“Red is for Valentine’s Day.”
Hope you all have a good one.
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Mr. GBH building his love nest
Some may say that Valentines’ Day is ‘for the birds’, but Mr. GBH takes his courtship very seriously as he builds his not-so–little love nest.
This is my entry for Debbie’s ‘Six Word Saturday‘.
Wishing you all a relaxing weekend.
Chin-Up Monday
“So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” ~MarilynMonroe
Myrtle the turtle says,”Chin up, Buttercup!”
Have a beautiful week.
B&W Tuesday: Florida’s State Bird
Who would have thought that out of all the amazing birds we have here in Florida, the small inconspicuous Northern Mocking Bird would be chosen as its State Bird?
I’m sure that the ever-dapper Mr. GBH, the distinguished Pelly Pelican and the always elegant Great Egret, would not be impressed were I to tell them this piece of news. Thank goodness they don’t read my blog.
Wordless Wednesday: Don’t Look Now
A modest image of Mr. GBH doing his version of ‘The man in the raincoat’, or is it his Buddha pose?
Happy Wednesday to you all.
Feathers On Friday: Vertical Take-off
Whenever I see birds in flight, it always make me wish that I could fly too. What fun it would be, and imagine how I’d surprise my friends if I could do this trick. I’d just be sitting there quietly, listening whilst they chatted to me,
and then suddenly, ‘Zowie’!! I’d take off into the blue, leaving them open-mouthed with astonishment.
Happy weekend to you all.
“Anything You Can Do….
….I can do better. I can do anything better than you. No you CAN’T. Yes I CAN! No you CAN’T. Yes I CAN!”
When I saw these two photos, the words of this song from ‘Annie Get Your Gun’, sprang straight to mind. When we were young girls, my sister and I used to really enjoy performing it, and even won a holiday talent competition at the seaside in England.
After breakfast, Mr. Anhinga and Mr. Peli are having a wing-spreading competition. A close contest, but I think you have to agree that Mr. Peli wins the prize.
Not to be left out of the proceedings, Iggy also positions himself to also show off his handsome right profile. Nice try Iggy, but I think it’s definitely a no contest. Mr. Peli’s regal profile is extremely hard to beat.
I hope I’ve given you a smile on your Monday morning and wish you all a very happy week.
Feathers On Friday: Mr. GBH is ruffled
Usually so sleek and smooth, even Mr. GBH can have a ‘bad hair day’. Somehow he still manages to look absolutely gorgeous, so maybe this is just the newest fashion in bird coiffure.
Wishing you all a relaxing and peaceful weekend.
Wordless Wednesday: On Reflection
Mr. GBH admires his reflected image.
Happy Wednesday to you all.
WPC Transformation: A Fishy Tale
Our outdoor area has been undergoing a transformation lately, since we had the new screen room installed. Some of you may remember my photos of iguanas sunning themselves on a pile of rocks around a defunct pond.
It was also a favourite perch for Samantha squirrel to eat her breakfast.
The occasional visit from the otter family also made for good entertainment value.
This was all well and good for the wildlife, but not a very pretty sight from my kitchen window, so hubby tackled the job of improving the aesthetics. First thing was to rebuild the waterfall and install a new pump.
After much thought and hard work, it took shape and the transformation began to look rather pretty.
The next thing to do was buy a few little fishies for the pond. We adopted six goldfish and two koi and have also grown some lotus from seeds, which seem to be doing quite well. The two koi are named Blue Flash and Silver Streak. The orangest goldfish is Donnie of course, and the others I can’t tell apart except for little Freddie who is the smallest and least sociable. Whilst the koi show off as they race up and down the pond doing laps, the goldfish mostly paddle around together in a jolly group. Poor little Freddie however, just keeps to himself and hides between the plant pots. I sit on the bench and call him to come and play but to no avail. I hope he’ll be okay but only time will tell.
The keeper of the pond is Ali, who we found hiding out at our local nursery. Because he’s so scary, his presence is very effective at making sure that all the inhabitants behave themselves.
We also have two toads on lookout duty from the edge of the waterfall. Warty and Rocky may not look very menacing but I can assure you that they stand for no nonsense.
Little Sammy would love to pop in and join the fun, but has to make do with peering in from the outside of the screen.
This is a bit late for the WPC ‘Transformation’, but better late than never.
Hope you’re all having a splendid week. I’ll keep you updated on Freddie if he ever shows his little face again. I’m not hopeful.
