Unwinding With The Critters

On any given day, I’m probably the most stressed-out person you’ll meet.  Relaxation (without stress) doesn’t typically come easily to me but answering Anne’s questions was easy.  A leisurely rural ramble through farm country or a visit to any of my favourite parks, conservation areas or woodlands, relaxes me, and helps me find serenity.  Those are definitely my happy places.

The first thing I read this morning was Tina’s post:  Lens-Artists Challenge #389 – Time To relax — you definitely have to check out her post, especially if you love quirky and interesting wildlife and animal shots — hers are pure amazingness!  In her post, and of relaxation, Tina wrote, Somehow our 4-legged friends seem to have mastered the art a bit more effectively than their human counterparts. I couldn’t seem to get started on this challenge ’til I re-read her post and that line prompted me to get going (thank you Tina!).  Conning my images, I was quite surprised to find so many shots of animals at their leisure — I hope you enjoy them.

Aberdeen Angus Hybrid
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Nap Time for the kiddos:

↑  Charolaise (Bos taurus)  ↓

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
White Dorper (Ovis aries)

See No Evil  |  Hear No Evil  |  Speak No Evil

Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)

“Tree time is me time!”

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Thanks to Anne for today’s thought-provoking challenge!  Genius!!!  I strongly recommend you take a minute or two to read her post — for the images, of course, but also for her candid narrative which, I promise, will touch your heartstrings:

’Til next time, y’all…


Anne Sandler from her prompt: Lens Artists Challenge #389:  Time to Relax.


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10 responses to “Unwinding With The Critters”

  1. Great relaxing moments. After a harried day which caused me to post this challenge late, your photos helped me relax!!

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    1. Seriously? I’m definitely not in the same league as you Lens Artist photographers! I’m glad you liked them, though. xx

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      1. Don’t underestimate your photography or its effect on people! Your critters are beautiful in their habitat.

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  2. I really enjoyed this. I feel like I’ve been out on a trip into the countryside 🙂

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    1. Thank you! Maybe I was a farmer in a previous life, but I always enjoy agricultural rambles… 🙂

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  3. Pam, you and Tina have unwittingly encouraged me to look for photos of animals relaxing, at least for some of my response. Thanks for a natural gallery.

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    1. Thanks, and you’re welcome — and that’s not a sentence you’d use very often! 🙂

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  4. So happy to have gotten you started with an idea that turned into a wonderful post Pam!! I think animals really have it figured out. We need to do a better job of following their lead 😉.So many favorites in this one!!

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    1. Thanks Tina! xx

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