here is the flower. I stopped being lazy and searched and I think that it is a flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum of the Apple blossom or Blushing Victorian type. Or the claremmont. lol http://www.google.com/search?q=ribes+sanguineum&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=YWehT97WPIiIiALX_vzSAg&sqi=2&ved=0CDUQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=809 Here is a link that might be useful: what do you think? flowering currant

Yes. They are American White Ibis, which I didn't know existed. I simply saw birds flying over head in an interesting formation and snapped the zoomed in shot. Only later as I looked at the image did I see the characteristic long curvy beak, and then looked them up. Its pretty incredible detail for a quick focus and snap as the birds flew over. This post was edited by bob_cville on Mon, Dec 2, 13 at 18:10

Murraysmom - I recently started to select favorite photos as desktop wallpaper. I have the photos on a 1 minute rotation, so I always have something interesting to look at. I would love to include the photo that you posted of your "little guys" a few weeks ago, if you don't mind. I can't locate the photo - both dogs are in the picture and I believe they are on a patio or porch. I remember commenting on the photo at the time, because I liked it so much and if you are able to post it again, I would really appreciate it!

casey_nfld's middle picture above almost looks like it could be upside-down. I flipped it over and adjusted the color of the "sky" slightly. those clouds are pretty dramatic looking