Blogger Award

Amazed, gobsmacked, et al to receive this ‘Kreativ Blogger Award’ from Mona at Montanagirl. I never expected or indeed even try to compete with the many experienced photographers, including Mona, but always hoped that my words and pictures tell something of the natural world that I see and feel around me. Thanks Mona for this nomination and for visiting AND commenting so regularly it is much appreciated.

So here are the 7 steps of this award:

1 Thank the person who nominated you for this award;
2 Copy the logo & place it on your blog;
3 Link to the person who nominated you for the award;
4 List 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting;
5 Nominate 7 ‘Kreativ Bloggers’;
6 Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate;
7 Leave a comment on each of the 7 blogs letting them know they have been nominated.

So here are my nominations: I have chosen them for different reasons but they all seek to inspire either through their words or images or both and I thank them and everyone else who visits the “Early Birder” for their very supportive comments during my fledgling months as a blogger.

Kelly @ Red and the Peanut http://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/ - Your enthusiasm is infectious.

Heather @ Heather of the Hills http://heather-heatherofthehills.blogspot.com/ - Creative in thought, words and pictures.

Michele @ The Rocky Mountain Retreat http://chunkymountains.blogspot.com/ – Brings the natural world to us even thro’ her own adversity.

Crista @ Nature As Is http://nature-as-is.blogspot.com/ - Makes me smile every day.

Keith @ holding moments. http://holdingmoments.blogspot.com/ - A kindred spirit.

spookydragonfly @ http://spookydragonfly.blogspot.com/

and http://ofdamselsanddragons.blogspot.com/- Nature at her fingertips.

Val @ pause photo http://val-pausephoto.blogspot.com/ - Exquisite photography

So here are a few things you may not know about the “Early Birder”:
1 The hairdresser never lets me see the top of my head in the mirror after he has cut my hair – Is the thin patch getting any bigger?

2 Some say ‘If looks could kill, I definitely wouldn’t need a gun’ and others say ‘when you raise your eyebrows it always makes me laugh!

3 My ideal location – In the middle of nowhere enjoying nature at its best.

4 I hate swimming but loved canoeing during my earlier years.

5 It has been said that I’m not the easiest person to get to know but once you are really my friend, then you are a friend for life.

6 A memory like an Elephant but for some reason can’t always remember the important birthdays!

7 Never thought of as being creative, more a perfectionist – I originally trained to be an engineering draughtsman but my working life followed a very different path.