Life Is A MaggieMoose Magnificent Moment

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed."

Annie Leibovitz

bloom in front of fish taco eatery

  When Maggie and I walked this morning I reflected on the "magnificence of life". The other day I was going with a dear friend to get our Tuesday night fish taco specials. In front of this strip mall eatery was the most magnificent plant with incredible blooms. It beckoned me like a bright star on a dark night. Today our red robin friend saw us walking again. It's a daily ritual. We say hello to all of nature's creatures. Did this red robin fly away from my bird dog Maggie? No. The bird came closer as we said hello to it. It decided to perch closer on a tree limb so, we could see it better. The bird stayed on the limb just looking at us. We looked back and smiled. WOW. What a magnificent moment. Like Annie Leibovitz says...I wish all of nature's magnificence could be photographed. Maggie agrees. She willingly sits while I take her photos as her soulful eyes peer into mine. 

our red robin friend

Maggie Moose's Critter Corner

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

Ce­cil F. Al­ex­an­der

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  Maggie and I are blessed that on our walks we get to see a lot of different critters from the animal kingdom. We call this special place Critter Corner. It's not really a corner, but a vast section of land amongst suburbia. In the early am we are guaranteed the smell of Pepe Le Pew, the skunk of  Looney Tunes cartoons. Thankfully we never see the skunks, only smell them. We hear the song of the Red Robin, she sits atop a tall tree and sings her song everyday. The squirrels are like filler, they are everywhere. The squirrels enjoy taunting Maggie as she perks up and stares back challenging their taunts. It's a game Maggie and the squirrels play everyday. We know the tree the red-tailed hawk lives in. He or she is always too fast for me to take a photo of it in flight. The photo here is what it looks like when he is above us chasing his next prey. We call a lane we walk down Horse Lane. It leads to the stables close by. Maggie and I met a friendly Mr. Ed kind of horse one day when we were walking down Horse Lane. My favorite critter is the cotton tail rabbit. He always surprises us as he stands, sits, or lays down when we walk by. As soon as I tell Maggie to "stay" so I can take his photo, he hops off. We know the area where the Mourning Doves ( a pair) eat and live. They are always together. The white crane surprises us atop a tree or walking by in the tall grassy knolls. These critters have their own special territory. All of these creatures great and small, we have come to love them all!

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Maggie at cotton tail rabbit's latest sighting

Red Robin's Bobbin'

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

When the red, red robin comes
Bob, bob bobbin' along, along,
There'll be no more sobbin' when
He starts throbbin' his old, sweet song.
Wake up, wake up, you sleepy head;
Get up, get up, get out of bed.

Harry Woods

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  Wake up! Get up! Maggie and I were up and out of the house early this morning for our walk. Cool air was all around us with the sun slowly rising for peaks of light. As we rounded the walk up hearing different birds singing in the trees we looked up and there was a Red Robin high up in the tree. It reminded me of the positive and happy jingle "....when the red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along.... wake up wake up you sleepy head....We smiled as we went inside happy for this beautiful, almost spring day! 

PLAY: When The Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along

Maggie