Paint Party Friday!!!!

Even retired, the week seems to go by quickly. Here we are at Paint Party Friday
, again. This retirement ain't for chumps.
 My inspiration...  this from May, the ferns are even larger and a brighter green.


On the way back from my client's home – can you see it on the road?


I had to go past, turn around, and park. The traffic was fast, and I was careful. All were good about avoiding the poor little thing. A little snapper. All of our turtles in Ontario are, at least, species-at-risk for extirpation if not extinction. Snappers take 15 to 20 years to become mature. They are a beautiful part of our ecosystem.


It takes me back to the turtle I found canoeing in Bala, Muskoka, June 2009. This one was the size of a coffee table. I was awed.

Then there was the little snapper I named Patch. I think the raccoons got him. He only had one eye and lived in our frog pond.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... Another 🐣PHOEBE (left arrow)  is setting up shop near the 🐣ROBIN  nest (right arrow). We may have another nest to follow!!! The robin still has only 3 eggs, but this is likely a 2nd brood.

Phoebe in the shed is still feeding and they are growing flight feathers. The parents are madly flying around picking up bugs.

After breakfast, I shall go down to the pond to see if our wood ducks, the last box, have hatched. Stay tuned!