My new backyard in Arizona is bordered by the Sitgreaves National Forest. The NF has the largest stand of Ponderosa pines in the USA.

The Apache–Sitgreaves National Forests are two 2.76-million-acre United States National Forests which run along the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and into the U.S. state of New Mexico. Wikipedia

As always, thanks so much for taking a look.

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Gold rush settlements Eastern Sierras Bridgeport County, California.

I took this a while ago while shooting with Amabile. I actually forgot about it and while going through the file it sort of jumped out at me.

This was take at the Birks of Aberfeldy, a truly beautiful walk.

Decorative stones at the Port in Roatan, Honduras.

There is nice detail if you care to take the time and view LARGE or ORIGINAL. Thanks!!!

The Gators MC Halloween Maze is back for the 8th year in a row and this time you'll get to go on the ride of your life...

The abandoned carnival on the edge of town has been luring kids in for years - each testing their bravery to spend the night in the dark - now it's your turn, you've seen the lights flickering and heard the music coming from the abandoned haunted house... Are you ready to explore the horrors within?

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cadair%20Idris/168/136/112

Bring friends, bring family, bring your enemies to feed them to the blood thirsty Gators!! There is only one way out...

For Macro Mondays - April Fools

No fingers were hurt in the making of this image. Sometimes you just can't believe everything you see.

Happy Macro Monday!

Please stop fooling around. Help me with the heap!

For #MacroMondays and this week's theme #Candy.

Happy Macro Monday!

Thanks for all your faves and comments everyone!

I really appreciate them!

This was on the evening of April Fools Day. I thought this was a perfect moon for the biggest pranking day of the year...the way it looks almost full...but isn't..kind of fooling you. I guess you could call it a fool moon ;-)

I know, I know...sorry for the bad pun! Have a wonderful Tuesday, my friends!

I'm standing alone,

I'm watching you all

I'm seeing you sinking

I'm standing alone,

you're weighing the gold

I'm watching you sinking

Fool's gold

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSD11dnphg0&ab_channel=StoneR...

... like me ... ;-)

After my friend Hanna fooled me with some cookies that looked like round pieces of sausage. I told here these were meatballs but they are peanut butter snack bites.

chefsavvy.com/5-ingredient-peanut-butter-energy-bites/

Sony A6500 (ILCE-6500), Sony Zeiss Sonnar FE 55mm F1.8 ZA (SEL55F18Z)

Many thanks to everyone for your visits, comments and faves! Very much appreciated!

thebonitascloset.blogspot.com/2022/12/kissing-fool.html

♪♫ Lonely Fool ♪♫

"The Narrenturm (Fool's Tower) in Vienna is continental Europe's oldest building for the accommodation of psychiatric patients. Built in 1784, it is next to the site of the old Vienna General Hospital, and is now home to the Federal Pathologic-Anatomical Museum Vienna (Pathologisch-anatomisches Bundesmuseum Wien)."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrenturm_(asylum)

The site of the old "Vienna General Hospital (German: Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien), usually abbreviated to AKH, [...] is used as the main university campus of the University of Vienna..." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_General_Hospital

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfdEFAbwhpQ

The Skin Fair opens in less than a week {March 11} and the designers have been busy getting their glamour in order! This beautiful skin by alaskametro is hand painted with photo sourced elements. The skin was optimized for mesh bodies and heads but can also be.....

Read the rest and grab the details on Threads & Tuneage

Play Fool (To Catch Wise)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqqv757QEq0

Natural Falls IV

slurl.com/secondlife/Jattarna%20Av%20Hem/73/140/20

Golden late Autumn colours at the end of the rainbow seen from Holme Fell, Lake District.

Taken on the morning of April the 1st.After seeing Brad Eadie's recent upload from the Quiraing I thought as it is more on my doorstep, than his. I should make the effort to get a sunrise picture of that tree at the Quiraing. Because of the Pandemic Lockdown, I was alone on the hillside having the luxury to plant my tripod feet wherever I wanted.Brad's image has the advantage of clouds, this no only adds interest to the sky but diffuses and saturates the light falling on the land.

I have wanted to make an illustration for my favorite song for a long time, but I only got to it now ..

photographed on a beautiful sim: Nelipot, Safe Haven

flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/14758902@N20/

tune: youtu.be/SU94PlwmwwM

Lyrics translate:

Fool's Lullaby

You should be sleeping a long time ago, my dear sheep,

even the birds finished their song.

The wind has stopped blowing 'cause of us,

only the moth is staring from the outside.

I know her grudge, so try to hide somewhere,

she's wearing a white cloak again and the window is barred.

Chorus:

You should be sleeping a long time ago, my little sheep

and stay warm, you can keep me warm,

however they'll come to inquire,

tomorrow they'll come to inquire me again,

if you are fading away from my imagination.

You should be sleeping a long time ago, my dear sheep,

the dark midnight is here.

Tomorrow they'll scold us-fools,

'cause you like to eat the breakfast with me.

Why should I lie to them, that I'm here alone,

while I love You, while You are here with me.

Ch:

translator: c75

Macro Mondays

Another image of the Mersey Gateway Bridge from my recent wanderings around Spike Island in Widnes. Apparently the Stone Roses played an historic gig here over 30 years ago following the release of Fool's Gold, with an audience of over 27,000 people.

Geese in the Japanese stroll garden. . . photo by Lynn, wood block fooling around by Michael. . .

As I drove along the wetlands in Alviso, I saw this off to the side and thought to myself "That's kind of a strange looking duck".

So I whipped my Jeep off the road and parked, loaded my long lens, got out and started sneaking up on him, shooting as I went along, hoping to get a good shot, but not wanting to scare him off.

I finally realized that he wasn't moving. DOH! Decoy got me.

I know it's April Fools Day but this is a real photo of a real sign in a real store window in Manhattan's Meat Packing District, NYC, photographed with my Olympus E-M1.

This photo has been in Explore on April 1, 2023. Highest position = #195. This is my 193rd photo in Explore.

Macro Mondays 1.4.2019 "April fools" - candidate #3

Called the man a fool, striped him of his pride

Everyone was laughing up until the day he died

And though the wound went deep

Still he's calling us out of our sleep

My friends, we're not alone

He waits in silence to lead us all home

supposed to be dead pool but i couldn't because of that movie so pool became fool. "f" is for flowers.

(lol)

the MUSIC: Fantaisie in D-Flat Major, Op. 101

by Saint-Saëns

Can't believe that I'm the fool again

I thought this love would never end,

How was I to know?

You never told me

Can't believe that I'm the fool again,

And I who thought you were my friend

How was I to know !

...

Well, spring has been delayed a bit again it seems... mother nature deciding an April fools joke more fitting. Well, actually she delivered this yesterday, but sounds as if more tonight and tomorrow too...

oh well :)

I did get a new song up at soundcloud if you are interested... check it out :)

soundcloud.com/rsc_escher/musings-of-running-away-at-345-am

TUNE

"I'm standing alone

I'm watching you all

I'm seeing you sinking

I'm standing alone

You're weighing the gold

I'm watching you sinking

Fool's gold"

The Stone Roses- Fool's Gold

Hair: Mushroom Hair by ChicZafari

Bodysuit: Chain Link Bodysuit by 4Bidden <at <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Viale%20Vibrante/65/63/26" ROMP )

Coat: Posh Coat by Murder of Ravens

Boots: Betty Boots by Artificial Hallucination

Regent Street Christmas lights

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Macro Mondays "April Fool" theme. The burger is a little novelty sweet, the chips ready salted Chip Sticks.

HMM

Tomorrow is April's Fool Day so listen to Mr Horse here and have some fun :)

Cheers everyone.

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The owners look like they disguised this truck as a produce stand for selling their crops. Can't fool me I know it is an old farm truck!

Happy Truck Thursday!

..."You do not know

Silence like a cancer grows

Hear my words that I might teach you

Take my arms that I might reach you"

www.flickr.com/photos/koaxial/albums/72157662793528228

Pier diving. I left my camera behind, when some locals were diving off the pier in some fantastic light. Luckily, like most these days I had my mobile phone at hand.