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I love the sleek look of these birds. Cedar Waxwing taken west of Calgary, Alberta/

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This is it, my front yard gone wild. Actually, only the California Poppies are wild; everything else is strategically planted and has its own individual watering circle. A few plants of note are the hummingbird yuccas, the red salvias, the purplish and white Sea Lavender, and a blooming aloe in there. The yellow Lantana, a bee and butterfly favorite, has barely begun to bloom. I didn't think the poppies would recover from some freezing temps and pretty strong wind and rain, but there are tons of unopened buds today. They should be good for a little while though the temps are finally warming a bit. The Monarch favorite milkweed is out of sight against the side of the garage, and the single Pride of Madeira spikes (a bit left of upper center) are about to bloom. Not shown is the right-side of the driveway - more of the same, but some spectacular Mexican Sage, a real favorite of the hummingbirds. They love the salvia as well. Fun stuff.

Have I mentioned this drought-tolerant landscaping change I made several years back from the ubiquitous green lawn cut my water usage in half? It also made the yard a fun pastime instead of lawn-cutting drudgery. Here's some more cool: I live near a high school so I get young foot traffic. On occasion, if I have something cool I'm photographing, e.g., mantis, butterfly pupa, I might stop the kids and show them "something cool". The mail person (she's a she) gets a look too.

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Chaque temps présent,

Je suis en équilibre,

Entre deux néants.

Le passé est mort,

Le présent peut le bonheur,

Le futur est fin.

Michaël Overberg

Visarend Osprey Pandion haliaetus

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NMBS 6283 6299

Sproeitrein

95843: Tessenderlo - Hasselt

Tessenderlo

B17.60

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Looking out into Lake Ontario on a cold January day...........

ORANGE TIP

Brent Goose

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觀海樓夕彩

M&S Schmalberg

Fabric flowers makers

New York

Hangin' On

Infrabel 6263 neemt een Plasser & Theurer DGS 62 N mee op sleep van 's-Gravenbrakel tot Hoei.

Terracotta horses at Ayyanar Temple, Chettinad, Tamil Nadu, India.

✈️RWY16R↗ - JA215A - Airbus A320-271N - All Nippon Airways - NH683(HND-HIJ)

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✨Taken at Haneda airport terminal 1 on August 4th, 2021

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📷Canon EOS-1D X Mark III

🔭EF300mm F2.8L IS USM

⚙️MANUAL・F8.0・1/640th・+2/3EV・ISO1000(AUTO)

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One of the things I love to do is to try and make interesting images of ordinary scenes. It can be all too easy to be 'seduced' by the perfect specimen, the brightest and largest flowers and the 'usual suspects' but I find an extra challenge more rewarding.

So, here is a non-descript bit of scrubby woodland, nothing remarkable at all. However, by stepping inside the thicket and shooting outwards with a little underexposure, a double exposure and a tweak to colour settings I feel I made something appealing. It's not what we see it's how we see and marry our camera skills with a little imagination and flair.

Didžioji zylė (Parus major) Great Tit. Šaipiai

Reproduced 35mm Slide

Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Bridgeport, NE in August 1993

On August 12, 1993 Dad shot UP SD60M 6283 (to UP 2428) and C40-8 9346 with a westbound unit coal train at Bridgeport, NE.

Stillwater, Minnesota