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The Fox and the Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. "Good-day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds." The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust flatterers."
I am the Crow. The Foxes know who they are.
In retrospect it would have made more sense to buy a tent at REI rather than wasting half the day trying to fell logs for a shelter. Man, that is hard work! I have a renewed respect for beavers. More and better from Alaska coming soon, but remember to have some fun when you're in the field. After making this picture, the couple that helped me wanted their picture taken. Horseshoe Trail, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2016
When I go to the Florida Botanical Gardens, I am always drawn to this tree.
It has a striking appearance and beautiful color--there's just something about it that makes it really special...
It is covered in good sized 'prickles' which hold excess water during a drought, and the younger trees have a green trunk, which is capable of performing photosynthesis even when leaves are absent---older trees have a gray trunk.
Click on photo to see more detail--and the little lizard on the left of the trunk....
Cebia speciosa
Bombacaceae
South America
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A gift for myself wide flossing bristles, due to some gum removal a few years ago I now have extra wide gaps between the teeth and the only ones I could find in store are a slim type for teeth with little gap. An online search however found just the right width so in order to start off the new year I placed the order and my teeth are on the road to better hygiene.
The Barbary macaque population in Gibraltar is the only wild monkey population in the European continent. At present, some 300 animals occupy the area of the Upper Rock area of the Gibraltar Nature Reserve.
Monkeys have been seen jerking strands of hair back and forth between their teeth. Similar behaviour is seen using coconut fibers or twigs like this picture!
Exploring the Waveney valley around Hoxne for sunrise yesterday morning amidst some lovely mist and frost
Macro Mondays-Single Use
I use floss with a leader, I like how it can go between my teeth. It looks so wide in this photo, but to the naked eye it's very tiny.
You don't have to floss all your teeth - only the ones you want to keep. For the #MyDailyRoutine #MacroMondays theme.
Approximately 4:1 reproduction ratio. Strobe behind the floss roll.
Longwood Gardens Pa.
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The previous set of monochromes were all taken with the Tiffen Red 25 Filter. It makes them a little tricky to process, but a wider range of effects can be achieved with it.
Obviously because this photo has a full range of colour saturation it was not taken using the filter. Fairy floss, or Cotton Candy to Americans, is here dispensed in a vending machine. It can be purchased in different colours, but all have the same sweetness in the end.
Look what I got for my birthday! :-) It's a wooden DMC floss cabinet with 465 colors of DMC mouline thread - the whole line of DMC mouline threads they claim. [insert happy dance]
More pond-side Bulrushes...love their twisty weird transformations ;-))
Fuji film X-T1
Meyer Optik Gorlitz Trioplan f/2.8 100mm
"I might be movin' to Montana soon / Just to raise me up a crop of / Dental Floss
Raisin' it up / Waxen it down / In a little white box / That I can sell uptown
By myself I wouldn't / Have no boss, / But I'd be raisin' my lonely / Dental Floss
Raisin' my lonely / Dental Floss"
Frank Zappa, full lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/frankzappa/montana.html
Capturing the essence of the phrase “pretty in pink,” the Silk Floss Tree easily stands out with its full leafy appearance and its gorgeous delicate flowers. The branches of this tree grow horizontally. The leaves each have about five to seven long leaflets. The real beauty, though, is the tree’s flowers. Each flower is pale and white in the center and then pink on the tips of each petal. The sweet nectar of the flowers is known to draw in monarch butterflies, adding to the loveliness of the tree. The best time to look out for this tree is between February and May, when the flowers are in bloom. The Silk Floss Tree also bears a unique fruit that is actually responsible for its name. The large fruits are brown and white oval-shaped pods that have black seeds inside. What really makes them special is the fluffy exterior, which resembles silk or cotton. While the silky fruit has been used to make stuffing, paper and ropes, the Silk Floss Tree is mostly grown for the aesthetic appeal. These trees are native to South America, specifically Brazil and Argentina. Be careful near these pretty trees, their branches and trunk are known to have sharp thorns and prickles.
Summer 2015 ~ South Florida ~ Dade County ~ Miami, Florida U.S.A.
(two more 'silk floss blossom' photos in the comments)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiba_speciosa
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Good Stewards of Nature
Die Schwarze Laber (auch Schwarze Laaber) ist ein etwa 67 km langer, linker Zufluss der Donau in Bayern.Die Schwarze Laber entspringt nordöstlich von Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in Laaber, einem Ortsteil von Pilsach an der Europäischen Hauptwasserscheide, aus einer Karstquelle. Das Quellwasser hat ganzjährig eine Temperatur von 8 bis 10 °C. Die Quelle wurde im Jahre 2005 durch den Landschaftspflegeverband, die Gemeinde Pilsach und das Wasserwirtschaftsamt Regensburg komplett umgestaltet. Vor der Renaturierung flossen Straßenabwässer in den Bereich der Quelle ein.Die Schwarze Laber fließt von dort durch den Oberpfälzer Jura Richtung Süden und mündet bei Sinzing in die Donau. Quelle Wikipedia