Bird with Mohawk

It was really windy here, and I saw this little bird who didn't mind risking having a "bad hair day" to get some seed from our deck.

He decided to just sit IN the dish to eat:

And, to give us a back view of his Mohawk:

He looked like a punk rocker:


And how cool is this? He turned to show us the back view, and he definitely had A LAYERED Mohawk!!:

I am getting my hair done today...I am thinking of bringing these photos to see if they can copy it. What do you think? Paris Hilton may be a trendsetter, but not as much as this little guy!!

Things that Start with a B...

Today, is a hodgepodge of left over photos...

that start with a B...

Bee Balm blossoms,

and of course,

butterflies.

I love the shape of the bee balm petals and base...the base reminds me of a little pineapple!~:

A whole bush full of blossoms!:

A bee balm BUD:

The center looks like a firework!:

We were out in the woods one day and these butterflies were all OVER the roads!:

They were just dancing about each other:

May your day today be Beeee-EAUTIFUL too!

NEW REPOST!:::Here They Are!! July's FREE PHOTO CONTEST entries: Theme: BIRDS!!!

 This is a REPOST....of all the photo entries we received
because
I FORGOT one entry!

My deepest apologies to Pat. H. for not including her photo
the first time I published the entries...

So, if you already read this,
drop right below all this gabbing
and see Pat's entry, too....
I put it as the FIRST one so if you have seen the others, you don't have to go down the list again.





If you love birds, you are going to LOVE this blogpost.

If you love PHOTO contests, you are going to love this blogpost.

If you love blogposts, you are going to love this blogpost. (LOL)

Once again, the people that entered photos into our monthly

FREE PHOTO CONTEST

outdid themselves again this month.

So, grab something frosty to drink (it is HOT out there for most of us!)

and kick off your flip-flops

and

enjoy these photo contest entries:

This one is from Pat H.  Her blog is called: "A View from the Edge".

This is from Bilsot. His blog is called: "Amateur Photographer".

This is from Debbie Lo. Her blog is called: "Debbie's Digest"

This one is from Arti. Her blog is called: "My Yatra Diary".

This one is from Cathy C. Her blog is called:"Yooper Yarns".

This one is from Sharon W. Her blog is called: "Sharon's Paws Create".

This one is from Debbie. Her blog is called: "It's all about Purple".

This one is from DJan. Her blog is called: "D-Janity"

This is from Patrick T. His blog is called: "Extremely Overdue".

This one is from Linda R.  Her blog is called: "Linda's Letters".

This one is from Carmen. Her blog is called: "Carmen's Chronicles".

This is from Daryl E. Her (yes it is a woman!) blog is called: "Through my Eyes".

This is from Jacob Mc.  His blog is called: "Bland and Boring to Extraordinary".

This one is from Andrea A. She did not list a blog.

This is from LindyLouMac.  Her blog is called: "News from Italy".

This is from Val Boy. Her blog is called: "My Girlz Got Paws".

This one is from Sandra. Her blog is called: "Madsnapper".

This is from Larry B. He has two blogs. One is called: "Larry's Creative Zone" and the other one is called: "Larry's Photo a Day".

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Wasn't that a FANTASTIC selection of bird photos????

WOW!

For those of you that don't take any kind of wildlife photos, please know that catching birds is one of the hardest photos to get. Not only are they skiddish, but it is hard to get a clear shot or a closeup shot of them.  I admire every-one-of-you-that-entered's talent!

Thank you so much for entering!!

If you entered the July contest, and I accidentally forgot to include your entry photo in this blogpost, please notify me IMMEDIATELY so I can repost this blogpost. It happens, as much as I try to get everybody that sent me an entry included each month.  If I don't hear from you by Friday, the contest will stand "as is". Thanks.

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And NOW?

What is AUGUST's THEME

for the

FREE PHOTO CONTEST???

It is:

Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, or Creeks!!

Get out there and find some water, people! It's hot out there and it will make you feel better, too.

Send me your photo no later than midnight on August 30, 2011,

following

THESE RULES.

Butterflies and Flowers....

I bought this rustic garden moose at a yard sale

and stuck it in one of my gardens.

I was tickled one day to look off my porch and see a goldfinch

on its back:

Nothing like baby birds!

This one is a baby Grackle:

A lupine, bent from the rain and wind:

Bleeding hearts:

A bee on an unknown blooming branch:

A butterfly on lilacs:

A columbine full of seed pods:

Another columbine. I  just love their shape, their tendrils:

I think they call this hawkweed?:

There is just something about flowers and butterflies

that makes me never want to waste a single day in the summer...

how about you?

This and That from June...

In Spring and summer, there are certain things that create emotion.

I don't know what makes us so melancholy in the Spring and summer.

It just happens.

For instance, THIS fellow makes me both smile and get angry at the same time.

(He eats up all my bird seed, ALL DAY LONG!!):

And this little fluffy chipping sparrow twittering on the branches

just makes me happy:

The eloquence of a Columbine, makes me wonder about the miracles of Nature:

This was one of the farm dogs at the Alpaca farm I recently visited.

His sad, loyal eyes makes me want a dog again. Longing.

Really bad.

But I can't....I just can't:

A goldfinch in flight

just takes my breath away:

And seeing bright yellow in the trees after a barren, cold winter lifts my spirits up

more than I can describe:

And?

If he is FLUFFY??....

Well, it makes me darn right GIDDY:

The bright greens of hosta leaves and the delicate blue forget-me-nots

make me smile in wonder:

Finding a garden moose for my garden at a rummage sale for $4.00??

Practically DRUNK with joy!:

And spying a hummingbird aiming for spring blossoms?

Thankful to the angels in heaven:

May your day be full of this season's emotions....

and gratefulness to Mother Nature

for the joy the seasons brings us.