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There are lots of poppies popping up all around at the moment. I thought this group at the end of the driveway looked rather wonderful in the sunlight.
I thought it was time to put up a new profile picture, so here it is! The bralette is from Erratic, and I think it's sexy and stylish as can be!
The Wood Duck is one of the most stunningly pretty of all waterfowl. Males are iridescent chestnut and green, with ornate patterns on nearly every feather; the elegant females have a distinctive profile and delicate white pattern around the eye. These birds live in wooded swamps, where they nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins. They are one of the few duck species equipped with strong claws that can grip bark and perch on branches.
Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
So, quick: what do you see? I have stared at this far too long, trying to decide how to process it, how to crop it, and what to name it. I processed the image through Color Efex Pro 4, then used luminosity masks to manipulate shadows and highlights. My biggest challenge seemed to be keeping the image soft. Each curve added harshness, and harshness didn't seem to fit here. I liked the full frame image--it included the floor of the chamber and the sense of interlocking leaves of sandstone fading into the tunnel. But I could see that the eye would go to the wall detail, and that there would be an inevitable anthropomorphization (that may be the longest word I've ever typed). So I cropped full frame to an 8X10 aspect, featuring the obvious and removing distraction. Which led to a long period of trying to decide what it looked like so I could name it. Trying with one eye closed, both open, deliberately blurring--too many ideas of people, animals, and objects came to mind. So, better to let you see what YOU see, and I'll just call it a Profile.
It occurs to me that what the eyes see and the brain decides, so quickly, is actually an ACT of profiling. Imagine that. Human nature.
This morning it was summer
By noon a cold front building
Where did you go?
Where did you go?
I got to find some shelter
'Cos any minute now
it's gonna blow
It's gonna blow
But I don't mind the rain
So strike me once again:
I've got nothing to lose
And it looks like we are in for stormy weather
with death and destruction coming through
Oh, look out there she blows
Now everybody knows:
Stormy weather always makes me think of you
And watch out 'cos the storm is coming through
But you're so still and silent
Whilst everything's dissolving
Melting away, melting away
But I don't mind the rain
So strike me once again
I got nothing to lose
Yeah, it looks like we are in for stormy weather
with death and destruction coming through
Oh, look out there she blows
Now everybody knows:
Stormy weather always makes me think of you
Oh and it looks like we are in for stormy weather
with death and destruction coming through
Oh, look out there she blows
Now everybody knows:
Stormy weather always makes me think of you
And watch out 'cos this storm is coming through
Yeah, watch out 'cos the storm is coming through
Jarvis
Picture I made for Michael's profile. No I'm not a professional and no I don't take pictures for other people. My job is blogging not photography :D
Sandhill Crane - In the Wild - mated pair
Very Big-Birds! - massive 6ft 7in wingspan!
Autumn 2023 - mid-day - last Nov. day
Florida Everglades - Nov. 30th, 2023
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
South Florida - Palm Beach County, Florida
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - sharp profile portrait]
*[Among the wading (big) birds of our area with extremely
long-legs and extremely wide-wingspans, they seem to be
MUCH BIGGER than the great-blue-herons and great-egrets]
*[When they all get 'honking together', even in-flight,
they are REALLY, REALLY LOUD! Fun to hear. LOL]
*[Incredible that these (two) are totally WILD and floating
around North America. They seem to return every winter]