One Day Nearer...

...every day is one day nearer to something

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Please help me share this petition around, my Dad is campaigning (although a little late in the day!) for awareness of mass intention focused on specific events - in this case asking people to send positive, loving thoughts of World Peace into the universe at the moment when the Olympic Flame is lit in London on Friday 27th July 2012.

The petition link holds the details of the cause.

Please take a few minutes to read the details and sign the petition if you share in this desire to make the world a better place.

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The last few years we have taken our annual holiday with the family at the same location, in the same lodge.  Each year we see the ducks and geese and watch their progress, obsessively counting the babies to make sure we haven't lost any during our stay!  We did sadly lose one, it had a bad leg and after a couple of days we didn't see it any more.

It was also sad to see some holidaying children being allowed to run at the birds with sticks and generally harass and shout at them. It turns out that it wasn't only the birds that these particular children were upsetting!!

Once order had been restored and the threat of rampaging children removed, this lovely fluffy gosling was enjoying the sunshine whilst being watched by its mum and various brothers and sisters.  It is a little burst of sun all on its own and never fails to make me smile.

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Whilst on holiday in Devon the ducks would come and visit the lodge every day.  Imagine my delight when this curious drake looked straight at me and my camera which, for once, I had ready to shoot!

I love this candid close up