Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Such a Pleasure

I saw this photo on social media, don't know who to attribute it to but it shows an Osprey poised to attack. Isn't nature magnificent, it is also a beautiful, well timed shot.
Last week daughter L and her fiance spent some time with us, she cleared a lot of clutter out of her bedroom and we decided to give some old childhood books to our neighbour with young children. It was such a pleasure ringing their doorbell, the young girls scrambled past their mother to greet me by name. I was fully masked with the hood of my coat over my head. They seemed to really appreciate the books. One was a large book never really used depicting the human body. It had matching stickers. The other was a simple 'learn to cook' book for little ones, with recipes for sandwiches and such. Then daughter L suggested a book on spiders with lots of pictures. The 8 year old told me she wants to be an animal scientist, that she loves animals. I didn't linger although it would have been good to chat with them awhile longer. Everyone is glad for a little company these days.

24 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Wonderful photo! Glad you shared the books! Hugs, Valerie

Hot guys said...

Now that's a stunning photo! πŸ˜‰

Thanks for posting it for all of us to see. πŸ‘πŸ»

Elkes LebensglΓΌck said...

A wonderful recording, oh yes nature is a miracle!
It's great that the children were happy about your books, that was a good idea. Nice that your daughter was to visit.
Have a good day, hugs Elke

Ananka said...

Great shot! It looks like an arrow head!

Good for your daughter! I have been clearing or spring cleaning so to speak haha!

Martyna said...

Very interesting photo;)

ellie said...

Such a cool photo.

It feels differently now when we do see our neighbors. I think we cherish it more, and I am sure those books were awesome presents for the girls. Thanks for sharing this with us!

Caitlin'nMegan said...

Such a sweet idea with the books. So glad you guys brought the books over for them.

Beautiful photo too!

baili said...

such a sweet sharing dear Christine

this is kind of you to give away books to neighbors :) yes during such tough times and within restrictions it must be pleasurable for all of you
that Osprey is magnificent indeed
blessings!

Martha said...

That is an amazing photo! So nice of you to share the books with neighbors :)

Present by M said...

That is nice that you have company these days, especially with children because they are so interesting. I hope so that he will become animal scientist.

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gigi-hawaii said...

Beautiful shot of the osprey, never saw one before. It was kind of you and L to gift those books to your neighbor's kids.

Red said...

Cleaning out your kids stuff is a never ending project. They don't want it and yet won't through it out.

Suz said...

The photo IS amazing. It's so nice when you can share things with others; I'm sure the girls will enjoy the books for many years to come.

Sakuranko said...

Oh so wonderful darling
xx

DVArtist said...

OHHHHH what a spectacular photo. It is nice to give, especially books to kids. A very kind thing to do.

Sandra Cox said...

That's nice you shared the books. I need to find a good home for stuffed animals.

JFM said...

The perfect gift...books new or old.
Thank you for sharing this sweet and thoughtful gesture πŸ“‘πŸ“’πŸ““πŸ“•πŸ“–πŸ“—πŸ“˜πŸ“™πŸ“š

DeniseinVA said...

How wonderful it is to interact with young ones. It gave me a warm feeling for them to appreciate the books you gifted them. The diving osprey is a wonderful share, thanks for that too.

Wanda said...

Such an awesome photograph!! Wow! And how sweet and precious to share the children's books with your neighbor. They won't forget that kindness.

J.P. Alexander said...

Hermosa fotografΓ­a y siempre es bueno regalar libros. Te mando un beso

David M. Gascoigne, said...

To give books to children is about the best thing you can do!

Lowcarb team member said...

That is a stunning photograph.

How lovely to give the children books to your neighbour, I'm sure they will enjoy them.

All the best Jan

Anonymous said...

What an amazing image! And that was lovely about the books. I have a bunch of books that used to belong to my kids that will need to be passed on at some point.