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

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.

Talented buskers-entertainers "twist" experience.

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

Making perfect evening crepes seems what this young oriental chef is doing.

Making perfect evening crepes that is what this young oriental chef seems to be doing however, I’m just guessing.

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.

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

Serendipity is squirrel perched on power pole.

Serendipity is a grey squirrel perched on power pole.

Gargoyle quadrille on Le Chateau Appartments complex watches all traffic.

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

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

Fresh chainsaw home renovations work in neighborhood.

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

Highschool runners in Spring training to get into top shape.

Wall showing Easter chocolate special graffiti near Frontenac subway station.

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.

Spring is brake job time after Winter tires removed.

Spring is brake job time after getting our Winter tires removed.

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

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

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.

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

Juxtaposition action in Stanstead vintage vehicule parade

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

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

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

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.

Staged motion perfectly adapted for annual Canada Day celebrations.

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

Tree trimmer captured in a moment in time.

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.

Rich and delicious marvelous banana bread simply irresistible.

Lake Saint Louis whitecaps common when wind is blowing.

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

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

Remains of easily cooked fillet of delicious Basa

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

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.

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

Quebec nation mourns legend Jacques Parizeau.

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

Humanity means a sea of people.

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.

Lead guitar in Showtime MtlJazz 2014 act plays tune.

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.

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

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

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

Crescent Street all twinkles during Montreal Jazz Fest 2014.

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

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.

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.

symbols of corporate wealth

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.

Enveloped sky surrounded by skyscrapers.

Enveloped sky is surrounded by skyscrapers on all sides.

"On the Move" musically talented busker playing electric guitar.

This talented busker in my “On the Move” picture was a combination Jimmy Henrix-Michael Jackson live.

Fearful Monday 13 cat is back after six years.

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.

friend holding up her fluffy little kitten

Walking the "dawg"ensures strong cardiovascular system and cognitive responses.

Walking the “dawg” because it ensures your cardiovascular system and cognitive responses remain strong.

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.

Mother duck beginning training her ducklings paddling.

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

Quebec space cadets graffiti in backyard tunnel exiting onto street.

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

Stabbed Caesar pulled his crimson soaked toga over his face.

Inside two places, a big tent and a vehicule storage garage.

Craft items old Inside a big tent near the Montreal Olympic Stadium, and motocycles and cars inside a private garage storage place.

Staircase to Heaven found at The Chateau Apartments downtown Montreal.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Housecat awaits his turn to get outside near a door.

Wiseguy fingered taking unnecessary risks.

This wiseguy fingered because he took too many unnecessary risks

"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.

Peace Tower and its clock architecturally relate to each other.

Dialogue

Old abandoned house in Winter’s snow covering its weed and brush overgrown lawn.

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

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

Rock solid personality adhers to Parliament.

Ottawa’s rock solid personalities adhere to Parliament.

Stainless steel pot full of March 4 chicken soup.

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.

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.

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

Dreamy scene, a Peewee baseball game in municipal park.

Dreamy scene of a Peewee baseball game with a young batter.

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

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.