J is for Jay for abc Wednesday round 21

A frequent  visitor and a loud squawky bird that often visits our bird feeder area is a Blue Jay.  This Jay is a rather handsome bird and I have captured its picture in flight in the two pictures I am posting here today!

While I was watching this Jay it suddenly swooped towards me as I clicked my camera shutter

In the photo above I have applied a zig zag filter to enhance its flight.

My appreciative thanks to Melody for her hosting of this weekly meme.

ABCWednesday Round 21 can be found at:

https://abcwednesday.com/

Golden Glow for Remberances on Thursday's Challenge

I have always loved this old tall perennial which is  topped with golden yellow orbs.  It used to be called "the outhouse flower" as in the era of outhouses it was often planted beside the outhouse and was used to  camouflage the presence of that little , old necessary building out among the outbuildings of one's home property. However that is just interesting trivia, not the cause of my remembrances.  My grandmother, Clara Ceclia had a clump of Goldenglow at the base of the  outdoor staircase which led up to her home. In late August, often just before school started up again, after the summer holidays I would delight in their beautiful golden blooms, and before long the tall stems would be bending with the late summer breezes as they nodded a welcome  to me as I climbed the stairs to visit my grandmother.
These memories are refreshed in my mind every late August as the Goldenglo we have planted in our yard comes into bloom.  I had transplanted this flower from a find at an old deserted homestead many years ago and it' s  yearly blooming is an event which warms my heart every summer as it once more comes into bloom.

 I am linking today with Thursday's Challenge which today hosts the theme Rememberances. This meme can be found at :http://www.spunwithtears.com/thursday.html

 My appreciative thanks to the host of this fun weekly challenge.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

H is for Horse Haul for abc wednesday

On the weekend we attended a horse pull or the term I am most familiar with is a' horse haul' The contestants; teams of work horses. were required to pull heavy loads a designated distance.

old friends meet and greet

crowds gather around the field

to watch the horse pull

pulling together

feat of strength and endurance

 thousand of pounds

huge hooves biting dirt

both resolved to do their best

heavy loads are pulled

harnessed workhorses

patiently await their turn

hitched to the post fence

D is for Dance on ABC Wednesday

My D  Daughter  was a highland Dancer and now my grandDaughter dances competively. Thus we spent many summer weekends attending highland games and festivals in our area. I love the music of the pipes and the beautiful swirling colours of the Dancer's kilts. And most exciting of all are the awards ceremonies  at the end of the day's competition when the Dancers receive recognition for their Dancing skills in the form of medals and/ or trophies  for the highest scoring  dancers who receive a high aggregate trophy.

above Dancing the Reel

shown above and below, the Sword Dance.  A Dancer must NOT touch the sword during their performance

shown above and below, the Highland Fling

                                                     It was a successful Day of Dancing

I am linking today to  ABC Wednesday round 21, the link to this very interesting meme of a different  alphabet letter being represented each week, can be found at: https://abcwednesday.com/
My appreciate thanks to those hosting this meme.

B is for Birchbark for ABC Wednesday

These photos today for B are old items made from birchbark that I have.  They were primarily made for toys or to sell to tourists

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This first item is a picture frame sold in or made in Cacouna, Quebec as a tourist sale item. Above, the back of the frame where the grain of the birch can be seen. Below, the front of the frame with the words cacouna Quebec at the bottom of the frame.

Below I have two toy birchbark wigwams to include., Shown below. you can see a portion of the white birch bark in the interior of the wigwam.

This one above was decorated with an imaginative flair  including a black bear on one side, also within are sticks piled ready for a fire.

  On its opposite side there are two paddles being handy and ready for use.

My last item is very old and small, being about two inches long.  It is a birch bark cradleboard complete with a baby.

I am linking today to ABC Wednesday Round 21 which can be found at.

http://abcwednesday.com

A is for arrowheads for A B C Wednesday

A is for aboriginal artifacts as that is what these arrowheads are.   Several years ago I bought a box of miscellaneous items at an auction. When browsing before the auction it was difficult to view all of the items in the box, but I had bought the box  based upon what I could see.  Much to my delight upon receiving the box I found It also contained these two arrowheads! If these arrowheads were used for hunting, then they would have to be delivered with much force for them to do any damage as their sharpness and ability to pierce is questionable in my opinion.

Today I linking to  the beginning of a Round 21 of ABC Wednesday.  This is a fun weekly meme which highlights a new letter each week.  Next week the B will be featured. Thank you  Melody for presenting this new round which can be found at http:// abcwednesday.com.

Red Geraniums for Ruby Tuesday Too

I connect red geraniums in a pot with memories of my grandmother. She always had geraniums on her kitchen windowsill and she often would talk about taking slips from the plant. Winters are easier to  cope with when we have a pot of Red Geraniums in our  bay windows. This summer we have pots hanging outdoors  at our front entrance and also at the entrance gate into Bird Alley.  In the fall these pots will come inside  our house to winter in our bay windows. Today I have included pictures of the red blossoms and of some of the leaves that have turned red.

Above , a beautiful red blossom  in the pot hanging at our garden gate.

Above , a geranium leaf that has reddened and below many red leaves can be seen in the pot hanging at our front door.

I am linking today to Ruby TuesdayToo which can be found at:

http://rubytuesdaytoo.blogspot.ca/