Time to make your choice in the June Challenge

[NYCat]

Little Banana

 

 

Red Deer Stags

 

 

Family Plot

 

 

Three Generations

 

 

Adjusting the Hat

 

 

Mama Duck and Straggler

 

 

Fun in the Sea

 

 

Apple Picking

 

 

 

What a wonderful bunch of images you posted. Many I loved did not make it into the final 8 .... BUT look how fabulous these are..

 

Paulette

 

 

[Michael Ventura]

Thanks for including one of mine, Paulette, definitely not expecting to make the cut.  Some great shots you had to go through!

[Betty LaRue]

Thank you, Paulette! Hard choices, these.

[Lori Rider]

Oh thank you so much for choosing my image, Paulette! I loved this mama duck and her brood. My son and I were in Providence, Rhode Island and spotted this little family. Providence has a river that basicallly runs right through the center of the city (it was actually quite a saga of them moving the river and revitalizing the downtown around it in the 80s I think). So mama duck had to get her babies across a busy street to get to the water. We and a few other people helped stop traffic to get them across the street safely and then watched as mama jumped down into the water (from quite a height I might add) and all the babies gradually followed and they swam on their way. 😍

[NYCat]

Nice story about the ducks. I can see Mama thinking in your shot. That straggler is probably often slow.

 

Paulette

[Betty LaRue]

48 minutes ago, NYCat said:

Nice story about the ducks. I can see Mama thinking in your shot. That straggler is probably often slow.

 

Paulette

I had two white ducks once from fluffhood. They imprinted on me and followed behind, even as adults. It’s a huge responsibility being mama duck. I even threw in a quack now and then.

[Martin L]

Chuffed. Thanks Paulette.

The OH and I were stalking a single doe which eventually led us to the rest of the family, all enjoying the winter sunshine.

Those two were watching and seemingly judging a pair of youngsters and potential future rivals 'play rutting',

 

[aphperspective]

A nice surprise to see mine in Paulette, the headstone was more of a missing family lost in the past idea. Thanks again.

Andy.

[Steve Hyde]

Thank you,  Paulette, for choosing one of mine. You made my day 🙂

[meanderingemu]

18 hours ago, aphperspective said:

A nice surprise to see mine in Paulette, the headstone was more of a missing family lost in the past idea. Thanks again.

Andy.

I saw it as a family's final reunion. 

 

great shot.  

[aphperspective]

1 hour ago, meanderingemu said:

I saw it as a family's final reunion. 

 

great shot.  

Well thanks, my partner was actually tidying up her relatives grave in a little country cemetery so I had a while to wander around. Just seemed a very "what happened here" image.

Andy  

[NYCat]

Two more days to vote. That Mama Duck is moving fast with her brood.

 

Paulette

[Bryan]

Later to the party than usual, so missed the chance to vote - doh..... 

 

Thanks for including one of mine, and for hosting the competition Paulette.

[NYCat]

We have a winner with a wonderful image! Three quacks for the Mama Duck. Congratulations, Lori. The July challenge is now in your hands.

 

Paulette

[Lori Rider]

5 hours ago, NYCat said:

We have a winner with a wonderful image! Three quacks for the Mama Duck. Congratulations, Lori. The July challenge is now in your hands.

 

Paulette

Oh my goodness, I'm so surprised!  I have a theme in mind so I'll get the post up ASAP. Thanks for making my day y'all!

[Allan Bell]

19 hours ago, Lori Rider said:

Oh my goodness, I'm so surprised!  I have a theme in mind so I'll get the post up ASAP. Thanks for making my day y'all!

 

Nice one.

 

Allan