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Taken during a morning walk near my home, looking down into the valley of the Agger river
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Vuescan, Epson V700, darktable (linux)
the outskirts of my small town and the forest, the snow that fell on December 24, has melted by today
And from this morning, a rather amazing sky. I was so tempted -when I woke up in the dark - to roll over and go back to sleep, but forced myself to get out of bed and go and do what I knew I would enjoy once I got there! I'm not good at leaving the house without breakfast - and time runs away with me if I'm not careful, but I did manage to get to the coast path about half an hour before the sun came up. My sunrise photos are not worth sharing, but I like the simplicity of this, from a little bit later on.
There's an old saying; "when gorse is out of blossom, kissing's out of fashion". For many years now I have endeavoured to photograph Irish gorse in flower every month of the year. but always fell short. Well not this year - finally I have succeeded in my quest. Happy Friday Flora!
We have 2 species of gorse in Ireland; Ulex europaeus (Common gorse) which is this plant. It flowers in hedgerows from late autumn through to late spring, generally tailing off in June, and Ulex gallii (Western or dwarf gorse) which typically flowers in late summer, alongside heather, on mountainsides. No coconut smell to those flowers.
Taken for my Flickr group www.flickr.com/groups/gorgeous_golden_gorse/ new members very welcome.
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Happy December 2025!
Watercolor painting of beautiful, elegant winter female cardinals, with berries and pine branches, in faded soft beige, white, and light grey colors, in a fairy tale cottage core style, in the style of Nene Thomas, highly detailed, with no shadows A round, circular vintage illustration of
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Final Moth List for November 8th 2020.
Feathered Thorn 6
December Moth 1
Green Brindled Crescent 1
Mottled Umber 1
Yellow-line Quaker 2
Red-line Quaker 2
Chestnut 2
Beaded Chestnut 2
November Moth agg 1
Micro:-
Garden Rose Tortrix 1
When you left I swore I'd never cry
but pride has a way of making you lie.
All I know is there's nothing I
wouldn't give to hold you tonight.
I've heard it said, time heals all wounds
but time doesn't own enough suns or moons.
December rain chills my skin.
I stray into the night and light a cigarette again.
Chorus:
December rain won't ease the pain.
Precious memories drive me insane.
Nothing to lose nothing to gain.
Drowning my dreams in December rain.
I had my heart broke once before
so I sore I'd never fall in love anymore.
My eyes met yours, lord, I tried not to fall
but I fell in love you after all.
Chorus:
December rain won't ease the pain.
Precious memories drive me insane.
Nothing to lose nothing to gain.
Drowning my dreams in December rain.
Bridge:
You loved me! I still remember
making love sweat and tender.
How can you say it wasn't meant to be
when I love you and you love me?
Chorus:
December rain won't ease the pain.
Precious memories drive me insane.
Nothing to lose nothing to gain.
Drowning my dreams in December rain.
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Flickr friday
December rain
I headed out to the Lakeshore this morning and made stops in St. Joseph (where this is taken) and South Haven.
St. Joe's definitely had the better waves ... but it was an absolute bear to work here. You had to snap photos in the minute or two between snow squalls (where visibility would drop to zero and you'd be pelted by ice pellets driven by 40mph winds).