had when the snow melted.  I thought it was a great opportunity to capture some nice views...hope you all enjoy them.

This first photo has a pair of ducks.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

This last photo has a Canada goose enjoying the beautiful sunny, partly cloudy day!

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Peaceful Garden

Hello everyone!  The video I have chosen for this post is a wonderful, relaxing, 3 minute video entitled "Secret Garden".  The images are beautiful and the music is very gentle and calming.

The photos I am sharing in this post are ones that I took in my good friend's garden!  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

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Soothing Reflections

Hello everyone!  The video I have chosen for this post is "Reflections" by Chad Lawson.  It is well worth 3 minutes of your time, as there are beautiful images and lovely, relaxing music for you to enjoy.

The two photos I am sharing today are ones I took on a walk in a park recently.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share by clicking on the 'comments' link at the end of my post.