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A beautiful day in Auke Bay Alaska - had a lot of boat owners catching up on maintenance, before heading out to sea.

The harbors in Southeast Alaska have always fascinated me, and I am drawn to them like a moth to a flame. I love the fishy smell of the ocean, and the sounds of the seagulls as they swoop overhead looking for the bits and pieces of fish tossed from the cleaning tables on the docks.

As Doc and I strolled to our moored boat - we would stop and chat with fellow boat owners along the way. One day as we were heading for our berth - I smelled fresh fish frying and stopped to see who was tempting me. A head popped out from the cabin of the boat beside us, and the grizzled old gentleman asked if I had ever tried "old yellow eye". I confessed that not only had I never tried "old yellow eye" - but that I had never even heard of it. He popped back into his cabin, and back out again, with a large cast iron frying pan containing the most delicious rock fish I had ever tasted. In fact, I always thought that nothing in the sea could top "halibut" - until I got my first taste of "yellow eye". Now I am the one that is "hooked."

A swirly shattered bubble here to help ease my guilt for not having uploaded for so long. I hope you're all having a great weekend with plenty of good photo opportunities!

Chimpanse - oh, what di we do wrong?

used: own photo, Filter Forge, Photoshop

This old barn is up to its neck in snow, and waits patiently for spring to arrive.

I photographed the barn early this morning, after another night of snowfall.

Expressive,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop

The Mystery,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop

Watch Me,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop, Pixabay

Only one week left until Christmas Eve. Are your cookies ready for Santa? Are your presents wrapped? Do you have all you need for Christmas dinner? Is the eggnog chilling in the refrigerator? If you answered 'yes" to all of my questions - then you will probably be sitting all cozy in a scene similar to the one I have created in this photo. 🎀

Hello There!

For Slider's Sunday (and my weekly experiment), I decided to take the neighbourhood cat to Deep Dream Generator (DDG). Then I tweaked the colours in Topaz Studio to get a bit more "pizazz" (or so I hoped)! Happy Slider's Sunday! HSS!

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Architecture,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop, Pixabay

Posted for Sliders Sunday - Processed to the MAX!

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Explore; Highest position: 91 on Tuesday, January 24, 2023

(Update); Highest position: 89 on Monday, January 30, 2023

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Burlington Canal Lift Bridge,

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Downtown Petoskey, MI

Dried flowers, for the "Smile on Saturday" theme; "Get nature in your home".

The heads of these tiny flowers are so small that they are immeasurable. HSoS!

These tiny dried flower heads are trapped inside of a large canning jar, along with a bird on a nest. It's a cute display, but rather hard to get a decent shot of. Since I live in rural Alaska - our days are dark, and temperatures have been running between twenty and thirty below zero for almost a month. Not exactly the weather for growing house plants - or even keeping them alive.

Temperatures are dropping - snow is becoming more frequent - and moose are finding it tougher to get their bellies filled. When you weigh between one thousand, to one thousand four hundred pounds - it has to be tough to keep hunger at bay during Alaska's long, cold, and dark winters.

This moose was searching in our backyard for anything to keep her tummy from rumbling.

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Marigold,

Used Photoshop, Filter Forge

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I am having fun watching my little hydroponic gardens produce. One is strictly for heritage cherry tomatoes, and in this image you see the formation of the first tomato.

[Explored]

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I like colors,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, photoshop

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The Monster,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop

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

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Rosa Flowers

Polar Bear artistic

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A composite image combining an unconventional, faceless portrait from a black-and-white negative (taken in 1973) and a recent digital macro of wood grain. The original photo was taken with a Minolta SR-T 101 SLR using Kodak Tri-X film. The wood grain macro was taken in 2017 with a Nikon D7000.

Music:

"Hakili Ani Kunnadiya" by MAMADOU DIABATE'S PERCUSSION MANIA, in 'Kamalenya' (2010)

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Thanks to everyone for visits , comments , awards and invitations, I appreciate your feedback very much. You are welcome to visit my original Nature and wildlife Photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/soes_nature_and_art/