Thousand Word Thursdays #118

Popped by the waterfront on an frigid winter’s afternoon and caught this majestic Canada goose in flight. Pretty cold but worth the effort! © Rita Jacques 2019. Windsor, Ontario!

Kammie’s Oddball Challenge

My first time entering a photo challenge for WordPress. Woo-hoo! Here is my entry for: http://ceenphotography.com/2019/01/27/kammies-oddball-challenge-week-of-january-24-2018/ A cardinal kept tapping at the window of my daughter’s parked car, so she rolled down the window. Then, the cardinal sat a bit, then strutted over to check out who was in the mirror. This hungry cat was…

Birds of a Feather…

I’ve held a love for feathered friends lifelong. Growing up, we had a budgie as Dad was allergic to dogs. It wasn’t uncommon for Dickie Bird (I didn’t name him) to be flying free and playing with us kids. Here’s my brother, Marty, pictured with him, way back in 1959. Birds were part of our…

Thousand Word Thursdays #117

I was puzzled by the idea of these two trees being fenced inside a much larger fence for cattle and horses. Any ideas? This is broader view of the same two trees. © Rita Jacques 2019 Cedar Springs, Ontario.

Winter…Brrr! Grrr?

Winter. Not my favourite season. It’s cold. It’s wet. It’s sloppy. You can’t wear shorts although I saw my mailman doing so in a blizzard the other day! You have to ditch sandals and flip-flops to wear boots. And you can’t garden or go inline-skating. My passions. But I’m changing my attitude. I didn’t realize…

Thousand Word Thursdays #116

I had pulled over to the side of the rural road to take a photo of horses standing a fair distance away in a fenced-in area. Before I knew it, horses and cattle came running to the fence to greet me! I was caught off-guard, not knowing if they considered me an intruder or a…

Thousand Word Thursdays #115

Fog rolling into an apple orchard. Cedar Springs, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2019.