moments at the side of the road

 I turned in for a little stop (nature calls), on my way to Regina.

I had my new camera in the back seat, to my delight..  

It was so relaxing to just shoot nature.

rain sprinkle and B & W

Rain came yesterday, for a short time, and I thank you for that.

I know more will come again at some point this spring.

 It was so much greener and fresh in our yard, I thought

changing photos as black and white would be fun.,  Flowers, not so much,.

They need to show their beautiful colours.

We can't imagine an acreage without a tractor and it's front end loader,

 and a snow blower, picking up bales,  harrowing the garden,

weed control with a sprayer.  Nope! Just can't imagine life out here without
these pieces of equipment. 

snow blower and harrower attachments

Sprayer

front end bucket

Attachments to tractor sit back of the barn shed as we do not have a Quonset or covered

area.  Our rain water system is attached to the barn eavestrough into a white tank

then spills into large black water tub.

Colour!

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Pink Geranium

Those paddles we were not using.  We criss crossed them and stood them up here in our

back deck flower bed.

Our South view from the back deck

The garden is planted!

I prefer coloured photos but it was fun to change them.

shaky video duck swim

It is exciting to see all the ducks or Mallards enjoying our pond
and I wanted to get a video before the pond water and ducks all
disappear.  We need more rain!

Watch video and see why I called it
"shaky" duck swim.





An affirmation after videoing these ducks on our pond
 today is:

I no longer worry, I do, I enjoy!
Keep swimming!

My new Nikon Cool Pix is teaching me patience and
accuracy in place of quick snapshots with my iphone and small digital cameras;
it's a hobby I take such joy in.  I wanted more zoom in power and I got it with
this camera.  It is a birthday gift from hubby!

A hobby can keep my mind sharper!