Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning

image of duck beginning training ducklings — Mother duck beginning training her ducklings paddling.

Beginning in Spring mother ducks take their ducklings into the water, like for example a lake or slow moving river, to train them to paddle along and to look for their daily food contained in the water. I took this picture in July 2011 in a park nearby.

MacroLens Machina

friend holding up her fluffy little kitten

Adventure on a luxury coach bus to Ottawa.

Staged motion perfectly adapted for annual Canada Day celebrations.

This staged motion was perfectly adapted for the annual Dollard-des-Ormeaux Canada Day celebrations.

I found serenity visiting the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

Early last Summer, 2014, I found serenity while visiting the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

Saint Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec is called La Fête Nationale now.

Saint Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec today is more a secular, pagan outing called La Fête Nationale.

Barn window reflections of photographer, house, sky and trees.

Tough decisions like trimming electrical costs made in era of global austerity.

Metal scrap on rollerskates near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Metal scrap on rollerskates on its pedestal near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Race to bottom on autoroute 13 into ravenous maw of death, its tunnel.

Race to bottom is down autoroute 13 into the ravenous maw of death, its tunnel, to be swallowed up.

Stabbed Caesar pulled his crimson soaked toga over his face.

Sticker shock is written all over buyer’s face examining used, low mileage vehicule.

Admiral Horatio Nelson unpickled figured in Canada's history.

Admiral Horatio Nelson unpickled heads a line of historical figures who somehow played a role in Canada.

Athena lamp

A real relic of Canada’s history, the Rideau Canal in Ottawa

Now out of his shell cicada Ralph moment in sun was gone.

Out of his shell cicada Ralph finally got his permanent rest after much partying.

Doré Montréal Prosperity Road began when very popular former mayor Jean Drapeau retired.

Doré Montréal Prosperity Road began with MCM (Montréal Citizen’s Movement) landslide election win.

Rock solid personality adhers to Parliament.

Ottawa’s rock solid personalities adhere to Parliament.

Humanity means a sea of people.

Lights twinkle off glossy surfaces at corner of busy Crescent Street.

Crescent Street all twinkles during Montreal Jazz Fest 2014.

Heated discussion on way about smart meters.

Heated discussion on the way about what to do when electrical utitity wants to install their smart meters.

Explosif issue is whether metal container empty because terrorists got contents.

The explosif issue is whether the metal container emptied by terrorists for contents.

Wiseguy fingered taking unnecessary risks.

This wiseguy fingered because he took too many unnecessary risks

Tiny forces of nature like these little purple-yellow flowers are everywhere.

Tiny forces of nature are everywhere if we care to look for them.

Deceit convinces the young to become phantasmal red insurrectionists bent on turning world into Marxist utopia

The machine takeover was complete nobody could do anything about it.

The machine takeover was complete surprise nobody could do anything about.

Remains of easily cooked fillet of delicious Basa

Depth is apparent when road sides seem to converge into a point somewhere way past the treeline.

There is a lot of intricate holy work inside Montreal’s Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

Peace Tower and its clock architecturally relate to each other.

Dialogue

Talented buskers-entertainers "twist" experience.

Two buskers entertainers were the “twist” or unexpected pleasant surprise.

Meeting that nite was complete surprise.

Meeting this large fella that nite in the parking lot was a complete surprise.

Canadian homeless situation began with 1980s cuts to affordable housing and welfare.

Canadian homeless situation today stems directly from serious 1980s cuts to affordable housing and welfare.

Enveloped sky surrounded by skyscrapers.

Enveloped sky is surrounded by skyscrapers on all sides.

"Gone but not forgotten" immediately brought back memories about Boink.

“Gone but not forgotten” immediately brought back memories about my past canine friends in particular, the Boink.

A symbol of totalitarianism is fields seeded with mines, barbed wire, and watchtowers.

A symbol of totalitarianism we can all understand is like this picture scene.

It runs on steam explained the mini steam roller owner-builder to four interested visitors.

symbols of corporate wealth

This picture reminds me of delicious ephemeral lunch fish dish with glass of Sauvignon Blanc.

Fearful Monday 13 cat is back after six years.

Off-season view of beautiful Lake Memphremagog from high hilltop.

Off-season view of Lake Memphremagog appearing calm almost like a giant multi-shades blue mirror.

Terminator dawn band play incessant, rythmic, heavy metallic, penetrating, mind-destroying sound.

Terminator dawn band play incessant, rythmic, heavy metallic penetrating sound destroying human minds.

My Lilac moment happened last Wednesday those beautiful flowers made my day.

The old Hudson's Bay store bathed in an orange tinge.

Looking South we see the old Hudson’s Bay store bathed an orange tinge which varies.

Highschool runners in Spring training to get into top shape.

Thinking love is not easy when all three worth equal attention.

Thinking love is not easy or possible when all three are equally worth his attention.

A 'Roy G. Biv' colorful day happening on Ottawa's Parliament Hill in tourist season.

‘Roy G. Biv’ day happening on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill during colorful summer tourist season.

One live “crawdad”, crawfish, mudbug, yabbie..

This flower for mom is called Paeonia officinalis ‘Rubra Plena’ it is a Peony.

Shadows surround the down stairway below Wellington-Rideau Street at the Rideau Canal.

Interesting shadows surround the down stairway leading to the Rideau Canal below Wellington- Rideau Street.

Rich and delicious marvelous banana bread simply irresistible.

Our marvelous banana bread sitting on a cutting board surrounded by a sharp bread knife, an almost empty peanut butter container and lid, and a small piece of bitten marvelous banana bread.

Spring is a Cedar Waxwing bird sitting on a twig with leaf buds showing on adjacent twigs.

Mother duck beginning training her ducklings paddling.

This greenish tempered glass and metal angular shaped building situated not very far from Parliament caught my eye.

Angular defines as having one or more angles or forming an angle or sharp cornered like this Ottawa insurance building.

Serendipity is squirrel perched on power pole.

Serendipity is a grey squirrel perched on power pole.

It drives them wild because this stuff costs little and really works.

It drives them wild because this stuff really works for such a small cost.

Lead guitar in Showtime MtlJazz 2014 act plays tune.

Staircase to Heaven found at The Chateau Apartments downtown Montreal.

Staircase to Heaven found located in downtown Montreal at The Chateau Apartments.

Sign of the times or omen hmm?

Quebec space cadets graffiti in backyard tunnel exiting onto street.

This Quebec ‘space cadets’ graffiti is in backyard tunnel exiting onto street.

Fresh chainsaw home renovations work in neighborhood.

Spring brings a flurry fresh chainsaw home renovations work to the neighborhood.

Just fresh out of the egg, these two ducklings racing around in the pond.

Gargoyle quadrille on Le Chateau Appartments complex watches all traffic.

Gargoyle quadrille on Le Chateau Appartments complex ledge watches all traffic along Sherbrooke Street.

Construction beneath your feet on Montreal project.

There’s construction beneath your feet happening on multiple project sites in downtown Montreal.

Carbon tax free drive on Saint Catherine street on three-people powered bicycle.

Carbon tax free drive on Saint Catherine street in Montreal on three people powered bicycle.

Cloud 9 Iced Banana Ring Cake

Rule of thirds is a guideline applying to all images dividing them into nine parts.

Rule of thirds is a guideline which applies to visual images to ensure that the subject is placed off-center or to prevent a horizon dividing the image in half.

Scale returns are serious business when temperature feels -31 C.

Scale returns are serious business for anyone venturing out today because it’s cold outside.

Stainless steel pot full of March 4 chicken soup.

Rejection vivid in his mind made Bowser skulk away from her.

Rejection vivid in his mind Bowser skulked away because she didn’t pay attention to him.

Quebec nation mourns legend Jacques Parizeau.

Quebec nation mourns Jacques Parizeau, determined architect and builder of modern Quebec.

Little girl driving a little pink car in vintage vehicule parade.

Juxtaposition action in Stanstead vintage vehicule parade

Scale is obvious with this little fellow and the shoe.

Scale is obvious here with this little fellow resting on a giant’s running shoe

There is a classic, scary image that remains forever eerie in my mind, the Boris Karloff, Frankenstein monster.

$"refraction" picture depicting a bunch of young ducks reflected on the water.$

A picture depicting the “refraction” or reflection of a bunch of young ducks’ images on lake water surface.

Lake Saint Louis whitecaps common when wind is blowing.

Lake Saint Louis whitecaps are the result of a blustery overcast day in April 2015.

Wall showing Easter chocolate special graffiti near Frontenac subway station.

This Montreal 'Main' old facade is from greystone era.

This Montreal ‘Main’ old facade is from an era populated by greystone structures.

Extra, extra is a sparrow perched on restraurant’s weather beaten wooden chair.

The Hiroshima pyre unleashed by "Little Boy" destroyed five square blocks incinerating thousands alive.

The Hiroshima pyre happened August 6, 1945 at precisely 8:15 a.m when “Little Boy” exploded unleashing nuclear energy equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT.