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A herbaceous perennial plant which spreads out with its extensive creeping rhizomes and which will flower from late spring and early to mid summer. Some people commonly use St Johns Wort for depression and mood disorders as this plant contains chemicals that act on messengers in the brain that regulate mood and has been used in folk medicine over centuries and is still commercially cultivated to this day. As this plant is commonly harvested at the time of the summer solstice in late June around St Johns Feast Day on the 24th June this is how this plant got its name St Johns Wort.
Was -10 last week and looking like another big snow storm on its way...dreaming of warmer days ahead.
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taken @ Portocorvo
A coyote, making its way through the meadow on a bright overcast morning, stopped occasionally to gaze in my direction, perhaps it was not comfortable with what was pointing at it.
I took this shot in early June. It is quite surprising that this individual still had some winter coat around the neck and shoulder. But I think the shedding should be completed pretty soon.
Taken on: Early June 2020, Lois Holes Centennial Provincial Park
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G +1.4X
Effective focal length: 1050mm; cropped image
Lightroom 6.0
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My Macro Monday is the peelings from sharpening coloured pencils. this really A-Peeled to me. If you like it leave a FAV many thanks. Your Fav's and comments are very appreciated .HMM folks have a great day!
-Rashani
when i downloaded this image from my camera i knew instantly that i needed to convert it to black & white with just a bit of tint. to me i can better appreciate this flower's beautiful form, its graceful lines and subtle textures, without the distraction of colors.
225 days to go before my next trip to the Philippines.
Its been about nine months since I've moved to where I am now so I thought it was about time Id go back and see if I could catch up with my old friend Red the fox who appeared at the start of the covid lockdown. Now he seems to be the boss of five other foxes who are all in great condition with no hint of mange. This is one of his friends here as Red decided to go off just as I got my camera out but seems as tame as ever so will have to catch up with him a little later. This gang of six sometimes quarrel, sometimes they fight, sometimes, they get on, and sometimes they are the best of friends.
Explore # 424 on Saturday, 23 January 2009 - the 27th
Where tripod was forbidden, I have to dig deeper to the last bit of this thing called ingenuity. I hated them for the 60 USD (5800 yen) toll and having my tripod deposited in a safety depo box.
Will the seven dwarfs take this photo to Explore? Hahaha. Guess not.
he longs to go forth into the fields, to feel its steady stream, to scent its fragrance; to stand under some heavy-foliaged chestnut-tree, and hear the rushing music on the crowded leaves :-)
John Richard Vernon, "The Beauty of Rain," 1863
HMM!! HPPT! we have had a very wet winter...fortunately most of the precipitation has not been frozen ;-)
camellia, 'Nuccio's Cameo', our yard, cary, north carolina
Taken the same day as my last post. They seemed very happy to greet each other. This went on for a minute or two. The female was already on the rocks with her ducklings when the drake arrived. He greeted the ducklings too, although not as enthusiastically. I suppose it could have been a adult child returning to visit its mother, I've seen juvenile, almost adult males do that. But I'd guess it was her mate. In any case, they definitely shared some affection. I felt double lucky to see it. It's my favorite thing to photograph. I know people who refuse to believe birds feel emotions, even though its plain as day that they do. And I just love to see them show it.
The vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) is a European dragonfly. The species takes its English name from its habit of occasionally appearing as a rare vagrant north of its normal range. However, it is likely to be under-recorded because it is very similar to the common darter (S. striolatum).
The species is common in central and northeast Europe. It breeds in standing water.
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Have ya all given up on me yet?
sorry.. been so tired and so busy.. only have 3 more windows to go.. then its "my" time again..
hope you all have a great weekend!
With its various stone and sand formations, carved by wind and water, El Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) looks somewhat similar to the surface of the moon. It is located west of San Pedro de Atacama in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert.
From its edge here of dusty pulverised rock near Kangerlussuaq, it extends 450 miles eastwards before meeting the Atlantic. Second only to Antarctica in size and nearly a mile thick on average. Complete melting raises the global sea level by 24 feet.
If I could stick my pen in my heart
And spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya
Would you think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange?
If I could win ya, if I could sing ya
A love song so divine
Would it be enough for your cheating heart
If I broke down and cried? If I cried?
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it
I said can't you see that this old boy has been a lonely?
If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust
Would it help to ease the pain? Ease your brain?
If I could dig down deep in my heart
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya
Would ya think the boy's insane? He's insane
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
I said I know it's only rock'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it
I said can't you see that this old boy has been a lonely?
And do ya think that you're the only girl around?
I bet you think that you're the only woman in town
I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it
I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it. I like it
I like it, I like it
I like it
(Only rock and roll, but) I like it
(Only rock and roll, but) Ooh, I like that
(Only rock and roll, but) Ooh yeah, I like it
(Only rock and roll, but) Yeah, I like it
(Only rock and roll, but) Oh yeah, I like it
(Only rock and roll, but) Oh yeah, but I like it
(Only rock and roll, but) Yeah, I like it
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(Only rock and roll, but) Oh I, I like it
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Ooh yeah, I like that
Its time for them to bloom, this year it has many arms with cluster of flowers, this is one plant that does okay without help or water,
the simple morning dew it keeps it alive.
Its 7.34am on 23.10.2008 and a sky to behold as the sun rises over Thornham on the North Norfolk coast. The Pink Footed Geese are on the move and the red sky begins to fade.
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** Its rather sad to be posting the final shot from a trip but this is the last one from the road trip we took in 2016 . We drove from Santa Fe to New Orleans via parts of Texas . Certainly saw quite a range of different landscapes and cultures .
One of the highlights was spending time at Jefferson Island in Louisiana . Roseate Spoonbills are certainly the oddest birds I have ever seen and it was a good opportunity to see large group of them close up . I am in debt to two flickr contacts Cajun Snapper and Larry Daugherty who gave me hints and directions to a small pool on Jefferson Island.
Well that’s the end of travel shots from 2016 so will be posting stuff from 2017 soon. Its a good job I am so far behind given that this year does not look like it will be adding a great deal to my travel collection
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
Its time for the line queue at the classic maple in the Portland Japanese garden. The line queue was not so bad when I got there. I have tried a few different years to get this at its optimum time. I came close this year, but still not quite ripe. I plan to visit again next week to see if its closer to flat-out-crazy. In the mean time, this one should help you get into Fall. Enjoy.
“Clouds are the veil behind which the face of day coquettishly hides itself, to enhance its beauty.”
Jean Paul
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Its a lovely little hill, smackbang in the middle of the Goyt valley, shame we couldn't see much this morning, but then we cannot always have nice weather....maybe it will clear later!.
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Another sneaky peak of what I have been occupied with....
Its been 7 years since I've made the trek into Royal Basin. One of the best and most beautiful hikes in the Olympic National Park. This is a two shot Panorama.
Its always a treat to come across a badger so when I spotted this one meandering through some bushes on the side of the road I slammed on my breaks and proceeded to stalk it for a photo. Unfortunately the lighting through the bushes made for lots of shadows but you can certainly see how that makes that badgers fur pattern excellent for disguising it in dappled shade. .
Its a little blur, I forgot to tighten up the screw of the tripod :(
I've made few more exposures but i like this one the most.
I was wandering around the Evora garden during lunchtime and I spotted three peacocks resting. As I only have my 35mm lens with me I moved closer towards them. None of them moved. So, I got even closer and got down to their level for this picture.
Evora Public Park was built by the municipality between 1863 and 1867. The grounds where it is located were once part of King Manuel’s royal vegetable garden and S. Francisco Convent.
The garden was conceived by the Italian architect and set designer José Cinatti, who also coordinated its archeological and gardening work. His creation is intimately connected with the Romantic ideal of past gardens and also with the use of this space as a social one, of elite reunion and the classes starting to go up the social ladder.
Evora Public Garden covers an area of about 8.2ac (3.3ha) with a vast concentration of trees, mostly species brought from other places, colourful flowerbeds and small lakes.
- Source: www.visitevora.net/en/evora-park-garden/
Jardim Público de Évora, Portugal
2nd December, 2021
Its devilish cultivar name (via Spanish) refers to the dark purplish leaves that this shrub bears in spring, with dark colors being loosely associated with the devil.
The common name "ninebark" comes from the plant's peeling bark. Several shades of brown are displayed as it peels. As an outer layer of bark peels, a new layer with a slightly different color is revealed. The "nine" refers to the number of such layers, although nine seems to be an arbitrary figure.
Written by David Beaulieu