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Explore # 30..thanks :D
I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to my dear Flickr friend Sylvia for surprising me with a wonderful testimonial. Thank you so much. Her work is brilliant...as I'm sure you already know :-) This is one from September...I thought she would appreciate some pink hydrangea ;-)
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I called this part two because I think I already have a pic with that title..see she inspires me :)
Third image in my Ice and Snow series...
Awash in the lovely colors of the sunset, this ice fisherman kneels beside the hole in the ice and adjusts his set up. You can see the little flag that trips and springs up to alert the fisherman when a fish has pulled on the bait. That usually triggers a mad dash to grab the line and try to reel in the fish!
Notice the knobby soles on the fisherman's boots, to give better traction when walking on the slippery ice. It only takes a split second and a person can land with a thud on the ice and be in a world of hurt with a broken bone or injured muscle :(
It has been about 15 F. around here for about a week and our local harbor on the Sheboygan River has frozen over with ice. That makes the local ice fishermen very happy, and they were out in short order, drilling holes in the 5-inch ice and hoping to catch the big ones!
Ice fishing is really for the die hards since it's very cold with the strong winds and biting temperatures.
But they dress accordingly with lots of layers, and are always happy being out on the ice and trying their luck.
The species they can catch there are Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Northern pike, and some Smallmouth bass.
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Elephant browsing on the leaves of what appears to be a knobby fig tree(?)
The "knobby-ness" of these tree branches brings up the subject of "pollarding" trees. Severe cutting/trimming of the branches to prevent normal expansion of size, year to year. The resultant tree shapes have been popular in Europe in formal landscaping since at least the 17th century. The practice has a deep history, with more practical origins.
I used to hate the look, but after reading up on the history, I am more tolerant and even interested.
In this instance, the trees have also developed knobby knees around the roots, which must have to do with the tree feeling suppressed and trying to expand each year. Typically, such trees are trimmed back severely--to the branch knobs--every year or two.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollarding
One of the reasons to employ pollarding, according to Wikipedia, is: "to maintain trees at a determined height". That would seem to be the reason it is used here.
Tycho is a prominent crater in the southern lunar highlands. The inner wall is slumped and terraced. This slopes down to a rough but nearly flat floor with small knobby domes.
This is an image of 53.4 miles wide (86km) lunar crater Tycho imaged in excellent atmospheric seeing on 21st April.
We simply don't get such steady seeing here very often compared to other favoured parts of the world so I was happy to get this.
Imaged with a Celestron C11 SCT fitted with a focal extender and my ZWO 290MM camera fitted with a Baader longpass filter.
After a very satisfying sunrise shoot we ventured further into the valley to capture the sun illuminating some cottonwoods with late autumnal colors. These two spires are interesting landmarks as well.
Our British speaking friends named these Knobby Knobs as there was not another known name for these. As in prior posts, if someone knows the true name, I'm happy to update this Caption and Title.
Bonus points if anyone can see a manmade item in the frame.
The trunk of a cypress has a wide, swollen base, or buttress, that helps to support the tree in wet, unstable soil. The knobby, cone-shaped humps rising from around the base of the tree are called knees, that help with aeration of the roots and stabilization of the tree. It also give it that eerie look at the water's edge.
Ferns are growing on the buttress of the cypress. As well you see a new tree growing from a beaver stump in front of the cypress. The ecosystem uses all its niches.
This juvenile Ring Billed Gull makes quite a statement with his beautiful plumage, blending in with the beach and all the broken sea shells washed up on the sand.
Personally I think the juvenile gulls are better looking than the adults.
Seen at Tybee Island on the Colonial Coastal Birding trail.
**View large for a closer look at those knobby knees. :-)
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Here is a close-up of a stunning adult female Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis) from an arid stony plain comprised of heavy red-soils, and with an open understory of hummock grass (Triodia sp.). She was found actively crossing a road on a hot summer night to the west of the city of Mt Isa in NW Queensland. In line with most geckoes subjected to a burst of flash from a speedlite, she responded by briefly licking her face and eye shields. This behavior provided a window into the intriguing anatomy of the underside of her tongue that was captured in this image.
From what I can gather, one can see a series of fringe-like processes running in parallel with a fimbriated fold or frenulum. What function (if any) these alien-like knobby protrusions serve is not known to me. They look so cool though, and this image serves to showcase the unique morphology of Lialis generally.
FIRST PRIZE WINNER - FRIENDS! contest Animal Expressions IV
My first 100+ faves, Thanks very much for all very nice comments, invitations and notes on the photo.
Edited by Knobby Plastic. Sorry for the re-post, but it looks a lot better now. =)
Blade design inspired by TheBrick's Ceremonial Dagger.
Built for the Build Your Own Weapons Contest over at the LCN
Tiny waves washed onto the shore in below zero F weather and froze. More waves reached the ice and added to the little ridges, with water splashing and freezing into knobby formations. All of these ice photos, with all their variations, were taken within about 1/4 mile of each other at North Beach State Park, Bear Lake, Idaho
Hallin Fell is a moderate sized hill with 360 views over Ullswater. This view is looking out to the Cumbrian Mountains at Sunrise. I really liked the knobby grass hills although unsteady on the foot lol, the view here looking down with the forest of Pine trees caught my eye towards Sandwick bay and over the mountains and beyond.
The pumpkin festival had a great variety of pumpkins. My favorites were the bumpy ones.......I know that isn't botanically correct, but I love the rough, lumpy, knobby skinned ones!
this was supposed to be a double exposure...but i mean, okay. i dont know how there was just a blank shot on the roll? well, yeah.
i post throughout the day on my tumblr!
This tree was so odd: the crabapples were growing on short spurs all over the branches, so that it looked like a bright pink knobby mossy hedgehog tree.
Seattle, Washington
It has been exactly one month since we visited the Hoh Rain Forest and it has never left my mind. I find myself thinking about it at least once a day. The gigantic trees, the rich ferns, the hanging mosses, the twisted contorted roots, the fallen trees with new life sprouting from them--all of these images continually filter through my mind. You might say I'm haunted by this place.
The above image shows a typical scene from the rain forest. My eye is particularly drawn to the knobby trees in the center of the frame. I also can't take my eyes off the broken remains of the tree on the left that is now acting as a nursemaid to new ferns and mosses--such a fantastic orgy of life.
Hoh Rain Forest WA
November leaf reflections in the pond at Monet's Bridge - Gibbs Gardens in North Georgia. Water lilies still beautiful and one of many knobby Cypress trees on the right. Since then we've had a light frost followed by 4 inches of rain yesterday - that's November. Birds were just filling all our feeders.
Shot with my Samsung ...
I didn't harvest this crook neck squash because I liked the knobby exterior look of it. I thought it might make a good photograph when the time was right. :)
Inimicus didactylus, also known as sea goblin, demon stinger or devil stinger, is a Western Pacific member of the Inimicus genus of venomous fishes, closely related to the true stonefishes. It can reach a body length of 25 cm and is irregularly surfaced with spines and a knobby appearance. Wikipedia
In Explore #246, 18.09.2023
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Imaged on the 20th March this is a closer view of Tycho Crater in the rugged southern lunar highlands.
It often gives the impression of being a polar crater when viewed from our perspective. However, it is well clear of the moon's libration zone and is only slightly foreshortened.
Some 53 miles in diameter the crater has a high albedo when the sun is overhead and the crater is surrounded by a prominent ray system. The crater is sharply defined and its inner wall is slumped and terraced sloping down to a rough but almost flat floor with small, knobby domes. The central peaks rise 1,600 meters (5200 feet) above the floor.
The area around Tycho is heavily cratered with craters of various sizes - many overlap older craters.
imaged with a Celestron C11 and a ZWO 290MM camera with Baader IR pass filter and a Baader barlow lens.
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Cypress knees really fascinate me they way they grow. They look more like stalagmites you would expect to find on the floor in a cave than roots of a tree growing on the bank of a lake.
Excerpt from aquarium.org:
This beautiful invertebrate is abundant on rocky reefs, ledges and pier pilings all along the Oregon coast. They are usually found on open shores or in bays and can be easily spotted at low tide.
Strawberry anemones have a smooth column with knobby-tipped tentacles. The animal is all one color, but can vary among pink, red, purple, brown, orange and white, depending on the specimen.
As with most anemones, this animal cannot move quickly to pursue food. Instead, it relies on an unsuspecting fish or crustacean to come within range of its stingy tentacles.
The Strawberry Anemone reproduces using a method called “longitudinal division.” Put simply, the animal will produce clones of itself that may cover a square meter or more. As a result, you will usually find Strawberry Anemones in large clusters with all of the animals being descendants of one original anemone.
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A pillar of sandstone stands beside low cliffs that run near US 20/26 east of Shoshoni in Fremont County, Wyoming. This sandstone lies near the base of the Eocene Wind River Formation.
The first Indian Motorcycle was sold to a retail customer in 1902, and later that year an Indian Motorcycle won an endurance race from Boston to New York City in its public racing debut. Racers went on to win events and establish records riding Indian motorcycles.
A lot has changed since the early days but the legend lives on.
The 2018 Indian Scout Bobber is all stripped down styling and in-your-face power. It has a slammed stance, chopped fenders, and knobby tires. Blacked-out and stripped-down with the exception of the 100 barely-tamed horsepower of its 69-cubic-inch V-Twin. This Indian Scott is from an internet image.
Because they stay motionless for relatively long periods, slow exposures are possible. Shot at 1/8 second
Green heron, Wildwood lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Looks nice large...
• Knobby or knobbed argonaut
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Superorder: Octopodiformes
Order: Octopoda
Suborder: Incirrata
Superfamily: Argonautoidea
Family: Argonautidae
Genus: Argonauta
Species: Argonauta nodosa
Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
165mm
From my collection
I love when they blooming. In my opinion magnolias are one of the most beautiful blooming trees This lovely one I've seen in someone's garden, when I was walking with my dog :)
Magnolia stellata, sometimes called the star magnolia is a slow growing shrub or small tree native to Japan with large showy white or pink flowers. The tree blooms at a young age, with the slightly fragrant 7–10 cm (3–4 in) flowers covering the bare plant in late winter or early spring before the leaves appear. It produces a reddish-green, knobby aggregate fruit which is about 2 in long and matures and opens in early autumn. The fruit often drops before fully developed, but mature fruit opens by slits to reveal orange-red seeds. Spring frosts can damage the flowers. The shrub prefers deep, acidic soil. It may be propagated by seed, or more easily by rooting cuttings taken after the flower buds have formed.
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Czas kwitnących magnolii... Uwielbiam je oglądać gdy są w rozkwicie. Jak dla mnie to jedne z najpiękniejszych kwitnących drzew. Na zdjęciu magnolia gwiaździsta "Rosea", którą wypatrzyłam w czyimś ogródku,gdy sobie spacerowałam z psicą :)
Magnolia gwiaździsta (Magnolia stellata) – gatunek drzew lub krzewów, należący do rodziny magnoliowatych. Pochodzi z Japonii. W Polsce nie występuje w środowisku naturalnym. Jest uprawiana, jako roślina ozdobna w parkach, ogrodach botanicznych i ogródkach przydomowych. Jest obok magnolii pośredniej jednym z częściej sadzonych gatunków magnolii. Odmiana "Rosea" ma kwiaty lekko różowe, o silnie wydłużonych i szeroko rozłożonych płatkach. Kwitnie bardzo wcześnie, zwykle w połowie kwietnia. Magnolie najlepiej rosną w miejscach osłoniętych od wiatru, na stanowiskach słonecznych lub półcienistych. Młode rośliny są wrażliwe na silne mrozy, starsze drzewa są odporne na mróz. Jednak przy silnych mrozach u niektórych odmian przemarzają pąki kwiatowe.
A solitary creature, the Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is much smaller than the ubiquitous great blue heron. The green heron is only about 17 inches long, whereas the great blue can attain over 50" in length! Still, the telltale heron characteristics are ever present. The serpentine neck used for striking. The dagger-like beak used for piercing fish. The knobby legs applied to stealthy walks along marshy banks. The green heron is a clever hunter and one of the very few birds in the world to use tools in its craft. It will drop lures of various types into the water to draw in fishy feasts, sometimes using twigs, berries, and even earthworms as bait!