Deer on a foggy morning

 

Of all the animals God has made,
He has the sweetest head,
And looks so pretty in the glade,
With his coat of chestnut red.

From the children's poem,

The Gentle Deer

Rainy morning at the lake (3)

Rain, rain, go to Spain.
Never come back again.

Rainy morning at the lake (2)

Rain, rain, go away,
All the family wants to play.

Rainy morning at the lake

Rain, rain, go away.
Little Johnny wants to play.

Daisies

Birthday flowers from a sweet friend

With such a comrade, such a friend,
I fain would walk till journey's end...
from "A Wayfaring Song" by Henry Van Dyke

Best Friend

My sunshine doesn't come from the skies,
It comes from the love in my dog's eyes.

Unknown poet

Window on the past

"Ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do."
"If you've a penny in your purse
I'll ferry you."

From, Ferry me across the water
Christina Rossetti



This photo was taken in Kenora Ontario.  The reflection in the window is the boat featured on one of the town's 22 historic murals.

Mother Goose

Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose,

Have you any feathers loose?

Truly have I, pretty fellow,

Quite enough to fill a pillow.

Canola field

Ever wonder how many of these tiny blossoms are found in each canola field?

Old house

All the past we leave behind,
We debouch upon a newer, mightier world, varied world,
Fresh and strong the world we seize, world of labor and the march,...

from Pioneers! O Pioneers
Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)