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Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this forest-themed kitchen towel!

My mid-morning stroll through an old-growth forest in mid-June 2016 led me to one of those simple, yet breathtaking wonders of nature: the sight of sun-dappled shadows painted on the leaves of trees that have existed centuries before my time. The interplay of dark and light has always fascinated me.

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Sun-Dappled Leaves in the Forest Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of whimsy and nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel!

It's hard not to be amazed by such beauty! I am so used to seeing Dunlins in flocks of hundreds and thousands in their non-breeding/winter plumage, that to encounter a solitary member of this sandpiper species is a bit puzzling. S/he was in full breeding regalia, and in no particular hurry to fly north for the summer. 

We almost missed seeing this peep--so intent on photographing the 20 Greater Scaups much further out from shore--that it was many moments before I realized that this Dunlin was quite calmly "pacing" us some 6-8 feet away on the shoreline!

Being in such close proximity to this beauty enabled me to get a good look at that black belly patch and the wonderful russet brown feathers on its head and back!

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A Beautiful Dunlin Goes Solo Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of nature and elegance to the kitchen in this floral-themed hand towel.

Their latin name means the first fruits of spring, and rightly so; primulas are a welcome, colorful, and poetic addition to early garden.

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Colorful Medley Pink Blue Purple Primula Flowers Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel! 

Seafood dining at its best! One of five Black Oystercatchers we spotted on a windy, cloudy day at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2017 (Feb 17-20) weekend. The fishing (clamming?) was good ... these shorebirds were hauling in clam after clam after clam!

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Black Oystercatcher Shorebird Fishing at the Beach Towel

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel! 

This female Anna's hummingbird adds a bit of colour and personality to the backyard on a rainy day. She is quiet and stealthy--and can often materialize without making a sound. Contrast this behaviour with that of the male, who makes himself heard well before I see him. Photographed perching on the Scarlet Trumpet vine after furtively having several long sips from the new nectar feeder--which has also drawn the attention and interest of at least one Black-Capped Chickadee, too.

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Anna's Hummingbird on the Scarlet Trumpetvine Towel

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel!

My attempt to photograph a Rufous hummingbird feeding from the hot pink fuschia flowers on a sunny evening in late June 2016 ultimately proved to be fruitless ... but this Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly who came to pose in its stead was a wonderful consolation prize!

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Beautiful Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Towel

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this floral-themed kitchen towel, which features a trio of yellow and pink daylilies isolated on a black background. Photographed in mid-July 2018 at a private garden at sunset. 

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Elegant Trio of Yellow Pink Daylilies Floral Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this floral-themed kitchen towel, which features a stunning and colorful medley of osteospermums aka African daisies or daisybushes. These early spring blooming beauties are works of art that have both the hand of man and Mother Nature in their creation.

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Colorful Medley of African Daisies Flowers Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of nature and whimsy with your golf game with this wildlife-themed club head cover!

Birding just a small clearing of forest in Minnekhada Regional Park in late May 2016 yielded two new bird species for my life list, including this Red-Breasted Sapsucker, who chose to fly to a dead tree as I was photographing some other birds. This handsome woodpecker did not call -- but its bright red head did all the talking for it. It was all I could do not to stop and stare.

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Meeting a Red-Breasted Sapsucker Golf Head Cover

Marigolds aren't just eye candy; they've been used for culinary (teas, salads) and medicinal (anti-inflammatory) purposes for hundreds of years in European cultures. These beautiful, aromatic and showy blooms bloom all summer long into fall and even until the first frost. They are a natural mosquito repellent, and may also keep flower munchers like deer from the pride and joy in your garden. Photographed in mid June and mid July 2016 at local public and private gardens.

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A Medley of Red Yellow and Orange Marigolds Postcard

Cute Sanderling Shorebird Wanders a Winter Beach Glass Coaster

Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Forages on Shore Mug

Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Strolling Wintry Shores Large Christmas Stocking

Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Shorebird at the Beach Round Pillow

Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Strolls Wintry Beach Classic Round Sticker

Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Strolls Wintry Beach Binder

Sanderlings are tiny -- and surprisingly, quite approachable -- migratory shorebirds which can be easily found on Vancouver beaches in the coldest winter months. This one was strolling quite leisurely on the shoreline. Photographed on a very sunny and busy winter afternoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

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WWN A Cute Sanderling Strolls a Winter Beach

Give special items and keepsakes pride of place with this elegant, floral-themed trinket tray, which features a large Japanese maple tree with a lovely profusion of crimson leaves. Photographed in early June 2017. Customize with a name or surname.

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Elegant Japanese Red Maple Tree Leaves Trinket Tray

Add a touch of nature to your event or dining experience with these whimsical, wildlife-themed napkins! Customize with your special message.

This is the third sighting we have had of a Hermit Thrush, a lovely singer, in the yard in the past two years, but the only time we have spotted it on the front lawn -- this time, perfectly posed on the pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn). The warm yellow you see in the backyard is the neighbor's weeping alder.

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Hermit Thrush Songbird on the Scarlet Firethorn Napkins

Use this floral-themed trivet to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as an accent piece for the dining room or kitchen.

Also known by their other aliases of "Red Star" and "Rosy Posy" (my favourite), I found a bed of these small but hardy South African perennials flourishing in one of our local public gardens. Summer brings forth bright pink star-shaped flowers with their telltale hidden hearts -- low growing plants that make great ground cover.

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Elegant Rhodohypoxis / Red Star / Rosy Posy Trivet

Ears looking at you, kid! This funny wildlife design features a rabbit calmly snacking on fairway greens as rounds of golf are being played around it!

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Sun-Dappled Leaves in the Forest Kitchen Towel

Sun-Dappled Leaves in the Forest Kitchen Towel

More from Walks with Nature

Other kitchen towels from various stores