aboveThe blossoms on this Wegiela plant are very beautiful in their trumpet- like shape. Below the shape of the blossoms on this Maltese Cross resemble the design shape of an actual Maltese Cross
These beautiful yellow Sundrops are just beginning to open in my garden, They add an optimistic note which helps counter act the dullness of the many rainy days we have had recently and the wet forecast for the remainder of the week remains rather dismal as well.These Sun Drops remind me of giant buttercups.I will enjoy their sunshiny colour all week.
Glancing out of an upstairs window I glimpsed another facsimile of sunshine in my garden. I ran out to take this first picture of a lily in bloom in my garden this summer.
I saw this Common Tern the other day at Kouchibouguac National Park in Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick. There were lots of them flying around and it was fun to watch them fish. I was really surprised and pleased when this one landed on the railing of the raised boardwalk not too far from me. I saw a photo op in the making! He cooperated, posing nicely, as I quietly creeped closer and clicked. Then he flew off to resume fishing. 
My husband is very proud of his collection of beautiful healthy Hostas and many of them display a hint of beautiful mellow yellow Our garden is full of them.
It was quite small and very tired looking. When I returned home Turtle man telephoned again. He had just found another snapping turtle laying eggs, this one was beside the railroad tracks where I had been looking all week!
I will monitor this site until the fall and maybe I might see the baby turtles hatch.
aboveyou can see the folds in the turtle's neck.justlike a turtle neck sweater.
I"M sure this roof painter must be a skywatcher too, always scanning the clouds for the unwanted dark ones. This was a great sunny day
for getting our century old, tin roof painted. They did a great job as this picture below of the completed job shows
My appreciative thanks to Sandy, Klaus, Ivar, Wren and Fishing Guy for hosting Sky Watch 
above:A beautiful meadow carpet inviting a Meadow Walk
yellow on yellow,Swallowtails everywhere, activity abounds drawing me to my favourite summer walking place.
above a Common Ringlet
Twelve beautiful poppies in bloom for Ruby Tuesday.
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Today I am sharing one of my most favourite things, my gardening helper, my yellow wagon. At the moment my husband is using it to help him carry rocks to his pretend river bed that he is creating in Bird Alley. It will fill with water in the spring. I love my yellow wagon, it is one of my best yard sale finds ever for only $5. 
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While out on a woodland walk this afternoon I had hoped to find some Jack in the Pulpit wildflowers. We didn 't find any but we did encounter this little curious Chipmunk who had been out walking on a dead log which has become its home. Very cute I thought as I snapped away as it disappeared in the hole which was the entrance to its abode.
Seen belowtwo little boysare playing tag with the waves at sunset before climbing the wooden hill to Dreamland as they were building fun-filled memories of their vacation beside the ocean atThunder Cove, Prince Edward Island. Canada.
Guest photographer, Davis Thank you for sharing Davis, and capturing the light so beautifully!
Yesterday I noticed movement in our High Bush Cranberry Tree. Reaching for my camera I found the id very easy to make when seeing the yellow tip of the tail and the dark mask of a Cedar Waxwing. I was surprised as I had never seen the waxwings feed on the cranberry blossoms before tho I have photographed them feeding on the ripe berries in the fall as seen in the photo below.
I had been hoping for days to catch some waxwings feeding on my neighbour's apple blossoms like they do each year,as seen in the photo below taken on June 11th, 2008.These birds are very beautiful when seen among the delicate pink and white blossoms.
for several years before blogging I had kept daily notes on bird activity I had noted in and around our feeder area at Bird Alley. Looking back on my notes now helps me know what to anticipate and look for. I see that other years at this time I had found both white and Pink Lady Slippers growing in thewoods in an area which I often frequent. I shall have to look and see if I can find some over the next few days.My nature notes are of great value to me.
JUST think of all the beautiful wild creatures that roam in the forest and find food and shelter there like these White-tailed Deer I was fortunate to encounter the deer in the last two photos while walking along a trail one day,Let's all keep the forest litter free while sharing our forests with other living creatures
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Above, a Black-capped Chickadee peers out of its chosen birdhouse over my garden area.By clicking on the photo to enlarge it you can clearly see the Chickadee's eye.
Watching these beautiful large poppies unfold is always an anticipated delight in my garden each year.Yesterday I noticed the beginnings of one beginning to open and soon it will unfold all of its beauty and look just like the second photo included of a mature blossom. I shall be checking on its progress each day.UPdate belowMAY 12th.
Each year the attraction of Lilacs in bloom bring Swallowtail butterflies to Bird Alley outside my living room, window.I watched them on the weekend as they fed on our Lilac bush .The complementary colours of yellow and purple created a visual delight.
Usually every May our river is a location of activity as Gaspereau moving up river fight the rapids and falls they encounter to return to their spawning grounds further upstream. Large groups of gulls usually gather here to feast on the jumping , quickly moving fish in the fast moving current.
The size of the fish can be seen in the pictures and they are usually swallowed with one gulp. I haven't seen much of this activity this year as the run of gaspereau and gulls didn't seem to be as active as they usually are..These pictures are from my photo archives.
Above, a Savannah Sparrow perched in the Flowering Crabapple tree.
We have three of these beautiful trees in our yard. We plant trees for beauty and as a source of food for birds, Our Russian Mountain Ash with its beautiful red berries in the fall is a diner's paradise for the birds and the flowering crab i s a feast for one's eyes. Our Lilacs are in bloom right now and usually they host a multitude of Swallowtail butterflies, not yet though this year.