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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
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
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.
A series of images from the post storm, sunset/candy-floss clouds of yesterday.
Didn't wanna clutter the stream up so get 6 for 1 :D
I was rather surprised to see this bright candy-floss coloured play house in the backyard of a rather Victorian House with a similar style of ridgeline to the house. Happy Window Wednesday
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.
Longwood Gardens Pa.
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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]
Ken & I witnessed a great phenomena on our way home! The little patch of mown ground looked like leftover cotton, or maybe trash, maybe white pelican feathers? I got out to take a closer look and discovered it was a rare form of frost! Frost feathers, or frost flowers- something we have NEVER seen before, and apparently requiring JUST the right conditions! It was like cotton candy/candy floss, scattered along the side of the road!
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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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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.
"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)
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More pond-side Bulrushes...love their twisty weird transformations ;-))
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