A-Z 2021 = Photo Shoot - H: Heron

 It's not often that that you get a bird that seems to pose just for you. More often you get one by chance like this one at Lake Orion, Michigan.

It was so well hidden that we nearly didn't see it at all.

However Harry, the heron is the poser and stands for hours at this small lake on my daughter's property.

Waiting for the frogs

In a reflective mood

Harry can wait all day.

A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot - G: George, Golf, Geese

 It these days of throw-away culture I still wonder what litter lout abandoned - 

We frequently see geese flying over our village, but they never land.

Just up the road from my daughter's home in Michigan it's a different story.

Strutting by the river on Belle Isle

When it comes to golf I'm spoilt for choice so I will stay at the Homestead on Lake Michigan - the freshwater resort.

My daughter perfecting her driving style

I nearly forgot to add a shot that could have been in 'F' but falls here as well.

Gary tree frog

A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: F - Finn, Ferryside, Frog

 If you had met Finn you would enjoy taking him for a walk - 

You might need stronger arms however.

If you visit Cornwall, Fowey is the place to visit and there you can see the house in which Dapne du Maurier wrote her first novel - The Loving Spirit.

Ferryside

The house next door to us has a pond and I just wonder whether what I find in our garden migrates from there.

It's not shy at all.

A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: E - Eden Project, Evening Skies, Effy

 There are some plants that create quite a stink and only flower once a year. We caught one at the Eden Project in Cornwall a few years ago.

The Titan Arum 

Its sometimes called the corpse flower because of it pong. Thank goodness you can escape the smell in the choice of which biome you choose.

The Eden Project Biomes

A much more pleasant aroma emanates from a newborn child.

Effy - our first great grandchild's early hours

Where we live it's possible to sit and watch the sun go down and on occasions admit the evening skies.

What better view than that?

A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: D - Deer, Ducks, Denmark

 It's not just in Britain that ducks abound.

On the Clinton River in Rochester, Michigan

They know where the picnic tables are!

When we are in Michigan I do not have to look far for deer.

Just over a roadside fence

One of many that visit my daughter's home

I have delivered lots of training courses in Denmark and could not miss this in Copenhagen.

The Little Mermaid

Rosenberg Palace

Sentry Duty at the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen

Easter on Sunday Stamps

 Not an easy theme for me, but this is bright enough.

USA - 16 January 1969

For stamps for Easter visit the links at Seeitona postcard

A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: C - Chipmunk, Chameleon, Cody

 Taking pictures at a zoo in Newquay gave me the opportunity to catch a chameleon under a light and to see it change colour.

Chameleon in the pink spotlight

Much more difficult to catch was this little fellow who was always on the move in Michigan.

Chipmunk

It just wouldn't stay sideways so that we could see its stripes.

However my favourite retriever was only too pleased to sit in the shade when he had finished playing with his ball.

Cody

He liked to sleep on the mat next to our bed when we stayed at his home. The only problem was he snored so loudly that we could not sleep. He had to drag him on the mat to get him outside the room.

Nevertheless for a long time he could been seen as the wallpaper on my computer engrossed in a favourite pastime.

Cody going fishing