Saturday, July 13, 2013

Disturbed reflections....


I was almost inspired to write a poem about the tranquility of the scene above at Neil Hawkins Park ..but on 'reflection' I thought it may be too soon since the last :) besides seconds after I took the first shot a 'flotilla of Coots' landed robustly creating ripples on the lake and swam swiftly, their white bills gleaming, towards me, quite a sight! Here we are Saturday once again, only 165 days until Christmas, knew that would cheer you up :)) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe.....click here to see more of James's Weekend Reflections.




33 comments:

  1. Wonderful reflections for the day, Grace! I always love the watery ones!! The birds and ducks are beautiful!! Hope you have a great weekend! Take care!

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  2. Your sweet companionship is wonderful. And your pics ain't bad either, G



    Aloha

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  3. I love the bottom shot of them all heading towards you, Grace!

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  4. Today, your poem is made of photos instead of words, but poetry is there anyway, in the most beautiful way!

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  5. We're they heading your direction because you ad food for them? I do like the colrs of the top shot.

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  6. That's what I call formation swimming.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  7. The ripples add an impressionistic quality to the reflection. Laughed at the visiting flotilla of coots coming right to you.

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  8. Wonderful Nature and
    High Quality Photography ... Good junction.
    Hugs and kisses.

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  9. It is a place to get your creative skills twitching. Great colour in the reflection. The birds arrived on cue for your shutter finger.

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  10. The coots seem to need a long landing strip.

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  11. I love photos of birds! These are wonderful!

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  12. Lovely shots of course Grace, but 165 days til Christmas??! Where did 365 GO?!

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  13. It is a very poetic scene, birds and all. Have a great weekend.

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  14. Lovely images Grace, hard to believe that you're in an urban environment.

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  15. Delightful winter shots, really lovely!

    I'm sorry you've had bad news about coffee... You'll have to switch to tea!

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  16. Christmas requires a lot of my loot.

    I had rather just admire your coots!

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  17. The colours in the reflection are so beautiful! They give a magical aura to the scene! And love the birds stirring the tranquility!

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  18. These are superb pictures girl!
    The 'as if you were there' feeling to them. Great stuff.
    I hope you had a sack of bread for the birds mind.

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  19. I like very much the two last photos, Grace!
    Have a nice weekend too.

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  20. Nice reflections, who would think of Christmas now???

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  21. I like the middle image of the birds skidding in for a landing. Funny.

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  22. Great series...that first shot is so beautiful and the reflections so nice...and the birds may be coots but they're a hoot!

    Christmas? Are you crazy? Say it isn't so! We've got a TV station playing Christmas movies all through July. Makes me physically ill! :)

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  23. ⊱✿✿°
    Olá, amiga!
    ·.¸.•♪♪

    Passei para uma visitinha.
    Estou encantada com a beleza dessas fotos!!!

    Bom fim de semana·..¸彡
    ♪♫° Beijinhos·..°♡♡
    °❤❤ Brasil✿✿·..

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  24. The ripple-y reflections on the water are amazing! Beautiful captures of nature's beauty. xo

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  25. I especially like the photo of ducks taking off from the water.

    Once I was slow with the shutter and I missed the duck, but got a nice shot of the splashes in the water where he was.

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  26. Eleven out of Ten, Grace! You really captured the beauty of this place.

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  27. What gorgeous shots!

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  28. Love all shots but the reflections on top are outstanding, just like a great painting.

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  29. Coots certainly are entertaining! Very nice photos and reflections.

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