I am flying

Tiny wild Alaskan cranberries are hidden deep beneath the colorful undergrowth of our boreal forest floor.

Posted for; Sliders Sunday -- Post Processed to the MAX!

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An ode to Karl Blossfeldt

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Little Egret,

used: Texture, Filter Forge, Photoshop

Another digitally manipulated photo of utility pipes in the basement of a downtown Seattle building.

I regret,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop

A tribute to Monet's Japonism

Hommage au Japonisme chez Monet

An egg broke while it was being steamed to the hard-boiled stage and came out of the cooker looking like a little duck. Here you see my Sliders Sunday - "Processed to the MAX!" version. HSS!

(The only thing I did to the egg was to color the shell. No manipulation was needed to change the form.)

(A funny Easter Tale) ~

A parishioner was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed the parishioner by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" The parishioner replied, "I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." Pastor questioned, "How come I don't see you except at Christmas and Easter?" He whispered back, "I'm in the secret service."

This image shows what it looks like each morning, when Doc trudges out at around eight AM to fill the bird feeders. Doc must be constantly aware of his surroundings, as we currently have several moose, and a few coyotes' roaming through the forest. We are hoping that most of the bears are denned up for the winter - but there is always a straggler or two still looking for their winter home.

Current Time: Nov 3, 2022, at 2:20:50 pm

Sunrise Today: 9:20 am↑ 122° Southeast

Sunset Today: 5:29 pm↑ 238° Southwest

Moonrise Today: 5:20 pm↑ 110° East

Moonset Today: 1:58 am↑ 242° Southwest

Daylight Hours:8 hours, 9 minutes (-5m 43s)

I used several processes to create this "Doc" image - starting with Wombo, and then adding my own touches with other photo software I have in my collection.

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When I spotted this old dock - I thought of all of the scary ghost stories that could be woven around it. Bet my Flickr friends could come up with some dandies.

Posted for the CMWD Group - Black and white on Sunday.

For Sliders Sunday (processed to the max).

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The forest and a specially built squirrel box, were not enough to entice this little squirrel away from our out buildings. She chewed her way into our water shed, (Before we had the time to log the outer-walls) and then gave birth! Once she spotted us watching her - she relocated her tiny family to the squirrel box - where she should have been in the first place.

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Pansy,

used: Redfield, Filter Forge, Photoshop

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The hidden face, used Filter Forge, Photoshop

Ørestaden in Copenhagen,

used Photoshop, Redfield

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A surreal sunrise take on an egret landing on shore.

A radiant yucca abstraction where intense greens and molten reds pulse from the center—energy in full bloom.

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Summer slips by so quickly in Alaska. Our day is shorter by 4 minutes and 43 seconds as of today, tomorrow we will lose another 7 seconds - and so it will continue until December 21st. In one short month we will be reaching for a jacket before heading outdoors in the morning. Last night our temperature dipped down to 48 degrees Fahrenheit, and I snuggled down under a light fleece blanket and slept like a log. I am so glad the heatwave is over, and that we are back to more normal temperature's - but I will remember the nice warm day I spent on the edge of Chilkoot Lake, as a merganser preened his-self on the dock.

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Full screen recommended

Plein écran recommandé

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Initially I contemplated a minimalist approach with just the bird on the lamp post... but going through my images of water reflections I felt this is a good fill for the negative space.

Watchdog,

Used Studio Artist, Photoshop

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Light in the night,

used pixabay 3023414, Photoshop, Filter Forge