Tag Archives: squareup

Penguins

Nothing is as upbeat as penguins

January 31, 2021 XingfuMama 6 Comments

A few of these wonderful birds to cheer you up and finish up the square up month.

A few more pics of the King penguins at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands to wind up this great challenge.

For Becky of Winchester’s Square Up Challenge.

Penguins, South America

Up periscope

January 30, 2021 XingfuMama 5 Comments

King penguin chick trying to look up over his adult flock members.

I sure hope this works: This gif is made from a series of photos I took at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands. A new skill…that needs a lot more practice!

For Becky of Winchester’s Square Up Challenge.

Snapshots from a Happy Life

Feathered friend up a tree

January 29, 2021 XingfuMama 4 Comments

An American robin taking a rest between bites. — A cheery robin up in a tree.

There are robins around everywhere right now. They are doing good work for us: our local paper reported that there is some kind of invasive bug larva that is hatching now and the robins (and other birds) are feasting on them.

For Becky of Winchester’s Square Up Challenge.

Snapshots from a Happy Life

Look who’s up in the tree

Image January 28, 2021 XingfuMama 2 Comments

A grey squirrel looking down at me from my neighbor's fir tree. — Found a peanut! But still keeping a watchful eye on my dogs.

For Becky of Winchester’s Square Up Challenge.

Seattle

Clouding up

January 25, 2021 XingfuMama 3 Comments

Awoke to bright sunshine, but now it’s clouding up.

For Becky of Winchester’s Square Up Challenge.

Snapshots from a Happy Life

Many curious things I see…

January 24, 2021 XingfuMama 9 Comments

In my Dad’s cupboards I found these tea cups.

Someone, either my grandmother or her mother, had obviously collected tea cups, none of them are the same.

I’ve fallen behind again, so for today I’m catching up by sharing close-ups of teacups for Becky of Winchester’s Square Up Challenge.

New Zealand

Way up north

January 21, 2021 XingfuMama 4 Comments

Te Werahi beach and Cape Maria van Diemen

Cape Reinga is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupouri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Cape Reinga is more than 100 km north of the nearest small town of Kaitaia.

For Becky of Winchester’s Square Up Challenge.

New Zealand

Up on the sand dunes

January 20, 2021 XingfuMama 5 Comments

A line of people carrying boogie boards up a sand dune at Te Paki Stream at the north end of the north island in New Zealand. — Up the hill…then down!

A year ago I was in New Zealand. It feels like longer! I’ve been reliving that through photos. Te Paki Stream is way up north on the North Island. Boogie boarding on the dunes is a popular. I skipped boogie boarding so I could walk around and look more closely at the scenery .