Flying Penguins

crows flying over snow topped mountain

Flying penguins? Not really... because every evening around 5:00 I've noticed a flock of crows heading down towards the valley. I'm able to see this beautiful mountain range from our living room window and just the other day the temps dropped much lower than we're used to. Hence, winter snow in So Cal but as usual, it all melted away the next day. For more sky photos, visit Skywatch Friday


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Emperor Penguin Chick and...
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With lots of trips to the zoo, I have spent many hours at the "penguin house" observing their lifestyle, mannerisms and you know, that cute "penguin walk" that they do. I just love this print.



The Friday 56

"You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was."
-- Irish proverb
 My mother-in-law gave this book to me for Christmas and I just love it! This is a charming book filled with fairy tales, poetry, nursery rhymes, song, stories, words of wisdom, activities, and recipes. It has some elegant old-world type illustrations on quality paper and it is a fat, hardcover book. Lena Tabori is the publisher, director and founder of Welcome Enterprises, Inc. Alice Wong is the project director. For more information, visit www.welcomebooks.com


grandchildren

 Christmas Visit

Here are 2 of my grandchildren, ages 4 and 2. They play well together, they're good cousins and dear friends to one another. I cherish the moments with my grandchildren because our relationship is so special. We laugh a lot when we're together; cuddle, play, read, color, sing, and dance! My "one word" for this new year is JOY and with another grandbaby due any moment, I was thinking of those labor pains and this scripture came to mind:

"The Lord will do great things for me, and I will be filled with joy. I will sow in tears, then I will reap with songs of joy. If I go out weeping, Lord, carrying seed to sow, I will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with me." Psalm 126:3, 5-6) Photo for Color Connection

You may be interested in Penguin Books:

Baby Penguins Everywhere!
Penguin and Pinecone
Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World
Africa via Antarctica: Sixty Sunsets in the Southern Hemisphere



Blessings,






“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis
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18 comments:

  1. Laurel-Rain SnowFriday, January 04, 2013

    I always enjoy your photos...and your grandkids are adorable!

    Great excerpt, too.

    Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

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    1. LadyD PianoFriday, January 04, 2013

      Thanks for your kind words, Laurel. I appreciate you taking the time to say so!

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  2. LorriFriday, January 04, 2013

    Lovely capture of the skies and mountains. Sweet grandies.

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  3. Maude LynnFriday, January 04, 2013

    Beautiful sky shot!

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  4. fredamansFriday, January 04, 2013

    I love that Irish Proverb!
    That sky shot threw me for a loop too... I was looking in the clouds and thought, yeah, lol, they look like penguins flying... the darker clouds that is. Then I finished scrolling down and saw the birds. Oh, what a giggle.

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  5. Spare Parts and PicsFriday, January 04, 2013

    Wow, love that view from your living room window... great photo!

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  6. Lady In ReadFriday, January 04, 2013

    :) my daughter just read a book about groups of animals and birds and we learned that a group of crows is a murder:) ..love the photos - all of them, and the books too.

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    1. LadyD PianoSaturday, January 05, 2013

      Indeed, and those banditos are so annoying to us farmers! It was great to hear from you again!

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  7. LizSaturday, January 05, 2013

    Great shot! Your grandkids are adorable. Happy sky watching.

    Sunken Garden

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    1. LadyD PianoSaturday, January 05, 2013

      Love your blog post title! Thanks for commenting, Liz!

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  8. anneySaturday, January 05, 2013

    You are such a sweet grandma to your grandkids! Happy 2013!

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  9. maiSaturday, January 05, 2013

    your grandkids are adorable! looks like you're one great grandma. i'm sure the kids are always looking forward to visiting you. happy 2013!

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  10. Jessica CassidySunday, January 06, 2013

    Penguin is such a cute animals to watch :-) You have beautiful grand kids :-) What a view that is with crows...amazing :-) Dropping by from Color Connection :-)

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  11. J.Rylie.CFriday, January 11, 2013

    I like the photo of the penguins but the kids are precious!

    Thanks for linking up to Color Connection last week. Linky is up now.

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As always, so nice to hear from you!

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