Sunday afternoon photo op

Geoff and I enjoyed a walk on the Youth Start Trail here in Woodstock this afternoon and we saw two Woodpeckers, this female Red-bellied Woodpecker:
and a female Downy Woodpecker:
Hope you saw something wonderful on your walk today!

Friday My Town Shoot Out - Skylines

This week's Shoot Out theme, Skylines, was chosen by Kate of Kansas because: "One of my favorite things to see when I go to a new city is the look of their skyline - and for me, skylines can be the look of a small-town Main Street or the giant buildings of a huge city's downtown or a field full of corn. "

This is the skyline of the small (population approximately 35,000) rural city I live in - Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. This is the skyline of our downtown, taken on a recent Saturday morning.

And here's an agricultural skyline just west of Woodstock. We have the bes of both worlds.

Skywatch Friday - Sunset, Moonrise

From October 2009

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the gift

Sometimes when you have a heavy heart an unexpected gift shows up just at the right moment to lift your spirits.........

This little Downy Woodpecker showed up on the suet feeder outside our kitchen window this morning. Just what the spirit doctors ordered.

Wishing you a peaceful day.

Sunday Photo Shoot

Lots of awesome fall colours and bare trees against a dramatic sky. But the best find was the nice big Red-Tailed Hawk (top right) in a tree at the east end of Oxford Street in London near the airport.

From November collage 1

When I saw these crows hanging out at sunrise this morning I thought they were the perfect backdrop for me to say.........

From October 2009

Have a spooktacular Halloween!