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Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
In a hollow below the crests of the surrounding dunes, a plant grows among slabs of dried mud, the remains of long vanished puddle. The water table in that area is relatively high, so I would infer that the various plants found among the dunes have long roots.
We are on the way from Vrata valley towards Dovški Križ. This is the ravine below a small waterfall, above is the needle of Spodnja Šplevta.
"In the 1970s, canola was created through traditional plant cross-breeding by removing two things found in the rapeseed plant: glucosinolates and erucic acid. Erucic acid was removed because it was believed to be inedible or toxic in high doses. The newly developed plant was renamed "canola" – a combination of "Canadian" and "Oil" (or ola) to make this difference apparent." From the link below.
www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-canola-and...
I absolutely love the time of year when the fields turn bright yellow with the Canola flowers. The day before yesterday was the first day I had been out when I saw any fields with the crop fully in bloom. I have to admit that I don't like the smell of Canola, but the colour is so spectacular and pretty. In this shot, the sky is beginning to darken, ready to rain a little later.
These two old, wooden barns were part of a CPR Demonstration Farm. I have added a previously posted photo in a comment box below, showing the whole farm.
"The home, the barn, everything seen in this yard once served a rather unique and special purpose. Operating as a fully functioning “demonstration farm”, near Vulcan Alberta, and tied to the Canadian Pacific Railway, it was a show piece of sorts a century ago, promoting the region’s agricultural potential. Prospective settlers would be told where to acquire land and of course similar farm buildings, what crops to grow and how to do it efficiently, what equipment to purchase, what techniques to use and so on.
The CPR had a vested interest, of course, in the success of this endeavour. They’d profit both on the sale of these kit farms and then again, many-fold, on the resultant business brought to the railway through the moving of inbound materials needed by all those new settlers; and outbound agricultural products the area would produce. And the transporting of people in and out, all the stuff needed for new towns that would spring up, and any industry established there, they too all moved by railway. It was win-win for the CPR!" From bigdoer website.
www.bigdoer.com/27596/exploring-history/cpr-demonstration...
The day before yesterday, 1 July 2017, was a great day, spent with friend, Pam. I picked her up just after 8:00 am and did a long drive in Southern Alberta. We saw our target bird - a Common Nighthawk, and all sorts of other things including plants and old barns. It took a round trip of 414 km to get the Nighthawks, but it was so worth it! Much further than I normally drive. Towards the end of our day, the rain arrived, accompanied by lightning streaks. This couldn't have been timed more perfectly, to wash off a lot of the dust that covered my car after 12 hours of driving hot, dusty roads! So welcome! We have another hot day today and the forecast is for very hot days for at least the next week. So far, the forecast is 33C for Friday, 35C for Saturday and 31C for Sunday.
It was such a thrill to see a Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor (a rather strange looking bird), as I had always wanted to see one actually lying on a fence post or wooden railing. People get such amazing photos of them like that, and that is what I was determined to find this summer. Last year, I had driven to this area in Southern Alberta, hoping to find one, but had been out of luck. Though I ended up with the one in the photo I posted yesterday, lying on a hard, metal railing that lacked character, I'm still happy as can be. Not only did friend Pam and I see this one, but there were three other Nighthawks there, too. Two of the others were also on a metal rail, but the fourth was on a fence post - not the best angle, but it was still nice to see a fence post perch. How close we came to missing them. I said I wanted to just check the first part of a small side road first, before continuing on the road we were on - and there they were! I had seen a nighthawk on maybe five different occasions over the years, but most were in flight and one was perched very high up in a tree. For Pam, this was the first time she had ever seen one, and she was so happy to see this lifer.
"On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest. Their young are so well camouflaged that they’re hard to find, and even the adults seem to vanish as soon as they land." From AllABoutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/id
I was so tired after driving such a long distance and it was a hot day - the temperature got up to 30C. I so rarely do such a long drive, and I've barely driven all winter and spring. It felt so good to actually get out on a long drive like this, and we saw all sorts of interesting things that we just had to stop and photograph - of course!
Every single time I go out with my camera for a drive, I never forget to be SO thankful to live in a country where I have the freedom and safety to go where I want, and to see such beauty. Thank you, Alberta and Albertans - and Happy 150th Birthday, Canada! Such a young country.
When leaving Sete Cidades, the crater was filled with clouds while the rest of the sky was pretty clear. Shame I only had the 50mm.
Sete Cidades, S Miguel - Azores
When the below freezing temperatures hit a week ago, I realized I hadn't yet bought a feeder heater for the hummingbirds. Time to improvise! I put a string of red Christmas lights (not LED) in a aluminum baking pan, placed a clear glass plate on that, and rested the feeder on the plate. These were placed on a little table next to my sliding glass door. Would the birds use it? They don't mind it! They come in to feed in the morning darkness, when it's around 20 degrees, and the nectar is still liquid. I would say my clumsy DIY is a success. Anna's Hummingbird.
This sunrise was taken last month from the Pinnacle Overlook in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The rocks in the foreground are in Virginia, and the area where it was foggy is Tennessee.
I was out shooting photos of the milky way with my Canon 6D and decided to shoot some star trails. I witnessed two UFO's fly over my head in the matter of a few seconds. They were very loud, black triangular shaped, had an unusual engine noise, and when they throttled down the engines glow changed from red to white. They landed somewhere in the mountains in Blowing Rock, NC! It was pretty awesome!
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I've been shooting objects on my ancient x-ray viewer light box for The Photo Forum's b/w theme of 'light from below.'
I haven't actually shot anything from straight above, but thought this might fit into that theme.
I loved that song we used to sing in Sunday School , This little light of mine.. Below is a wonderful version by Odetta Holmes...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2kDsqGeoLU
Have a great day and don't be afraid to let your little light shine !
The wind was warm on my cheek. The morning chorus echoed in the valley below in a song that lasted for miles. I was watching the world turn. I saw the earth wake from its slumber to the light of a star.
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The water flowing by in this photograph has just fallen thousands of feet along vertical walls of granite. If flows by, looking not much worse for the wear.
The rocks, too, have fallen from great heights, though not within recent moments.
The mist at top results from one of the highest waterfalls in the world and the highest in North America, Yosemite Falls.
The water in this small creek has just passed the highest waterfall in Northrhine-Westfalia called "Plästerlegge", falling down more than 20 meters. Nothing spectacular compared to waterfalls in Norway or Iceland, so just a photo of the creek with green moss.
Peanut above me but below the tree
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Zadnji Dolek is a hidden, high basin between Dolkova špica and Škrlatica. From here, it's only some more altitude gain to it.