Meet Forrest Gump

I named this duck (the brown one in the front) "Forrest Gump" because no matter where he/she's going she is R-U-N-N-I-N-G!!!!

When they see me coming, they get out of the water, cross the road (if necessary) and start running towards me...well, the white one waddles as a duck should, but the brown one is always running really, really fast. She stretches her body tall and long and sometimes she quaaaaaks while she runs...what a funny duck!

"Where's the bread?" they would say if they could talk...

Here it is...hold your duckies (ahem, horses!)

After they had their breakfast they went back into the water, quite satisfied and proud of themselves for scoring yet another meal from the humans. (Gizzy barked the whole time - obviously, he's not into sharing!)

I set my alarm clock for 6 am every morning to go down to the lake before the sun comes up and to be home by 9 or 9:30 am. If I don't start doing that, summer will become unbearable and I will go stir crazy being inside all the time. (God only knows what will become of Gizzy - he's already sleeping his life away.)

There are several of these pink flowers whose name I don't know. To me they look like some sort of Lily maybe? Actually, if you look at the single stem and those multiple blossoms, don't they look like an Amaryllis? (...and they are in the Lily family)

I saw a little cotton tail bunny hopping across the lawn. It stayed just for a moment before quickly disappearing inside the big Azalea bush.

I always enjoy looking at the Sago palm and the ornamental grass with the stripes that's growing beside it.

I saw this bright, green vine climbing up that tree and I though it looked pretty in the early morning light.






















I don't know what these flowers are, but to me they look like some sort of orange Iris...they're almost as tall as a person.

Looky here, Gizzy, who's that? Why, it's our friend, Sandy, walking her two little dogs around the lake too. We stopped only to talk for a little while before moving on, as it was getting hotter very quickly...

Standing on the bridge I watched swarms of little Swallows and dragonflies frantically darting through the air - it must be a good spot for breakfast, right below the bridge. It was interesting to watch these little swallows darting back and forth, bomb diving and shooting straight up - what a marvelous display of aereal feeding! I had to smile when I noticed one of the dragonflies sitting on the electrical wire like the swallows did. I wish I could have captured that on camera.

We stopped only for a few minutes at our customary bench, but had to press on in order to beat the sun...as it is, Gizzy didn't want to walk anymore and I ended up pushing him home. Tomorrow morning we're leaving even earlier.

Isn't that right, Gizzy? - Yeah! Good boy!

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Oh, yeah, today is June 16th:

Happy Birthday to ME; Happy Birthday to ME; Happy Birthday to Meeeee; Happy Birthday to ME - and many Mooooooore!

I'm celebrating the anniversary of my 58th year on this earth and am spending it counting my blessings - that includes having the good fortune of meeting nice folks like you via the Internet...Thank you, friends! You have enriched my life!