Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: child's

The morning of 25 October 2014, I met up with friends to go birding. It was quite chilly first thing, only 3°C warming up to 6°C three hours later. We had 22 species of bird, though as usual, I don’t always see them all, as I don’t have binoculars. To mention just a few of our sightings - a formation of 15 Trumpeter Swans flying high overhead; a female Pileated Woodpecker; a huge flock of Bohemian Waxwings swarming in the distance plus a few smaller flocks; and a male American Three-toed Woodpecker. We had a very brief sighting of a bird of prey that flew out of some distant trees and was nowhere to be found – it was reported as a Barred Owl. This was at a different part of the park from where I was lucky enough to see one a few days previously. The only bird photos worth keeping were a handful of the American Three-toed Woodpecker. Always a treat to see one of these birds, especially as they are rare here. After our walk, I spotted this fairly new pair of child's shoes, accidentally left behind on top of a post near the parking lot. Not sure how this can have happened, lol! Once back in our cars, we drove to a small pub fairly close by for lunch. So enjoyable to just sit and chat and enjoy good company and good food – the Baked Lasagne was excellent!

This certainly is a very unusual photo for me to have taken and to be posting! I just love it, though. When we were at Janel Butler's (and family) farm a few days ago, to botanize their acreage, I noticed this sweet little pair of silver slippers/shoes belonging to their little daughter on their wooden deck. I didn't take a photo at first, and by the time we retraced our steps, someone had bumped into the tidy little pair and I Ioved the way they were resting. I accidentally caught a keyboard key and this image ended up as my desktop photo - looks so neat : )