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The M-SSNP works up a slight grade leading into Bingham Lake. Cool to see the train undulate in the varying terrain. Meanwhile, today was warm enough to cause some heat distortion seen in the background obscuring the windmill.
This ultra modern necklace is reminiscent of Praire style architecture, austere but beautifully constructed. I was having one of my Van Gogh days, feeling stupid and useless (thankfully it always passes), when I suddenly saw how to build it: it's been on my mind for some time.
I used bright white cultured Biwa pearls, framed by hand twisted spirals of sterling silver wire, and suspended smooth pearls drops from each frame. They descend like steps, each segment suspended from the last, from the hammered bar chain.
In a straight line, those seven segments measure 5" across, which is really a third of the overall length if you measure the arc.
I used a sterling lobster clasp, with little over 3" of adjustable chain links alternating with small round pearls, so it goes from 16 1/2" up to 20".
I've made matching earrings, sold separately, and a stunning bracelet in which the Biwa pearl segments lie in a dramatic diagonal pattern around the wrist.
Prairie State Park, the largest tallgrass prairie habitat remaining in Missouri (2,240 acres). IMG_4440
Getting this juvenile was especially fun because I had been snakebit with this species, not photographing one since 2014 and not seeing one since 2017. Unfortunately, they are uncommon in Manitoba,.
Grazing horses under an approaching storm, near Golden Prairie, Rural Municipality of Big Stick No. 141, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Rural Municipality (RM) of Big Stick No. 141 incorporated as a Saskatchewan rural municipality in 1911. It takes its name from nearby Bigstick Lake, which was named after the Big Stick Trail between Maple Creek and the South Saskatchewan River.
Indicating how rare it was for early settlers passing in their covered wagons or Red River carts to see anything other than flat prairie along the trail, the location was notable for a large, solitary tree landmark nicknamed "The Big Stick."
Unique to Saskatchewan, the 296 rural municipalities retain the subdivision number in their names to this day. However, the numbers go as high as 621 due to a century of amalgamation and dissolution.
Numbered rural municipalities occur only in the central and southern part of Saskatchewan. The northern half of the province is administered by the provincial government through the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.
Nikon D750
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White-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus). Photographed at Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Laramie, Wyoming
The Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor), like the majority of other warblers, is highly migratory. However, a small subset of prairie warblers reside permanently in Florida's mangrove swamps, and they have evolved to be slightly larger than their nomadic brethren; they also have white spots on their tails.
Despite their name, they are not found in prairies, but usually in scrubby fields or forests, where they tend to their young. Often, they can be found on Christmas tree farms and, indeed, this handsome fellow was discovered on one. While he was the only one seen, many others were heard singing--Christmas carols?--in the pines!
Prairie Warbler Florida.
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Badlands National Park, South Dakota USA.
On these plains, this prairie, Native Americans once hunted bison and deer with complete freedom. Today, a small population of bison still roam these plains, feeding on lush grass watered by summer thunderstorms, undisturbed and free, but confined by the fences of the park.
Nikon D810, Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ f/16, 1/1600
Unprocessed - direct output from the camera.
Road through Fort Ransom State Park, south of Valley City, North Dakota.
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GWR Small Prairie 5553 steams up the hill from Bodmin Parkway to Bodmin General during a 30742 Charters event.
Locomotive: Great Western Railway 4575 Class Prairie Tank 2-6-2T 5553.
Location: Charlie's Gate on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Cornwall.
In my home landscaping in Indianapolis, IN.
Of the grasses native to Indiana's original prairies, prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) is my favorite. I have an area next to my driveway where clumps of it share space with New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) and dwarf chinkapin oak (Quercus prinoides). Its flower heads are loose, wispy panicles that, in my opinion, are very difficult to photograph up close in a manner that does them justice. They are flowering right now, and the grass clumps look really great from a distance when backlit by morning or evening light. Another bonus of this plant is that from the time it begins to flower until into fall when its seeds are fully developed, it has a pleasant aroma that to me is just plain wonderful. I wish I could bottle that aroma and wear it!! Many prairie enthusiasts know exactly what I'm talking about, but not everyone feels the same way about it. Either you "get it" or you don't!
I think this is a new kid on the block. Her side markings have a different pattern than the one we call Digit. She also has a broken primary feather tip on her right wing. Her hunting style is much more aggressive. This one caught a Pigeon low on the south face of the Cookie Factory and started eating it in the parking lot. I got this shot from the Cookie Factory parking lot when Ravens and Magpies forced her to fly right in front of me.
She dropped her catch (see comment box shot) and the Ravens got it
The pale eye arcs indicate this is a first fall bird. The very dull mustachial stripe, the relative absence of side streaking, and the very pale yellow below (in comparison to the adult male) all comprise the dullest of all plumages of this species, the first fall female. The first fall female plumage is generally the dullest of all warbler species plumages, but often has a special beauty in and of itself.
Johnson Ferry South. Atlanta area. 9/9/2017.
GWR 4575 Class Small Prairie 2-6-2T 5526 heads past Northside Lane foot crossing towards Ropley with an Alresford to Alton train during the Mid-Hants Railway/Watercress Line 2021 Spring Steam Gala.