This week was sunny and I spent some time in the back garden with my camera enjoying photographing flowers I also had a siesta after lunch lieing down on my swinging sofa, with my camera close at hand, and I surrepititiously took quite a few photos of the birds and squirrels that frequent my balcony.
This will be my last post for a while because early next week I am finally going to have the cataract surgery I desparately need. I will be operated on both eyes, which I found to be unusual, but the doctor said it had become common practice these days.
I have no idea how long it will take for me to recover but should it take longer than a few weeks, you will know the reason why, now back to my post.
The Mountain Laurel will soon be in full flower, but is pretty in bud.
She has seen me but feels fairly safe because I'm lieing down at the other end of
the balcony and squirrels are bolder than most other visitors anyway.
The lizard eats the tiny crumbs on the balcony floor.
I am delighted that the robin is still feeding it's chicks with mealworm.
The Great-spotted Woodpecker is very cautious and shy, and as I don't want it to
stop coming to my balcony I would rather watch it whilst hiding than risk it flying away if it sees me or my camera move. I managed to take this photo but as it moved onto my balcony, I left it alone.
I never knew until this year that the blackbird picks up a peanut in it's shell
from the ledge where I place them in a row for the Jays, and flies away with it. I have seen this happen twice, and been amazed as the blackbird usually eats crumbs from the ground where I deliberately sprinkle them especially for the blackbird.
I will be linking up with Eileen at "Saturday's Critters," a fun place to visit if you love all creatures great and small. Just click on the icon , and it will take you there.
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