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Port Willunga
South Australia
This was taken on one of the most memorable mornings I have had shooting the local ccoastline. Rainbows, stunning light and the right tidal conditions but for some reason I had the 7D with me and not the 5dmk2. Shooting at 800iso with the 7D is plain messy and something I would not advise doing!
I have every reason to be happy... I am privileged to live in PEACE! How beautiful is that?
Ordinarily, flowerbaskets are round and for hanging up...
Gathered all the cyclamens in one basket, I decided to photograph the whole scene instead of an 'isolated' few ). I just love those colours...
The name Cyclamen is presumed to come from Greek 'kyclos', a circle referring to the round tubers, or leaves.
Lovely inverted flowers rise out of fantastically patterned rounded or heart-shaped leaves. Some of the patterns, particularly the silver leaved varieties are exquisite and can truly be described as a wonder of nature.
From the family Primulaceae, they come in beautiful colours from white, pink, purple, red and combinations of these.
Cyclamen like the cool; the smaller the leaves, the cooler they can stand it.
The tubers are regarded as the favourite food for pigs in the South of France, Sicily and Italy, hence a rather uncommon common name Sowbread.
Cyclamen are poisonous; they have been used medicinally as a powerful purgative, but their toxicity makes this risky.
Thanx for your visit and comments, M, (*_*)
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“There needs to be a reason to go, so you go deeper into whatever place you’re visiting to find those unforgettable experiences.” Laird Hamilton.
How not to miss a place of such beauty? How to forget the unparalleled charm of Santorini? How to get rid of its unique architecture fused with its dreamlike Mediterranean landscape? Those who visit this Aegean island have the risk of falling in love with it, especially if they take enough time to stand there for several days and walk at dawn or dusk the streets of towns like Oia, when the hordes of tourists coming down from cruise ships do not invade its streets. Traveling to Santorini in late October or early November, when the low season has just begun, makes the visit much more intimate without losing that Mediterranean climate that many come looking for.
Once there, it surprises the large number of places where you can get a great photograph. In the small town of Oia, for example, many of the most famous views of the island and of all Greece are located a few meters away. Although in my trips I usually opt for a single location for each sunrise or sunset, at my last dawn in Oia I could not resist the temptation to run from one place to another to get several images. Having walking around the town for two days had allowed me to know the exact location of each photograph, so I was able to move fast enough to take advantage of the wonderful light and the spectacular sky that the island gave us that last morning. This image was the first one I took that morning, before running away with my wife to capture “Smooth Glamour”, and quickly sprinting to arrive in time to get “Perfect Sunrise” (my favorite photograph of Santorini). Without having eaten anything yet since we woke up, we still had some time to take more pictures and videos in Oia, before we had to leave this unforgettable place to which we will surely return.
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"Debe haber una razón para ir, de esta forma profundizas más en cualquier lugar que visitas para encontrar esas experiencias inolvidables.” Laird Hamilton.
¿Cómo no echar de menos un lugar de tanta belleza?, ¿cómo olvidar el inigualable encanto de Santorini?, ¿cómo quitarse de la cabeza su arquitectura única fundida con su paisaje mediterráneo de ensueño?. Quien visita esta isla del Egeo corre el riesgo de enamorarse de ella, sobre todo, si se toma el tiempo suficiente para pararse allí varios días y se recorren las calles de pueblos como Oia a primera hora del día y al caer la tarde, cuando las hordas de turistas que bajan de los cruceros no invaden sus calles. Viajar a Santorini a finales de octubre o principios de noviembre, cuando la temporada baja acaba de comenzar, hace la visita mucho más íntima sin perder ese clima mediterráneo que muchos vienen buscando.
Una vez allí, sorprende la gran cantidad de lugares en los que se puede conseguir una gran fotografía. En la pequeña localidad de Oia, por ejemplo, se encuentran a pocos metros muchas de las vistas más famosas de la isla y de toda Grecia. Aunque en mis viajes suelo optar por una única localización para cada amanecer o atardecer, en mi último alba en Oia no pude resistir la tentación de correr de un lado a otro para conseguir varias imágenes. Haber recorrido el pueblo durante dos días me había permitido conocer la exacta localización de cada fotografía, por lo que fui capaz de moverme lo suficientemente rápido como para aprovechar la maravillosa luz y el espectacular cielo que nos brindó esa última mañana la isla. Esta imagen fue la primera que realicé aquella mañana, antes de salir corriendo con mi mujer para capturar “Suave Glamour”, y rápidamente esprintar para llegar a tiempo de conseguir “Amanecer Perfecto” (mi fotografía favorita de Santorini). Sin haber comido nada aún desde que nos despertamos, todavía nos quedó algo de tiempo para tomar más fotografías y vídeos en Oia, antes de tener que marcharnos de este lugar inolvidable al que seguro volveremos.
Only you can change yourself and transform in this way your life and events that happen to you!
Look for more perfect reasons for your actions — and then the Divine Sun will rise in you and illuminate all around you!
Strange title you might say but there is a reason. On this particular evening a couple of friends and I had planned to do a sunset shoot at Elvaston castle, which was fine until a couple of security officers decided to inform us that taking pictures of the castle was not permitted especially with pro camera's (in their words anything bigger than a smartphone )... rather than argue the toss and miss the chance of capturing what looked like a terrific sunset ,we promptly left amd sought alternative locations, as Shardlow is literally a couple of miles down the road we sped off at a gentle pace (Not)...when we arrived at Shardlow wharf the sunset colours were in full swing so it was shoot like mad and hopefully capture something of a consolation prize...hence the title.
P.s...The manager of Elvaston park was emailed the very next day and was horrified that the officers had behaved in that way as this action was not official policy whatsoever.
Is this the most boring photo I have ever posted? Perhaps yes....but there is something I don't hate about it.
Holga 135bc
Lomo Redscale XR 50-200
Hong Kong
I made my first prints today! I just found out HKU has a darkroom and spent quite a bit of time in it. Nobody knew how to make color prints, so I just made b/w. It's really a magical thing watching that image appear from nothing, something everyone has to try. I also just recently passed 1000 followers, exciting stuff! Thanks for liking my photos!
GBRF`s 60056 "Great Gable" Approaches West Bank level crossing after leaving Drax with 6N61 the 12.00 biomass empties to Tyne dock on a very windy but at the right time sunny Friday the 24/01/2025.
No pole today for obvious reasons.
First of all, super sorry for the bad quality...I never run into this issue but for some reason I'm getting weird jagged lines...I suppose that's why people make prints :P
So I finally got to shoot this character that I've been dreaming of. I planned this one out a long time ago, as has been the trend on my stream lately. It was so much fun to create, which I think comes out in the behind the scenes video that I shot:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp-yTLEYagk
That says it all I think, so I'll keep this short :) Just wanted to say that I really appreciate that anyone takes the time to look at my pictures, it really encourages me.
The blog post: shadenproductions.com/blog/2013/02/26/wild-birds-burning/
Designer: Michelle Hebert (www.michellehebert.com)
Model: Taylor Ackerman
Assistants: Alex Sewell and KD Stapleton
of the photos that I have to share from Florida.
This was a really difficult shot to take. The hardest flight shot for a camera to focus on is one that has a busy background, and the busiest background is one that has a lot of sharply-contrasting objects. The most sharply-contrasting objects are black and white. I think I've made my point.
Enjoy!
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Canon 7D | 400mm f/5.6L
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Black Skimmer | Clam Pass Park, Collier, Florida
P.S. For some reason flickr has been hiding my exif data for recent photos. I'll just supply it because I think it can be useful.
f/6.3
1/2000
ISO 250
i was walking back from dinner. not far from plaça catalunya. he stood in the middle of the crowd. motionless. behind the mask, no expression. on his laptop, two pigs in a metal cage. nothing moved, except the traffic. i stayed.
For Freight Car Friday here's a then and now comparison. This is a look at some articulated double stack well cars entrained on Norfolk Southern train 264 (intermodal Park Manor Yard in Chicago to Ayer, MA) running as train Z264 on CSXT trackage rights seen crossing the ancient double stone arch bridge over the icy Quabog River at about MP 75.5 on modern day CSXT's Boston Subdivision, the once and forever Boston and Albany Railroad. This is the new routing for this service as described in the previous post and plainly illustrates one of the main reasons why....the ability to double stack containers, something that was precluded from happening on its traditional ex Boston and Maine routing because of restricted clearances inside the 4.75 mile long Hoosac Tunnel.
This train always features dozens of JB Hunt Containers as the Arkansas carrier has a partnership with Norfolk Southern and BNSF and is an anchor customer for this train. JB Hunt is the fourth largest trucking company in the US by revenue an began business in 1961 growing from 5 trucks to a fleet of 13,000. More importantly the company owns the largest fleet of privately owned containers in the US with over 100,000 and plans to grow to 150K!
This commitment to intermodal goes back to company founder Johnnie Bryan Hunt's landmark 1989 deal with then Santa Fe Railroad president Mike Haverty.
You can read more about that here:
www.jbhunt.com/blog/intermodal/35-years-intermodal-innova...
www.jbhunt.com/blog/enterprise/jb-hunt-difference#:~:text...
Mr. Hunt passed away two decades ago but I can't help but imagine he'd be pleased to see this train and the investment made by the railroad in support of their long standing partnership.
Warren, Massachusetts
Friday September 26, 2025
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For reasons not entirely planned less than two weeks later I was back on the Union Station garage which ones again yielded three different trains oncd again in the span of almost exactly 80 min.
This time first up was CSXT L048 on board train M426 (Selkirk to Waterville manifest) swinging through CP45 and on to the Providence and Worcester's Gardner Branch for the run back up to home (ex Pan Am) rails at Barbers
The head end featured an interesting consist of an AC4400CW, two ex Pan Am C40-8s, and a GP38-2. There was also a cut of 18 loaded coal hoppers for Bow presumably from the C619 unit train that had arrived in Selkirk some 10 days earlier and for whatever reason was cut up and piecemealed to New England instead of running through as a unit train.
Seen standing above the third unit is old New Haven tower SSM334 dating from the 1911 grade separation project and track configuration when Union Station was built. To the left on Temple Street is St. John's Catholic Church, established in 1834, it is the oldest established Catholic religious institution in the city, and the oldest Catholic parish in New England outside of Boston. This 1845 brick church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Monday March 20, 2023
The reason for my thoroughly rewarding visit to Halifax in Yorkshire was to see its architectural masterpiece – the renowned Piece Hall. I’d heard about it over the years, but never seen it. And even on a chilly, dull, flat, rainy day, I wasn’t disappointed.
The Piece Hall is unique. It isn’t a hall at all, but a huge open square surrounded by 315 trading rooms over three storeys that are still in use today as cafés, boutiques, wine bars and souvenir shops.
It dates from 1779, when it was built for trading ‘pieces’ of cloth (a ‘piece’ being a 30-yard length of woven woollen fabric produced on a handloom). It’s the only building of its kind still standing anywhere in the world, and is one of the United Kingdom’s most outstanding Georgian buildings.
Good morning everyone and Happy Hug a Bug Day. Just two quick pics of a male Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). Quick because it didn't stay very long once I started taking photos. Very skitterish for some reason and I thought I was looking my best that day. Apparently not :-)
Mr. Carolina is perched on Goldenrod (Solidago) and while it may not look it in the above pic, this male even though fully mature was barely 2 inches (5 cm) long. Which although small is normal for the species. The other pic in the comment section is a head-on shot and I also included a bit of information on this species of mantis.
As a side note, the Carolina Mantis is the state insect of South Carolina.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you're having a truly nice week.
Lacey
ISO800, aperture f/11, exposure .003 seconds (1/400) focal length 300mm
The reason why we went to the Kómlo line, was not only the M62, but also the possibility to catch a MMV Sulzer, as I read an article at www.iho.hu about new temporary (?) traffic from Kómlo to Erd
(translate.google.nl/translate?hl=en&sl=hu&tl=en&a...). And we were lucky: the train showed up :-)
i love gardens...i think they are beautiful and lovely and everyone should have one. i just don't like gardening. :P
spent about an hour pulling weeds out of the ground today, which is why i look a little angry, haha. and i decided to bring my camera out to take pictures of flowers, but this was all i came up with. :O
354 days left......i'm actually feeling pretty positive today.... :D
In the Country Club parking lot with his 1990's Budweiser Racing marketing van and dog.
Canon Fd 24mm f/1.4 L
Here is Sethi waiting in front of the bee hotel for the appearance of one of his buzzing friends. No reason to panic, though, we have three bee hotels in the garden and this is the one which the bees don't visit very often.
The reason that you dance and sing is to make the audience feel like they're dancing and singing. As long as you're having fun with it and giving it 100 percent, they're gonna feel that.
- Heath Ledger
This was the reason I visited the Olympic Peninsula because I wanted to see these endemic Olympic Marmots. I had never seen them before and they did not disappoint. It was fun watching them and listening to them whistle. The hike up to see them was beautiful at 5.2Km long an elevation gain of 650Ft to the top of Hurricane Hill via Hurricane Ridge which sits at 5700Ft. At the top we had views of the Olympic Peninsula, The Strait of Juan de Fuca, Olympic Mountains and Victoria and Canada. The views of the Olympic Marmots and other wildlife and scenery was something special to see. I saw 6 Marmots on the hike and all of them were above 4000Ft. I saw adults and young and the young looked very different from the older ones as they had white faces and bellies. The one photographed here is an adult. I like their unique coat colour which has a lot of copper in it. It was fun to watch them sunning themselves on the rocks. I love his expression especially in this shot.
Olympic Marmots are endemic to the Olympic Peninsula and are not found anywhere else in the world. They are declining due to climate change and predation and have been intensely monitored since 2010. Olympic Marmots are the largest of all Marmots and show the greatest sexual dimorphism with the males being much larger than the females.
The Olympic marmot is the second-rarest North American marmot, behind the critically endangered Vancouver Island Marmot which I recently photographed.
This is the official endemic mammal of Washington State.
Reasons Why Your Pumpkin Isn’t Producing Fruit
There’s nothing more frustrating than watching your beautiful pumpkin plant produce gorgeous flowers but no plump orange gourds. Over and over, they flower with nothing to show for their work.
You want them to be ready in time for Halloween, or maybe for a fun dinner party where all your guests pick their own homegrown pumpkins to take home with them.
So what’s going on? How can you encourage your plants to produce fruit?
(Source - July 6, 2020 by Laura Ojeda Melchor )
gardenerspath.com/plants/vegetables/pumpkin-no-fruit/
Nikon D5200
Nikon 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
ƒ/5.6
300.0 mm
1/1000
200
Taken on December 13, 2014
The reason for my journey to Wyoming on this Sunday! UP is transporting a VIA rail trainset and two Amtrak commuter cars from Florin, CA (the Siemens plant) to Chicago, IL. A single UP units leads the rather unique trainset through Archer Curve just east of Cheyenne.
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SN/NC: Rosa Sp, Rosaceae Family
Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens. They are one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants, especially in temperate climates. An enormous number of garden cultivars have been produced, especially over the last two centuries, though roses have been known in the garden for millennia beforehand. While most garden roses are grown for their flowers, often in dedicated rose gardens, some are also valued for other reasons, such as having ornamental fruit, providing ground cover, or for hedging. Roses are one of the most popular garden shrubs in the world with both indoor and outdoor appeal. They possess a number of general features that cause growers and gardeners to choose roses for their gardens. This includes the wide range of colours they are available in; the generally large size of flower, larger than most flowers in temperate regions; the variety of size and shape; the wide variety of species and cultivars that freely hybridize.
As rosas de jardim são predominantemente rosas híbridas que são cultivadas como plantas ornamentais em jardins privados ou públicos. Eles são um dos grupos de plantas com flores mais populares e amplamente cultivados, especialmente em climas temperados. Um grande número de cultivares de jardim foi produzido, especialmente nos últimos dois séculos, embora as rosas sejam conhecidas no jardim há milênios. Enquanto a maioria das rosas de jardim são cultivadas por suas flores, muitas vezes em jardins de rosas dedicados, algumas também são valorizadas por outras razões, como ter frutas ornamentais, fornecer cobertura do solo ou cobertura. As rosas são um dos arbustos de jardim mais populares do mundo, com apelo interno e externo. Eles possuem uma série de características gerais que fazem com que produtores e jardineiros escolham rosas para seus jardins. Isso inclui a ampla gama de cores em que estão disponíveis; o tamanho geralmente grande da flor, maior do que a maioria das flores em regiões temperadas; a variedade de tamanho e forma; a grande variedade de espécies e cultivares que hibridizam livremente.
Las rosas de jardín son predominantemente rosas híbridas que se cultivan como plantas ornamentales en jardines privados o públicos. Son uno de los grupos de plantas con flores más populares y ampliamente cultivados, especialmente en climas templados. Se ha producido una enorme cantidad de cultivares de jardín, especialmente durante los últimos dos siglos, aunque las rosas se conocen en el jardín desde hace milenios. Si bien la mayoría de las rosas de jardín se cultivan por sus flores, a menudo en jardines de rosas dedicados, algunas también se valoran por otras razones, como tener frutas ornamentales, proporcionar cobertura del suelo o setos. Las rosas son uno de los arbustos de jardín más populares del mundo, tanto para interiores como para exteriores. Poseen una serie de características generales que hacen que los cultivadores y jardineros elijan rosas para sus jardines. Esto incluye la amplia gama de colores en los que están disponibles; el tamaño generalmente grande de la flor, más grande que la mayoría de las flores en las regiones templadas; la variedad de tamaño y forma; la amplia variedad de especies y cultivares que hibridan libremente.
Les roses de jardin sont principalement des roses hybrides qui sont cultivées comme plantes ornementales dans les jardins privés ou publics. Ils sont l'un des groupes de plantes à fleurs les plus populaires et les plus cultivés, en particulier dans les climats tempérés. Un nombre énorme de cultivars de jardin ont été produits, en particulier au cours des deux derniers siècles, bien que les roses soient connues dans le jardin depuis des millénaires auparavant. Alors que la plupart des roses de jardin sont cultivées pour leurs fleurs, souvent dans des roseraies dédiées, certaines sont également appréciées pour d'autres raisons, telles que la présence de fruits ornementaux, la couverture du sol ou la couverture. Les roses sont l'un des arbustes de jardin les plus populaires au monde avec un attrait intérieur et extérieur. Ils possèdent un certain nombre de caractéristiques générales qui poussent les producteurs et les jardiniers à choisir des roses pour leurs jardins. Cela inclut la large gamme de couleurs dans lesquelles ils sont disponibles ; la taille généralement grande de la fleur, plus grande que la plupart des fleurs des régions tempérées; la variété de taille et de forme; la grande variété d'espèces et de cultivars qui s'hybrident librement.
Le rose da giardino sono prevalentemente rose ibride che vengono coltivate come piante ornamentali in giardini privati o pubblici. Sono uno dei gruppi di piante da fiore più popolari e ampiamente coltivati, soprattutto nei climi temperati. È stato prodotto un numero enorme di cultivar da giardino, soprattutto negli ultimi due secoli, sebbene le rose fossero conosciute in giardino da millenni. Mentre la maggior parte delle rose da giardino vengono coltivate per i loro fiori, spesso in roseti dedicati, alcune sono apprezzate anche per altri motivi, come avere frutti ornamentali, fornire copertura del suolo o per siepi. Le rose sono uno degli arbusti da giardino più popolari al mondo con un fascino sia per interni che per esterni. Possiedono una serie di caratteristiche generali che inducono coltivatori e giardinieri a scegliere le rose per i loro giardini. Ciò include l'ampia gamma di colori in cui sono disponibili; la dimensione generalmente grande del fiore, più grande della maggior parte dei fiori nelle regioni temperate; la varietà di dimensioni e forma; l'ampia varietà di specie e cultivar che si ibridano liberamente.
Tuinrozen zijn overwegend hybride rozen die als sierplant in particuliere of openbare tuinen worden gekweekt. Ze zijn een van de meest populaire en meest gekweekte groepen bloeiende planten, vooral in gematigde klimaten. Er is een enorm aantal tuincultivars geproduceerd, vooral in de afgelopen twee eeuwen, hoewel rozen al duizenden jaren eerder in de tuin bekend waren. Hoewel de meeste tuinrozen worden gekweekt voor hun bloemen, vaak in speciale rozentuinen, worden sommige ook om andere redenen gewaardeerd, zoals het hebben van sierfruit, het verstrekken van bodembedekkers of voor afdekking. Rozen zijn een van de meest populaire tuinheesters ter wereld met zowel binnen als buiten aantrekkingskracht. Ze hebben een aantal algemene kenmerken die kwekers en tuinders ertoe brengen om rozen voor hun tuinen te kiezen. Dit omvat het brede scala aan kleuren waarin ze verkrijgbaar zijn; de over het algemeen grote bloemgrootte, groter dan de meeste bloemen in gematigde streken; de verscheidenheid aan grootte en vorm; de grote verscheidenheid aan soorten en cultivars die vrijelijk hybridiseren.
Gartenrosen sind überwiegend Hybridrosen, die als Zierpflanzen in privaten oder öffentlichen Gärten angebaut werden. Sie sind eine der beliebtesten und am weitesten verbreiteten Gruppen von Blütenpflanzen, insbesondere in gemäßigten Klimazonen. Vor allem in den letzten zwei Jahrhunderten wurde eine enorme Anzahl von Gartensorten produziert, obwohl Rosen im Garten schon seit Jahrtausenden bekannt waren. Während die meisten Gartenrosen wegen ihrer Blüten angebaut werden, oft in speziellen Rosengärten, werden einige auch aus anderen Gründen geschätzt, z. B. als Zierfrüchte, als Bodendecker oder zur Absicherung. Rosen sind einer der beliebtesten Gartensträucher der Welt und sowohl im Innen- als auch im Außenbereich attraktiv. Sie besitzen eine Reihe allgemeiner Merkmale, die Züchter und Gärtner veranlassen, Rosen für ihre Gärten zu wählen. Dazu gehört die große Auswahl an Farben, in denen sie erhältlich sind; die im Allgemeinen große Blume, größer als die meisten Blumen in gemäßigten Regionen; die Vielfalt an Größe und Form; die große Vielfalt an Arten und Sorten, die frei hybridisieren.
ガーデンローズは主に、プライベートガーデンまたはパブリックガーデンで観賞用植物として栽培されるハイブリッドローズです。それらは、特に温暖な気候において、最も人気があり、広く栽培されている顕花植物のグループの1つです。バラは何千年も前から庭で知られていましたが、特に過去2世紀にわたって、膨大な数の庭の栽培品種が生産されてきました。ほとんどの庭のバラは花のために栽培されていますが、多くの場合専用のバラ園で栽培されていますが、観賞用の果物を持っている、地被植物を提供する、または生け垣などの他の理由で評価されるものもあります。バラは、屋内と屋外の両方で魅力的な世界で最も人気のある庭の低木の1つです。それらは、栽培者と庭師が彼らの庭のためにバラを選ぶようにする多くの一般的な特徴を持っています。これには、利用可能なさまざまな色が含まれます。一般的に大きなサイズの花で、温帯地域のほとんどの花よりも大きい。サイズと形状の多様性;自由に交雑する多種多様な種と栽培品種。
ورود الحدائق هي في الغالب ورود هجينة تزرع كنباتات للزينة في حدائق خاصة أو عامة. إنها واحدة من أكثر مجموعات النباتات المزهرة انتشارًا وشعبية ، خاصة في المناخات المعتدلة. تم إنتاج عدد هائل من أصناف الحدائق ، خاصة خلال القرنين الماضيين ، على الرغم من أن الورود كانت معروفة في الحديقة لآلاف السنين مسبقًا. بينما تُزرع معظم ورود الحدائق لزهورها ، غالبًا في حدائق ورود مخصصة ، يتم تقدير بعضها أيضًا لأسباب أخرى ، مثل الحصول على فاكهة الزينة ، أو توفير غطاء أرضي ، أو للتحوط. الورود هي واحدة من أشهر شجيرات الحدائق في العالم مع جاذبية داخلية وخارجية. لديهم عدد من الميزات العامة التي تجعل المزارعين والبستانيين يختارون الورود لحدائقهم. يتضمن ذلك مجموعة واسعة من الألوان التي تتوفر بها ؛ الحجم الكبير للزهرة بشكل عام ، أكبر من معظم الأزهار في المناطق المعتدلة ؛ تنوع الحجم والشكل. مجموعة واسعة من الأنواع والأصناف التي تهجين بحرية.BOT
Another one from a while back...
My archive seems to have saved me through the cold and rainy season although the arrival of our Spring seems more like Winter now with cold fronts around us and more cold fronts approaching through the rest of the week and the weekend.
I'm still quite hectic but I've started to catch up (very, very slowly) with all my contacts' uploads.
I hope you're all having a great week. It's almost weekend!
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Santa Cruz County, AZ - My friend Jules Wyman and I found this beautiful adult Green Ratsnake in a rather indecisive position on a dirt road about an hour before sunset. It was our first snake of the year in Arizona (at least for me!) and a really stunning one at that. It was special to getting out with Jules as he was recovering from a recent injury and was relegated to the car for the most part. This was a difficult shot for me as without a friend and being slightly unprepared I had to balance my camera on my leg as I gently posed the snake while I tried my best to get good focus at such an awkward angle. Keeping the photo session short, I was initially frustrated that I may have failed to get a good photo as for one reason or another I either haven't photographed or poorly photographed this species during other encounters. Luckily the snake and my camera were on my side and I was happy to find this photo when I parsed through the results of my little sunset shoot. I was very happy to have Jules literally rooting for me from the sidelines and being a positive influence, as this marks what I hope to be a fantastic summer full of great photographs and even greater memories!
I finally went swimming today. I used to swim everyday of the summer when I was a kid, and I don't know why I stopped. But I think I outta start again. Gotta unleash my inner mermaid ;)
CREDIT---
pose & diving board . Flying Squirrel / by NANTRA @ La Vie En Pose
house . "Ocean Pacific" art studio / by CIRCA
pool . "Oasis" shallow pool / by C&D Designs (aka CIRCA)
landscape . Turnip's Skydome / by Turnip's Homes and Stuff
body . Lara / by Maitreya
hair . Blown Away / by Exile
✭ CIRCA ✭ Lovely Alien ✭ NANTRA ✭ Sinful Needs ✭ Spookshow ✭ Zibska ✭
Image taken in the virtual platform of Second Life (tm)
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