out of place but really cool!

I've been really not doing as much photography as I would like. I 've had all the excuses but now is the time to start again. I guess I'm a little afraid of staring back at my monitor and just seeing the mediocrity of the photos... don't take any, don't have to worry about how good you are.

Well, anyways, last week I went into the woods that are really very very close to here
and it was blistering cold. I was only out for about an hour and the whole while my fingertips were very cold.

Here are a few of the photos taken that day:






Yesterday, I went with Carmen to Legal Aid, then the bank, the town hall, to her Lawyer's office then for a coffee.

We decided to stop at the grocery store before finally going home and I'm so glad we did. There is a small park just in front of the grocery store where people like to sit and chat or people watch and I could hear "Allo! Allo! "

To my surprise, up in a cedar tree.. was a beautiful parrot. It was saying Hello. It then continued with some slang.. saying "Salut, Mec, viens-tu?" the equivalent in English of "Hey, dude, you comin'? "

When people laughed it would mimic and laugh also. I asked where it's owner was as it was just sitting there in the tree.. no explanation how it got there. It seems his owner was gone for a coffee with a friend. He obviously wasn't too worried that someone would walk off with his gorgeous bird. I took several pictures ... perhaps 50-60.

Here are a couple.




What a pleasant surprise!