CoffeeJitters » critters http://coffeejitters.net/blog life. caffeinated. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:26:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Monday morning, from 10 to 11 http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2012/05/monday-morning-from-10-to-11/ http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2012/05/monday-morning-from-10-to-11/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:08:20 +0000 Judy Schwartz Haley http://coffeejitters.net/blog/?p=3605 The magic happens every day, but I don’t always take the time to stop and notice.

In just an hour of paying attention:

The air is the perfect temperature – not so warm or cold as to demand attention.

Watching an artist become

The little one exploring – getting familiar with [...]]]> The magic happens every day, but I don’t always take the time to stop and notice.

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In just an hour of paying attention:

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The air is the perfect temperature – not so warm or cold as to demand attention.

little artist

Watching an artist become

artist at work

The little one exploring – getting familiar with Mother Nature

birdbath

And Mother Nature says hi right back.

mama bird feeding her chicks

A mama bird feeding her chicks…

mama bird feeding chicks

A perfect rosebud…

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Mother Nature reclaiming a chair…

mother nature reclaiming

I find the magic every time I look for it. I just have to remember to look.

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Every day is a gift.

WW Linkup
Every week I host a photo linkup where we share posts featuring a photo. It started out being called Wordless Wednesday, but… Bloggers? Wordless? Then we started calling it Wordy Wednesday. Now we just abreviate to WW, and you pick for yourself whether or not to get wordy.

Link up your photo post below to share, and we’ll be by to visit.



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]]> http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2012/05/monday-morning-from-10-to-11/feed/ 24 The most fascinating animal at the zoo http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2011/06/the-most-fascinating-animal-at-the-zoo/ http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2011/06/the-most-fascinating-animal-at-the-zoo/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:33:08 +0000 Judy Schwartz Haley http://coffeejitters.net/blog/?p=2995 Camels, tigers, polar bears… what animal at the zoo would most capture a toddler’s attention?

Could it be a squirrel?

Dee took us to the Alaska Zoo during our recent visit, and Gem was captivated by this little red squirrel.

He didn’t move a lot at first

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Could it be a squirrel?

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Dee took us to the Alaska Zoo during our recent visit, and Gem was captivated by this little red squirrel.

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He didn’t move a lot at first

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But I promise he was real

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They played peek-a-boo and hide and seek for a while

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Then one last peek as we said good bye.

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They are such simple, earnest, friendly, happy flowers. I understand that people tend to despise the weed, but they warm my heart.  They’re like children; they may make a mess of the yard, but really they just want to make you smile.

Besides, their greens are yummy.

These bear cubs thought [...]]]> I love dandelions.

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They are such simple, earnest, friendly, happy flowers. I understand that people tend to despise the weed, but they warm my heart.  They’re like children; they may make a mess of the yard, but really they just want to make you smile.

Besides, their greens are yummy.

These bear cubs thought so too. They were making quite a nice meal of Dandelions right alongside the highway. (We were a little east of Whitehorse, YT, here.)

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On our drive through Canada, we’ve encountered countless beaver dams and lodges, but this area covered acres of stepped dams with lodges back farther away from the road.

These little lakes created by the beavers were surrounded by babbling brooks, mosses, and wildflowers.

[...]]]> This is where the wealthy, well-to-do beavers live.

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On our drive through Canada, we’ve encountered countless beaver dams and lodges, but this area covered acres of stepped dams with lodges back farther away from the road.

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These little lakes created by the beavers were surrounded by babbling brooks, mosses, and wildflowers.

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As it was, I spent quite a while traipsing around their back yard, and invading their privacy

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I would have stayed longer, but mom and the baby were waiting (besides, I was wearing flip-flops and shorts – and walking through an area where all the little trees and bushes were sawed off by the beavers at ankle height)

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[...]]]> Walking on a boardwalk on the wild side of the river in Leavenworth, I encountered this very large matted area in the grass – it was about four feet in diameter.  My first thought was that something very large must have been napping in this space, after which I proceed directly into the woods…

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and then I came to this sign

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The missing word on that sign couldn’t possibly be bears…

Right?

We’ve seen quite a few bears on this trip, but none while I was wandering around on foot. I was always safely encased in the car.

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Orangutan nap time at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington

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Orangutan nap time at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington

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Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

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Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

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One year ago: Best view in the house Three years ago: Beaver Dam

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One year ago: Best view in the house
Three years ago: Beaver Dam

]]> http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2010/08/duck/feed/ 3 Bellingham Bay http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2010/07/bellingham-bay/ http://coffeejitters.net/blog/2010/07/bellingham-bay/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:59:40 +0000 Judy Schwartz Haley http://coffeejitters.net/blog/?p=1907 In 2001, I drove my little dodge dakota alone off the ferry from Alaska, through the town of Bellingham without a second thought as I made my way to my new life in Seattle.  In 2007, my husband and I overnighted in Bellingham before catching a 7 am cruise to Victoria, BC.  This past weekend [...]]]> In 2001, I drove my little dodge dakota alone off the ferry from Alaska, through the town of Bellingham without a second thought as I made my way to my new life in Seattle.  In 2007, my husband and I overnighted in Bellingham before catching a 7 am cruise to Victoria, BC.  This past weekend my husband and daughter and I thought we’d finally stop and see what Bellingham had to offer.

We didn’t spend much time downtown, but we were charmed by the boardwalk along Bellingham Bay.

sailboat and kayaks on Bellingham Bay

staircase on Bellingham Bay

pier on Bellingham Bay

concrete forms on Bellingham Bay

Canadian Goose on Bellingham Bay

Heron on Bellingham Bay

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sailboat at sunset on Bellingham Bay

tree and sailboat at sunset on Bellingham Bay

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