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Red Lady Slipper Orchid ~ Fort Lauderdale, Florida U.S.A.
South Florida ~ Broward County ~ Quinta-Flower 231
Amazing Natural Design ~ Nature's Bizarre Beauty
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The lady slipper orchid has a deep pocket that is actually a bee trap. When a bee crawls down into the flower to get the nectar, the pocket on the flower closes shut. Because of this, the bee is stuck for a while, wiggling and squirming, getting pollen all over itself. The bee finally finds a small opening near the top of the orchid, and it gets out so that it can get trapped inside another lady slipper, where it will give that pollen to the other lady slipper's stigma. That's a smart flower!
The lady's slipper is also known in the United States of America
as the moccasin flower, because it looks like a shoe or moccasin.
(one more slipper-orchid photo in the comments)
This is a new species for my prairie wildlife species collection, the 121st bird species I've photographed in my local city park. Red-breasted nuthatches are one of several birds of the northern forest that are classified as "irruptive", meaning they move into Kansas in large numbers in some years but are virtually absent in others.
The almost Martian landscape of the Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas edited with red hues. This panorama was taken at the half way point of the drive that circles the gorgeous canyon.
Clown factory
Stitched Panorama
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This is one of the public gardens in Pella, Iowa, USA as they are nearing their annual Tulip Time festival celebrating the Dutch heritage of many of the local residents
The red sofa added some nice color to this shot...but leather- covered furniture can be so cold, without some warm bodies to heat it up! ;-)
On FetLife: RandiRussellTG
Sorry but, I don't remember the name of this bird, or where it comes from. I saw it at the Safari West , in Santa Rosa.
I have found out the name of this beautiful bird: Scarlet Ibis
Island Beach State Park
Photo: © Tami Hrycak
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blood red moon - taken at Bargara QLD
ODC - value
Wealth consists not in having great possessions,
but in having few wants. Epicurus
The moon passed through Earth's shadow on Oct. 8, 2014, marking a rare total lunar eclipse, the second of 2014, in a stunning blood moon.
I was so lucky; John and I were sitting in our deck chairs outside the RV at the Bargara CV park, watching the whole magical event unfold. This was the only good shot. I had to use 2 hd filters and tweak up the camera settings too. My tri-pod is a bit light and there was a fair stiff breeze blowing making the camera move with the heavy 300mm lens on board - tight cropping
The first Blood Moon eclipse in a series of four happened on the night of April 14-15 2014. The next happened on the night of October 7-8 22014, last night here in Australia. At that October Blood Moon, there was a rare total lunar eclipse. Some astronomy circles had not heard the term Blood Moon used in quite this way before this year, but now the term has become widespread with people and in the media. The origin of the term is religious, at least according to Christian pastor John Hagee, who wrote a 2013 book about Blood Moons. Meanwhile, both astronomers and some proponents of Christian prophesy are talking about the ongoing lunar tetrad – the series of four total lunar eclipses – which began with the last lunar eclipse on the night of April 14-15 2014.
A tetrad is four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six lunar months (six full moons).
Two Christian pastors, Mark Blitz and John Hagee, use the term Blood Moon to apply to the full moons of the ongoing tetrad.
Mark Blitz and John Hagee speak of a lunar tetrad as representing a fulfilment of Biblical prophecy. After all, the moon is supposed to turn blood red before the end times, isn’t it? As described in Joel 2:31 (Common English Bible):
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood before the great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.
That description, by the way, describes both a total solar eclipse and total lunar eclipse. Sun turned to darkness = moon directly between the Earth and sun in a total solar eclipse. Moon turned to blood = Earth directly between the sun and moon, Earth’s shadow falling on the moon in a total lunar eclipse.
Dates of Biblical prophecy Blood Moons in 2014 and 2015 - These are the dates for the ongoing tetrad – four successive total lunar eclipses – in these years.
2014:
Total lunar eclipse: April 14-15
Total lunar eclipse: October 7-8
2015:
Total lunar eclipse: April 4
Total lunar eclipse: September 28
There are a total of 8 tetrads in the 21st century (2001 – 2100). But proponents of this Biblical prophecy regard the ongoing tetrad as especially significant because it coincides with two important Jewish holidays: Passover and Tabernacles.
The April 2014 and April 2015 total lunar eclipses align with the feast of Passover. The October 2014 and September 2015 total lunar eclipses align with the feast of Tabernacles.
The Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar. In any year, it’s inevitable that a full moon should fall on or near the feasts of Passover (15 Nissan) and Tabernacles (15 Tishri). Nissan and Tishri are the first and seventh months of the Jewish calendar, respectively.
It is somewhat ironic that three of these four lunar eclipses are not visible – even in part – from Israel. The only eclipse that can be seen at all from Israel is the tail end of the September 28, 2015 eclipse, which may be observable for a short while before sunrise.
The full moon nearly always appears coppery red during a total lunar eclipse. That’s because the dispersed light from all the Earth’s sunrises and sunsets falls on the face of the moon at mid-eclipse. Thus the term blood moon can be and probably is applied to any and all total lunar eclipses. The use of the term Blood Moon to describe a lunar tetrad is of recent origin and has become a very popular use of the term.
Red Dead Nettle / lamium purpureum. Stanton Canal, Derbyshire. 10/04/20.
‘EVERYDAY COMMON.’
Travel restrictions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic have helped me focus on and appreciate the everyday common. There are many wildflower treasures to be found close to home, like this exquisite Red Dead Nettle flower.
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