Coffee is for the birds.

I was driving down the street the other day when I noticed, and how could I not stop the car, as there was this very large parrot on the front porch with his Madame. Here is Lynda's blue throated Macaw.

I was told that she loved her morning coffee and is just miserable until she is permitted to share some of her Mommy's coffee.


At the tender age of only ten, Kira has a long life ahead of her.
These Macaws can live to be 40 - 60 years old.

The Blue-throated Macaw is a rare treat to behold, being one of the rarest birds in the world. It has become known in aviculture only since the late 1970's!

For more general information, check this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaw

Well, hello there.

I took a walk through a small wooded section by the marina yesterday.

When i sat down on the rocks, a chipmunk came to see if i had any food.

Well it was the cutest thing when he just jumped up onto my knee and looked into my face.

Gosh, it was the highlight of my visit to the lake.

Weekend Wanderings

The weekend is here. Welcome to Saturday!

What better way to start my weekend than to get up before the world and head to the waterfront?Yes, i was up and out the door, with camera in hand, shortly after 6 am.

(i will most likely pay for this later)

I have been following the courtship and nesting of a pair of mute swans this spring. Lo and behold, on May 29, mama swan laid ten precious eggs.

After almost sitting on them for 35 days, the unseasonably hot and humid weather may have encouaged an early departure from their shells.

Out of the ten original eggs, three have been discarded and two remain unhatched in the nest. i am not sure whether they will hatch, even though mama swan took 5 days to lay her ten eggs.

The Canada Geese babies (goslings) were hatched earlier and are getting to be big. The pair at the park only have two wee ones. Well that surely is enough, as we are overloaded with Canada Geese in the parks, they don't seem to understand that their natural path of their life cycle includes migrating south in the winter. (i think someone forgot to send out a mass email to the ones that stay all winter.)

The early morning light was sweet on the "fur" of the goslings as they munched breakfast grass and then took a nap.

Life is good when you are a baby Canada Goose.

I'm off with camera in hand to see what other adventures await me out in the world.

My World...

I want to share my world, one that is full of beauty in all that I behold.

You will come to see my world, know my world, love my world, just as I do.

As a photographer, I see my world with the potential for creating lasting memories.

Sometimes it's a small corner of my neighbourhood, sometimes it is a landscape scene, one that could be in your province or state too.

It could be the emotions on the face of a street person.

Perhaps social issues. Images that make you think. Images that make you feel.

It might be the colours of the vegetables at the farmer's market; colours to make your mouth water.

Textures in all their glory. Light in various strengths.

My name is freyja. Welcome to my world.