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The pied currawongs are regular visitors to our garden. They seem very intelligent and don’t mind a snack of a little meat left out, which we give them only occasionally as regular feeding is not good for them or their chicks.
Something heavy fell on this little plate years ago and I simply did not have the heart to throw it away for two reasons - one, it is Japanese and two, it has an owl on it, my favourite animal and the symbol of the football team that I support! It is finally being put to good use.
The fruit bearing clusters of palm trees are called drupes. This is a close-up of one cluster of drupes from a Pygmy Date Palm from my yard. (I also have another variety of palm that produces huge drupes of orange, fiberous fruit, each drupe cluster weighing about 20 pounds or 9 kilos.)
The drupes emerge from a protective pod (also pictured) that hardens into wood after opening. The little balls on the stalks are flower buds which will turn into tiny yellow flower clusters before going to seed.
Shot for Looking Close… on Friday!, Flora on Black Background
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‘Chocolate’ ,
Mini Peanut Butter Cups,
M & Ms.
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Still Life,
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Fall.
Close-up of bark from a cherry tree in my garden. Looking at it in detail makes it look as though it is the surface of some alien planet!
For Looking close - on Friday. Theme Tree Bark.
For the "Looking close... on Friday!" - theme: 'Eyes'
Several eyes and some statements ;-))
Street Art Ghent, Belgium
Artist unknown
My daughter and I made this together about 30 years ago. One of my favourite decorations for the Christmas tree. Christmas wishes to all! 🎄💕
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Rule of Odds,
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United States,
Pennsylvania,
Spring.
I like hydrangea, especially the Hydrangea Macrophylla shown here. The colours are striking and are the natural colours without any additives added to the soil around to force unnatural change in appearance - I hate this practice!
This one is just starting to burst open with its explosion of intense, deep red. The white ones I have come out a little later.
Sehr scheu sind sie, diese Mandarinenten, immer gut versteckt unter den Büschen, die am Ufer wachsen und deren Äste sich übers Wasser strecken und immer schnell weg, wenn sie sich gestört fühlen.
Umso glücklicher war ich, als ich heute gleich mehrere männliche Mandarinenten in ihrem herbstlichen Prachtkleid entdeckte! Sie waren, mit einigen Weibchen, auf einem Nebengewässer des Baldeneysees unterwegs bzw ruhten auf einem versteckten Ast über der Wasseroberfläche. Ein herrlicher Anblick! Besonders da das Wasser die herbstlichen Farben der Bäume spiegelte.
They are very shy, these mandarin ducks, always well hidden under the bushes that grow on the shore and whose branches stretch over the water and always quickly away when they feel disturbed.
I was all the happier when I discovered several male mandarin ducks in their autumnal dress today! They were, with some females, on a tributary of Lake Baldeney or rested on a hidden branch above the water surface. A magnificent sight! Especially since the water reflected the autumn colors of the trees.