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Saw this one downtown and luckily had my camera with me. The light seemed to be working for me as well.
This sits out front of a historical hotel here in Austin, Texas called the Driskill
Maturing warehouse of the "Consorzio delle Vacche Rosse", Reggio Emilia, Italy. This is the only Parmigiano-Reggiano factory transforming exclusively, like eight centuries ago, milk from animals of the ancient "Reggiana" Red Cow breed. Due to a special variety of casein contained in this milk, the cheese is ready for tasting only after 24-48 months of ageing and is nevertheless characterized by sweet taste and delicate aroma.
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Beautiful Demoiselle (female) catching what was left of the evening sun.
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A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses. 29866
Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. Camellias are evergreen shrubs or small trees up to 20 m tall. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are about 300 species and around 3,000 hybrids. Their flowers are usually large and conspicuous, one to 12 cm in diameter, with five to nine petals in naturally occurring species of camellias. The colors of the flowers vary from white through pink colours to red. Of economic importance in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, leaves of C. sinensis are processed to create the popular beverage tea. The ornamental C. japonica, C. sasanqua and their hybrids are the source of hundreds of garden cultivars. C. oleifera produces tea seed oil, used in cooking and cosmetics. The various species of camellia plants are generally well-adapted to acid soils rich in humus, and most species do not grow well on chalky soil or other calcium-rich soils. Most species of camellias also require a large amount of water, either from natural rainfall or from irrigation, and the plants will not tolerate droughts. However, some of the more unusual camellias – typically species from karst soils in Vietnam – can grow without too much water. 63713
Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. Camellias are evergreen shrubs or small trees up to 20 m tall. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are about 300 species and around 3,000 hybrids. Their flowers are usually large and conspicuous, one to 12 cm in diameter, with five to nine petals in naturally occurring species of camellias. The colors of the flowers vary from white through pink colours to red. Of economic importance in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, leaves of C. sinensis are processed to create the popular beverage tea. The ornamental C. japonica, C. sasanqua and their hybrids are the source of hundreds of garden cultivars. C. oleifera produces tea seed oil, used in cooking and cosmetics. The various species of camellia plants are generally well-adapted to acid soils rich in humus, and most species do not grow well on chalky soil or other calcium-rich soils. Most species of camellias also require a large amount of water, either from natural rainfall or from irrigation, and the plants will not tolerate droughts. However, some of the more unusual camellias – typically species from karst soils in Vietnam – can grow without too much water. 65185
A woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses. 28020
Tulips (Tulipa) form a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly colored, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm colors). They often have a different colored blotch at the base of the tepals (petals and sepals, collectively), internally. Tulips originally were found in a band stretching from Southern Europe to Central Asia, but since the seventeenth century have become widely naturalised and cultivated. Flowering in the spring, they become dormant in the summer once the flowers and leaves die back, emerging above ground as a shoot from the underground bulb in early spring. The tulip's flowers are usually large and are actinomorphic (radially symmetric) and hermaphrodite (contain both male (androecium) and female (gynoecium) characteristics), generally erect, or more rarely pendulous, and are arranged more usually as a single terminal flower, or when pluriflor as two to three (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica), but up to four, flowers on the end of a floriferous stem (scape), which is single arising from amongst the basal leaf rosette. 4420
I love tulips when they reach old age :)
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Papilio aegeus, the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The larvae of this species are sometimes considered a pest, due to their feeding on citrus leaves in suburban gardens. Both male and female have black forewings with a white stripe, though there is more white overall on the female forewing. The hindwing is again black, and there is a white swath through the middle. Here the markings differ in that the female has chains of red to orange and blue crescents toward the edge. The markings on the underside are similar to those on top. The body is black. The wingspan is about 140 millimetres in females and 120 millimetres in males, making it rather large overall and the largest butterfly commonly seen in at least part of its range. Despite being a swallowtail, which group derives its name from the distinctive tails on the hindwing, this characteristic is entirely absent. 6403.
Late in life, if we are happy enough to reach that stage, we have to face a curious transition: the switch from feeling burdened to becoming a burden ourselves (and make others perhaps feel burdened). This has always been part of the ageing process, but the new thing is that thanks to modern medicine and other factors, ageing is no longer what it used to be. Oldies are now a massive social force - in the West, in China, Japan and Korea for example (and on flickr). Oldies, and I am one of them, are weighing down our social and financial systems. I am feeling my weight more and more.
Ageing gracefully ! Oh ! ! I see an ant walking on peony ! Can you spot it ! ! Please view in LARGE. Thanks !
Elegantly ageing roses.
Roxborough Park Rose Gardens.
Baulkham Hills - on the border of Castle Hill.
North-western Sydney
Note: Ageing can also be spelt 'aging'.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
The historic cemetery in St. Michael, Minnesota had a variety of grave markers including wood, stone and iron. Can't imagine why these stone markers had 'rust' on them unless it has blown off of the old iron crosses.
Here is my ageing flower
Where I found her
Cowering behind the young bloom
Embarrassed by her age and imperfections
Until I freed her
And gave her centre Stage
She is me.
I have realised that you should not rely on other people to find your inner beauty. You have to find it for yourself first. Then if you are lucky, others will see it. It is a work in progress.
See a couple of posts back. Perhaps this image should have come first!
Lytham Hall
I don't usually post two from the same shoot in a row, but this made an interesting comparison to two completely different styles of photography and editing (see the le image before). I love working in both genres, so welcome your thoughts.
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Popular ornamental orchid cultivar indoors beside a sunlit window in my Gold Coast hinterland home. Natural light.
……But thankfully plenty of new trees can also be seen here at Attingham park (N/Trust). A lovely walk as always, through the Deer park & around the estate to find this my iPhoneaday 365 shot #035. Shot in Apple RAW & edited in Lightroom. Alan:-)
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Built almost 90 years ago, Merlin (No 85) makes a wonderful sight (and sound) approaching Leixlip on the first Santa Special of the day.
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
Santa Steam Special
Pictured at Leixlip.
Update: These Specials did not run in 2020 or 2021 due to the Covid -19 Pandemic.
My ageing diva, Lolha. I thought we would have a wee break from wildlife, particularly as I don't know how much longer I have with my little girl here so I am making as many beautiful memories as I can.
My little Tibetan Mastiff beauty posed happily for me as long as I paid her in gravy bones! She's not daft. x