Why is it called earth anyway? (water is better)
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Our little visitor made it through the big Winter storm yesterday - the worst passed us by! As I went out to fill feeders this morning, I heard him behind me, turned around, and THERE HE WAS almost within reach. I talked to him (and he chattered back) as I swung the S5 off my shoulder and got him in close focus - though low light. What a blessing this little guy has been.
See VIDEO if you have time.
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"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23
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3 years ago today ...
This beautiful warbler showed up - far from his Wintering grounds, acted like a family pet, and didn't leave for 98 days!
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Some of you may remember this story. My phone had gone into a Factory Reset all on its own (thanks Samsung!) so you can say I was a bit stressed. Then I looked out our Big Kitchen Window at our leafy beech tree and saw the back of a bird that didn't match our Winter birds. He turned around and I saw that bright yellow throat ... a Yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica) ??? in Winter??? They overwinter from the GA coast (300 miles from us) & Florida down into Central America & the Caribbean.
I had never gotten a photo of a Yellow-throated warbler. They pass thru here during migration & are known to be a bit elusive & stay up in tree canopies. Even Winter sightings on the GA coast are considered RARE. Giff said he looked like Setophaga dominica albilora.
I grabbed my S5 to get a documentation shot before it disappeared - certain I had just MOMENTS! But that rare warbler stayed ... FOR 98 DAYS ... and became like a family pet. He would come down to me and chirp twice a day when I would feed him - Bark Butter. He survived all Winter on Bark Butter! He would come so close I could feel the flutter of his wings across my hands. I am CERTAIN that the Good Lord sent that warbler that day - and that Winter ... that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Details are also posted on ebird. Just check out the Map for this species in Jan-Feb '22 and you'll see how lonesome he was up here!
Wet zipper
I find photographing drops pretty hard.
Still haven't found the best way to get the drops to stay, here I used a plant sprayer.
This is about 2,5 cm.
Happy Macro Monday.
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This almond tree really needs pruning! Today's the day...;-)
Maybe I'll get an After shot.
365/2021
2021/365
January 21
Day 21
Day 21 April Challenge
So I sez to Mum, I sez - here!!! - all these flowers and fings you keep taking for this daily photo fing you're doing. Not enough dogs, that's what I say!! So she sez ok Dodgie, sit in front of your new country pile and try to look magnificent - so here I am - Lord of Audley End!!! Tug your forelocks NOW, then produce sausage!!!! Wuff Lord Dodgie
VyÅ¡ehrad is the oldest seat of Czech princes; in fact, the local settlement was established in the mid-10 th century. Situated on a rocky promontory above the Vltava River, it offers stunning views of the city, and the park area holds hidden architectural treasures including the rare Romanesque Rotunda of St Martin, the neo-Gothic Church of Sts Peter and Paul, the national cemetery SlavÃn, and the underground casements housing the some of the original Baroque statues from the Charles Bridge.
The drying room is really, really hot and humid, a small room with a dryer blowing hot air and ruining clothes..
When life is difficult and hard, I´ve noticed it´s important to do the laundry, clean and look after yourself. Put a clay-mask on, get a pedicure, iron, pamper your plants or go for a walk.
Once I got this advice from my mother when I was in the middle of a horrible divorce: when it gets really, really tough and you think you just can´t take it anymore, do something; brush your teeth or apply some mascara. Anything that is for YOU and takes your mind off the horrible situation, even for a minute, is good.
This photograph was taken on a recent trip to Ladakh. From Ladakh we had to ride bikes for around 160km crossing Chang La Pass which is the third highest motorable road in the world & took us around 12 hours spread over two days because of the blocked roads & including night stay in an on way village. The journey to Pangong Tso was surely tough but the view was as refreshing & worth it.
The rotunda of St Martin is the largest preserved rotunda in Prague. It was built in the second half of the 11th century. It has escaped demolition several times in its history. During the Thirty Years’ War it was used as a gunpowder store. The cannonball embedded in the façade to the right of the window is a reminder of the Prussian rampage in 1757. The rotunda is now used for religious purposes by the Vyšehrad ecclesiastical chapter.
Jan 21 021/366 - Are you prepared for Monday mornings, nothing like a good old scream to clear the mind!
item collaboration: day 21/31 -- "glass"
And I, I am almost nowhere
And I'm getting there fast
And you, you're the hope in my cold stare
You're the drink in my hand
"The Drink In My Hand" -- The Classic Crime (MY FAVORITE BAND IN THE WHOLE WORLD <3)
I took this pic of my friend's alcohol at a party I went to. I don't drink so I ended up taking pictures of bottles and beer cans for like three hours because I was ridiculously bored.
Don't drink and make a fool out of yourself, kids. It's not worth it.
flickr21challenge 21 awe
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