Friday, July 05, 2013

The Pause that Refreshes (and Paws that Refresh, too!)

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all!  There is a heat wave in Montreal at this time and I am certain that many of you are experiencing it as well.   The video I have chosen for this post is a short, 2 minute clip with sea sounds and seagulls.  Enjoy! 

The photos I am sharing today are ones that I took on a nature park walk earlier this week.  As for the groundhog, I thought it was a cat when I saw it from a distance and so I called it like I would a cat with the sound one makes with pursed lips.  It worked, it stayed and allowed me to come a little closer and to take these photos.  I chuckled to myself when I got close enough to realize it was a groundhog.  :)  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.




Quote:  Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened. - Anatole France

Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share by clicking on the 'comments' link at the end of my post.

18 comments:

  1. That has to be the first groundhog I've seen.

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  2. Nice pics. Interesting quote. I think one of the Chinese philosophers said something similar about playing an instrument.

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  3. I love that quote--it's so true!

    That's so funny about the groundhog. He was probably very surprised by your call! :-) Great photos of him and the deer.

    And I enjoyed the sounds of the sea. So soothing!

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  4. I cannot believe you called a groundhog and it came!!! They are also called Whistle Pigs because their warning call is a high pitched whistle. Maybe he thought you were a giant groundhog whistling to him!

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  5. I hope you're keeping comfortable and well during the heat wave =) nice photos. I just realized I've never seen a groundhog in real life before! :D

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  6. Hi Linda ! Nice post...and you can send some of that heat to us i "cold" Sweden :-) For the moment rather chilly for beeing summer.
    Wish you all the best !

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  7. Me ha gustado tu vídeo especialmente porque la ciudad en que vivo fue declarada en 2010 como "La ciudad con el sonido del mar más bonito del mundo". Te acompaño un enlace con la noticia: http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/coruna/2010/03/03/00031267635114776879867.htm
    Un abrazo,

    I liked your video especially because the city I live in was declared in 2010 as "The city with of the sea sound most beautiful of the world's." I'll walk you a link to the news: http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/coruna/2010/03/03/00031267635114776879867.htm
    A hug,

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  8. Fantastic post, beautiful photos:) Greetings

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  9. It keeps raining here. Good for the green things to grow.

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  10. My daughter's family was at the beach a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. We have had LOTS of rain this week so it has been a bit cooler. That is funny about the groundhog - - that he would stop and pose for you rather than running. Pretty neat!

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  11. Love the variety of animals you've showcased here today! stormy weather arrived yesterday and is here cooling things today...I'm very grateful for it!

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  12. Special animals, Linda, beautiful ! Never seen.
    Lie(f)s.

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  13. I saw a deer this morning when I took the cats out but I've never seen a woodchuck around here. They are interesting little characters.

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  14. very beautiful p)hoto's Linda

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  15. he could be mistaken for a beaver

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  16. Love the waves and the seagulls Linda. It's a bit like around here.
    My youngest daughter's partner will be enjoying your heat wave, he's a musician with a band called Cold Specks who's lead singer is a Canadian by the name of Al Spx. Interesting music, I can enjoy some of it.
    Groundhog Day, eh. You didn't catch sight of Bill Murray then.

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  17. j'aime beaucoup cette citation.
    Et tes photos aussi, la belle marmotte! bravo Linda
    Laurence

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