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The Arecaceae are a botanical family of perennial plants. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are colloquially called palm trees. They are flowering plants, a family in the monocot order Arecales. Currently 181 genera with around 2600 species are known, most of them restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts.
Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms. In contemporary times, palms are also widely used in landscaping, making them one of the most economically important plants. In many historical cultures, because of their importance as food, palms were symbols for such ideas as victory, peace, and fertility. For inhabitants of cooler climates today, palms symbolize the tropics and vacations. Most palms are native to tropical and subtropical climates. Palms thrive in moist and hot climates but can be found in a variety of different habitats. Their diversity is highest in wet, lowland forests. South America, the Caribbean, and areas of the south Pacific and southern Asia are regions of concentration. Colombia may have the highest number of palm species in one country. 36744
I do not know if this image looks as if the temperature were hot or not, but it was 33 degrees celsius that day. The cars air-conditioning was all there was between me and the elements. But, the photo bug needed to be entertained, so off through a very thick patch of weeds I went. When I returned, my socks were covered in the tiny thorns that do natures best at spreading their progeny.
It was that low flying cloud, and its reflections that caught my eye. That made it a matter of waiting for the clouds to sit in the valley, and between the opposing hills for balance. Like an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence, the clouds made the image emphatic.
Is there any wonder why mule deer have such good hearing? Their gigantic ears help them to hear predators. There's no sneaking up on a muley!
Get me with those green eyes, baby as the lights go down something that'll haunt me when you're not around cause I see, sparks fly whenever you smile
Those antlers can't be as heavy as they look otherwise this Fallow Buck would never be able to raise his head from grazing!!😁
This male lion had just woken up and the look in his eyes was very intense! A few minutes later, he got up and roared right next to us! What an experience!
...There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.
another lovely harbinger of spring are these pretty delft blue reticulated irises popping up in my front garden beds.
those moments when our love for others, and their need for us, feels so unexpectedly overwhelming, and life so very fragile and temporary...
"I love those J-I-N-G-L-E bells
Those holiday J-I-N-G-L-E bells
Those happy J-I-N-G-L-E B-E, double-L-S
I love those J-I-N-G-L-E bells
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, oh"
Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells
Outfit: Dernier
Made at: *80Days* FIRITH GALAD - an abandoned Elven realm
Only those who have an eye for it
sees something beautiful and good in every weather,
he finds snow, burning sun, storm
and calm weather beautiful,
likes all seasons and is basically content with it
that things are as they are.
Vincent van Gogh
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Well, that’s what my Dad always said. This slightly modified 1956 Dodge Coronet was a built a few years before I was born. Photographed at the 3rd Annual Red, White, and Blue Car Show in Altoona, Iowa.
Developed with Darktable 4.8.0.
Taken in February this year in Down Under, just about three hundred meters from a breathtaking campground in a protected nature reserve. The tripod is set up, the filter carefully screwed on, and a long-exposure shot captures the scene in soft, ethereal light. Standing there all alone, soaking in the serenity of this special place, is one of those moments you remember fondly — the kind you long to return to.
I Have had the pleasure of photographing all the Uk Butterflies 2017/2018
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Pure Serendipity,
This is one of those lucky shots. I was taking a photograph 90 degrees to the right, when the sun came out of the clouds... but it was still raining, and I thought, "I wonder if there's a rainbow"? Sure enough, there it was! Turned the camera 90 degrees (180 from the sun) and this is what I got! I felt so lucky I almost cried.
My first rainbow shot.
All those interested in wildlife will know occasions like this. You walk miles trying to find wildlife and when you do it scatters in all directions. But just now and then something like this happens, the wildlife just doesn't see you - this hare just kept coming closer and closer.
This is one of those new-to-camera- lens-yard-and-me shots. The house wren arrived some days ago but I was unable to get a shot off until today. Not sure what she’s up to. She’s been checking out all the holes left by the downies and nuthatches and seems to like this one the best. Her pose seems to indicate that she feels she’s part of the in-crowd and I am just glad she acquiesced to do this shoot.
Naturally, this shot was facilitated by perfect positioning of the Adirondack. The major challenge was, however, to not drift off into a snooze. This was accomplished by some mental gymnastics that involved perfecting the recipe for what I call Apple Blossom. Of course it’s not a flower, it’s the perfect summer drink. I was introduced to this in the early eighties in Victoria’s Inner Harbour in a place called the Captain’s Palace (changed to Huntingdon Mansion). It’s one of those Victorian mansions converted into a restaurant and they really serve(d) wonderful fare. And part of the breakfast menu was, you guessed it, the Apple Blossom. I could have stayed there all day sipping this nectar of the gods and observing the goings on in the harbor. They never did tell me what the ingredients were but due to my tenacious nature (I’ve been called a pit bull) I am now getting awfully close and finally reaping the fruits of my labor.
We thought they would never end!
Remember?
I remember!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNIIwqafrO4
Thank you Jane for the link!
For those of you in Los Angeles on Sunday June 6th @ 7PM.
Stop by the Mandrake Bar: 2692 South La Cienega, Los Angeles, CA
I'll be reading at Book Party, along with Michelle Huneven. It should be a good time. Hope to see you all there.
Photo: Stephan Salit
WP 921 leads a trio of 1st generation units at Hearst CA. No photographer to credit, Chuck Schwesinger collection. July 1978.
♫♪ Those were the days my friend.
We thought they'd never end.
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way. ♪♫
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Those first few MILW Hiawatha's that wandered onto the SOO were just tasty. They looked fantastic and were as good as it gets for MILW power at the time. Couple one to a clean SOO SD and...well you get the picture:). Train 910 arrives at Trout Lake with 192 and 769 on June 21, 1985.
Thames Barrier, London, England, UK
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High Brown Fritillary - Argynnis adippe
This large, powerful butterfly is usually seen flying swiftly over the tops of bracken or low vegetation in woodland clearings. In flight, the males are almost impossible to separate from those of the Dark Green Fritillary, which often share the same habitats. However, both species frequently visit flowers such as thistles and Bramble where it is possible to see their distinctive underside wing markings. The Dark Green lacks the orange ringed 'pearls' on the underside of the hindwing.
The High Brown Fritillary was once widespread in England and Wales but since the 1950s has undergone a dramatic decline. It is now reduced to around 50 sites where conservationists are working to save it from extinction.
Size and Family
Family: Fritillaries
Size: Large
Wing Span Range (male to female): 60-67mm
Conservation status
Section 41 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in England
Section 42 species of principal importance under the NERC Act in Wales
UK BAP: Priority Species
Butterfly Conservation priority: High
European status: Not threatened
Fully protected in Great Britain under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act
Caterpillar Foodplants
Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) is used in all habitats, but Hairy Violet (V. hirta) is also used in limestone areas. It may occasionally use Heath Dog-violet (V. canina) and Pale Dog-violet (V. lactea).
For those following along with my miniature automotive adventures, the news is not good on the Audi outlook. The recent crash has broken the engine mounts, dislodged the front brake rotor and permanently pushed in the whole front end by a few mm! The front wheel will get refitted and the bonnet (hood) should mostly shut again, but it will never be quite the same. Dougie has done wonders with it to get it back to where it is now, but it will never be a pristine limo again.
A display of 1/18th scale models in my Ferrari scale model garage.
Kyosho Audi A8
Bburago Maserati Spyder
CMC 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C
Assorted miniature accessories and workbenches.