And I need another change to my desk top image. Can anyone think of any Gatch pictures/images they would relate to April? Here are a few I found of course my favourite it Springie's picture of the team under their Umbrella, ella, ellas. And we have another of Jun in the rain by TB. Nambu in the rain is by Dinsmore. And then there is Joe in the rain by Trideegurl

Nice pics, Cloud!! How about a screenshot of Princess just transmuted in the rain - you all know which ep!!

Thank you Maddy. Unfortunately all I can think of for April is "April Showers". If anyone else has another suggestion, it might help me find something different.

Hmmmm...an April theme other than "April Showers"? Let me think about that...I know I have some generic Spring themed pics...

Well after Maddy posted I suddenly remembered, she being in the other hemisphere may not be thinking "April Showers." It may be a Northern hemisphere saying .... IYKWIM. But I would love to see what Spring themed pics you find Springie.

It's Autumn (fall) down here - so you could include those sorts of fics as well.

"April showers bring May flowers"...but April has a lot of flowers, too...I'll keep looking...

The Swan and Cherry Blossoms screams spring. We get more rain in March than April, depending on the year.

April is the month for cherry blossoms so that one with Jun in a kimono is just perfect!

March, April and May are my favorite months of the year ... and all these pics depict them perfectly, especially the one with Jun in a kimono surrounded by cherry blossoms! And when there's the Eagle involved, it's always April for me! I also like to view these months, and the atmosphere they carry with them, as the months during which love can tenderly blossom before the heat of Summer!

Its getting a little chilly where I live... a prelude of whats to come for winter.

Here's one for my "Southern Hemisphere" friends...

Oh.. I do like that one even if I'm not a Ken/Jun 'shipper!

I'm just boggled that CD changes her desktop once a month! I've had theh same picture forever, because I love it so much...

Thank you for those lovely pictures Springie. I might choose one of them for next month, if I don't find something else to use. Or convince someone to do a nice May pic. So if it is April showers and cherry and apple blossoms. What would May represent? Baby animals, Lilacs and ..... Mothers Day?

Which one did you choose, Cloud??

Right now I am still trying to decide between the "rain" ones. Probably the one with the team under the Umbrella's. Since it has my Owl in it - even if he is looking a little .... hmmm, like his light bulb is on dim.

Nice pic Springie!!! TJ - I'm like you. I changed mine a couple of weeks ago to another of Robix's beautiful pics though (the garage one). As for May - there is an old saying that a couple is "smelling of April and May" - implying that they are deeply in love. This came from the fact that June was the traditional month for weddings, which meant that the banns had to be called no later than the first week in May. Banns - until the 19th Century, in order for a wedding to be "legal" in England, the Banns had to be called in church 3 weeks in a row. This was bascially the MInister standing up and annoucnign the names of those wanting to get married and asking for any objections to be brought othim. If, after 3 weeks of calling the banns, there were no objections, the couple could be married legally. The Banns had to be called from the church in the parish in which the couple were being married from - when it was first brought into being, couples didn't move parishes.

That's nice to know, Maddy! CD ... you're so spoilt for choice, especially with those lovely pics of Springie's! As for me, our desktop is always some picture of our children! We change a pic once we would take a better one of the two of them! The month of May, for me, represents maternal love (the mother of all types of love) as we celebrate Mother's Day. I've always tried to make this day special for my mother as we were so close. Even if I used to try my best in order to show her my gratitude throughout an entire year, Mother's Day was a day that always has given me the chance to manifest more openly my feelings towards her. And such feelings haven't changed even after her demise ... I can say that they have grown stronger! May is also the month during which my first-born child celebrates his birthday, so it's a rather special one! I'm already organising his birthday party ... he's going to be six and, according to him, he's now a grown-up ... already!

Here's a new "Spring Owl" for you, CD! Guess he found a little owlet while on patrol...he's sure to return it to its nest!

Springie!! Gorgeous Owl!!! I bet that little Owl-ette would love to be taken back to the Owl's nest

LOL, I am sure it would survive much better if it was brought back to the Owls nest. Considering now that Ryu/Tiny has touched the Owl-ette and left his scent on it the Owl-ettes parents will abandon it. Springie, I love the picture. I know it will be one of the pictures on my desktop next month.

Maybe he'll make it his pet, then...LOL Glad you liked it!

OH, Springie - love that picture! The look of pure delight on the big guy's face is just beautiful - and we know he has a soft spot for injured and lost animals - it's just perfect it happens to be his designation!

That's great, Springie! I'm sure CD will love it! Tiny looks so thrilled to have found his namesake! ETA Oh, she's already seen it... there's a second page to this thread...

What a lovely pic of the Owl, Springie! You've really caught his nature!

Well, here's another rainy pic...Joe is at the window...somebody let him in! He's drenched! LOL

Oh that window is so opened! Dang - I might have to change my own wall paper, coz that is just, um, droolworthy! Nice job, Springie!

* opens window, gets warm fluffy towels* Joe should get out of those wet clothes before he cathes his death of cold!!

You know the best way to fight hypothermia is to snuggle naked... I am so sticking my hand up for that!!

I see the Eagle is at the other window... what a dilemma...but I'm an Eagle girl at heart... Green, the Condor is all yours! Grins...

Oh thank you, Ebony! I'm all over him, I mean, it....

Damn, I missed him. Oh, well. I'm a warm weather girl, I just keep the one of him showering with the hose.

He certainly doesn't look too upset to be out in the rain... perhaps he likes what he sees....

That looks like a very cold, sleety rain falling. Although I would think Condor could look a little more drenched than he does - the hair is too "fluffy" and there are no rivulets running inside that open shirt.

That's because even the rain is in awe... *smirk* Which, by the way, won't stop me from making sure he doesn't get hypothermia! *swoonies*

I've decided to play hard to get with him.... "Condor, you can get soked just a bit more, after all honey you're a ninja, you can find a way inside my house where its warm and cosy....if you really wanted too..."wink wink...

Originally posted by Transmute Jun He certainly doesn't look too upset to be out in the rain... perhaps he likes what he sees....

Maybe he's intentionally letting the falling rain cool his feeling hot from what, or better, whom, he's seeing! He's also unbuttoned his shirt in anticipation! Great pic, Springie! I would so much like to see Ebony's imagenary Eagle at the window transformed into a pic too!

Gorgeous pics Springie. The Owl one is so adorable and love the expression on his face and the condor well I am sure there are a lot of ladies who would be sure to warm him up

So glad you like him, girls! Thanks for the sweet comments!

Originally posted by gatchamarie

Originally posted by Transmute Jun He certainly doesn't look too upset to be out in the rain... perhaps he likes what he sees....

Maybe he's intentionally letting the falling rain cool his feeling hot from what, or better, whom, he's seeing! He's also unbuttoned his shirt in anticipation! Great pic, Springie! I would so much like to see Ebony's imagenary Eagle at the window transformed into a pic too!

I think I can manage that...but it may be a while...I'm back to work and school today...

Hope your first day back goes well Springie!!!

Originally posted by Springie

Originally posted by gatchamarie

Originally posted by Transmute Jun He certainly doesn't look too upset to be out in the rain... perhaps he likes what he sees....

Maybe he's intentionally letting the falling rain cool his feeling hot from what, or better, whom, he's seeing! He's also unbuttoned his shirt in anticipation! Great pic, Springie! I would so much like to see Ebony's imagenary Eagle at the window transformed into a pic too!

I think I can manage that...but it may be a while...I'm back to work and school today...

There's no hurry, Springie! You've already been so much kind to give us such a great amount of goodness! Sorry if I may have put some more load over you, but I so adore your pics! ... and what's better than another one of yours of my beloved Eagle! Hope you're having a good first day at work, today! My kids' school day is over at this hour ... it's already 4.15pm, and now I only have to prepare my daughter for gymnastics, then cook, then wait for the kids to eat, then wash them, then prepare their clothes and things for tomorrow, then sort the laundry, then doing some last minute research on the computer, then planning work for tomorrow ..... oh, the list just never ends ... I might just have a small fraction of time for myself to apply a quick mask on my hair ... or not!

And, if you have time, join your teammates to save the world. And I thought I had a schedule from Hell.

Well - either save the world or damn it - depends on which side you feel like writing...

Owl and owlet--that one's really cute. And truly, he needn't worry about the little squirt's parents rejecting it because he handled it: if he can get it back into the nest, they'll accept it. Most parent birds are happy to get their straying children back, smell notwithstanding. If it peeps like Baby, it's "Welcome home!" It's only when the chick has been down long enough to be really weak that things go sour: the parents may give up on it because it's beyond their ability to revive. Besides, Ryu might find chopping up mousie four times a day rather off-putting. (I worked raptor rehab in undergrad. Six-thirty AM feeding shift, baggie of thawed mice in the fridge and bucket of shrieking baby barn owl on the scale. It didn't help that the "house brand" of mice smelled exactly like the hot dogs Mom used to feed us as kids. Seriously. )

Originally posted by UnpublishedWriter And I thought I had a schedule from Hell.

I don't know, and can't imagine, who actually does not have a tight schedule nowadays! Life has become so franatic no matter the lifestyle one has! My only regret is the lack of quality time to be able to read a book, and actually concentrate on it, or to be able to communicate and contribute to this site without having the need to look constantly at the clock because it could be already time to do something else which cannot wait!

Originally posted by Madilayn Well - either save the world or damn it - depends on which side you feel like writing...

Oh how much it's easy to do the latter thing at times! But then, when you start thinking, you become aware how much you're in the wrong ... living this kind of life means that you're in health ... that all those you love are ... and you have to thank heavens that you're fortunate enough to be living the normal schedule and not encountering grave problems which life could offer. It makes me feel fortunate and it's more than worthy to save the world if ever I could be able to ... for me and for all the human beings who deserve to live the same or a better life! Sorry for my being carried away ... sometimes I can't help it!

Originally posted by Barrdwing Owl and owlet--that one's really cute. And truly, he needn't worry about the little squirt's parents rejecting it because he handled it: if he can get it back into the nest, they'll accept it. Most parent birds are happy to get their straying children back, smell notwithstanding. If it peeps like Baby, it's "Welcome home!" It's only when the chick has been down long enough to be really weak that things go sour: the parents may give up on it because it's beyond their ability to revive. Besides, Ryu might find chopping up mousie four times a day rather off-putting. (I worked raptor rehab in undergrad. Six-thirty AM feeding shift, baggie of thawed mice in the fridge and bucket of shrieking baby barn owl on the scale. It didn't help that the "house brand" of mice smelled exactly like the hot dogs Mom used to feed us as kids. Seriously. )

Ooooo, I did not know that. So then I could be returning most babies I find straying around instead of calling the local wildlife service.

When in doubt, call the local service. BTW, many animal mothers leave their babies alone for hours at a time. If you come across an apparently abandoned (but otherwise healty and clean) baby animal, watch it for a while. Mom just may return. But if it's hungry, injured, and dirty, it just might be abandoned or in other trouble.