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From our garden in July.
Happy Monochrome Bokeh Thursday!
Take care and stay safe. Thanks for stopping by and for all of your support -- I deeply appreciate it.
© Melissa Post 2020
Finding some time for photography during my very busy time. I am working very hard during lock-down period. All work is done remotely from home though.
Lavender Pods is an arrangement of pods on a light box. the image was inverted and a filter applied.
Hola a todos, llevo más de un año dándole vueltas al tema y creo que después de 5 años posteando y más de 5.000 fotos simplemente estoy cansada de esto, aunque me cuesta un montón asumirlo.
Estas vacaciones he disfrutado de poder leer un libro con calma, de ir a tomar algo sin estar pensando qué voy a postear, de vivir la vida sin estar enganchada a un PC....En resumen, creo que es mejor decir adiós, no sé si definitivamente o al menos por un largo tiempo.
Mis amigos se alegrarán por mi porque saben lo complicado que es trabajar en RL y entrar agotada a SL para trabajar todavía más. Los que me odian también lo estarán, pero creedme mi vida es mucho mejor sin esto.
Muchas gracias a todos mis seguidores, a mis sponsors ( os adoro) y a toda la gente que de una forma u otra ha formado parte de mi vida aquí.
Un besazo <3
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Hello everyone, I've been thinking about this for more than a year, after 5 years posting and over 5.000 pictures I'm exhausted.
This holiday I enjoyed being able to read a book peacefully, going out without thinking what I will have to post, in summary, I realised what is live my life without being hooked to a PC ....
So, I think it is better to say goodbye, I don´t know whether definitely or at least for a long time.
My friends will be happy for me because they know how complicated it is to work in RL and SL simultaneously.
My haters will be happy too, but believe me, my life is much better without this.
Thank you very much to all my followers, my sponsors (I really love you) and all the people who in one way or another have been part of my life here.
A big kiss
No me gusta que me agranden
las estrellas que yo veo,
que las quiero chiquititas
para colgarlas en mi cielo,
y allí poder jugar
con los sueños que yo tengo.
Ellos son muy pequeñitos,
mas me bastan para ser
feliz mientras con ellos
pongo sendero a la vida,
y con ellas me distraigo
soñando que soy, sin ser,
mientras a ellas las cuido.
No me quites,
ni me agrandes las estrellas,
que así con ellas respiro.
This unusual leathery, twisted seed pod is the remnants of an Illinois bundleflower. Photo taken at Thomas Mitchell Park in Polk County, Iowa.
Developed with Darktable 3.6.0.
We saw two pods of resident orcas, J Pod and L Pod, and were extremely fortunate to see the two pods interact with each other.
Eastwoods - Iowa
Hiking the short river trail on a cloudy afternoon and noticed these pods "hiding" along the trail. A little snow, soft bokeh and backlite like it was intentional.
Nature's little treasures we seldom notice in our so busy lives! "The Art of Simplicity!"
Copyright 2022
Gaztelugatxe, Bermeo, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España.
Gaztelugatxe es un islote de la localidad vizcaína de Bermeo, País Vasco, España. Está unido al continente por un puente de dos arcos. Sobre la isla hay una ermita dedicada a San Juan que data del siglo X, aunque algunos descubrimientos datan del siglo IX. Dicha ermita se edificó sobre los restos de un castillo adscrito al Reino de Navarra y que fue asediado, sin ser tomado, por las tropas castellanas. Junto con otra pequeña isla vecina, la de Aqueche, forma un biotopo protegido, que se extiende desde la localidad de Baquio hasta el cabo Machichaco en Bermeo, en el golfo de Vizcaya.
La costa vizcaína en este lugar es agreste. El mar trabaja sin cesar erosionando la roca, areniscas y duras calizas de arrecife, y tallando en ella túneles, arcos y cuevas. La isla de Gaztelugache es el corazón de este interesante tramo de costa, junto con la pequeña isla de los conejos, la isla de Akatx, paraíso de las aves marinas.
Sobre la isla de Gaztelugache hay una ermita consagrada a San Juan. Junto a la ermita hay un pequeño refugio que permite protegerse del viento y poder realizar una merienda disfrutando del mar y de las aves que anidan en estos lares.
El acceso es espectacular. Un estrecho camino que parte de tierra firme y cruza sobre las rocas por un puente de piedra permite llegar hasta la zona superior del islote después de ascender 241 escalones. El camino se encuentra asimismo jalonado con las sucesivas estaciones de un Viacrucis. Suele ser tradición entre los caminantes tocar la campana de la ermita, como símbolo por el esfuerzo realizado, una vez ascendidos los 241 escalones.3 El esfuerzo merece la pena.
El islote está atravesado por túneles y hay numerosos arcos. A sus lados se abren playas de piedra que suelen ser muy utilizadas por los buceadores.
La costa, acantilada, está cubierta de vegetación. Destaca en esta el endemismo vasco y el acebuche y sobre ellos hay árgomas, encinas y brezos. En el mar, de fondos rocosos, existen praderas de algas, con especies como las laminarias o saccorhizas. La población piscícola es la típica del Cantábrico, donde abundan lubinas, fanecas, congrios o chicharros, y se completa con babosas, carraspios, julias e invertebrados como actinias, erizos, holoturias, pulpos, nécoras y centollos, además de los percebes que se encaraman en la roca.
Las aves marinas son muy abundantes. La existencia de espacios amplios, como la isla de Aqueche a la que solo se pueden acceder por mar, hacen que puedan reproducirse con tranquilidad. Entre las aves que crían aquí destaca, por su rareza y pequeño tamaño, el paíño común. Abundan además, las gaviotas patiamarilla, los cormoranes moñudos y las palomas bravías.
Aunque hay frecuentes discrepancias respecto a qué municipio pertenece el istmo de Gaztelugache, este se encuentra dentro de los límites de la Villa de Bermeo.
Gaztelugatxe is an islet in the Vizcaya town of Bermeo, Basque Country, Spain. It is linked to the mainland by a two-arch bridge. On the island there is a hermitage dedicated to San Juan that dates from the 10th century, although some discoveries date from the 9th century. Said hermitage was built on the remains of a castle attached to the Kingdom of Navarra and which was besieged, without being taken, by Castilian troops. Together with another small neighboring island, that of Aqueche, it forms a protected biotope, which extends from the town of Baquio to Cape Machichaco in Bermeo, in the Bay of Biscay.
The Biscayan coast in this place is wild. The sea works incessantly eroding the rock, sandstone and hard reef limestone, and carving tunnels, arches and caves in it. The island of Gaztelugache is the heart of this interesting stretch of coast, together with the small island of rabbits, the island of Akatx, a paradise for seabirds.
On the island of Gaztelugache there is a hermitage consecrated to San Juan. Next to the hermitage there is a small shelter that allows you to protect yourself from the wind and to be able to have a snack enjoying the sea and the birds that nest in these parts.
The access is spectacular. A narrow path that starts from the mainland and crosses over the rocks by a stone bridge allows you to reach the upper part of the islet after climbing 241 steps. The road is also marked out with the successive stations of a Via Crucis. It is usually a tradition among walkers to ring the hermitage bell, as a symbol of the effort made, once the 241 steps have been ascended.3 The effort is worth it.
The islet is crossed by tunnels and there are numerous arches. On its sides there are stone beaches that are often used by divers.
The coast, steep, is covered with vegetation. The Basque endemism and the wild olive tree stand out in this area, and on top of them there are gorse, holm oaks and heather. In the sea, with rocky bottoms, there are seaweed meadows, with species such as laminarias or saccorhizas. The fish population is typical of the Cantabrian Sea, where sea bass, pouts, conger eels or mackerels abound, and is completed with slugs, carraspios, julias and invertebrates such as actinia, sea urchins, holothurians, octopus, crabs and spider crabs, as well as barnacles that perch on the rock.
Sea birds are very abundant. The existence of wide spaces, such as the island of Aqueche, which can only be accessed by sea, means that they can reproduce with ease. Among the birds that breed here, due to its rarity and small size, the common storm petrel stands out. There are also plenty of yellow-legged gulls, shags and rock doves.
Although there are frequent discrepancies regarding which municipality the Gaztelugache isthmus belongs to, it is within the limits of the Villa de Bermeo.
Here in central Florida, milkweed usually blooms and seeds once in the spring and again in the fall. Normally, I cover seed pods with wedding favor bags in order to collect the seeds and place them where I desire them to be. Combined, the areas of the front, back and side yards hold over six hundred milkweed plants, there are really too many to count. More are growing all of the time because I simply reseed the milkweed areas when the seed pods are ready. Each plant currently has multiple seed pods and as you can see from this image, on occasion I miss a pod or two when it comes to covering them.
Currently, I am short on wedding favor bags but more are on order. In addition to reseeding my milkweed areas I do grow some in pots to keep on the lanai to use as good clean food, free from caterpillars and eggs. That supply runs out first when I am raising monarchs and queens. I have to say I am glad the plants recover quickly. I have also given several envelopes of seeds away to other butterfly gardeners so they too can replenish their milkweed plants. It’s difficult to believe that nurseries want to charge about seven dollars per plant. I spent a small fortune when I began growing milkweed but never again will I have a need to purchase it and I like to share so I do. LOL, other butterflies are less expensive and time consuming to raise.
As for the seeds in this image, where they blow I may never know. I hope they get to grow and flourish wherever they land. If they land in my yard in an unauthorized location, they will be relocated to a more appropriate space.
Now, with this virus going around I wonder how many people have spring fever on this April fool’s day verses cabin fever. Most people I have spoken to have cabin fever. To help my friends and family, I plan to make phone calls, send texts and cute emails and play on Facebook a bit more than normal. Other than that, my normal hasn't really changed much. My thoughts are with you all, stay safe.
Happy April fool’s day and happy snapping
Background color provided by a distant brick commercial building (brightly lit by the setting sun). Texas Medical Center, Houston. Manually focused (cool and easy with the visual aids provided by the R6) because autofocus failed to acquire the desired subject in full shade.
Maybe (poisonous) Sennabean (Sesbania drummondii). Please feel free to correct me or guess. There were definitely Sennabeans nearby with 4-sided capsules that rattled in the breeze; this looks slightly different. Perhaps just older, capsule thinning and no longer taut : ))