tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30035488768978445032023-11-16T06:44:00.583-05:00PhyllisWeekes|PhotographyPhyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-11143088823392160752021-08-25T08:58:00.002-04:002021-08-25T08:58:46.072-04:00juvenile hawk<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_oV570A7AQM0fJjVCKsG_vp5reFwW7zaEDCmyDp2z71Sk3OJKeGBP2W5wfCWxLV9VIhW9s-IuHMFjythJ0CrDulIbSdIVRcCTC5PDUAiTUgbrrglXZuDmkyFTsIA_pncybDFh_CjxJtl/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_oV570A7AQM0fJjVCKsG_vp5reFwW7zaEDCmyDp2z71Sk3OJKeGBP2W5wfCWxLV9VIhW9s-IuHMFjythJ0CrDulIbSdIVRcCTC5PDUAiTUgbrrglXZuDmkyFTsIA_pncybDFh_CjxJtl/w613-h408/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272847.jpg" width="613" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This juvenile hawk has moved in to our neighborhood. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our resident mockingbird is very unhappy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She dive bombed this young one relentlessly forcing the hawk </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to go from limb to limb on the tree in front of our house.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwL4x3SmT5BYZkHK1fEktLI0DJxsUTHGy5D-sGd7Dk2iXFW7aVgeY4b3vf0mbgUPAQ68N8et5lHriuVseEUPJkDNY_6MiNv6-CPbXLhxio2LoEt3xn6HpzmFoYl0gq55KZuKSOwsiPo1qB/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwL4x3SmT5BYZkHK1fEktLI0DJxsUTHGy5D-sGd7Dk2iXFW7aVgeY4b3vf0mbgUPAQ68N8et5lHriuVseEUPJkDNY_6MiNv6-CPbXLhxio2LoEt3xn6HpzmFoYl0gq55KZuKSOwsiPo1qB/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't think the juvenile hawk was impressed with the mockingbird's efforts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as he returned shortly to enjoy his meal on the very limb of the confrontation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I look out the studio window there are 6 songbirds enjoying a bath at the fountain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just hope he stays away from our bird feeder!</div><p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-47638637394812813712021-08-05T09:10:00.001-04:002021-08-05T09:10:32.311-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IepXg7tUfFzEU_H_0PNsahhv4_Z7fxObXvhkqGx7j1vYTVw82MY6NljkZ0RI25RgifRZmmr-q5P5rm3h7fzdWvn4eF4Y2r8thk7pYJISRUwrIItIb_I1fRwKFxDt3XdS10d3HIoT9mqu/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IepXg7tUfFzEU_H_0PNsahhv4_Z7fxObXvhkqGx7j1vYTVw82MY6NljkZ0RI25RgifRZmmr-q5P5rm3h7fzdWvn4eF4Y2r8thk7pYJISRUwrIItIb_I1fRwKFxDt3XdS10d3HIoT9mqu/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> It's been a long time I know... Life has gotten in the way and posting has taken a back seat. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life on the point is busy with new life. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who don't know we have a new puppy and her name is Maggie.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She is surging with youthful newness and so are our osprey chicks. This series of images highlights the two babies who have just begun to fly on their own.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Landing on the nest can be pretty scary for them as well as for me witnessing it,<br />even Maggie sits on my lap and watches them out the window.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavoNA8aFD-TU5TZ0i6l-UIR8RpTn9nfFP9SsKEc4Z2SzgxBTTdk91gcypco8INRYdkoHwuQclbulhPv_ue1jLlss0dhTZ7ei4RxuOHzU_dcusjzgfz3CMDjL-Bw8Z-kfZDcQtR3_GgAJI/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavoNA8aFD-TU5TZ0i6l-UIR8RpTn9nfFP9SsKEc4Z2SzgxBTTdk91gcypco8INRYdkoHwuQclbulhPv_ue1jLlss0dhTZ7ei4RxuOHzU_dcusjzgfz3CMDjL-Bw8Z-kfZDcQtR3_GgAJI/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Coming in fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO89GgH3wtQKu61_kPWhtDfUkAWASnhdAPK2j8ADLZn6QUE4lSkkXWjWABm2ezHV5Yj1oIJfMS9_utxaZbYjonpTq5JKUmvQ5TDgpSVZMQEnLmiMz4nkzR_4vG9xltq03Jsbu7hcQfqDaM/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO89GgH3wtQKu61_kPWhtDfUkAWASnhdAPK2j8ADLZn6QUE4lSkkXWjWABm2ezHV5Yj1oIJfMS9_utxaZbYjonpTq5JKUmvQ5TDgpSVZMQEnLmiMz4nkzR_4vG9xltq03Jsbu7hcQfqDaM/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOOK OUT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8wAZxqhe_k6GvusnCGhNUwwhXqbCZiYGebr0WePe8O4Pg99Vqn0-0S5mM1G-7Gze1e8V_tLJiytU5KOsVburneWEiqa0CdFQ031tow4ij3Dvh2_X0nV_LH0XRdwxZbP1NqZ94_kNd7wX/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8wAZxqhe_k6GvusnCGhNUwwhXqbCZiYGebr0WePe8O4Pg99Vqn0-0S5mM1G-7Gze1e8V_tLJiytU5KOsVburneWEiqa0CdFQ031tow4ij3Dvh2_X0nV_LH0XRdwxZbP1NqZ94_kNd7wX/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And she's landed, well kind of. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW51m0aJED29dj7py8rbxNPlPpkRbSu-eFQF3LxNKkVpvWxrl-shxneH-8c1a3Eh2F7UXcop2RXbG9U1TmJAIHdoC2ONOO5hYJEPGOA8fH-Rc1SnkAniQ4quGQQpegcm1pwOHVAX5J8DDt/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW51m0aJED29dj7py8rbxNPlPpkRbSu-eFQF3LxNKkVpvWxrl-shxneH-8c1a3Eh2F7UXcop2RXbG9U1TmJAIHdoC2ONOO5hYJEPGOA8fH-Rc1SnkAniQ4quGQQpegcm1pwOHVAX5J8DDt/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_272239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Together again.... briefly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-46868368910441956342021-06-13T11:11:00.001-04:002021-06-13T11:11:45.519-04:00egg shells<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7xvXO5UyPeRp9Xnsoe2raTTH4YzjjZn9et-Fagp-jCAIK1kcQ4qTjcHD_Nr4t6FVwCbKRTFLV1qQ7fpvzST_eJoMW0_wDpzoSOCA7Q_q_Bbmyw_vPGdpulWX-4XWfleGQWiTq_WN2Wmp/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_269187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7xvXO5UyPeRp9Xnsoe2raTTH4YzjjZn9et-Fagp-jCAIK1kcQ4qTjcHD_Nr4t6FVwCbKRTFLV1qQ7fpvzST_eJoMW0_wDpzoSOCA7Q_q_Bbmyw_vPGdpulWX-4XWfleGQWiTq_WN2Wmp/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_269187.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> On June 1st Nellie surprised me with this amazing sighting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She removed her first chick's shell from the nest. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't believe I was there with the camera to watch this event.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcKH49Ool9yTy4_Vff6wyAYUi6nN7Hb9x89dZRbWcZJ77Md2-qVhU6arYQeKJB__9cCgam2UsG3IXIcqLRe_Lh0B6H4h5bbbMFMltccKX9xzysaZNwwUdTnav40Bub7E2f6pSSI9sW30I/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_269190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcKH49Ool9yTy4_Vff6wyAYUi6nN7Hb9x89dZRbWcZJ77Md2-qVhU6arYQeKJB__9cCgam2UsG3IXIcqLRe_Lh0B6H4h5bbbMFMltccKX9xzysaZNwwUdTnav40Bub7E2f6pSSI9sW30I/w640-h360/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_269190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've watched songbirds remove the shells but never the osprey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VmOACH_kSwMf95csTutlgA9EfBkqoSvd_Rf5riyMzqPhhBHQS-FpLHZyahgTLLs501BSdJQsAGbDTsNUusYs6LZw76VigseuA1v6g0HF-VGKcIl6axYeFZHY0-OCQXKdT9J6HItzHU-p/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_269734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VmOACH_kSwMf95csTutlgA9EfBkqoSvd_Rf5riyMzqPhhBHQS-FpLHZyahgTLLs501BSdJQsAGbDTsNUusYs6LZw76VigseuA1v6g0HF-VGKcIl6axYeFZHY0-OCQXKdT9J6HItzHU-p/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_269734.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on June 13th I finally see the first little chick being fed by Nellie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The nest is deep so I haven't been able to see the babies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a second little chick all peach fuzz and barely seen just to the right of the first hatched chick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I imagine she is only days old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So for now we have two littles and I wonder if we have one more to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year we had three, two males and a female. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nellie and Artie have done it again!</div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-56407557488181823142021-05-16T16:56:00.001-04:002021-05-16T16:56:34.638-04:00love is in the air<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDWap7vLVXDDP1_aEDwshwUYWVmQ2diA1I2FOGLhleJOEEmo84-LZiYh3-0-KnkCEmvHHeqdHoKaGjEduWFGI1K4llv1YtHGwIK_pSMhuSmU9jiQSwbI1wfGl7iKrTgnofpe1ulaHT01S/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_268320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDWap7vLVXDDP1_aEDwshwUYWVmQ2diA1I2FOGLhleJOEEmo84-LZiYh3-0-KnkCEmvHHeqdHoKaGjEduWFGI1K4llv1YtHGwIK_pSMhuSmU9jiQSwbI1wfGl7iKrTgnofpe1ulaHT01S/w480-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_268320.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> We are home in LI and the birds are everywhere. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wake to their songs and watch them during the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Even Nellie is back on the nest and keeping her eggs warm while we wait.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But my heart returns to Florida remembering our resident mama Mourning Dove </div><div style="text-align: center;">who brought up her baby with commitment and love.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She was devoted to her little chick,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and with a little help from us humans</div><div style="text-align: center;">she survived and is heard cooing in the southern trees.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I hear our northern doves I think of her...</div><p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-91603436546838710652021-04-28T11:00:00.001-04:002021-04-28T11:00:23.144-04:00taking flight<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjtkf7VhVtRZMPH8IAch-0tBQW_ANw2pVSBPSNeFU86D8GBI7byr8HquG6vO8Kyx8sFX7KRtmE-r-VkrXEY5CLlim_21GGe9DZ7LfKvo8PVBEoM7dmKdW0Ul-L7vommHxo-c0Fskqqhyphenhypheng/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjtkf7VhVtRZMPH8IAch-0tBQW_ANw2pVSBPSNeFU86D8GBI7byr8HquG6vO8Kyx8sFX7KRtmE-r-VkrXEY5CLlim_21GGe9DZ7LfKvo8PVBEoM7dmKdW0Ul-L7vommHxo-c0Fskqqhyphenhypheng/w426-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267065.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> It feels good to be back to shooting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacH-8WSfFvrVuKq9UmrOAgvROB2hC8iWj8UTnaXMMKxlkrFJqZgTeeRS6G1N_6ZTgbOG0B9ZigRgQNaaCkYddvQ8U02n3maSql4kaZQcXl-lxdBVcGhCkwXPr_XWT1s9-KRtv3En9FAQR/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacH-8WSfFvrVuKq9UmrOAgvROB2hC8iWj8UTnaXMMKxlkrFJqZgTeeRS6G1N_6ZTgbOG0B9ZigRgQNaaCkYddvQ8U02n3maSql4kaZQcXl-lxdBVcGhCkwXPr_XWT1s9-KRtv3En9FAQR/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267069.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I almost forgot the joy I receive being behind my lens. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-66291809045037959942021-04-17T13:41:00.000-04:002021-04-17T13:41:07.464-04:00Tully<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkLapAsYd3RT6Ol3OkqZY9vkXWuedFluOAQX-3Y6ZrPHWWnPIKSbpy4tGYh0fAAuz4yUsmH18_QXL3y1p0NuVl8HwCArlfdjpJW5PEI7b3EQNpaOlaldg_iLyT1QoPXICvsTdN0wbi2yI/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_187217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkLapAsYd3RT6Ol3OkqZY9vkXWuedFluOAQX-3Y6ZrPHWWnPIKSbpy4tGYh0fAAuz4yUsmH18_QXL3y1p0NuVl8HwCArlfdjpJW5PEI7b3EQNpaOlaldg_iLyT1QoPXICvsTdN0wbi2yI/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_187217.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I lost my voice</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The connection between my heart and my words shut down the day we lost Tully.</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I couldn’t trust my emotions anymore because they came in like a storm and blew me off course.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I lost my constant companion, the little joyful spirit that fed my soul with happiness and joy.</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">No more fluffy rubs between her ears and dancing with her in the studio, </p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">No more listening to her low sleepy snores, and watching her curl into a tight ball on our bed,</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">No more coming home to a bouncing wagging so happy you’re home bundle of love.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She made us laugh when she carried her food bowl in her mouth around the house and plopped it down with a thud hoping we noticed that she wanted us to fill it again.</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She made us laugh when she barked at the sailboats and attempted to herd them, or when she ran out of the house full force and scared away the geese from the lawn.</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She made us laugh when we watched her open xmas presents with her teeth and her paws or when she ran through the house with the toilet paper unrolling behind her.</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She made us happy to watch her sitting up tall in the gator doing errands with dad.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She had a big personality and she was very smart</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When I was photographing with my tripod she would sit next to me and never move even when the birds were close, she knew to be still when the camera came out. She even froze when a chipmunk came within inches and they just starred at each other. </p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She loved her walks on the beach and the wonderful smells along the way,</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She would run down the dock and leap into my arms while I was in the kayak. If I went without her she would run along the beach barking at me the whole way. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Tully taught me what unconditional love feels like and now she is teaching me how to let go. I'm struggling with this lesson but I must be making progress because here I am.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’m finding my voice once again.</p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-47992331439011037382021-03-06T09:00:00.000-05:002021-03-06T09:00:57.224-05:00rare sighting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVDxLIWPvCcVOr5hUYiidVuV8Ht75GiIc4bCQVt1hUaQdxS73Ob4NKOzxzRG78opmNiFMXbMzzRsrtTNNRkulW4iMs0p_4dGd1qxUuRLdjLWkOgynot-j-q0EiB88G7RvXYFQ3v0Z18aU/s2508/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVDxLIWPvCcVOr5hUYiidVuV8Ht75GiIc4bCQVt1hUaQdxS73Ob4NKOzxzRG78opmNiFMXbMzzRsrtTNNRkulW4iMs0p_4dGd1qxUuRLdjLWkOgynot-j-q0EiB88G7RvXYFQ3v0Z18aU/w640-h320/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267497.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a wonderful trip to Merritt Island last week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The large flock of Blue Winged Teal were spending their day in the shallow waters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And there hidden in the grasses was the adult breeding Cinnamon Teal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This lone duck joined this flock two years ago and migrates with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow he lost his own and was accepted with this happy group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBqBCttDyLYAjC6xtJf9YByhxTMLkS6NJS0XJ7BG3tZn1OUGsoyP6WVrjEGBr8tNPbWl4pdqPgHjGlc49983siX7TGRYHmAgsh2Knuhxlo3R6Hkkhx4925E6q9vuOKt7_rwqUrr_GZ7JJ/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBqBCttDyLYAjC6xtJf9YByhxTMLkS6NJS0XJ7BG3tZn1OUGsoyP6WVrjEGBr8tNPbWl4pdqPgHjGlc49983siX7TGRYHmAgsh2Knuhxlo3R6Hkkhx4925E6q9vuOKt7_rwqUrr_GZ7JJ/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267505.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder if he knows he's different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder if he will find a mate among the group</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm left to wonder without answers..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiNVmNoRtuZP5RuxRp3cPIi8mjdLnNuZKDVTfNuwgEwx5Mb6SAFjp4AQCdHoS0t5DG83cpiJ5TcKjAYZEudHeK0NW028MHgiVDzxEj9DjrslCTzTM2WpJyjC2MTXV9ao3dXXilmOtVIBk/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiNVmNoRtuZP5RuxRp3cPIi8mjdLnNuZKDVTfNuwgEwx5Mb6SAFjp4AQCdHoS0t5DG83cpiJ5TcKjAYZEudHeK0NW028MHgiVDzxEj9DjrslCTzTM2WpJyjC2MTXV9ao3dXXilmOtVIBk/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy we were in the car when this alligator decided to cross the road.</div><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-78532157467924213192021-02-23T09:37:00.001-05:002021-02-23T09:37:28.843-05:00Black Crowned Night Heron<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEFhD7rRSqJjUrGq2MMYzUgfnd_IDJWDQcKXbcERnft1e2dk8HKfFNBOGopFRMNDsIiCLuRio4Li-LsFdwJeqAjkuCWa2Ha976ysBCjX-7YAu7dw13Z7tkSRxklLyoq82D8L9RkzdKBZ8/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEFhD7rRSqJjUrGq2MMYzUgfnd_IDJWDQcKXbcERnft1e2dk8HKfFNBOGopFRMNDsIiCLuRio4Li-LsFdwJeqAjkuCWa2Ha976ysBCjX-7YAu7dw13Z7tkSRxklLyoq82D8L9RkzdKBZ8/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267092.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Incoming Black Crowned Night Heron</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscL2YuNI1yDsUgwigNWD_euA9QW5ICwLzMOtZ_wxoa-_29_4V5OKnx31T2j-52d-7UCg2nCijCUoQx9e_0vM8CiWaFU1NQiEQ2ZkK-g9wGzDVKHGFIJHMLy01Xl732kcQuHzB8sxwWLph/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscL2YuNI1yDsUgwigNWD_euA9QW5ICwLzMOtZ_wxoa-_29_4V5OKnx31T2j-52d-7UCg2nCijCUoQx9e_0vM8CiWaFU1NQiEQ2ZkK-g9wGzDVKHGFIJHMLy01Xl732kcQuHzB8sxwWLph/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267099.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Landing on the edge of the pond at sunset,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApDmAZU4nhCF5HpldSGeNKDbMQXPxEWn-Ty91O-2bV3lXci14WzLfqh_s8lmEf0rqhU2YQN2iTPebc9Rtr4zTwJDXjy0fXJGxfZe0zy4AZWLSng6vgQvyhO2ANLjcEa4YThDKUkauKpkZ/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApDmAZU4nhCF5HpldSGeNKDbMQXPxEWn-Ty91O-2bV3lXci14WzLfqh_s8lmEf0rqhU2YQN2iTPebc9Rtr4zTwJDXjy0fXJGxfZe0zy4AZWLSng6vgQvyhO2ANLjcEa4YThDKUkauKpkZ/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_267105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to contemplate what to have for dinner.</div><br /></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-206860780415368242021-02-19T11:51:00.002-05:002021-02-19T11:51:48.550-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCk4PLj3_G-kEiWEX5nbNkfhYUo-ZpKO_MaUcyu3WBR83AEMJ79cUM1kj16GfXNZKwFKYyG4Epz_AX9mgvjLdIIyNL8zX4drfiV1qZZw-YsoA7_5ze1mxm862IyEDovWFqR_KAYXDj21e/s2508/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCk4PLj3_G-kEiWEX5nbNkfhYUo-ZpKO_MaUcyu3WBR83AEMJ79cUM1kj16GfXNZKwFKYyG4Epz_AX9mgvjLdIIyNL8zX4drfiV1qZZw-YsoA7_5ze1mxm862IyEDovWFqR_KAYXDj21e/w640-h320/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was invited for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other guests included,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a black crowned night heron, pied-billed greb,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an ibis, a snowy egret, a great egret, and a lovely juvenile little blue heron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a buffet, everyone served themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They all dressed for the occasion, red legs, green legs, yellow legs and black legs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS744dvva9nYc71bEc5vbSqiMPHKj81uQccJZalFUjClqc-vWEEHuEwX8-IwtnUxoPTSLnBivNAWxsaSnBOOzRvj0ChU7AdlOb4dXKgIn94ObEAKSn21vwSBL-chG3M-7b6GaNXMYF2_0j/s2028/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS744dvva9nYc71bEc5vbSqiMPHKj81uQccJZalFUjClqc-vWEEHuEwX8-IwtnUxoPTSLnBivNAWxsaSnBOOzRvj0ChU7AdlOb4dXKgIn94ObEAKSn21vwSBL-chG3M-7b6GaNXMYF2_0j/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266752.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was plenty of food to go around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw2rM2gTj18ZmOtVGHd-AcaquptQWG6JuGETBJsAXPLDb4J-1oHyLe6tUECswXGGv4b1tSdf3mQH4vcOGjqVrvnwat-bw4mbTb_JsZHQfVZY5DDjq2nmgT-PTp0ygO9Rj7uCMPNgy004c/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw2rM2gTj18ZmOtVGHd-AcaquptQWG6JuGETBJsAXPLDb4J-1oHyLe6tUECswXGGv4b1tSdf3mQH4vcOGjqVrvnwat-bw4mbTb_JsZHQfVZY5DDjq2nmgT-PTp0ygO9Rj7uCMPNgy004c/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266874.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This green heron joined us, he preferred to eat alone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuir-wWobamkvg89FRS8HrZqi35gdSCt4t_c-kzrY3Fy-K3QB6f_oUS3GXxY2trT5XA8NXTDLQPOlkdsSKbeZscUEru2KDrea0XLsmgfl4n5Ru8vw2BGLWFfAOVb9-jqZl4F8LXUtpeWbL/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuir-wWobamkvg89FRS8HrZqi35gdSCt4t_c-kzrY3Fy-K3QB6f_oUS3GXxY2trT5XA8NXTDLQPOlkdsSKbeZscUEru2KDrea0XLsmgfl4n5Ru8vw2BGLWFfAOVb9-jqZl4F8LXUtpeWbL/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266884.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were all full of fish and I was full of happiness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm looking forward to my next invitation.</div><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-23313337932518437852021-01-09T12:11:00.000-05:002021-01-09T12:11:30.973-05:00all about love<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJ1RAryySGmOTv94cozijdMutnKs7jjAO6O1-xBMdZEvAJs_ZDqXyNC7jeE0b-0QN6HsIhsflxGS4LbOtBfHYxBUtTEJg9rMTMw830eL1TIwRn4PFRadHzn6mjQQtSakzXGXrz8dW9kNg/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJ1RAryySGmOTv94cozijdMutnKs7jjAO6O1-xBMdZEvAJs_ZDqXyNC7jeE0b-0QN6HsIhsflxGS4LbOtBfHYxBUtTEJg9rMTMw830eL1TIwRn4PFRadHzn6mjQQtSakzXGXrz8dW9kNg/w480-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266561.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This new year is all about love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kind of love that gives me joy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the kind of love that hurts my heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because it's really about living fully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's about being grateful and finding love </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in hidden places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little crevices in life </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where if you look carefully you will find</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yourself and the reason we are here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">together.</div> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-49066688819297307422020-12-10T06:40:00.003-05:002020-12-10T06:40:55.680-05:00new day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1f3ZUjfpvhQ8zHQrCwr9HygvkedkTO9sNIcW_PjAKh02F8CJhJNmbcU2npnZkDm5qkiYDqvX1Hc4fGZYCAGGMUJtDNc2IzvUtrJlQKuSqDpr8wfU1EHq5KGfmsV8ClKSseUUh3WkWXB3/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1f3ZUjfpvhQ8zHQrCwr9HygvkedkTO9sNIcW_PjAKh02F8CJhJNmbcU2npnZkDm5qkiYDqvX1Hc4fGZYCAGGMUJtDNc2IzvUtrJlQKuSqDpr8wfU1EHq5KGfmsV8ClKSseUUh3WkWXB3/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266417.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look up</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwWpLGfaIxjofnHJhPOSKzimWiTn-rcvnLez7_Cl4oxd9vUp9n2PkBEx6-unyc8Ae1s_YqOFcGhSCP8oYEKZN4d_w9yowF-qtt_NcSXxvXNkG44cbqYyuxR-Opnb4SVHMmc9tD6cx9F3e/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwWpLGfaIxjofnHJhPOSKzimWiTn-rcvnLez7_Cl4oxd9vUp9n2PkBEx6-unyc8Ae1s_YqOFcGhSCP8oYEKZN4d_w9yowF-qtt_NcSXxvXNkG44cbqYyuxR-Opnb4SVHMmc9tD6cx9F3e/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look down</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkMI9kzhUOcxf5LzWSdKw-ftZBgGvziakJvxJPgmo_Lju2Z0B6qwRJxYZsHODOBdnlV_PyUxnaMo1_nT-tRDyqjqG6LeljaVLztYflStS-_59nsewCeusc_Cl75DxeLBImIdwyaDuUYuc/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkMI9kzhUOcxf5LzWSdKw-ftZBgGvziakJvxJPgmo_Lju2Z0B6qwRJxYZsHODOBdnlV_PyUxnaMo1_nT-tRDyqjqG6LeljaVLztYflStS-_59nsewCeusc_Cl75DxeLBImIdwyaDuUYuc/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266419.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go deep</div><br /></div><p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-22549266929627286052020-11-27T09:42:00.001-05:002020-11-27T09:42:15.170-05:00balance<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7XzNrNF-9Ue2XFWYdH21IASy2F2vaxXj3ZdEHL3ysF3M3sh23NVUMMx3nYXAa9u88qOQ_9hX3GNIPXcw5jH-_jlmvGrh38_lUJAHJ6wJqpphSCoxJ0ITQ_AAg6clKErMKMildVdPw3tn/s2508/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7XzNrNF-9Ue2XFWYdH21IASy2F2vaxXj3ZdEHL3ysF3M3sh23NVUMMx3nYXAa9u88qOQ_9hX3GNIPXcw5jH-_jlmvGrh38_lUJAHJ6wJqpphSCoxJ0ITQ_AAg6clKErMKMildVdPw3tn/w640-h320/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265596.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life is a balance between light and dark, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The interesting part starts when they acknowledge each other.</div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-47498833995522809062020-11-11T08:50:00.002-05:002020-11-11T08:50:55.303-05:00going in<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiky1r9s5jQoJxXDNWgR-XLIHNqNU7XMfiFJttXIT51NDwKMNGWrLMQuy7CBaFyAyznYCun1038Ctf2EQF67zjxYJQ8VAv2kqSyhiAR48pEpkxkJsf6l7k_S18FSixpFKOKMJZDm-QKxh-H/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiky1r9s5jQoJxXDNWgR-XLIHNqNU7XMfiFJttXIT51NDwKMNGWrLMQuy7CBaFyAyznYCun1038Ctf2EQF67zjxYJQ8VAv2kqSyhiAR48pEpkxkJsf6l7k_S18FSixpFKOKMJZDm-QKxh-H/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266293.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stopped and rolled my window down as I was leaving the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to go have a camera walk in the woods. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mockingbird was at the very top of our tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN4JTCmxAJ8sqw89fKEJQ7vU1aoci3MfZCtacDKS1U7gMm45l3uh8K-SiDCnslVWwi9wm93bt7v_EuHqtTI6YKPvMwVAnDw3ljROsGaHYDV4XjecZ2rBjmkFnpDl9Z4OXMr2T0-EvHRwt/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN4JTCmxAJ8sqw89fKEJQ7vU1aoci3MfZCtacDKS1U7gMm45l3uh8K-SiDCnslVWwi9wm93bt7v_EuHqtTI6YKPvMwVAnDw3ljROsGaHYDV4XjecZ2rBjmkFnpDl9Z4OXMr2T0-EvHRwt/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I entered the woods I was greeted by this sweet sparrow showing me the way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkma80f5J6czNfvVecekkc-Q0wgJE8yvoPERDvGK7Iuf4d8gEUnb1MGxtjI38JzcG8RvjTNeXTqTHb7pWcjuZ9iVGnH9gE4m4GbGasxe7LIHaEMVajXSAeX_f9lBTTbaHSSwe5UNYNNDf4/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkma80f5J6czNfvVecekkc-Q0wgJE8yvoPERDvGK7Iuf4d8gEUnb1MGxtjI38JzcG8RvjTNeXTqTHb7pWcjuZ9iVGnH9gE4m4GbGasxe7LIHaEMVajXSAeX_f9lBTTbaHSSwe5UNYNNDf4/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266215.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Into a world where everything else falls away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5jf5NvkzKQZirdcrjnw_VIBx4fo5qtEtk_EvGD28J3j5OcWGxcFilD4a8I7tfbr2dFrF3skG9JuNp16pmsVkFYNeq-ONey81oNpQwmUIeFKUSMYISb9neaPCrRbBq6nHeala4HRV7Z62/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5jf5NvkzKQZirdcrjnw_VIBx4fo5qtEtk_EvGD28J3j5OcWGxcFilD4a8I7tfbr2dFrF3skG9JuNp16pmsVkFYNeq-ONey81oNpQwmUIeFKUSMYISb9neaPCrRbBq6nHeala4HRV7Z62/w426-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266258.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and when I stop and listen I hear the dry chatter of the falling leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucqYOIobHXAwik3Z40oqMdUCXDrKXVVQJz_ZQzAG3DfKJXExRDc0-32MMgyCAq_33u7jxY8mpUWLezmdK1TT2WCIKTP429BeDA9zQFOWfOB4Y__8sn6QdNNMQjiqTjSIqgHGrVZ6_Kydj/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucqYOIobHXAwik3Z40oqMdUCXDrKXVVQJz_ZQzAG3DfKJXExRDc0-32MMgyCAq_33u7jxY8mpUWLezmdK1TT2WCIKTP429BeDA9zQFOWfOB4Y__8sn6QdNNMQjiqTjSIqgHGrVZ6_Kydj/w426-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266285.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I witness the dance between the stream and the branch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJS4GHp7SKTOyy1YKe0Qcgpasueld_YKmKaAs7NiaOFkKNaIfFmMY6ftxf-yFOOhAtAUHVKiIEq7aUbWz5whR36MUmPnpJPRMZUudXuZKYCAWNhttaqkROQD__Thxr80PAh2ZtfimwnoX/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJS4GHp7SKTOyy1YKe0Qcgpasueld_YKmKaAs7NiaOFkKNaIfFmMY6ftxf-yFOOhAtAUHVKiIEq7aUbWz5whR36MUmPnpJPRMZUudXuZKYCAWNhttaqkROQD__Thxr80PAh2ZtfimwnoX/w426-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266275.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I listen to the wisdom of the trees as they remind me that nothing stays the same. </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-2950624906435831142020-11-05T09:55:00.001-05:002020-11-05T09:55:43.835-05:00Nellie would not be happy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS3r3h7f7OAKBVKPKAF1eoDV6q3YZY91NjHh2SjH4ZSjahq_pycbtxDWY4yF00u3_3UEvSQ8CTClUT8HRhWu-UPiT0rPuU4iQnEYkW7e6Dnwsyh6LCIl34AYOkJWPAHhSIVIOoFQKRFbn/s2508/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS3r3h7f7OAKBVKPKAF1eoDV6q3YZY91NjHh2SjH4ZSjahq_pycbtxDWY4yF00u3_3UEvSQ8CTClUT8HRhWu-UPiT0rPuU4iQnEYkW7e6Dnwsyh6LCIl34AYOkJWPAHhSIVIOoFQKRFbn/w640-h320/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265844.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, times they are a changing!</div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-60120205067205649382020-10-28T14:16:00.001-04:002020-10-28T14:16:09.578-04:00rainy day in the garden <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-3iiMTas7O7S2B-LInM8ezwOeiS03Y_nqYNT-s8JYzweJkZQWb_jmqhMO0xAsxiv5pIvuxx4OiyfPcYi0OClpBB8jAAhYgAH7y-rVjboBqZFVQPtYbRDxXM2P3oFPfBVoyPQKVYSwllX/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The songbirds are really wet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebLjy4IN45yQlviHzW2W6hxMBOTLFCg1WYLls77HLMWSQklroXxBkJJ5nNtNA9Hj5s5T8vszPO-7OhBQDk6gQARfG9QLeR57qHZBJ7I3FT3WrTy7n8SgREm2CrlxDqTObytBZ34xQTQ8_/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebLjy4IN45yQlviHzW2W6hxMBOTLFCg1WYLls77HLMWSQklroXxBkJJ5nNtNA9Hj5s5T8vszPO-7OhBQDk6gQARfG9QLeR57qHZBJ7I3FT3WrTy7n8SgREm2CrlxDqTObytBZ34xQTQ8_/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266160.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and apparently very hungry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLrrh3sG6VWTpFwzl-JuGM8VJ1aMWl-NaNOjeVGPyKfDskqpacq0iVGpyO40q3kcc2LeKEhBK11ngUDRdRDLddHvm18UGsEDamuTq2iz-dWEuwAQVxqwPMm6aukWlgYWPn_KEmFhP8RmM/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLrrh3sG6VWTpFwzl-JuGM8VJ1aMWl-NaNOjeVGPyKfDskqpacq0iVGpyO40q3kcc2LeKEhBK11ngUDRdRDLddHvm18UGsEDamuTq2iz-dWEuwAQVxqwPMm6aukWlgYWPn_KEmFhP8RmM/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lineup in the garden tree was long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2iY9orRU3Otbexh0wI7gvRmggnzPM2VIlGTS29CRmNtedYPp8xAEmDzFU1wWkORTw164aXyqYU0GfHX6ayLRacPAhk8jNG4IV-uHf6zvWd5nZX9oae49GASE3Lj_gUGjFgQtuW1xvtRH/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2iY9orRU3Otbexh0wI7gvRmggnzPM2VIlGTS29CRmNtedYPp8xAEmDzFU1wWkORTw164aXyqYU0GfHX6ayLRacPAhk8jNG4IV-uHf6zvWd5nZX9oae49GASE3Lj_gUGjFgQtuW1xvtRH/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266063.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While they waited their turn at the feeders.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9sEtemm4f5azARPMAgIZZtbarf-43HfD5dkOM1kz4lPZpqCKyNl6Ep1AaSOtBB3OKc3THSTMRyHDzIRMX7uPTANAnQfPEV6vNi5EUmqKQsX9ri0Q8RrTFgZt601Js97Xb3dHg903JGQD/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9sEtemm4f5azARPMAgIZZtbarf-43HfD5dkOM1kz4lPZpqCKyNl6Ep1AaSOtBB3OKc3THSTMRyHDzIRMX7uPTANAnQfPEV6vNi5EUmqKQsX9ri0Q8RrTFgZt601Js97Xb3dHg903JGQD/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_266043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very orderly bunch, even the squirrels and chipmunks took turns underneath the feeder. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of this happening while I looked on dressed in boots and rain gear. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tully never heard me leave the studio and she missed out on all the action.</div><br /></div><p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-81992083653194092252020-10-19T16:14:00.001-04:002020-10-19T16:14:29.475-04:00Patience<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0MoyNfyaZxsDwB2W03EIfH177ycSlWLeY9-EcNTOXqeetHfccCMWRGwrGiFj64HYKHM6clTCtZbbQiGLPwDoPDzaBuvbQd2SLFL83I8sX_nYsH7fjx14msOP9mdZxF2sg4hIKgA8O8nz/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265269.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0MoyNfyaZxsDwB2W03EIfH177ycSlWLeY9-EcNTOXqeetHfccCMWRGwrGiFj64HYKHM6clTCtZbbQiGLPwDoPDzaBuvbQd2SLFL83I8sX_nYsH7fjx14msOP9mdZxF2sg4hIKgA8O8nz/w640-h448/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265269.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was in my car and and starting down the driveway when I saw her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So of course I ran into the house and got my camera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was still there watching me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think she was saying goodbye.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHePKnXuE2CfdA_HzVhh_-cwY6JIdeT3iD08MpYDCYB6soorrC6eC70DA7X0IqlUne0mBoYNrHssDL7NEazjKirLbQGmvlJd6eJ-K3BSwWJZU4Oa1tgt04w-mzXu__yYjw18TJMEUn-TyA/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHePKnXuE2CfdA_HzVhh_-cwY6JIdeT3iD08MpYDCYB6soorrC6eC70DA7X0IqlUne0mBoYNrHssDL7NEazjKirLbQGmvlJd6eJ-K3BSwWJZU4Oa1tgt04w-mzXu__yYjw18TJMEUn-TyA/w640-h448/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265282.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Patience, the third and last chick to fledge and to leave the area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had no interest in going and I don't blame her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had been seen flying with her fish most days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But now the skies are empty of her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiZWo-_7m78-DhyWg2wbaFI0-wJQs4WvNeBH_xbGCudIU2qVD54G8QXy-PN1s4enjbxeb31E9nr2EWXxwjPQpxxUZOnRO6BA7M0SkM8_IWueM-HUiDuS5XDD7VhtAjPG0vsUtrDY63Nt9/s1869/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265284-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1869" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiZWo-_7m78-DhyWg2wbaFI0-wJQs4WvNeBH_xbGCudIU2qVD54G8QXy-PN1s4enjbxeb31E9nr2EWXxwjPQpxxUZOnRO6BA7M0SkM8_IWueM-HUiDuS5XDD7VhtAjPG0vsUtrDY63Nt9/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265284-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She has taken wing and left me here to imagine what her life is like now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is on her way to South America where she will stay for the next few years,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day I hope she makes it back to Oyster Bay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> where I might meet her own new family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime her parents will return to the same nest outside my window next year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and this will start all over again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for teaching me all about you dear Patience, I'll miss you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-60813313177697538872020-10-12T13:09:00.000-04:002020-10-12T13:09:00.968-04:00BALD EAGLE!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFppmx4-Ur-ueF_09ZsIjqS2PgvCIlkhv8O_7PPL2WHJP5vlAByWnVoac8JxkxvJVOogIx289i1pVG0YgBGskCckPzk0qovYsgRdpc49zOIpfbAYwzLOlWHfcd8of3fYtYJsWNoq4oqxem/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFppmx4-Ur-ueF_09ZsIjqS2PgvCIlkhv8O_7PPL2WHJP5vlAByWnVoac8JxkxvJVOogIx289i1pVG0YgBGskCckPzk0qovYsgRdpc49zOIpfbAYwzLOlWHfcd8of3fYtYJsWNoq4oqxem/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265349.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I walked through the hall of our house and noticed something in the tree right outside our window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ran to get my binoculars, I knew who it was but wouldn't let myself believe it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_SRhUJYHc26Fh2pdhDuBIR2PUJDmM5oMFYn9iNmnbTdRwkmYcZKHH7AUSnYfSDbYt59VpgTUMPR7WADqOhFpo-1U1giAhmBxE8CHjPYteUjJhyphenhyphenLk9Vh_8liavY2-MnYV1I6byb2pwr0m/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_SRhUJYHc26Fh2pdhDuBIR2PUJDmM5oMFYn9iNmnbTdRwkmYcZKHH7AUSnYfSDbYt59VpgTUMPR7WADqOhFpo-1U1giAhmBxE8CHjPYteUjJhyphenhyphenLk9Vh_8liavY2-MnYV1I6byb2pwr0m/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265368.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's funny how birds and wildlife can send shivers through me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there he was and I grabbed my big lens and shot through the window.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfSKW50O3z1JsmXjjDht48pBeWlLuZ2zIDt1qL0fC_ZWQ5AbgodpABB2Y6dXkCVbUG10w-wIxOLfiaND3A7WIq_0kyes1VjdptK4mNLHabxj4Ae2Vph8VLOuK3tJge28flk9UpjqgKuuT/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfSKW50O3z1JsmXjjDht48pBeWlLuZ2zIDt1qL0fC_ZWQ5AbgodpABB2Y6dXkCVbUG10w-wIxOLfiaND3A7WIq_0kyes1VjdptK4mNLHabxj4Ae2Vph8VLOuK3tJge28flk9UpjqgKuuT/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265379.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I very carefully and quietly opened the door </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and while he continued to eat his fish I managed to get some more images of him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heart was racing trying to make sure I had the right speed to handhold my 500mm prime lens </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while also maintaining the correct exposure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lighting was terrible but the thrill was fabulous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-19729599741423208812020-10-08T09:09:00.000-04:002020-10-08T09:09:14.723-04:00transitions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuXZbD-nlhwWTbGS9pvN3XAUb4gALE3kNZdO38Nna5L5mY2-HyRpkpS3Zh_nQF18Ls35ZzqHhyphenhyphen7h5P9dznCCf11pRAWZqYXqfVSUntTztXAX9uHkbYdLZLuOSxrtrVfVSH_tD_LTjShqp/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuXZbD-nlhwWTbGS9pvN3XAUb4gALE3kNZdO38Nna5L5mY2-HyRpkpS3Zh_nQF18Ls35ZzqHhyphenhyphen7h5P9dznCCf11pRAWZqYXqfVSUntTztXAX9uHkbYdLZLuOSxrtrVfVSH_tD_LTjShqp/w640-h320/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite time of year is now, when the world changes in front of my eyes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the new and the old mix together to float along leisurely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Knowing they will all collect together and renew their original bonds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> under the trees along the banks of the river. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufi_rrVj8MOVA29ufYH2_-n-_6m6zAkIWXf0gzBx-pPYNsXeiceZ_HXzxGN4M7EfXiIh2vrlQTFU2D9ExnzxbQfVprkdcqn_nVccagzBNiRH_Zvrw5Mv33idfl2Txd8PMwYfZGvLYXkrX/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_172254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufi_rrVj8MOVA29ufYH2_-n-_6m6zAkIWXf0gzBx-pPYNsXeiceZ_HXzxGN4M7EfXiIh2vrlQTFU2D9ExnzxbQfVprkdcqn_nVccagzBNiRH_Zvrw5Mv33idfl2Txd8PMwYfZGvLYXkrX/w426-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_172254.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creating new harmonies as they float downstream.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmqirDqFYDklC2lxj6uwUzy7ApQBwRhg6FChpyG7ymBldIFyixkS1ew3MHpKO4SRI9uGSvYFCdw8m2eNxdmCAXoMgKjL0mm49zQxg315VpemOu8YyBWFf0zAV5WoW_wJB47zMwn6aePev/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_196461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmqirDqFYDklC2lxj6uwUzy7ApQBwRhg6FChpyG7ymBldIFyixkS1ew3MHpKO4SRI9uGSvYFCdw8m2eNxdmCAXoMgKjL0mm49zQxg315VpemOu8YyBWFf0zAV5WoW_wJB47zMwn6aePev/w512-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_196461.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting lost in the fading light.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT76HGu28UEAfJxYO_kw554wa7YYe-xu_sCs90XlIiY81pu6pHw5qnY9xYvGmVdZp0kd_1iLE5RkFVywTgQTKHzbeko_pyH2aiAddsVMU2-_VF-uKUQNOYoIS0p-99Qtghzs9Dd1BfhxfF/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_212632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT76HGu28UEAfJxYO_kw554wa7YYe-xu_sCs90XlIiY81pu6pHw5qnY9xYvGmVdZp0kd_1iLE5RkFVywTgQTKHzbeko_pyH2aiAddsVMU2-_VF-uKUQNOYoIS0p-99Qtghzs9Dd1BfhxfF/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_212632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where they will change and become unrecognizable </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while they nourish the next generation of trees.</div><br /> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-43810011786248703992020-09-25T09:28:00.001-04:002020-09-25T09:28:29.374-04:00Out and about<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J_Cl26cK1ibMwXMtfBqSwLHz0A8hImLQuwAyMAt3hdMs8Aq9T6WX1BfbS0nQmhyCVxVNaM4FXE5pwIE-AlXKTdCln9v1MWL1TfwfLWkR-wahBasmBM7ZxovAzvAxrdDUM3tzlNnXpGyR/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265078-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J_Cl26cK1ibMwXMtfBqSwLHz0A8hImLQuwAyMAt3hdMs8Aq9T6WX1BfbS0nQmhyCVxVNaM4FXE5pwIE-AlXKTdCln9v1MWL1TfwfLWkR-wahBasmBM7ZxovAzvAxrdDUM3tzlNnXpGyR/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265078-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ospreys are out and about flying amongst the trees and over the bay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> They have not left us yet. But soon they will be gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But in the meantime this great blue heron has landed on the nest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2gd_opogWdd0rLKNvm4exeNtXWikuHpIFWYwKFLBj3igkfsKvOIO1TIGKP-p_g6Z069fei_gmRU4_NNTXl34e15mvUQkAzp480LRnlYcIDRPc_3JOoa9vXDh7qRFwM6oaPiVR7Z_Uote/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265082-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2gd_opogWdd0rLKNvm4exeNtXWikuHpIFWYwKFLBj3igkfsKvOIO1TIGKP-p_g6Z069fei_gmRU4_NNTXl34e15mvUQkAzp480LRnlYcIDRPc_3JOoa9vXDh7qRFwM6oaPiVR7Z_Uote/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265082-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only to fly off to join the great egrets who spend their days in the trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PSs2wV8x0QbXQbvbyVXdfJ9gVQOwtkeNvFtO4uofCHCeKPUGkZGswp92C5klBqJJ6fPBTt6ic3ZkSQyLtzPDP4JVTC7O8pYzBR1xEm_wRGqyQrQOhW3nwEiqFSfj3wxFIb4J5e6eTZWS/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PSs2wV8x0QbXQbvbyVXdfJ9gVQOwtkeNvFtO4uofCHCeKPUGkZGswp92C5klBqJJ6fPBTt6ic3ZkSQyLtzPDP4JVTC7O8pYzBR1xEm_wRGqyQrQOhW3nwEiqFSfj3wxFIb4J5e6eTZWS/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264984.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes there are as many as thirteen!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuAHgE6b6tK_xLi2-90Ffl07E-vEl2poUfyZsQS9TLBVAPxWDoKPcas_h70ZF5O5P-n5pWDRwGz-K6QXF1ddCoobMhEzZMDIh4P8icCJUg9zD1xoL98ZHqF_K5OQhR3cG8LCO_zZlJMxP/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuAHgE6b6tK_xLi2-90Ffl07E-vEl2poUfyZsQS9TLBVAPxWDoKPcas_h70ZF5O5P-n5pWDRwGz-K6QXF1ddCoobMhEzZMDIh4P8icCJUg9zD1xoL98ZHqF_K5OQhR3cG8LCO_zZlJMxP/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264968.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They look especially beautiful against the dark woods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUA2HUaezs-KuiLE_maN6XlBiTnWAZ-abIzfTNqAK-R8HvYA_tI0FLLWULovAs6F8IdgG0bvkiRydMvuYRGXuveyr27Yw4epxLzOdVHLuzJ7WsEz-4syCMPaXX-5K3FPFBGbmqIFGeanh/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUA2HUaezs-KuiLE_maN6XlBiTnWAZ-abIzfTNqAK-R8HvYA_tI0FLLWULovAs6F8IdgG0bvkiRydMvuYRGXuveyr27Yw4epxLzOdVHLuzJ7WsEz-4syCMPaXX-5K3FPFBGbmqIFGeanh/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I especially love to try to capture them in flight from my kayak.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizCZnsYA6D-PBDgrIIyvdSRlTtCrv1eiE7UEzcRmXaRQm2-5IvBgewklVrKt-jasPIV68Vi9A3WiZ73tSjpw05qjimGDX3Q97Y0QtcIkiul2dbcD5upekxg9V_AkDjbc8nmaG6kYuR57d/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizCZnsYA6D-PBDgrIIyvdSRlTtCrv1eiE7UEzcRmXaRQm2-5IvBgewklVrKt-jasPIV68Vi9A3WiZ73tSjpw05qjimGDX3Q97Y0QtcIkiul2dbcD5upekxg9V_AkDjbc8nmaG6kYuR57d/w640-h426/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_265095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They will be gone soon too.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTcQIyE15YNb6sNp8cBynwpsyyC8oqyqR5jd1LjUvVdDczU6SVuLL6cu895NMvSR74iyHE5khhnAJsSNXnMuSKQFtE09MEfBdQ6PRJDFoX0AVkm1Gf9DFssNJOsV5Qq4u2kuH6amVT0wg/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTcQIyE15YNb6sNp8cBynwpsyyC8oqyqR5jd1LjUvVdDczU6SVuLL6cu895NMvSR74iyHE5khhnAJsSNXnMuSKQFtE09MEfBdQ6PRJDFoX0AVkm1Gf9DFssNJOsV5Qq4u2kuH6amVT0wg/w640-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264899.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to miss these birds who are such a joy to watch. </div><br />Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-12710713406061877822020-09-09T11:01:00.000-04:002020-09-09T11:01:58.423-04:00incoming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wzq-HqdZrFvKkgIWA_ZhM7dwVflMRtqX-HvHNYzyKd8LLkHioswo_wnsBVTE_b2sqzQJ_GbgvOmJl39cdURnJj1C9f3eIkwdmwCus1fBISGNbze3wkXYQwO86ntygY-EbyDyEfjze99B/s1908/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_259082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="1908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wzq-HqdZrFvKkgIWA_ZhM7dwVflMRtqX-HvHNYzyKd8LLkHioswo_wnsBVTE_b2sqzQJ_GbgvOmJl39cdURnJj1C9f3eIkwdmwCus1fBISGNbze3wkXYQwO86ntygY-EbyDyEfjze99B/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_259082.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A birds eye view</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzmGL89nAunrBX26u_1neApQxy0d6BLzY5f3UTyMCowiC8muhqG8g_Qa1VIyFQKEf3wr-Meh11ORpweIkzWdaGqcsMxCPaDNYi0ODefxXRtiXuLCchzvdM97hhySnV-xFedYylqB6vdJe/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_259083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzmGL89nAunrBX26u_1neApQxy0d6BLzY5f3UTyMCowiC8muhqG8g_Qa1VIyFQKEf3wr-Meh11ORpweIkzWdaGqcsMxCPaDNYi0ODefxXRtiXuLCchzvdM97hhySnV-xFedYylqB6vdJe/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_259083.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with downey feathers flying in the air</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpb2RSqmQz3W10bsqYmNb_q2adBzB1RTDlKk1qd76a4cPCl6lrO6OETPlhU7wctgpD2KSJzeDO0wBJ3m0UglnwAbWZxnd484OxAU6pAApvKUGc0nvT7D_0isedrQiK-ysTFJhRZsT8BsT/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_259234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpb2RSqmQz3W10bsqYmNb_q2adBzB1RTDlKk1qd76a4cPCl6lrO6OETPlhU7wctgpD2KSJzeDO0wBJ3m0UglnwAbWZxnd484OxAU6pAApvKUGc0nvT7D_0isedrQiK-ysTFJhRZsT8BsT/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_259234.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and great anticipation of something yummy from dad.</div> <p></p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-37932781019752691242020-09-05T11:28:00.000-04:002020-09-05T11:28:27.809-04:00where have I been?<div class="separator"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLaOqhu2onT1sQcF4_HPsLFou3XPJDCH21hbniNc40zrzyybCNOfV_iBYEYLA8sPiBSi7FSI87NoRXjsYaCYcePuqz1Ng8PA6lqqOT6oURt4MYPCu_lIbaoxO4xmQ0-_mgXSpHvDa5gUG/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLaOqhu2onT1sQcF4_HPsLFou3XPJDCH21hbniNc40zrzyybCNOfV_iBYEYLA8sPiBSi7FSI87NoRXjsYaCYcePuqz1Ng8PA6lqqOT6oURt4MYPCu_lIbaoxO4xmQ0-_mgXSpHvDa5gUG/w480-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264431.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You won't find my camera here but you'll see my continued </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love of all things bird and color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been painting and cutting and pasting and just plain having fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have very little confidence in what I do when I sit at this painting table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a study on being vulnerable for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm learning to let go and have fun and forget about outcome. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just lied, I do still care about the outcome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I continue to try and try again....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjIiV-V6j8cgYfS0Np8xfc_v5vtjvFNWf-DYaaywoJ_ZIyStmDUQZNhZIblgyztji1tnddwrjyv9F3wR65qWWraDIZFNfEAGyn1B0UuaLpYXLDKe7S_z6twhqjl7ZcD5ZOX5Zn0biFwuS/w640-h480/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264432.jpg" width="640" /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However on the other side of the studio lives my confidence and my heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This I can do and I can do it well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVJn3wJ30wOV4CnyuvowS5raZs0WwMfhC9GDW2CV_miesUM6HF3KnHbBA2KL80q4Ldi92OexCBuzcVv_t5dU1iOGvFuCwHHgdg7Zhf4RdDjoQLM5iuAOCLw-n1D9FO-mNRDuqCzJ-C1iX/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVJn3wJ30wOV4CnyuvowS5raZs0WwMfhC9GDW2CV_miesUM6HF3KnHbBA2KL80q4Ldi92OexCBuzcVv_t5dU1iOGvFuCwHHgdg7Zhf4RdDjoQLM5iuAOCLw-n1D9FO-mNRDuqCzJ-C1iX/w426-h640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264402.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The difference for me now is that when I sit on the rock by the river </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I see a photograph and I see a painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of these I can do.... the other not so much...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time for me to go back to the other side of the studio and play some more.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-34048804759873546462020-08-16T11:32:00.000-04:002020-08-16T11:32:03.287-04:00Checking in<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnEQIfVYunmYsx3QG_LaKV1FtPoLDqjYwTmZkmI7mNmtg-OVAKoAkPLuVDEuldygXZGyliYaIkK5Yi5oJ7droImyZH-R32ZvgOpWEb_qRKWdeen-oYmWNaIpcZB4TMj2GoeNNJeqbehoj/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_262839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnEQIfVYunmYsx3QG_LaKV1FtPoLDqjYwTmZkmI7mNmtg-OVAKoAkPLuVDEuldygXZGyliYaIkK5Yi5oJ7droImyZH-R32ZvgOpWEb_qRKWdeen-oYmWNaIpcZB4TMj2GoeNNJeqbehoj/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_262839.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chicks are free and flying, they are learning how to be ospreys. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love to watch them swoop and dive on the air currents, they seem to be having so much fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The best is watching the whole family flying together, the old teaching the young.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In this image Artie has brought in a fish for the chicks who have landed in the nest looking for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_LmPK5gbmnxmkQGMfmXuqYXhncSL1m3wUapCQg6XMu8ehZJBmHT_X3RtBIZnFo8sQr2CSC6LyAwc-7LsmnbOkXuIjYiPzAdNfDh5EFXK9YPednCzLhwARDGWcgKXpxW2nuESL24B1y0j/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_262694.jpg" style="text-align: start;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is a vision to these hungry chicks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at his wing span, we are all in awe of Artie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDawsXFOvzsaSIiQesRIkUgisjgGkCZLvgvnqW2aiJ2H6ZN98QVv-SBtoFEePZY_6X7A1Tna9RlfGwTUoxhlKi0TzifwVa-5y174hyGH7Lt2EO5jLk6mt-T2RppnWM83vY_7HbW1IYXGcx/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_263617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDawsXFOvzsaSIiQesRIkUgisjgGkCZLvgvnqW2aiJ2H6ZN98QVv-SBtoFEePZY_6X7A1Tna9RlfGwTUoxhlKi0TzifwVa-5y174hyGH7Lt2EO5jLk6mt-T2RppnWM83vY_7HbW1IYXGcx/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_263617.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chicks are beautiful fliers now but catching their own fish is a work in progress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe that most of their fish is provided by mom and dad. The chicks come to the empty nest and cry to be fed, while other times I hear them in the trees calling out to be fed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The parents are busy providing drop off delivery to their littles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little one enjoyed his fish in our tree right in front of the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyINR51pDH2nnSFv_Asm4f1Wdagh5C_k_jFZkmSnCk_A5fw1e4nhtg7LXES6YFmBsz82cXbns1lDUa5ljOEPMvL3mPKzHM35uS2cmU8gTzfFqxv8yVFGhRUXjkOsgHJk6nYmpdtiQF4WpU/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_262348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyINR51pDH2nnSFv_Asm4f1Wdagh5C_k_jFZkmSnCk_A5fw1e4nhtg7LXES6YFmBsz82cXbns1lDUa5ljOEPMvL3mPKzHM35uS2cmU8gTzfFqxv8yVFGhRUXjkOsgHJk6nYmpdtiQF4WpU/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_262348.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His sibling also had a take out delivery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxPovd1cqjOAR2BxejWbyQaqlzg4_93eTlPxTROJKRmCP92ljlK8FEBnH9gLB-hxxYs4Fo4Qz5UaWmaBR5rmsDV5T1fwd_oTbI5MkuIh3fggNG4usLF-5zhNyaiBO6kGSIHhaJ09NDuN7/s1755/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxPovd1cqjOAR2BxejWbyQaqlzg4_93eTlPxTROJKRmCP92ljlK8FEBnH9gLB-hxxYs4Fo4Qz5UaWmaBR5rmsDV5T1fwd_oTbI5MkuIh3fggNG4usLF-5zhNyaiBO6kGSIHhaJ09NDuN7/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264125.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this chick had to figure out how to eat his fish on a very small pole.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FF9wjisnOgV1u1IqKm2_nx3Nog_ULsIStX6IgVKpGMmscbXzN3J-FQTV_vnpShToBFglZpHkk2QOYi3ilf-p1pOYfwYE1AEmXq1r6dmmfh-rI6HNJgi7Tc24dJPIAafpA97FVJWSoJfW/s1755/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FF9wjisnOgV1u1IqKm2_nx3Nog_ULsIStX6IgVKpGMmscbXzN3J-FQTV_vnpShToBFglZpHkk2QOYi3ilf-p1pOYfwYE1AEmXq1r6dmmfh-rI6HNJgi7Tc24dJPIAafpA97FVJWSoJfW/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264115.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which apparently wasn't easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are very healthy and such a joy for us to watch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they get stronger and more adept at being ospreys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So for now I chase around the outdoors with my binoculars and look to the skies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know my time is running out for me to be where they are....</div></div></div></div> </div><p> </p>Phyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299340567891670042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003548876897844503.post-5064226264455685512020-08-06T11:37:00.001-04:002020-08-06T11:37:38.265-04:00A little Chick drama<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLY9EKHs3fKrQKqwImK_QNkTaeXUMiVDVVkpAuDn9Y80qYst_L30YwOGY5JzabNhfA15sJtYQUHjPK84-GjrKKg6GPIVd0W0xYJqBSUIRQqb86XE2sBl0J8OaOd2VuqlgLsDbOl35UJrsF/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264017.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLY9EKHs3fKrQKqwImK_QNkTaeXUMiVDVVkpAuDn9Y80qYst_L30YwOGY5JzabNhfA15sJtYQUHjPK84-GjrKKg6GPIVd0W0xYJqBSUIRQqb86XE2sBl0J8OaOd2VuqlgLsDbOl35UJrsF/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264017.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLY9EKHs3fKrQKqwImK_QNkTaeXUMiVDVVkpAuDn9Y80qYst_L30YwOGY5JzabNhfA15sJtYQUHjPK84-GjrKKg6GPIVd0W0xYJqBSUIRQqb86XE2sBl0J8OaOd2VuqlgLsDbOl35UJrsF/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264017.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Chick #3 has a fish and chick#2 would like to have it.</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ewd-tfB-83n4TRTthw7TAZb4xu87uIQ8i8mGiAf5NlI6N_4-PeeAbe5VlO0ezk_CCBzPX0MrFjMcN7Oh7DYXlXRd8EPSE-psR9n-_nf7vIM4l3LQvRPZhEA51Exl7heVrvWQZdcziQK5/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264019.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ewd-tfB-83n4TRTthw7TAZb4xu87uIQ8i8mGiAf5NlI6N_4-PeeAbe5VlO0ezk_CCBzPX0MrFjMcN7Oh7DYXlXRd8EPSE-psR9n-_nf7vIM4l3LQvRPZhEA51Exl7heVrvWQZdcziQK5/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264019.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ewd-tfB-83n4TRTthw7TAZb4xu87uIQ8i8mGiAf5NlI6N_4-PeeAbe5VlO0ezk_CCBzPX0MrFjMcN7Oh7DYXlXRd8EPSE-psR9n-_nf7vIM4l3LQvRPZhEA51Exl7heVrvWQZdcziQK5/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264019.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">So chick #2 sneaks around the side and attempts the coo.</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjGWFelXcaxQjCmRiSYRfmAYvAmIWRLraAPBfJV-r6f6GgdmmsTCMQ2F6zeped-4eflc2RRmq301VqY_EF5ND07vyMoOmnbsZh0sGIzIOlkWHT41gx73Y96SjPDL_aoDbi_jPywrtl0_H/s2508/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264034.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjGWFelXcaxQjCmRiSYRfmAYvAmIWRLraAPBfJV-r6f6GgdmmsTCMQ2F6zeped-4eflc2RRmq301VqY_EF5ND07vyMoOmnbsZh0sGIzIOlkWHT41gx73Y96SjPDL_aoDbi_jPywrtl0_H/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264034.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjGWFelXcaxQjCmRiSYRfmAYvAmIWRLraAPBfJV-r6f6GgdmmsTCMQ2F6zeped-4eflc2RRmq301VqY_EF5ND07vyMoOmnbsZh0sGIzIOlkWHT41gx73Y96SjPDL_aoDbi_jPywrtl0_H/s2508/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264034.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">But chick #3 mantles the fish, see how she huddles over it with her wings out.</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJx6AP9-14-Hk2Co2y1hWXn0aUGSl-2zpLGNDjunS3zABbvYXh-b-53ULeRPJnqxJ2KgTAO1mA4GVACHWbBK-G9m-9dDEVjYNgIdbfUNyrvfNGpC3nKpEyEZ9LfBtK-ZgNwJ3yDn63iWn/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264039.jpg" style="display: block; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2VRdKMhnho4CRgVJXL-HtEHyRaa3wAU5N64uQpyGH5u0MUUM323mxL_Q8z_vvfjJHzr336mLOY_U2BT-UFhqTp0NS87ODks3FwjCbeaeffWIRXQ8tmfvV19rarw4azsSVRokGE6nUVJh/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264046.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2VRdKMhnho4CRgVJXL-HtEHyRaa3wAU5N64uQpyGH5u0MUUM323mxL_Q8z_vvfjJHzr336mLOY_U2BT-UFhqTp0NS87ODks3FwjCbeaeffWIRXQ8tmfvV19rarw4azsSVRokGE6nUVJh/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264046.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">This is getting exciting.</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3AnpObGupT7_LBmrm6VbreYMd9Qv50ld15yLipBjyOfxLy3UPzmeki0NtFhaoKnWBL7_zgXyPz2ERW-tgHGH8WIsVmQLC95AGhIuve-x6WNo0rl4gjbTnIYmvqmUq1HTGN2E0XCMqwNy/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264055.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3AnpObGupT7_LBmrm6VbreYMd9Qv50ld15yLipBjyOfxLy3UPzmeki0NtFhaoKnWBL7_zgXyPz2ERW-tgHGH8WIsVmQLC95AGhIuve-x6WNo0rl4gjbTnIYmvqmUq1HTGN2E0XCMqwNy/s640/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264055.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3AnpObGupT7_LBmrm6VbreYMd9Qv50ld15yLipBjyOfxLy3UPzmeki0NtFhaoKnWBL7_zgXyPz2ERW-tgHGH8WIsVmQLC95AGhIuve-x6WNo0rl4gjbTnIYmvqmUq1HTGN2E0XCMqwNy/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264055.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">But peace prevails and chick #3 keeps her fish rights</span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3AnpObGupT7_LBmrm6VbreYMd9Qv50ld15yLipBjyOfxLy3UPzmeki0NtFhaoKnWBL7_zgXyPz2ERW-tgHGH8WIsVmQLC95AGhIuve-x6WNo0rl4gjbTnIYmvqmUq1HTGN2E0XCMqwNy/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264055.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2KE16tq7CiEo1WkGuRFfx_QRnFNppIcmGeYz9yIdxe5g5IB9UivJi28-j_rnjUUzogcJjJ1Gaspc8KTypZ7G0FQ9XqDi4gZGTXqaReKsHQ4RLnVjuJtQ2OjAA_0uFuiQ56isqJOZELAT/w640-h320/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264074.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3AnpObGupT7_LBmrm6VbreYMd9Qv50ld15yLipBjyOfxLy3UPzmeki0NtFhaoKnWBL7_zgXyPz2ERW-tgHGH8WIsVmQLC95AGhIuve-x6WNo0rl4gjbTnIYmvqmUq1HTGN2E0XCMqwNy/s2048/Phyllis_Weekes_Photo_264055.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">Chick #2 will have to wait his turn which is not easy for these hungry chicks. They did survive our crazy storm where the winds pulled down trees and left so many of us without electricity. All three chicks have been in and out of the nest and the parents have been busy keeping them fed. 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Taking a "little feathered friend" break with this ruby throated hummingbird in our garden.</div>
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The last chick ponders her world. </div>
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She sits bravely on the very edge of the nest.</div>
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She can see her sibling way off in the distance on their favorite landing post near the foot bridge.</div>
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They like her fish as much as she does.</div>
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Maybe it's time to leave the nest.</div>
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She spent some of her day on our roof and some of her day on the nest.</div>
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The next day all three chicks were on the nest in the darkness of the early morning</div>
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This family is amazing, I'm in awe of them.</div>
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