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Monday, January 1, 2018

Happy New Year 2018!

Hello and Happy New Year!

I'm coming back this year. As I sit in my office admiring my beautiful view, I turn to gratitude and hopefulness for 2018. I know you see the screen behind the window, and it's cold, gray and brown outside, but I know - and you know - that soon there will be green, there will be flowers, there will be warm days, sunny skies, colorful birds flying around and singing, beautiful flowers and more. And I will have some beautiful photos to show you. I am going to get back on track in 2018. I can't claim that it will be every day; in fact, I may even change the name of the blog, I just don't know yet, but I'll figure it out soon and let you know.

I hope you had a wonderful 2017 and are expecting a great 2018! I am expecting 2018 to be my best year ever!! See you soon.

Monday, December 12, 2016

Monday's Beach Fun 12-12-16

Hello and happy Monday. Instead of going to work, let's play hooky and go to the beach. Yes, it's a little cold out there but we can wrap up in a blanket and sit and enjoy the wind and surf. The birds won't mind that we're there - in fact, if we take some bread, they will love us. If we do take some bread we will also have to take an umbrella to shield us from the "presents" the birds may drop on us when we feed them. No matter what we do, what we take, or how long we stay, the beach is always a perfect get away.

I hope you have a perfect day whether you work play. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Monday's Chimp Doesn't Do Mondays 11-28-16

Hello and happy Monday. My little chimpanzee says that he does not do Mondays. I like his style. There are many times that I don't want to do Mondays either. I must do Mondays, just like everyone else and some are better than others. I really try to make every day a good day, even Mondays.

I hope you had a good Monday today. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, November 21, 2016

Monday's Peek-A-Boo Camellia 11-21-16

Hello and happy Monday. Today I wanted to give you a little Peek-A-Boo inside the delicate Camellia flower. I enjoy looking at this. For a while now, I've been typing and then erasing the things I love about this inner portion of the Camellia. When I re-read things I wrote, they just didn't seem to convey my feelings adequately. I guess sometimes life is like that - sometimes we feel things so deeply or intensely that we just can't seem to describe them well enough for others.

I hope you've felt like today was a marvelous Monday. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Monday's Peek-A-Boo Owl 11-14-16

Hello and happy Monday. Peek-A-Boo! This owl is checking everything out while keeping a low profile in her nest. I think maybe a lot of us do that on Mondays. We just try to keep our head down while checking out everything that's coming our way for the week. It's like we're shy on Monday's. We get over that shyness by the end of the week.

What were you shy about today? I hope you had a marvelous Monday. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, November 7, 2016

Monday's Peek-A-Boo Bullfrog 11-07-16

Hello and happy Monday. Peek-a-boo from the bullfrog in my canal. This guy was hard to catch with the camera. As soon as he sees me, he croaks and goes back under water. Sometimes persistence pays.

I hope you had a great Monday. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, October 31, 2016

Monday's Peek-A-Boo Anole 10-31-16

Hello and happy Monday. Also, happy Halloween. This little anole was playing a little peek-a-boo with me yesterday in the corner of my metal roof. It looks like he's straining his eye to look down on me. I'm going to say he's my treat for Halloween. He's sugar free, too. :)

I hope you have a marvelous Monday. Thanks for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Monday's Change is Here 10-24-16

Hello and happy Monday. There aren't many of these dragonflies around since it's beginning to get cooler, but I still see them occasionally. Dragonflies symbolize change, and really, change is something that happens everyday so we may as well embrace it and make the best of whatever comes our way. Mondays always bring about a change - all of a sudden we have a new week to tackle. We just need to declare that this is going to be a great week and help make it happen.

I hope you had a great Monday. Thanks for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, October 17, 2016

Monday's Lazy Chimp 10-17-16

Hello and happy Monday. This chimp says make that a "Lazy" Monday. Well, now that I've finished working for the day, I'm going to act just like this chimp and be lazy for the rest of the night. I think I'll nap on something a little softer than a tree.

I hope you had a little time to be lazy today. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Monday's Peek-a-Boo Tree Frog 10-03-16

Hello and happy Monday. The frog says Peek-a-Boo this evening from my front porch. I noticed him as I was going back inside from photo shopping and getting a frog on the Lantana. The bad thing was, the frog jumped from the Lantana just as I was pressing the shutter button. I was sad, but then I turned around, walked along the deck, looked up a bit, and BAM, I see another tree frog peeping out at me from the post corner. Now, I was happy and feeling blessed. It was a good thing I still had my camera with me because this time, this one didn't jump as I pressed the shutter button. It's true sometimes that what you really want is just around the corner! It worked for me.

I hope you found what you were looking for today. Thanks for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Monday's Peek-A-Boo Hummingbird 09-19-16

Hello and happy Monday. I am so lucky that I was able to capture this precious hummingbird today. I've been watching this little 2 to 3 inch bundle of chattering energy for the summer and I will miss her and her buddies very much when they migrate back to Mexico or Central America later this month. Today is the first time I have ever seen her stretch her neck and peer out at me. I think she may have increased her height by another half an inch or more. She's just another of those things that makes me smile.

I hope you had something to smile about today. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 12, 2016

"Hey, Hey Monday" 09-12-16

Hello and happy Monday. My giraffe friend wants to say, "Hey, hey, Monday"!! This large, long, graceful giraffe is located at the Asheboro NC Zoo. He hides behind the rocks sometimes, but comes out after a few minutes just to say, "Hey". Go see him sometime. I know you'll enjoy him.

I hope there was something you enjoyed this Monday if you weren't at the Zoo. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, September 5, 2016

Monday's Labor Day Laborer 09-05-16

Hello and happy Monday and Labor Day! This hard working female is an Argiope Spider, also known as Zipper Spider, Banana Spider, Writing spider, along with a couple other names. I put the background of where I first saw the spider. Her web is lower left and she was up near the top right of the photo. I say this is the female because females of this spider are larger than the males and she looked very large to me when I almost walked into her yesterday. I was checking out the water in our pond and saw movement out of the corner of my eye, so I adjusted my focus and there was this huge spider! After a quick yell, I realized I had a photo opportunity and maybe I could even learn a little something. From the internet on the website: https://www.dirtdoctor.com/garden/Argiope-Spider_vq1731.htm, I learned that these spiders are very beneficial to have around because they eat many insects that hurt our garden. The bad thing about this spider is that she's not even close to our garden. Maybe she wanted a water view, but she could also have a water view by the garden. Maybe I'll make her move soon. Maybe I won't make her move. She might bite me if I annoy her too much, but she's not poisonous so I'll be okay. Even so, I don't feel like testing that so I'm going to just back away and she can stay where she is.

I hope you had a wonderful labor free Monday. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Monday's Conquering 08-29-16

Hello and happy Monday. It was a good working Monday today. Still, I felt myself being taken away, in my mind, to the place you see above. This is the place I long to be - on good days and on bad days. This is my "meditation". No matter what happens during the day, if I - no, scratch that - when, I see this in my mind, I am immediately calmer, less stressed, more "at peace", and I feel I can "conquer" whatever I need to deal with today. I just take a deep breath, enjoy my vision, come back to the present, and conquer.

I hope you have someplace you can go in your mind that helps you conquer whatever comes your way during the day. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 22, 2016

Monday's Butterfly and Lantana 08-22-16

Hello and happy Monday. As I was looking at my

butterflies on lantana from the weekend, I wondered

what the above would look like if I became a little

"artistic". I hope you like them. I really enjoy

watching the butterflies around the flowers. I'm

hoping that I can get a photo of all the different

butterflies and moths I see around the lantana.

I hope you had a picture perfect Monday. Thank you

for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Monday's Sunrise 08-15-16

Hello and happy Monday. Today's picture is from earlier this year while on our cruise. This photo has three things I enjoy - water, the sunrise and clouds for character. I love this sunrise. I love sunrises in general. The sunrise represents a new day, with new opportunities and new challenges to conquer. Sometimes the new day brings things we don't want like pain, anger, hurt and frustration brought to us by others and, once in a while, ourselves; like when we work too hard physically the day before and wake up sore; or someone intentionally hurts our feelings, or something breaks that we can't fix. Every new day is just that - new, and we look forward to meeting our challenges by doing everything better than we did the day before. Sure, the clouds let us know that nothing is perfect, it just that somedays it comes prety close. One things for sure, every sunrise brings change. A Greek philosopher , Heraclitus, around 500 BC, is credited with the saying, "change is the only constant ", which, af far as I'm concerned, basically sums up life. I think I'm ready for change, a good change. How about you?

I hope you had an almost perfect Monday. Thanks for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 8, 2016

Monday's Peek-A-Boo 08+08=16

Hello and happy Monday. It's Peek-A-Boo time again! Can you spot the grasshopper in the leaves? I guess that's pretty easy. This grasshopper has the least amount of color of any I've ever seen. I don't think I've seen that many grasshoppers, because the ones I see are usually green. Different colors are cool, and I hope I see many colorful grasshoppers in the future. But for now, it's Peek-A-Boo time.

I hope you had a wonderful Monday. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, August 1, 2016

Muscovy Monday 08-01-16

Hello and happy Monday. Welcome to my portrait of a Muscovy Duck. This one was in my yard yesterday after a big storm. I was glad to see him. He or she seems to be sporting a nice Pompadour hairstyle. I like it! I didn't realize this until I read the site that I'm about to give you that the Muscovy Ducks eat mosquitoes! I want this one and all her friends to come around all the time. You can read more about this fascinating duck at: http://countrysidenetwork.com/daily/poultry/poultry-poultry/breed-spotlight-muscovy-duck/.

I hope you've had a fascinating Monday. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, July 25, 2016

A Frog's Dream - - Monday, 07-25-16

Hello and happy Monday. Who wants to go kayaking? Why, this little frog does, that's who! He's such a cute little thing that I am tempted; tempted, but not convinced, so, I'm going to have to say no to the cutie. Gotta love a frog for trying, though. It probably would have been very exciting to have him in the kayak for a ride. Haha

I hope you tried something new and exciting today. Thanks for looking. See you tomorrow.

Monday, July 18, 2016

Monday's Unusual Fly? 07-18-16

Hello and happy Monday. Problems with the internet - AGAIN - make me feel like this bug. I don't know what kind of fly this is. I was going to look it up on the internet but, I'm just grateful I have been able to get on for this brief moment in time to post. He's so unusual that I will find out what he is soon. His wings appear to be tattered, but they're just transparent "windows", if you will, and there are no actual "holes" or torn areas.

Again, I'm just grateful I was able to be online if only for a couple minutes tonight.

I hope Monday gave you a reason to be grateful. Thanks for looking. See you tomorrow - I hope.