Missed the deadline with a family issue happening but my garden is growing so I decided to share -

So sorry to hear about that - it's so difficult when it happens suddenly! Being in the forest can be a comforting place as it seems to have been for you! Sending a big comforting hug!

Loved those open beaked photos! I have an entry for the contest with a photo of a goose chasing another goose with it's beak open in my #Wednesdaywalk post at:

That is sure an interesting way to cook and that you choose your own ingredient and cook them right at the table - looks delicious! Happy Belated Birthday to Vinnie! I have a #WednesdayWalk and #MakeMeSmile

Those are some lovely bird shots! That last bird was the red-winged blackbird which I also shared a photo of in my #WednesdayWalk post along with the fighting geese. I too have a walk for the birds in

Sorry I never got back to you sooner! The garter snake was very sluggish - must have just come out from a cool place (we still have freezing temperatures at night here) He hadn't got enough warmth yet

I have an entry for this week with the male purple finch found in my post at: Another theme you could have is Pairs with the male and female together.

So happy you got out with your friends - you seem so happy together! Happy early Mother's Day to you too! I have a #WednesdayWalk #MakeMeSmile post for you at: Enjoy!

What a lovely island to walk on even if you didn't find the osprey there! Can't wait to see some photos of those birds in flight - I'm sure it is magnificent! I have a #WednesdayWalk post for you at:

I have an entry for this week at:

Those are absolutely beautiful shots of the birds in flight! I sure enjoyed viewing those unique African birds - thanks so much for sharing!

Those are stunning photos of the clouds climbing down the mountain! and to capture that bird in flight perfectly situated between the mountains - lovely! that truly is a wonderful spot for taking photos

It's wonderful to see photos from the other side of the world and it is a very beautiful spot where you live! I was curious about your first photo with the logs and the canoes/boats - were those logs for

There is always so much nature to appreciate here around my home in the Boreal forest so I have an #AmazingNature post to enter in this weeks contest at:

How beautiful to be walking amont the butterflies and those beautiful flowers - I do hope you get to take in some real walks soon - not just memory lane! I have a #WednesdayWalk #MakeMeSmile post for you

I love your seaside walks especially with the beautiful colors of the sunrise - thanks for sharing! I have a #WednesdayWalk post for you at:

Please do use that photo in the Let Our Picture Tell Your Story - I'd be honored to have one of my photos chosen for that and to see what stories people come up with for it!

Glad I could share it with you!

Oh that looks like fun - I bet you miss not getting out and enjoying activities like that! I hope you get a chance for a family trip this year. I live right in the forest so I get out for lots of nature

I hear you with the looking for signs of Spring - winter is really hanging on here too! Looks like a lovely place for a walk! I have a #WednesdayWalk post at: