Photographs Thread

[Popster]

to harley.......i think all of us posters on this thread feel the same peace you do.....that's why we post...were selfishLOL

Zander.....those are great posts:1. Azules   2. Hummingbird #4

As I write this I am gazing at two hummers at my feeder in the back yard........I found some non colored hummer food that needs to blend with almost boiling water....not the easy red stuff.

I have to admit they seem to like it very much more than the other.

How does something so light and delicate trust something so big and clumsy

   

[Zander]

Thanks Pops! That's not only a beautiful picture you posted, but I'm amazed. I didn't know hummingbirds would trust a human enough to eat out of his hand. I can get within about 10 feet of them, and any closer zoom! They are gone. Fast little critters.

Harley, what Pops said. It's a bonus knowing what we do here actually is constructive and helps others a bit. Thank you for the nice words too.

I will amend a typo I made on my previous post when I typed:

"I honestly have seen a bad one yet." I will amend that to read "I honestly haven't seen a bad one yet."

This one is for you, Harley.

Flores:

[Linville]

For YOU Harley;

Unusual Trailing Bi-Color African Violet

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I dont live here but I have been thinking of moving here, this is why FirePlaces like the mountains of Colorado, I am sure of it.

This is a mountain community in North Carolina, so Fire there are beautiful places east of the Mississippi river, no no J/K.

I know that you realize this.

But A photo friend lives here, I am so so jealous.


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[Charon]

absolutely stunning. helps me achieve my peace so i can wind down. ya, ya, i wasn't on too much today.

seeing these? i feel much better now.

Just gorgeous pictures.

However, as I study criminal cases, I could swear that hummingbird put a hole in that hand. it looks like blood dripping.

Been watching too much Investigative ID, i reckon.

Thank you for taking the time to share, one and all.

[Linville]

Hi Charon, 
This thread is the stress free zone isn't it and relaxation zone, nothing but fun and playing nice and easy being friendly….well you get the idea.

TGIF, I hope partner is doing well and if so then you are too, I hope I hope…. 

( Oh, I thought the bird in hand looked like an ouch too at first blush…..grins. You have a keen eye. )

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Lilly of the Valley

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Celosia and Marigolds

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[Charon]

really nice.

*and i thought u would all figure me to be absolutely insane to have seen blood in such an innocent picture. its not just me!! u r normal. very. have an awesome nite, my friend.*

[Popster]

Ok, Ok, Ok,

Here's one with a group hug and no blood

   


a hummer once flew into my house......kinda passed out.
When I picked him up to free him outside, I was astonished at his lightness.....they are even lighter than you expect.

[Popster]

One thing I always loved doing as a child growing up in MN was my Father always drove us farther North some of those years the "Northern Lights" were bright.  I remember one time driving way up into Canada into what seemed like the remotest place that was a fishing/camping resort that he used to go to with his guy friends back then.  I was maybe 8 or 9yrs old.  When we got there (actually the whole trip) it was freezing as it was I think in December.  It took a couple of days to get there.  We were taken out of school which we liked of course.

The place was packed with families, many of those same guys he spent summers with.  We got there in the late afternoon and my Mother had my brother and myself in bed so early like 8pm and of course we were not happy, but when she woke us up and bundled us up in the wee of the night it was so amazing as it was like daylight outside only with the bright colors.  I remember looking up, walking and falling flat on my face.  Tripped over a tree root and hit the ground hard.  My first black-eye, but I was too excited to even cry.  We spent a couple nights there.
Normally we just did weekend trips up to northern Lake Superior.

Zander's going to be jealous when he reads your post......he wants to see those lights badly.

Your avatar is bringing out the hugs in me today.  (no slaps today)

[Linville]

A memory Harley, ahh I like memories of things done and people who were there especially family.

Here are some Burning Bushes in Japan;

Euonymus alatus, known variously as winged spindle, winged euonymus or burning bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea.



This deciduous shrub grows to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) tall, often wider than tall. The stems are notable for their four corky ridges or "wings". The word alatus (or alata, used formerly) is Latin for "winged", in reference to the winged branches. These unique structures develop from a cork cambium deposited in longitudinal grooves in the twigs' first year, unlike similar wings in other plants.The leaves are 2–7 centimetres (0.79–2.8 in) long and 1–4 centimetres (0.39–1.6 in) broad, ovate-elliptic, with an acute apex. The flowers are greenish, borne over a long period in the spring. The fruit is a red aril enclosed by a four-lobed pink, yellow or orange capsule.

The common name "burning bush" comes from the bright red fall color.

[Zander]

That's very pretty Linville. Those are the same shrubs as in my post #452, 2 pages back... Hitachi Seaside Park-Japan. As a matter of fact your picture may very well be Hitachi Seaside Park. It looks like it.

Love your little birdies, Pops, cute little critters.

Harley that's beautiful! You saw the Northern Lights, and for 2 nights, wow... Lucky you!!!! That's number one on my list to do before I leave this planet.

I'm going to the Arctic Circle in Alaska. I am going to buy myself some warm clothes, an insulated tent, and just camp out for a week and stare at the Northern Lights. I can imagine being in your picture is a padded jumpsuit, with a fire going and just staring at the sky all night long, even if it's a 20 hour night.    

Thanks again for that picture. It's gorgeous! Sorry you got a black eye, but it sounds like you had a wonderful time. =)

This is the picture I've been using as my desktop background for a long time now.