Some ducks choose trees for their nesting period.

A composition of two images.

This particular park offers a beautiful flower garden to stroll through and is a place that I always enjoy visiting. HSS!

Edited with a chalk pastel effect in Topaz Studio 2.

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Imagine... doing this every minute of each day your entire life.

This area of Alaska is beautiful in all seasons - but autumn is my favorite.

Young man driving a vintage classic sports car 🚗 in the city 😉

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

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It's snowing and blowing right now, so a time when I like to remember warmer days. This image was taken at a local park that I frequent. Most of the time I am creeping around under the bridge in my quest to find frogs and insects, but this time the huge crabapple tree took the show. HSS!

I slightly saturated the colour and added an effect in Topaz Studio 2.

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I found this old bridge sitting along the edge of a road that is seldom traveled. I must confess that I find the old much more appealing than the new.

This large bloom was one of the last to bloom last year. For Sliders Sunday, I decided to take it to Topaz Studio 2 where I added an impressionism filter. HSS!

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Posted for Sliders Sunday - "Processed to the MAX!" HSS!

I remember old fashioned "May Days" when as a child I made small paper baskets that I filled with tiny flowers to be hung on the doors of family members, friends, and neighbors. It brought joy to those that received my homemade offering, as well as joy to myself in the giving of the gift. Sadly, the tradition seems to be lost in our modern world.

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From new growth to nest building, Spring is finally here.

A compilation of three images.

The dramatic cloud formation is a combination of impending rain clouds and water particles (mist) rising above the Niagara Falls. Three stock images used to satisfy a well known play on words... Fly to the moon on gossamer wings.

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These little weigela blooms found themselves in Topaz Studio 2 where I processed them with an impressionism filter, Renoir to be exact. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

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No AI used

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It's Mother's Day and so I dedicate this image to all of our moms. If you're a mother, Happy Mother's Day! HSS!

Edited with an added effect in Topaz Studio 2.

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An "abstract" created for the Hypothetical Awards Winter Abstracts Challenge

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All images and texture layers are my own

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Hey, if you need a blast of warmth, these golden coneflowers ought to do the trick! HSS!

Edited with a sketch effect in Topaz Studio 2

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New Mini Challenge # 165.0 ~ The Award Tree

~ Winter Trees ~ The Award Tree ~

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I took a quick bite into one of my favorite candies, and it cracked, and then split in half perfectly! Looking down at it, I was reminded of a flower. Taking the image into Topaz - I did a couple of tweaks and decided it might be appropriate for a "Sliders Sunday" post.

Also posted for Macro Mondays theme - "Open".

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We have a flock of 50 Lapland Longspurs beside our cabin, enjoying the seed that has fallen beneath our hanging feeders. They will rest and fatten up here, before heading to their birthing grounds farther north on the tundra.

The huge spring migration is taking place now, and the sky is filled with birds of all kinds. With warming temperatures and brilliant sunshine - Alaska is a paradise for bird loving photographers.

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

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This plant grows abundantly around our cabin and undergoes many alterations from early spring until late in the fall. In this photo the leaves have yet to unfold - and yes, it is still snowing up here. HSS! Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead.

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This was the scene at one of the flower gardens that I frequent. It almost seems as though the dahlia is supervising the other flowers in the b/g. HSS!

Edited with an impressionism filter in Topaz Studio 2.

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With inflation sending food prices soaring - this male spruce hen is wondering if he will end up on someone's dining table. And yes - he does taste like "chicken".

Posted for Sliders Sunday - Processed to the MAX!

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