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Today is a blue day at Color My World Daily. And we celebrate bows at Looking close on Friday Group. I decided to show you my favorite bowtie.
And how is the biggest fan of bowties ??? Me and Mr.Kosmos. Yes, you heard right: I wear bowties… maybe not daily but at least once a week. I have a huge collection of bowties, and so does Kosmo. On the picture is one of my favorite bowties and it happened to be electric blue velvet (very convenient for a blue Friday, isn’t it ?)
But since, I wasn’t 100% sure if a bowtie will be accepted, I put a small blue bow around Kosmos neck, this way I’m sure my contribution follows all the rules ;-).
It is a well-known fact: a bowtie will never soak in your bowl of soup. So, I think a bowtie is much superior to a tie (which I wear also, very, very frequently …). And I can hear you : in space you don’t eat that much soup so why Mr. Kosmo loves bowties so much ??
First of all, bowties are smaller than ties so there is less danger for an astronaut to get stuck in some kind of machinery with a bow tie (much, much shorter) than a tie (very long and slim which makes it easy to get caught in the gear of a spaceship).
Second point: the limited space on a spaceship will not allow you to bring many ties but since bowties are smaller you get to take more of them with you…
Third point: bowties are soooo classy. So in the event of meeting some new life form, what do you want them to see: a very stylish astronaut with a huge and luxurious bowtie and a bottle of his best gin (a hostess gift) OR an ok astronaut with a thin and wrinkled tie ( I remind you that there is no iron on a space ship so you don’t have the luxury to iron your tie before meeting a new life form…).
And it is a known fact that you have only one chance to make a great first impression! So, you can never be over dressed. And that is why, Mr. Kosmos plans to wear a bowtie on every single mission (even the smallest one, like to go from the kitchen to the dining room) he will be eventually send to …
And that is also what I did for my yesterday’s video meeting. I had a bowtie and I did put makeup and a shirt ….which was so freaking tiny… Do you think that clothes can get smaller somehow just because you don’t wear them as often as you did ? Like “clothes shrinkage due to excessive anxiety ” .... CSDEA ???
Lets all pretend it exists for now….
I have to go, we have a late family breakfast time at my office/dining room since I have a day off today…Have a great Friday !!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts / positive vibes!! It is truly appreciated! I sincerely hope everyone is all right and you all have everything you need to survive this with a smile! Have a great day and see you soon!!
This medium-sized hummingbird looks all blackish in poor light, but at the right angle, it turns into a dazzling gem with a purple belly and crown, turquoise sides, and greenish wing coverts. Note bright white flashes in the tail. Like other coronets, it holds its wings up for a few seconds when it lands, exposing rich chestnut underwings. Sexes similar.
These were photographed in Ecuador guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.
Tucson, AZ
True velvet mites are small, velvety, usually bright red mites often seen creeping around on rocks, planters, tree trunks, or on the ground, especially after a rain. They are harmless to people.
True velvet mites are usually no bigger than about ⅛ inch long. But one group, the giant velvet mites (Dinothrombium spp.), may be nearly a half inch long. That genus is most common in the arid Southwest, but they can occur in eastern states as well.
Certain species (especially the giant velvet mites, Dinothrombium spp.) are most common in dry, sandy soils (especially in the desert Southwest) and are usually only seen after heavy rains, when they come out in large numbers (hence the common name “rain bugs”); velvet mites in that group prey on termites, which also emerge from the soil after heavy rains.
Source: mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/true-velvet-mites-...
Juvenile female.
Species: Melanitta fusca.
High Rid Reservoir, Bolton, Lancashire
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos.
EN - Velvet-purple cornet (Boissonneaua jardini), one of my favourite hummingbirds.
ES - Colibrí sietecolores (Boissonneaua jardini), uno de mis colibríes favoritos.
bueno velvet, estaba yo aquí "trabajando", y se me ha ocurrido hacer un montajillo [rápido] con cosillas que tenía yo de london... se que aún faltan unos días para que te vayas, pero si no lo hacía hoy, posiblemente ya no podría hacerlo... y quería desearte mucha suerte en tu nueva etapa... ;p
te he robado esta foto tuya, podrás perdonarme!?? jejeje
espero que todo te vaya estupendo...
Velvet Shank? Not sure I had my id correct for the last one of these I uploaded with the spores on the Bonnet Fungus underneath, so I think I have it correct this time.
I just got a couple of new wigs on Friday and Nerilka immediately claimed one to wear right then and there for photos. I also just got some great deals on fabric for some different backdrops and the two I used for this shoot are crushed velvet style. I like how the darker burgundy velvet looks in the back with the super soft mohair wig. I love all the soft curlies!
EN - Velvet-purple cornet (Boissonneaua jardini), one of my favourite hummingbirds.
ES - Colibrí sietecolores (Boissonneaua jardini), uno de mis colibríes favoritos.
© Ana Dracaena, Dracaena Photography.
Ecuador.
Found this straw flower around our yard. The background was very blah so I blended in the Delight texture from the Kathleen Clemons collection.
This image was taken with my Nikon D850 and a Lensbaby Velvet 85 with a +2 closeup filter.
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Quiet summer months are days of development for young bucks in Minnesota. This buck, at an estimated 2.5-3.5 years of age, is busy adding girth to his strong body in anticipation of the fall rut.
During this growth stage, a buck at this age will eat around 6-8 pounds of high-protein food a day, one bite at a time as they build up their strength for the fall.
His velvet antlers will continue to grow for the next couple of months before hardening as his testosterone levels rise. By mid-September, the velvet will be gone.
It is fairly common to see bucks like this hanging around other young and middle-aged bucks. Deer experts tell us these bachelor groups of deer are non-aggressive and actually are cooperative as they learn about territory and common threats.
That congenial spirit disappears in the fall when the rutting season arrives.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
Feeling radical in Cotton
Purified in my Satin
But the bomb of the season
Is a Velvet Revolution
I look at the sky
And feel the tears of the
Prophets crying
I look at the sky
And feel the rain
The rain of tears
Feeling radical in Cotton
Purified in my Satin
But the bomb of the season
Is a Velvet Revolution
All you killers of the children
There's a new Commandment
The true Divine Creator wants a
Velvet Revolution
All you killers of the children
There's a new Commandment
The true Divine Creator wants a
Velvet Revolution
Dedicado a Lunita, gracias por tus regalos.
Velvet custom de Jaszmade
sweater de Lunita
Pantalón de miss_takes
I just got a couple of new wigs on Friday and Nerilka immediately claimed one to wear right then and there for photos. I also just got some great deals on fabric for some different backdrops and the two I used for this shoot are crushed velvet style. I like how the darker burgundy velvet looks in the back with the super soft mohair wig. I love all the soft curlies!
Grevillea pink cultivar, a major attraction for Australian honeyeaters as well as for gardeners and afficionadoes.
We have had very nice summer weather here for the last 4 days. Nice to go outdoors and to the sea.
Tomorrow it will be hot again. But I guess it´s the last hot days this year.
I´m thinking about Pourtugal, California, they have big fires , and many people had to leave their homes......
Texture: my own
I hadn't planned on posting anything today. But that was before I took a walk yesterday evening, and found this. =D
The plant is called velvet-weed, or velvet-leaved gaura (Gaura parviflora). Both fitting names, as those fuzzy leaves are truly velvety-soft to the touch.
Taking part in Roselyn's 70th Anniversary Open & Running Day back in 2017 was former Souhdown ECW Bristol VRT UWV607S seen here making it's way through St Blazey on a local trip. Not sure what this one is doing now as it was last seen with Chepstow Classics a few years ago helping out on the Mendip Mule tours.
Red deer losing the velvet off the antlers. The one furthest away is yet to start but the velvet is dying and changing colour.
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), aka caribou in North America, are a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America.
Both male and female reindeer grow antlers yearly beginning in March or April for males and May or June for females. As the antlers grow, they are covered in thick velvet, filled with blood vessels and spongy in texture. When the antlers are fully grown, the velvet is shed or rubbed off as seen in this male.
San Diego Zoo
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Taken on a bushwalk with the Velvet 56 + CPL (the CPL really assists with cutting down on blowing the highlights).