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Wil you please get your little brother out of the middle of my Shrimp Salad...
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This set is made up of recent shots of local sites and people of special interest to me.  Some of the people have expressions that give some clue about them, at least I think so.

Surfers wait for the big one, with Los Angeles Harbor in background, some 8 to 10 miles distance

Ocean view houses along Pacific Coast Hwy, all one needs is at least $1.5 million

At Bolsa Chica preserve, I believe this is a Black Crowned Heron, amazing red eyes

Another view of the heron, seemed very elusive

Marine combat vet of Korean War, chat with him regularly at Starbucks.  Now disabled, but a great fighting spirit

Visiting Texas pal who seems not to believe my tall tales

Classmate of my wife @ Univ of Texas, our Maid of Honor.  This look tells you why they have survived 55 years of happy marriage

Mrs BB, a/k/a The General.  Her look gives away her great patience, putting up with me for 55 years

Was looking for photo ops when a cyclist asked if I was intrested in a nature shot, then proceded to show me this turtle. A few seconds after taking that lone shot, it took off.  Spent a few more minutes waiting for it to return and snaped a few frames of dragonflying when I heard a splash and caught a bluejay eating lunch.

For the challenge:

When leaves of three, leave them be, least you get stung by these. (Yes, I know it isn't poison ivy.)

My pain level.

Still too hot to go on an adventure, so took some shots at home.  I am watering my flowers twice a day because of the heat.  Found this Little Guy lounging in the shade of a caladium leaf.  Hope he enjoyed the shower he got before I noticed him!

Here's a Male Gold Finch checking out the buffet on the deck rail...  I swear there is sweat on his little beak!

And my boy Jake says, "Can we got back inside now?  These dog days are killin' me!"

Enjoy!  

I have not taken a picture of a flower in almost a week, and now I imagine that some of you might be saying, "I wish Lidljo would get away from the airplanes."  This is the last post of the Air Zoo and after today I will have to start finding some new pictures to post.  This is the lobby of the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo.  In the two buildings there are a lot of planes.  Some are more modern and some are older versions.  You can view them from  the top or through the wings or on the walls.  There are also some things at the Zoo that are  not planes.

 This is something for the bi weekly challenge: A bird in flight

My husband told me there was a baby bird in my drive way.  He wanted me to put it somewhere safe so it wouldn't get run over.  So I went out to move it and take pics.  It was a baby blue jay.  I was taking pics and heard  mom.  She was not happy with me.  So she started dive bombing me. I went in the house after grabbing the baby and sitting it in a safe place.  Then couldn't resist.  Came out and found another baby.  At this point mom had had enough of me.  She was really ticked  sitting right above me on the roof.  Then I had went off taking other pic.  Came back in the area looked at the baby and didn't see mean old mom.  Got side tracked taking pics of a weed/flower and WHAM right in the head!  She hit me!  Right on top of the head.  I think I pushed it too far.  I had went to Lil's house came back stepped out of my van.  About an hour or longer later and she got me again.  It had to be something to see.  I have never in my life actually seen a bird hit someone like that.

Bonus: While on the subject of feathered ones
Light as a feather

Fruit loops
Hangin' out
Prince
Tuxedo
Wanting a snack
Soaking up the sun
What color should I do my nails?
Little one

BONUS:
This is for us who  were teens in the 80's. While in Mystic we ate at  Mystic Pizza and it was good!!!

This is a funny looking bird that lives at the Hyatt Regency in Kaanapali, Maui.funny bird

~Ann Marie in Deep Thought~
This is my 9 month old baby, Ann Marie.  It looks like she was thinking about something important, like a new tooth.Ann Marie

 What's up Doc?

On the tracks

Sitting alone Color

Fringes Color

Ice Cream Color

Extra shot Mooch

This little lady was not to happy with me getting close to her young.

Life in SG's back yard...

White Pelican... Again..

great White Egret... Again..

With a fish..

My son and I went for a ride.  He wanted to find something for me to take pictures of.  Here is what we found:
Lambs
Peek a boo
No bull
Stare down
Where did little Bo Peep go?
Grazing
What are you doing?
Can jump fence!  Stay in car!

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Mom and Child...
Child and a little bit of Mom...
Woooo Hoooo's Blue at the Zoo too...

I adore this site and am deciding to jump in and give it a whirl!  I am just now getting a chance to go through my pictures from my adventures on Memorial Day.  

I woke up early and was swept away to a beautiful, virtually untouched, beach.  Seagrass Tucked away in Milford, Connecticut I found Silver Sands State Park.  I spent the better part of the day walking the beach, gathering shells, pretty rocks and sun rays.  And trying not to step on the dozens of horseshoe crabs Horseshoe Crab that were dealing with a heavy dose of spring fever.  If you get my drift.  Pun intended.  

From there the next stop was Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center where I was treated to flowers, great egrets, Egret osprey, cardinals, even more rustic shoreline and swans! Swans Yes, while I was walking the shore I turned around to head back and 22 (I counted them) swans had flown in and landed in the ocean that I had just strolled by.  Nature at it's best!
 Swan

Happy June!

Teresa

I took my first trip to Chicago this Weekend and just my luck the temperature was in the nineties making it an almost unbearable day. It seemed that the only ones not concerned with the heat were the birds. I was inmensely grateful when my girlfriend took me to see Buckingham Fountain. We had seen the  water stream from all the way across the Marina and it was a great way to get refreshed standing under the stream of water carried out by the wind. The  water looked too refreshing to resist.

Olympus E-500,w/14-45mm & 40-150mm.  Am enjoying it imencely!  Will write more when the 'honeymoon' is over.

A couple of quick shots (still learning),
for Cherish
Blue Bird

The kids are just as much into photography as I am. Every time they see a bird, squirrel or other animal, they call out for me to bring the camera. I had seen quiet a few cardinals around, but every time I brought the camera out, they were gone. But this time I got lucky:
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