And then there was some sun!!

Nothing beats the sun coming out after you get a bunch of snow. Few things (in my opinion) are as beautiful!


There is sooo much light and amazing opportunities that weren't there before!!

Not very consistent am I?

I seem to be so busy lately that I don't have time to remember to do the things I've said I really want to do!!
I have been taking pictures, though. I'm going to try to post somewhat chronologically, so, for those interested, here they come......
I took these late in the fall. Fot hose of you who don't know, London has an amazing river that we are built on called the Thames River. One of the best things about living here is this river. London has an amazing network of bicycle/walking paths built all along it, and being an avid bicycle/nature lover/photographer, one of the things I am always struck by is the variety of bridges that I see while touring along the river. The city did an amazing job last summer of fixing up a bunch of bridges and spots along the path, so I took a bunch of photos of these "London Bridges".....



Boys fishing at the Forks of the Thames



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This is the new footbridge they spent all summer re-doing




I love this one too, looking at all the vines growing up underneath...

Raptors

I have recently become obsessed with birds - all birds, but Raptors in particular! It all started one day last February when my friend Bonnie and I went for a bike ride and saw a juvenile bald eagle flying over our heads. Then we saw a tree full of robins and a bunch of great blue herons and then the young bald eagle sitting in a tree with the adult!

Since then we have had many such adventures, here are a couple of photos...

This is a Great Blue Heron. I would not even try to guess how many hours I've spent trying to get a good shot of one of these! They are very shy birds and, in my experience, as soon as you stop and try to get a look, they fly away. I got this picture on a very hot and muggy day. I went for a bike ride to Springbank Park here in London, and happened to see this guy across the river from me. I locked up my bike and climbed down the river bank, expecting him to take off with every step I took. But he didn't - too darned hot!



















Another bike ride - this one before a road trip that we were going to take that afternoon, when, riding out of one of London's fabulous parks, I see this guy fly across the road and land in a tree.













He wasn't nearly as shy as the heron!

Then, again on another bike ride, I hear a call and I look up...














I lose him, but then I see something else swoop above the meadow and land in this big old gnarly tree....


















He sat there for the longest time - eating and looking at me!!

Then, there are also the hawks on the side of the road...
















And the vultures on the beach - hey, they're raptors too, and although their faces may be ugly, they are huge, and beautiful too!