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I don't want no VAMPIRE biting me in the neck, so here comes the garlic AND the rest of the family, red onion, shallots, surely I'll be safe ?????? LOL TEE HEEEEEE
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An impromptu piano playing session after brunch. My girls are playing piano together here and my heart just melts enjoying the togetherness.
This hen pheasant looks pretty lonely and cold on a windy day in the Minnesota countryside as the winter wind flicks up the feathers around its head.
Though pheasants are hardy birds our winters can be deadly especially if we get serial snow storms that cover potential food sources and fills in normal ground cover that pheasants rely on for protection and warmth.
The diet of pheasants changes from the one in the summer when the DNR says they eat insects, weed seeds, corn, soybeans and other crops. During our cold and snowy months they turn more toward weed seeds and fallen grain, tree buds and small fruits left hanging on branches.
Decades ago in our farming community, farmers had smaller fields ringed by fences that allowed for a natural habitat for pheasants as several feet on each side of the fence was usually unplowed and grown over with vegetation. Some farmers would also leave several rows of corn unpicked to provide both winter food as well as cover.
After securing our donuts in the town of Monterey Virginia we headed out into the beautiful countryside of Highland County looking for the Maple Sugar shack that we had visited almost one year ago to the day and were happy to find it. There are quite a few of these Maple Sugar making shacks around the county and many are open during the Maple Fest for visiting. These two gentleman are the same two men that were there last year. So knowledgeable in the process of making maple syrup they generally took turns talking to visitors and explaining the cooking down process but just this one time I was able to snap a shot with both of them in it. I think the one in the background with the purple hat looks like Compo on the "Last of the Summer Wine" a British Sitcom that ran from 1973 to 2010. It's very dark in the shed and the only heat is from the fires used to boil down the sap. Unfortunately for us, but happily for them, they had already sold all their Maple Syrup.
A small wading bird made its appearance while i was photographing a pair of Wood Storks . It made quite a splash! Okay... I should say that it made ripples. :^)
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Columbia & Reading Railway's Alco S2 number 226 comes to a halt by their trackmobile which will be moved out of the siding shortly to make room for more storage cars. CORY is currently receiving 120 propane cars for storage on their line in Columbia, PA. Five cars at a time are received each morning from NS as their interchange can only hold that amount, meaning they will be operating daily until all 120 are on the property.
Sweep leading the way as we make our way through the snow. Over a foot of the white stuff has fallen the past few days and it shows no sign of stopping just yet!
Not wanting to be outdone by a mere house sparrow, this Lesser Golfinch decides to create her own confetti.
Here's to a good school year! I am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best for these kids. Our sky is still highly polluted from smoke, yesterday we had the worst air quality in the world again. The sunrise was red so I had to try to capture it quickly and then get the day going. New schedule, new school year, hold on tight.
Never seen the Otters doing this before as they were pulling up clumps of grass and taking them back to the Holt even though they are already lined with straw.
Taken at the BWC.
A summer diversion for one child among many taking part in a major collective artwork in the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern.
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Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun," also known as a "snow cannon", on ski slopes. Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliability of their snow cover and to extend their ski seasons from late autumn to early spring. Indoor ski slopes often use snowmaking. They can generally do so year-round as they have a climate-controlled environment.
The production of snow requires low temperatures. The threshold temperature for snowmaking increases as humidity decreases. Wet bulb temperature is used as a metric since it takes air temperature and relative humidity into account. Snowmaking is a relatively expensive process in its energy use, thereby limiting its use.
Created for the Kreative People SNOW, ICE AND RAIN Contest.
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Sally is presently making Roman Blinds with cloud material for our daughter's nursery (her baby due today...)
If there are those who have not yet made Roman Blinds, Sally's advice - Do Not Start!
With my evening plans of chasing the Jail south to Leslie killed off by the crew telling me they were going north to Lansing. I left Mason for Grand Ledge instead to light up train L304 heading west to Lake O. When I arrived I made quick work of setting my flashes but that was very quickly put on a dead crawl as I heard something walking through the Tall Grass. With the first lights set i went to figure out what the hell was following me around. Well as I neared the moving grass I saw a dark cute Little cat but it was no cat it was a fucking cute little skunk. Him and I talked for a few minutes and made an agreement we would not interrupt each other. Me foaming him looking for tasty bugs, as I set the lights I saw him several more times and he never gave me any fear or issues. As the crew worked the west end of Ensel they would trip the circuit and the signal popping up to clear.. after the 5th time of this and me grabbing the camera I gave up and sat in my car until I could finally hear the far off distant humm of 645's. A pair of 40-2's and a small train cruise through Grand Ledge passing the former C&O search light.
This wolf was walking back and forth making tracks along this wooded area at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA.
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High tide time at Porty, waves rolling into the wooden groynes which protect the sands of the beach against erosion.
In Thailand stray dogs are everywhere and are known as Soi dogs (alley dogs). They are fed but left to roam around and although they mostly keep away from humans they can be a nuisance especially if you are cycling as they like the thrill of the chase.
Up here on Monkey Hill just outside Phuket Town they have an uneasy relationship with the macaques that also live there. We saw soi dogs being chased away by the monkeys, but we also saw plenty of tender moments like this where the soi dogs were groomed by the monkeys.