Wild and Crazy Week for Spring Forward and Arrival~

Wild and crazy week for Spring forward and arrival.  The nation has had so much crazy weather this past several months.  I was told quite some time ago that Kentucky is one of the fastest changing weather states in the USA.  I am beginning to think that is true for the whole country.  

What about where you live outside of the USA? 

Sometimes you just need to be alone, doing something, yet nothing, other than breathing and using your natural senses. Yesterday was touched by the sweetness of talks with old friends, with sharing life, it's difficult moments as well as it's joys. Last evening I was torn as to what I would be doing this morning, and then I tried to sleep, but rest would not come. Laying there trying to figure out my morning and then I knew where I was going...to the Ohio River and I was going to walk the little over two mile walk path from Kentucky over into Indiana. Once before I did it before my knee surgery and I was about to do it again. Done! Taking in lots of fresh air, and quieting the spirit, whew so nice... I needed that. I took in the beauty that was surrounding me and felt the warmth of the sun upon my face, even though my toes were freezing...yikes. Warmed by the walk, by the time I was crossing back over, they were toasty. 

Yes, I talked with Father God too and He gave me newness for the day, the week, that I just craved deep within my soul~

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Wild Bird Wednesday

There was a flock of Wild Turkeys on display and tugboats along the shore~

A touch of HDR to show the colour that I saw as well as the current...an improvement on the otherwise very muddy Ohio River~

Made it, above and below the Indiana side of the river walk~

As I was walking the path back I came upon a gorgeous American Kestrel and snagged a few sweet shots~

The mystery of this beauty is finally answered.  I introduced you to this handsome Friesian gelding two weeks ago.  As many of you know, one of my favorite lanes to drive in Oldham County, is Covered Bridge Road.  I always find wonderful subjects to photograph.  Some of you may even remember the beautiful Icelandic Horses that I have photographed and posted in years past.

Part of that same land belongs to the Aspiring Heights Equestrian Center.  This wonderful facility has plenty of stalls for boarding horses, they also house their own horses that they give riding lessons with, as well as have trail rides. 

So now I can introduce you respectfully to Zeke aka Pedro fan de Klaster. 

Zeke was born in Northern Holland  5 years ago this coming May 14, and was shipped here a year ago this May.  His blessed owner is Elena, who shared with me that Zeke is a "kind hearted horse who loves to flip switches on and off, grab blankets, brushes and pick your pockets for treats."  We have texted each other and will get to meet soon so that I can gift her the photo prints that I have for her.  I took these images the other day while running errands in the city~

The Young Deer and the Little Squirrel~

We had 7" of snow on the first day of Spring and may get more this weekend.

Our land on Tingsgrove~

A wee little butter butt ;) Yellow-rumped Warbler came for suet and kept having territorial disputes with it's own kind will visiting.  It could hear my camera through the glass and I loved watching it try to figure out where the noise was coming from.  

Forsythia and Daffodils in the snow~

 

 The other day on Facebook I watched a video clip on Acrylic Pour Painting and got the desire to try it myself.  It's supposed to look like marbling and is to form large cells.  Well I have since then watched several more video clips and each one is similar, each one is different.  I got the ingredients ordered and then made my first attempt.  It is based on the colours of my Emilio Pucci Braniff International Airlines uniform scarf.  

Pretty yes, but it is not what I was going for.

My second attempt was this one based on the colours found in a male Peacock's feathers.  Well... let's just say that the painting beneath the image below now covers this one.  While it is pretty and two people shared with me that they loved it and thought that it looked like Koi Fish in a pond...the little splats that look like fish was made using a metallic acrylic paint and by the time it dried, the paint had pulled away from the canvas...huge sigh~

I am going to figure this out, you just watch and see ;)  

This is my current challenge, what is something special  you are working on?

The canvas that I did both of the above on, ended up being used to create this painting~

Interesting Week, What About Yours~

I HAVE NOT GIVEN ANYONE PERMISSION TO COPY OR PUBLISH MY PHOTOGRAPHS.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This painting and four other images have been found on both Facebook and Pinterest.  
The Peacock watercolour is mine, done by me and now used on another person's blog as well.
While flattering, it is also invasive...
Please ask permission~ 

It has been such a busy week.  The time change always makes things crazy for a bit.  I had my last Physical Therapy visits which I am thankful for.  What a great place and wonderful people at Results Physiotherapy Clinic!  My knee still swells, and gets very tight, but PT will not help that part, it will just take more time.  I am able to walk around the neighborhood and near by parks once again and once back home ICE it big time and all is well.  

Life changes things when we least expect it.  
Another reason to cherish it and everyone~

Remember to double click on the first image, to view a larger slideshow presentation after    you have read the narratives~

I am joining in the fun with Eileen at:

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Saturday's Critter

Anni at:

http://id-rather-b-birdin.blogspot.com/ 

I'd Rather Be Birdin'

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Maggie's  MOSAIC MONDAY

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Stewart for:

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Wild Bird Wednesday

I made a visit to Cave Hill Cemetery last week and photographed one of my favorite memorials there.   Near the front center of the cemetery is this gorgeous memorial to honor a woman by the name of Florence, who was the wife of Preston Pope Satterwhite.  He used the idea for the structure from the Temple of Love, built for Marie Antoinette~ 

While there I came upon this little group of interesting Geese and learned that they are called Sebastopol Geese.  With them was the most darling Duck that was running after them...well guess what it's called?  A Runner Duck.  They don't waddle, but rather run~

Are they not all adorable!!!

Runner Duck~

We have had mad dashes of snow this past week, not the kind they are having on the Eastern seaboard, but an inch, or two every few days.  

The wee little Yellow-rumped Warblers came in nice numbers to partake of the suet~

A first year Red-shouldered Hawk, what a stunner~

Dark-eyed Junco checking out where it wants to flit to next~

Red-tailed Hawk down the lane has paired up and may be setting up a nest~

In my rides into town for my last week of physical therapy, yes my last week, since October, I came upon this beauty last week and saw it again out in the snow covered pasture in recent days.  

Of course I had to stop and take a few more pictures.  I believe it is a Friesian gelding and will find out soon more about him.  Why?  Because I have ordered some prints of him to gift to the owners, whom I don't even know...yet ;)~

 We had 4 bucks and 12 does and fawns in the yard the other evening.  I had to take the pictures just as the sun was lowering and through glass and so they aren't great, but wanted to use them~

I have helped move fawns, baby ducks, opossums, goats, horses, cows, even a Golden Eagle in South Dakota...squirrels and turtles across the road, and now this... Yes I know it's a Skunk...but it was a very young one and it had just been struck by a car. I found it on the far side of two lanes, going in circles, most probably from a head injury. It was trying desperately to gain it's balance and finally it leveled off and that was when it decided to try and cross the street again, and that was when I stepped in to help. I slowed the obliging drivers down just for a minute to allow the Skunk to get safely across. No one yelled, no one honked, it went very well. Now as for the Skunk...not sure, but just had to hope that it would rest and then rouse up feeling better and do whatever it is that Skunks do~

Snow cub fun~

Recently I learned of an app for my Android called Waterlogue.  It transforms images into digital paintings, using different applications.  I took some of my favorite photos and gave it a try...you can too~

 A very special place for me, Rosewell~

White-tailed Deer fawns~

Special home I spent time in as a teenager, now vacant along the Ohio River Scenic Route~

Drumanard Estate~