A Moment with Nature

A couple of darling ducks and a drake... our aquatic, waddling Mallard friends downtown Victoria.
How does it go again? Happy as a duck near water.
Or be like a duck.... Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath (;

Nature is Design

Our majestic Great Blue Herons here in James Bay (check out the webcam in Beacon Hill Park)
Images captured by Studio 7 Designs located in my lovely hometown... they are amazing local talent, and provide exceptional design work. Check out their extensive site!

Happy Friday!

This video is so adorable!
Otters in Vancouver... napping, floating, holding hands.

A Moment with Nature

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds... how about a fine home?
A proud little bird and *his* birdhouse, in my James Bay neighbourhood...

Peacock Extravagance

I was enjoying a meandering stroll the other day through thee lovely Beacon Hill Park, when I came across a gorgeous peacock in full glory. He was a spectacular sight, and stunningly beautiful... needless to say, I was quite flattered! What magnificent birds-de-plume...

(top) Tailfeathers by Aaron Logan
(left) Peacock Feather, acrylic inks and technical drawing pen on illustration board for Natural History Illustrations Gallery
(right) Peacock close-up by David Cote

Handmade card from Vancouver based Flaunt cards
Atelier LZC, handmade silk screen print
Urban Outfitters, jewel tone peacock pillow with ribbon detail
Darrell Underschultz, Peacock acrylic on canvas
Mwah Creations based in Vancouver, print card of pen sketch by Tanis Alexis Laird
John Derian, round 16 inch platter
Publisher Textiles, Peacock printed canvas
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Lavish Collection, Prince of Tales Mug
Jonathon Adler, Peacock pillow
Florence Broadhurst, Exotic Bird fine art
Sanna Annukka

A Moment with Nature

"Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems"

~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Make way for ducklings...
Mama duck and her babies at picturesque Beacon Hill Park downtown Victoria
Image by Nancy Wilson

For the Love of Horses

"And God took a handful of southerly wind, blew His breath over it

and created the horse"
~ Bedouin Legend

For the love of horses.... Part Deux
Me as a wee one (with droopy drawers!) and my beloved horse companion, Candy (oh how I loved her!)

In Saskatchewan’s capital city, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Equestrian Statue stands prominently in front of the Legislative Building. Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005, the bronze statue depicts Queen Elizabeth II on Saskatchewan-born horse Burmese, the favourite horse she was presented with by the RCMP in 1969.
Oil on canvas painting of horse by Campbell River artist Denise Christensen
House Beautiful
Flickr talent, khalil_in_stall
Arrangement in Horse and Reverie, oil on canvas by Canadian artist Geoff Farnsworth
Wild and Free, oil painting by Canadian artist Douglas Manning
Juliet van Otteren
Home Cheap Home
Drawing of Fargo by Jeanner of Flickr
Home Cheap Home, horse wall art
Flickr talent by zabethanne Home Cheap Home Fierce Grace by Tony Stromberg Pottery Barn
Horse, adorable mirrorpix photo Denise Christensen, Horsepower I, oil on canvas
Domino

A Crow with Attitude

A Crow with Attitude, a painting by local artist Lisa Riehl (I showcased some of her Mo:Le pieces on a previous post...)

(top) A crow sits atop a fence on Dallas Road
...photo forwarded to me by a friend

Horse Art

"In the steady gaze of the horse shines a silent eloquence that speaks of

love, loyalty, strength, and courage"
~ L. McGuire

A melodious neigh, the gentle swish of the tail, hooves that echoe music, the whistle of the high wind, and the freedom song that comes from a full gallop... where grace, nobility and gentleness are found in a splendid spirit. Horses and beauty are synonymous...

Paint by numbers horse art by melisdramatic via flickr

(top) painting from Mama Mia (my dear mom, from when she was a teenager)

Mason Murer
Maja Sten via Wonderwall

Western Interiors, a horse painting by Borkenhagan
Magni Design
Taylor Howes

Western Interiors, charcoal and gesso artwork of a horse by Daphne Loney

Jeffers Design Group

A Moment with Nature

Seals, oh dear seals... so beautiful.
I love animals dearly and it pains me to see that it is that time again. My heart is breaking... these marine mammals are so magnificent!

A trio of curious seals basking on a rock just off the shore of Oak Bay, Victoria....

(top image from Canada Tourism)