A Parakeet taken at Sandwell valley, not a native bird but interesting to see..

This frog was so busy arranging the pretty string of black beads [ toad spawn ] it had found, it didn't seem to notice that someone was using its back as a convenient leaning post. It's just great to see the frogs and toads getting on so well.

A small tree shelters under Raven Rock, Raven Rock State Park

Pentax K-1

SMC Pentax 1:1.8 55mm

Iridient Developer

This cub likes to scratch trees.

Rural Wisconsin, West of The Dells.

L507 heads south at Saukville

Woodland, Peak District.

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Echinops bannaticus (blue globe thistle) is a clump-forming perennial with upright, grey, woolly stems and spiny, hairy, grey-green divided leaves. Spherical blue-grey to blue flowerheads, up to 5cm across, are produced in mid- and late summer

🎼Lean on me

When you’re not strong

I’ll be your friend

I’ll help you carry on 🎶

—Bill Withers Lean on Me

And—sneaking in a reference to John Denver—sunlight on the shoulder of the mountain makes me happy. 😃

Explore! ⭐️64, May 9, 2025

Leaning tree stands out against all of the others.

composite/photomontage

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A Lean-to nature made.

Yesnaby, Orkney.

The Leanic, a fishing tug, leaves Point Traverse, glimpsed from behind the lighthouse.

Singapore.Night HDR. Sight of Financial District. Enjoy, Mario.

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For 'Looking close... on Friday' group.

Theme: White on Black

I may have photos that are more "technically" well done, but none are better in my eyes than the ones where we're together... *smiles* Almost 2 years together... in SL, that's a lifetime ^.^

(taken at our home sim)

What will we do when we get old?

Will we walk down the same road?

Will you be there by my side?

Standing strong as the waves roll over

When the nights are long

Longing for you to come home

All around the wind blows

We would only hold on to let go

Blow a kiss, fire a gun

We need someone to lean on

Blow a kiss, fire a gun

All we need is somebody to lean on

North of Edinburg, ND

Happy Sliders Sunday!

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Old leaning structure in a field in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

These trees are on the edge of the campsite we stayed on last week; I liked the way they seemed to fit together.

HTMT!

Weather in west of Scotland rubbish. Struggling to get good shot due to poor lighting. Breagha always happy to pose so used original shot and app to show off her beauty. I've got the flu like most people and Breagha never leaves my side which I am truly grateful.

Shots from Balloons over Waikato back in March this year.

The breeze was a bit fresh this morning for ballooning!

Stepcote Street, Exeter. This street is one of the oldest surviving parts of Exeter, located in the West Quarter. Its name comes from the Old English word for steep, rather than from step, and cote for enclosure. In 1270 it was referred to as Styppecotehyll, and had become Stepcote Hill by 1588, according to a deed.

The hill had been used as the main route into Exeter from the river since Roman times, and it was used by strings of pack horses and weary travellers. The entrance to the street is flanked by St Mary Steps Church on the left, and a pair of timber framed houses that date from about 1500, on the right. (‘Exeter Memories”. Copyright 2016 David Cornforth)

Oriental lily in my garden

Lesser Yellowlegs is a graceful wading avian that scours shallow mud flats for tiny worms, snails and fish.