I could not believe my luck.  On the drive home from work each day I watch the ditches from side to side in case a deer or a moose happen to bolt across the road.  I was almost home when I noticed a moose cooling off in a pond.  It glanced up when I came to a stop.  My only wish was that it remain there until I got some photos.

Well, it stayed and I got my wish.  When it finally made a move, it climbed up the bank and came running through the tall grass.  It was headed in my direction.  My camera was ready as that beauty jumped the fence and came up onto the road in front of my vehicle.  Those clumsy long legs got it to the other side and into the Strathcona Wilderness Center forest in no time.  

This evening I was watering my plants and experienced the second bit of luck for the day.  I heard a hummingbird.  It turned out that there was not one but four of them in the yard.  This is the first time that I've seen a pair of rufous hummers in the yard.  I ran for the camera and staked out the feeder.  It was then that I noticed the pair of ruby throated hummers as well.  What a day!  I should have purchased a lottery ticket.