Just Saying Hello, Then Back To Bed

May 22, 2013

Good morning.  I'll be quick this morning.  I'm still laid up with this rather nasty cold.  But I do have a couple of photos to share with you.  I took these the last time I went to visit the Swan family.  I'm sure all the babies have been born by now, but I just don't feel like going out for photos.

This was a black bird of sorts that was sitting on the fence by the pond.  He was a bit of a distance away, but I managed  to get a couple shots of him.  I like the second photo the best.  He must have my camera click because he flew to another spot.

That's it for this morning.  I'm taking my cup of tea and honey and going back to bed.  Stay well everybody.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Some Babies Were Born

May 21, 2013

Oh my goodness folks, some of the swan babies have been born (probably all of them by now) and they are so so precious.   I stayed in bed all of yesterday, but Dee Dee called in the afternoon to say that their were some babies born. 

Well, you know me, I just had to put some clothes on and get me to the pond.  I waited close to supper time hoping that most of the heavy people watching traffic had gone home to eat.  I even left Pogo at home with Joe so that I did not have to hurry. 

There were three babies and two eggs.  Oh boy, oh boy!  I stood by the fence and took photos till my legs finally cried out for me to get off them.  Gosh, the babies were just adorable!!  I was hoping to go back early this morning, but I am really stuffed up with this cold.  Maybe later today, we'll see.

I have some photos to share.  These are the two youngest hatched so far.  Mom is busy trying to keep them in the nest as long as she can.

This is the oldest born who is having himself a blast swimming in the water, and giving his Mom new worries.

One lady watcher suggested we try to photograph the swans with their heads together making a heart shape.  I really tried, but this was one of my best shots.

I did take a fairly good movie, but alas, I do not know how to put it here on the blog.  Sorry.  I'll have to put that on my list of things to learn.  Well now I'm going back to bed.  Later on, I have a bit of blog reading to catch up with.  I miss my visits to my friends' blogs.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

The Cold Bug Has Caught Me

May 20, 2013

Good morning.  I won't be chatting much this morning.  I just got home from work and I want to head for my little bed.  I'm trying to fight off a cold, and it leaves me feeling rather yucky.  I do, however, want to post my offering for Mandarin Orange Monday.  This is from one of the quince bushes in the Mrs' yard. 

The other thing that I want to share is this week's lesson at Digital Photography Plus, which is how to erase objects and power lines from your photos.   If you'd like to learn how to do this, come join us.   This is a great group of folks, and we'd love to have you. 

The first photo is my original , and the second photo has the lines removed and is cropped.  Quite a difference.

Well folks, that's it for today.  This cold is getting me down, so I'm going to lay low today and hope it goes away.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

A Busy Morning

May 18, 2013

Good morning.  It's almost noon, but it has been a busy morning so far.  Between laundry, house cleaning and a few other mundane chores, I've not had much of a chance to sit and type a post.  My granddaughter is here helping me so I can't sit for too long. 

I went to check on the swan family yesterday afternoon.  No babies yet, but they did have another visitor.  Daddy Swan was busy keeping human hands away from the fence, and a Muscovie Duck away from the nest.  The eggs must be going to hatch soon because Daddy Swan was being extra protective yesterday.  This is Daddy Swan.

And this is the new visitor.  He really is quite handsome.

 

Well, that's it for this morning.  I need to get back to the housework.  Groan, groan.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

 

Hugs, Edna B.

Some Good News

May 17, 2013

Good morning.  The sun is shining and today should be a gorgeous day with temps around 70 degrees F.  Hopefully, later today after work, Pogo and I can go to see the swans again.  I had a busy day yesterday and did not have time to go see them.

My doctor visits yesterday proved to be just fine.  The breathing medicine is helping, and my eye doctor really surprised me.  I had both cataracts removed in 2002, and a laser treatment in 2006.  Today my eyes are perfectly healthy with no changes.  I'd say that was pretty good news.

I'm work so this will probably be a very short post.  Mrs is asleep, but I expect she will be awake soon.  I have a few more photos of the swans to share with you.  In the first photo, Momma Swan is changing the eggs' positions.  She turns them over and rearranges them.

Here's a close up of Momma Swan.  You can see that she is getting a bit wind-blown.

It was quite windy that afternoon.  The wind was so strong that it was blowing the water lily leaves over.

Now I need to be getting busy here.  But first let me give you a pretty freebie floral corner (Dover & me).  Enjoy it.

That's it for this morning.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Another Busy Day

May 16, 2013

Don't look now, but we've already passed the middle point in this merry month of May.  I just can't get over how quickly the days are going by.  We waited so long for Spring to get here, yet before you know it Winter will be here again. 

This will be a short post because I have to get  ready to leave in a little while for my doctor appointments.  One is with the eye doctor, and I'm looking forward to that one.  It's been a long while since I last had my eyes checked, and I probably need new glasses.  The other appointment is just to check to see if the breathing medicine is helping.  It seems to be working much better than the other medicine. 

Yesterday,  Pogo and I went back to see the swans again.  No babies yet, but it was so interesting.  I took more photos but I still have to look through them to see how they came out.  Later, we visited with Janet and then it was time to pick Jasmine up at school. 

By 8 o'clock last night, Pogo and I were already in bed for the night.  Before long, I was sound asleep.  Think I was tired?  Yeah, just a little.  I have some hummingbird photos that I took through the Mrs' living room window.  The sun was going down fast, so I used the flash. 

Now I really must get going.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

A Great Day For Photos

May 15, 2013

Good morning.  I'm still at work, and the Mrs is asleep.  Thank goodness.  She woke up a little while ago and boy oh boy was she ever cranky!  Maybe next time she wakes she will be in a better mood.  No matter, because in a while I will be going home to Pogo.

I am attempting to upload a video to share with you.  I took it yesterday with my DSLR.  My daughter Deanne took me to see the swans, and oh wowee.  It was simply awesome.   Mommy Swan was sitting on her nest keeping all six of her eggs warm, while her mate swam close by. 

OOPS, sorry - did not work. ( I'll try again later)

I spent three hours last night trying to figure out how to upload the video to You Tube so that I could put it here, but that did not turn out so good.  As of now, Blogger can't upload it either.  Wow, one would think that it is a full length movie.  But it's only a couple of minutes.  Ah well, you'll have to settle for photos for now.

I am hoping to go back today to see what's happening and get more photos.  A lot of folks stop by the pond to see the swans.  One of the people there told me that the eggs have been there more than 42 days, and should be hatching anytime now.  Wow, wouldn't that make for some fabulous photos?  I wish! 

Yesterday was my day for photo ops.  On my way to work last night, (just a couple of minutes before I got here)  this magnificent critter ran across the road in front of my car.  I grabbed my camera and jumped out of the car in time to get this shot.  Then the deer ran off into the woods.

Then, while at work just before the sun went down,  um - I think I'll save that for tomorrow's post.  You never know.  Today might be a dull day and I won't have anything to post tomorrow.   lol. 

That makes me chuckle a bit.  I am in my sixth year of blogging, and I haven't missed very many days.  Who would have thought that the bashful child of yesterday would turn into such a chatty cathy.  (Chatty Cathy was a life size talking doll from back in the years 1958-1962.)

Well, that's it for this morning's news.  Pretty soon I will pack up my things and head on home.  Yeahhhh!  The sun is shining so pretty and bright, and I'm itching to get out there with my camera.  So till tomorrow, Y'all have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.