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October is coming to an end but we have one more Group Gift to drop on you! This month we collaborated with our friends over at Jian to bring you the Disgruntled Cat Perch. Stop by the DRD Mainstore to pick up the Disgruntled Cat Perch then hop over to the Jian Mainstore to grab the Disgruntled Cat! Your home is now complete!
Happy Halloween from us to you!
DRD Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/117/140/21
Ottobre
Un tempo, era d'estate,
era a quel fuoco, a quegli ardori,
che si destava la mia fantasia.
Inclino adesso all'autunno
dal colore che inebria;
amo la stanca stagione
che ha già vendemmiato.
Niente più mi somiglia,
nulla più mi consola,
di quest'aria che odora
di mosto e di vino
di questo vecchio sole ottobrino
che splende nelle vigne saccheggiate.
(V. Cardarelli)
"October's charm lies in its contrasts—the warmth of the sun against the chill in the air, the bright hues of the leaves against the deepening sky, and the joy of gathering with loved ones against the backdrop of a world preparing for its winter slumber."
After trying to stay warm in my waders since about 3am, I figured that the high barometer had taken it's toll on any activity that may have taken place. The golden sun broke the horizon under bluebird sky's and dead calm breeze and it was time to hang it up this frosty morning. As I slowly waded away from the spillway toward the shoreline, I thought that one more try in the faster current couldn't hurt anything, so I took the biggest bluegill from my bait bucket (about 10" in length)and rigged it up. With a short lob cast, the bluegill hit the water and took off for open water like a shot. It didn't get but a few feet when the water boiled with a violent eruption as this beast turned that big Bluegill into breakfast. With my knees knocking and heart pounding at the sight of what just took place and what was about to happen, I took up the line slack and put the medium heavy St. Croix rod to the test. The big toothy critter felt the sting of the hook and took to the air like a Barracuda. After a battle of wits for about twenty minutes with the big Muskellunge, she gave in and a successful hand landing took place. The brute topped the scale at nearly 38 pounds and 52" in length. I did keep the Muskie, maybe out of pure excitement and the vision of fish fry's for the next several months. She was the last big Muskie that I removed from a body of water. That final day of October 1997 is burned so deep into my mind that when the leaves start to fall and the north winds begin to howl, I head for the waters to find the king of freshwater fish and partake in it's mystique.
Lac LaBelle
Oconomowoc, WI.
October 31, 1997
October or Spring in the Southern Hemisphere is a time of renewal although this year the rains were late and only started once we arrived. This was taken the morning after a thunderstorm and heavy downpour and although the ground was still wet the new green grass had yet to grow.
This gave a lovely colour to the image which contrasts hugely with the "green" images that I normally post.
Kudu Private Nature Reserve
Mpumalanga
South Africa
I think one of my favourite things about Halloween has to be the pumpkin seeds; I know you can buy them pre-ready, but there's just something about putting the effort in to dig them out of the pumpkin, clear and roast them that makes them taste so much better.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
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Lovely to see so many darters on the wing on a sunny day at Sutton Hoo! Most were in flight, but this Common Darter paused for a little while!
October sunshine bathed the park with such a melting light that it had the dimmed impressive look of a landscape by an old master. Leaves, one, two at a time, sidled down through the windless air.
Elizabeth Enright, "Apple Seed and Apple Thorn,"
with added autumnal colour thanks to textures by paintedWorksbyKB.
It's almost Halloween
And I'm not sure what I'll do,
Should I be a bat with one tooth
Or a ghost with just one boo?
Or maybe I'll be a skeleton
With one working boney foot,
Or maybe a tree with one leaf
Who is forced to forever stay put.
Or a witch with one big wart
Or a pumpkin with one large smile,
All of this sounds so strange
I should probably think a while.
Lunar Eclipse from Perth, Western Australia
This is actually 2 images. 1 during the eclipse for colour and one after the eclipse for detail
Canon 7D
Tamron Adaptall 500mm + 2x TC
It's October 1 and we spent the whole weekend working in the yard. Amazingly, there is a week of sun forecast. This bird has been a regular every day of the last month. Flicker, backyard Olympia.
A mash-up of the 1 October 2020 Harvest Moon and a cactus in the back yard.
Another chance coming on the 31st tp shoot at a Blue Moon!
Ness on window watch while Scott, Sock & Tigs were hanging out in the yard. She was also invited to come outside, but decided to participate from the window.
Hope everyone is doing well.
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Tigs meant to pose, honest, but you see there was a squirrel playing in the leaves and he just couldn't keep his eyes off the fun.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
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I’ve noticed something while traveling… If you want to see and explore something interesting, don’t trust Google. No offense to google & social media platforms, but take out a map and explore. The old-fashioned way. On the feet with a map. I’m not a big fan of eating out and consider places where there’s only food dull. I could never understand people who get stuck at a restaurant for hours or overspend money on food. This is why when I travel for me, a place except food must have a significant history or interesting decor or entertainment!