Bird

This week's prompt for Our Beautiful World is Bird, a word chosen by Kirsty  of  Handmade Little Things.
To tell you the truth I hadn't recently taken any photos of birds and we hadn't been some place to see birds. So what did I do?
I simply took some photos of the birds that come down into our school playground just after the children's break to eat their leftovers.
It's amazing how many types of birds come every day.Usually they are pigeons, doves,seagulls and sparrows.

Then I took some photos of some birds I saw one morning during my sea front walk with Barca!

 And then I just looked around me in my flat and realised how many beautiful birds I have!
This swan painting by my sea glass friend Ian in England,

and this swan cross stitch I had made as a kid. (sorry it's blurred)

And all those Geninne Zlatkis birds in my bedroom!

And another stitched piece!

And the ducks for February for the Joyful World of the Snowflower Diaries SAL that I am taking part in!

And more birds around!

 I love birds!
Ever since I was a kid and a neighbour painted birds for me with just one line with her pencil! I just wish I had some of those now! It looked a bit like this but the bird was looking straight ahead. (found here)

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Remembering friends.

It isn't always possible to think of friends all the time. But we should take some time off of what we hastily do every day and think of friends,old friends who are not any more in our path of lives for some reason,or even friends we often talk to or write to or hear from.I decided I will try to do that every day.
Today I wrote a letter to my old friend Ruth in Israel.We have been writing to each other for years.She has a literature blog. She reads and translates and writes books. She is so clever. I enjoy reading her book reviews and learn about books I might want to read in future.
I also took some time to photograph the marbles that Angie in Canada,a member in the sea glass sites had sent me a long time ago. She was the first to share her finds with me and send me what I didn't have at that time,marbles and red pieces and lots more.I wish she is well although we don't communicate any more.

 I know the rest of the photos might seem just the same to all of you but I find interest in my school yard every morning. I haven't yet overcome the fact that I am working on the suburbs after many years in the city and nature is beautiful and abundant everywhere around me there.

 The morning moon among the olive tree tops.

 Birds on bushes.

Walking in the sun.

Although it rained last night today it was sunny in the morning so what better to do than walk in the sun on our beautiful seafront. There were lots and lots of people walking or cycling.

 I loved spotting all the reflections in the water pools made from last night's rain.

 There were little sailing boats of children learning how to sail.

Street sellers were selling colourful umbrellas just in case you get caught in a sudden downpour.

 The skies were blue and birds were everywhere.

 I saw shadows in the park.

 The pond was beautiful although without flowers.The wall at the back is a waterfall.

 I spotted a black bottle swimming vertically in the sea!Future sea glass!

 And lots of people take their dogs at the park too. This one was one of the biggest dogs I have ever seen.

 I know you can't really see this little fellow well but that's why I also took a video.