Spotted Eagle Rays

Several weeks ago we had a wonderful surprise when we visited the pier a few minutes away from our cottage –two beautiful eagle rays were peacefully gliding through the water! They were so majestic –yet they looked graceful at the same time. Truly a beautiful sight! 

I’m so glad Mom reminded me to bring my camera with us on our little walk and I was able to take photos of these beautiful creatures!

 

 

 

Isn’t God’s Creation amazing?! What’s your favorite sea creature? Share your thoughts in a comment below!

All Things Bright And Beautiful

I’m back from my blogging and photography break! It was a much-needed rest as I had to take time off to get better after getting my wisdom teeth pulled. Here are some pictures that I’ve taken recently…I think you’ll all enjoy them!

   All things bright and beautiful…

All creatures great and small…

  All things wise and wonderful…

The Lord God made them all.

What are your favorite subjects to photograph? Please share your photography favorites in a comment below.

A Few Miscellaneous Shots

I was just looking through my photos this morning and selected a few pictures to share with you all --no particular theme to this post, just some of my favorites.

A garden full of marigolds!

Pink snapdragon with marigolds in background

The beach at low tide!

Another garden view with our home in the background

This is our cottage! I took this photo earlier this year just as the
amaryllis was beginning to bloom!

Our local flower shop!

This is the grand piano in one of Willowbank Hotel's lounges and I enjoy playing it! :-) If you look
closely in this picture you can see me in the mirror taking the picture. 

I'm hoping to start the weekly Scripture Caption feature again so look out for that post early next week! Have a blessed day!

Fun Times At the Beach

Summer has come on in full swing with temperatures about 5-6 degrees higher than the average for this time of year. To escape the heat, we have been heading to the beach quite often and I love to bring the camera along too. :-) At the beach, we have fun swimming, wading in the water, chatting with guests, and meeting neighbors. On a couple of occasions, we've enjoyed talking with a couple of ladies who bring their dogs on to the beach to play. We love dogs and we are always happy when they show up at the beach. One dog named Jemma, is a young Labrador Retriever and she is always begging you to throw the toy so she can fetch it! When she isn't busy fetching she enjoys playing with Orla --her doggie friend, who loves to chase Jemma and "fight" over the toy. Here are a few snapshots of Jemma and Orla having fun!

Jemma with her toy!

Jemma & Orla chasing each other

Orla's got the toy!

It was a calm day --great for boating!

The graceful longtail!

Another angle of the longtail!

Here comes Orla!

Jemma's out to fetch the toy!

Jemma loves to parade around with her newly-caught toy!

And she enjoys playing tug-of-war too!

What are some things you do during the summer to stay cool? If you have dogs, what are your favorite games to play with them?

Blessings,

An Evening by the Seashore

Yesterday, Mom took us to Willowbank's pier where we fed the fish and had our supper. Then we went down to the beach to take some photos and collect seashells. The tide was very low, which is the perfect time to find seashells which are normally underwater. Herons know this too, and they love wading in the shallow waters and tidal pools to find stranded fish or a lost crab. I thoroughly enjoyed our time by the sea and had fun taking so many photos!

Enjoy!

This Yellow-crowned Night Heron just found a small crab for his dinner!

Fishing boats moored in the bay

The pier where we feed the fish

The heron left his footprints behind in the sand!

My tall shadow!

Jude found this interesting shell in the sand!

We found this shell standing upright!

One lovely sunset!

"Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?"

Job 38:16

Baby Bluebirds

It's nesting season now, and we've had a lot of fun watching these little bluebirds grow. There is a bluebird nest box on the Willowbank property and this afternoon we went to check on the chicks' progress and take a photo.

Aren't they so adorable?

"For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land..." Song of Songs 2:11,12

We hope to take more pictures as they get older and I'll be sure to post them here for you all to see as well!

Blessings,

Eden

P.S. Contrary to popular belief, looking into nests will not scare away the parents but Sara and I never stay longer than necessary and always treat the nest boxes with care.