Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: mirror

This moth was hanging out in my home the other day. Took a few photos of it before it eventually went for a good long swim (sorry!). For the next few days, I will be posting photos from an outing yesterday and also a few of my usual local birds taken on the way home from this event. The Flickr map feature is not working yet again, though images were showing up on it for a day or two. Now it is back to being faulty yet again, and I don't mean just the mystery name. Causes such a hassle when I post Texas photos that need to be put on the map, so Texas photos will have to wait. Yesterday, 23 June 2019, was a fun day, despite the fact that it was raining a good part of the time. It was the annual Ghost River Alliance walk, which ends with a delicious BBQ at noon. This botany walk, through the forest and on top of the cliff along the Ghost River, is led by our main Naturalist, Gus Yaki, and hosted by Erik Butters. I can't remember how many of these events I have been to over the years, but certainly a few. I like to drive myself out there, as I then have the choice to drive somewhere else when all is finished, if I have any energy left. Exactly what I did yesterday, enjoying myself photographing Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, and a Bobolink which was unfortunately perched on a high wire. Better than nothing, though. It was a very early start to the day yesterday, as I wanted to allow about two hours' travel time. There has been some flooding in certain areas and I wasn't sure if there might be a road or two blocked off. As it turned out, I reached the meeting place in plenty of time, so drove a bit further to see what I could find. Just an attractive, old wagon that I have seen before, and some adorable, new calves in one of the fields.

Many many years ago, I picked up this very small shell (can't remember if it was on a beach in Borneo, Qatar or Oman). I almost threw it back down on to the sand, as it looked rather like a broken piece of a shell, but instead kept it. Some time later, I happened to see a National Geographic Magazine page illustrating some of the rarest shells in the world. One of them looked just like this little one - somewhere around 1" in length, if I remember correctly. Too dead beat to go downstairs to check, after a full day of Christmas Bird Count in the Canmore area (near Banff, in the Rocky Mountains). It's recommended that a person does 10,000 steps a day - well, I've done 23,377 today, LOL, and it feels like it, too! I don't know if someone "out there" is able to confirm or correct this. Would be greatly appreciated : )