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These Calla Lilies were a bright spot in the darker undergrowth. I have always liked their spotty leaves. Dandenong Ranges Botanic Park. For my 100 flowers project and Definitely Dreaming week 3 theme of More than One. Zantedeschia sp. Best viewed large.
Last week we had the pleasure of looking after my daughters two greyhounds, Blake and Jerry, for a couple of days while they moved house.
For Definitely Dreaming Week 3 theme of "More Than One" and for MCF 52 Week Challenge Week 4 and Mosaic Montage Monday who both have themes of "Two".
Day 17/365:
Definitely Dreaming - More than one
This is a tiny vintage pastry tin, on a cookbook, with my collection of pigeon eggshells. Who doesn't collect pigeon eggshells as photo props...just me huh?
Lensbaby Velvet 56
i tried making apple pie yesterday
that wasn't a succes
i always make a fool out of myself
with one succes following the other
i wonder how my statement will do
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I counted 1 dozen. During the winter I've noticed the doves like to sit in this tree. The food is just below them, so I think they wait until the Jays leave then fly down to eat.
There was a craft show on the weekend and I saw this. I thought it was cute. There were 3 walls of Teddy Bears. My kind of place. Okay, there are some bunnies.
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday
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Tonight we celebrated the last night of Chanukkah or the Festival Of Lights. That's when the Menorah has all it's candles lit.
Hello Summer Roll Film Week!
Day 4
Mojave Yucca
Joshua Tree, California
Yashica 12 TLR
Lomochome Purple 120
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When I lived in New Mexico our Forsythia bush bloomed in February, I sure miss that. I was so happy to find this lovely wreath today. It really says "Spring Has Arrived!"
Definitely Dreaming - Week 3 More Than One
Only 1 boat, but many plastic pipes, which will be lined up down the shingle to the water, so as to roll the boat into the sea.
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I put my Spring tablecloth on the table and got a lovely bouquet of pink, white and purple tulips, my favourite spring flowers. They sure do dress up the table nicely!
This epic image of migrating wildebeest climbing the Mara River bank in the Maasai Mara was captured by Elliott Neep.
This particular spot has become famous amongst photographers and nature enthusiasts throughout the world as one of the most dramatic wildlife spectacles possible, whereby countless numbers of often exhausted and terrified animals are forced to first swim across a raging, crocodile infested river, and then somehow clamber up this exceedingly steep and slippery bank – which for some of them is a hurdle they never survive. And for those that do, the long march then continues in their ceaseless quest for suitable grazing pastures upon which to feed and give birth and raise their young….
For more information you are welcome to visit www.oryxphotography.com
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It was nice to see the sun come into the window yesterday, it was a rare treat!
Here’s a splendid splash of colour to end off the week – a Flock of lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) , Lake Nakuru, Kenya, as photographed by Elliott Neep. Apparently the birds were attempting to evade some predator at the time, no doubt a marauding Spotted Hyena or, more likely, one of the many resident African Fish Eagles.
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Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), en masse in colony, Cape Adare, Antarctica. To view these and other amazing images you are welcome to visit www.oryxphotography.com
November 13 317/365
What to do when you have a lot of crappy selfies in one day...whoosh!!!! Throw them in the blender!!!!
Ongoing with catching up...haven't forgotten about you all...so sorry, I am slow... =(
Hope your Monday is being good to you! Thank you for stopping by!
July 20 202/366
Other than a slight color correct and clarify...nothing else was done to this...simply my reflection in the window of a truck during the rain we had today. The opportunity was there...and I took it.
View On Black Best viewed large
View On White Best viewed large
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Rex wanted to say Happy Monday to everyone by showing off his toothy grin 😄
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Sorry for those who commented on the original image - I made the image public before I realized I needed to make the 4 images square!
Just having some fun with Cola and MS Photodraw! Lost some of the clarity but I'll have to work on that!
I changed the title thanks to getthebubbles!
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The Galileo Thermometer is comprised of multiple glass spheres each filled with a colored liquid mixture which often contains alcohol but can even be simply water with food coloring added. These floating balls sink or float inside the surrounding water over time and temperature ever so slowly and gracefully.
www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/galileo-thermometer...
Had a wonderful surprise on February 25, 2018 by : Outdoor Photographer Magazine. They made this photograph "PHOTO OF THE DAY! www.outdoorphotographer.com/photo-day-diana-kae/
With the cold weather upon us in Missouri it is time to feed the wild birds some sunflower seeds. Such a BEAUTIFUL variety of birds!
Submission for “Your Best Shot 2017” Your Best Shot of 2017 can be an overwhelming thought...which one, which one. But my decision was made with my DSLR breaking. The saying ‘use what you have’ came into play. I decided I would use my GoPro Hero 4 Black Edition and have some fun challenging myself to capture something new to end the year. I had a lot of fun with the planning of this shot and trying to implement it for my final and "Best Shot of 2017." I also think the wild birds had fun eating all of the sunflower seeds!”
OK, so sunset shots are a dime a dozen; but here’s one that really warrants the label of “fantastic!”. Everything about this image is quite simply perfect: the lighting, the composition, the spacing between the zebras – in fact, the whole darn thing! ORYX leader Elliott Neep captured this splendid shot somewhere in the fabulous safari nation of Kenya.
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Note that the sandpipers are distinctly 'warmer' in color than the smaller, shorter billed group wandering amidst them at the center and center right of this picture. It is striking in person, they seem an orangy-pink compared to the other birds.
The two species here are working a slightly different food source, by virtue of bill and leg length.
038/365 More Than One
Used the buttons to show many of one thing but it was plain...so I added pennies and different color buttons
saw an ad in flower shop window that it´s mothers day today.
wanted to give my mom flowers but since she doesn´t live close by i just put it here.
happy mother´s day to all you mother´s out there
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Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear or Kodiak Bear, they are all members of the brown bear family, Ursidae. Scientific names differ amongst groups of brown bears found in specific regions such as Coastal and Grizzly Bears, which have been given the name, Ursus arctos horribilis. Though there is a wide variety of brown bears found throughout the world, all having unique scientific names, they are still all members of the brown bear family, Ursidae. Middendorffi is the one exception and only scientifically recognized sub species of brown bear, due to the fact that they have the smallest gene pool of all brown bears and have a definite larger bone structure than other brown bears.
Brown bears found inland and in mountainous habitats are called "grizzlies" while brown bears living in coastal areas are called Coastal Brown Bears. The Kodiak brown bear is isolated to Kodiak Island in Alaska. Kodiak bears are not Grizzly Bears, the name “grizzly” comes from the silver tipped hairs these bears get, as they grow older. In comparison, the grizzly is considerably smaller than both the coastal brown bear and the Kodiak brown bear. This size difference is due to the abundance of food available in coastal areas and on Kodiak Island. The Kodiak bear has been isolated to Kodiak Island for some 12,000 years. The bone structure of the Kodiak is much larger than other Brown Bears, they have a more diverse social structure than other bears due to the close proximity in which they live and they have a gene pool that is much smaller than that of other bears.
The Kodiak brown bear is the world’s largest bear while the polar bear being a direct descendent of the brown bear is the world’s heaviest bear. Polar bears have been reclassified as marine mammals due to the amount of time these bears spend in the water.
The bear pictured is a Coastal Brown bear photographed at Hallo Bay in Katmai National Park in Alaska. This is a she bear or sow, (terms often used in reference to a female bear) with her cub. Male bears are called boars and female bears are called sows.
Brown bears gain an average of 3-6 pounds of fat per day during peak periods to obtain enough body weight to survive winter hibernation. Hibernation is a state of dormancy at which time bears are inactive, allowing them to adapt to short winter food supplies. During a bears hibernation, its body temperature is close to that of the surrounding air, its metabolic rate is comparatively high and it may awaken and move about outside the den. The length of a bears hibernation depends on climate, location, sex, age and reproductive status of the individual bear. Bears that have not obtained an adequate fat reserve may not hibernate at all.
Mating takes place during the spring months from late May through early July. Brown bears are serially monogamous and will remain with the same mate from several days to a couple of weeks. Female brown bears become sexually mature between 5 and 7 years of age, males usually will not mate until a few years later when they are able to compete successfully with other males for an available female.
Through a remarkable process known as delayed implantation, a fertilized egg will divide and float free within the uterus for six months. During hibernation, the embryo will attach itself to the uterine wall and the cubs will be born after an eight-week period while the mother sleeps (January or February). This process is important to the survival of the mother. Should she not gain enough weight to carry her through the winter, the embryo will not implant and be reabsorbed by the body.
The average number of cubs born is between one and four, with two being the average. There have been cases where a bear has been spotted with five cubs, though the mother has been suspected of adopting an orphan, which is not unusual. Age, geographic location and food supply influence the size of a bears litter. The number of cubs a female will have increases, as she gets older. At birth, the cubs are blind, toothless, hairless and very tiny weighing less than 1 pound. They feed on mother’s milk until spring, when she is ready to leave the den, sometime between April and May and as late as June depending on climate conditions. At this time they will have developed enough to follow her and begin to forage. The cubs will weigh from 15 to 20 pounds at this time.
Cubs will stay with their mother from two to four years. During this time, they will learn survival techniques crucial to their existence. They will learn which foods return the highest nutritional values, where to attain them, how to hunt, how to fish, how to defend themselves and where to den. The cubs learn by following and imitating their mother’s actions during the period they are with her.
The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also called Polar Wolf or White Wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. Arctic Wolves inhabit the Canadian Arctic, Alaska and the northern parts of Greenland. Though the same species as a Gray Wolf, Arctic Wolves generally are smaller than the "Forest Gray Wolves" (Arctic Wolves are sometimes called "Tundra Wolves"), being about 0.9 to 1.8 m (35 to 71 in) long including the tail, with the head and body measuring between 1 to 1.5 m (39 to 59 in); males are larger than females and are more aggressive. Their shoulder heights vary from 0.63 to 0.79 m (25 to 31 in), shorter than other wolf subspecies of similar mass, their ears are smaller to trap body heat and their muzzles are much shorter. The males weigh between 34 to 46 kg (75 to 100 lb) and females between 36 to 38 kg (79 to 84 lb) but may fall in the 45 to 70 kg (99 to 150 lb) range. During the winter, the Arctic Wolf grows a second layer of fur for protection during the harsh conditions that may occur during the season. Arctic Wolves are smaller than other wolves and have long, thick white fur. Like other wolves, they have strong jaws with sharp teeth, including long canine teeth which tear flesh. Wolves have very good eyesight, acute hearing, and a keen sense of smell which help them hunt.The Arctic Wolf is able to withstand sub-zero temperatures for years. They can also survive up to five months of absolute darkness a year, and can live weeks without food. The Arctic Wolf is one of the few mammals that can withstand the conditions of arctic weather. Arctic Wolves usually travel in small packs as small as two and as large as twenty.
When the female wolf is pregnant, she will leave the pack in order to dig herself a den to raise her pups. Although, if the layer of ice is too thick, she will move to a den or cave. The pups are born both blind and deaf, weighing at one pound. They are dependent on their mother for food and protection. There can be 3-12 puppies in a litter. When they are three weeks old, they are allowed outside of the den. Some other wolves in the pack might take care of the mother’s pups until she arrives back with food.
The Arctic Wolf inhabits the northern part of Greenland, the Canadian Arctic and parts of Alaska. They have lived in North America for more then 2 million years. When they find a den they make a couple of chambers for food and young. Arctic wolves live on the islands of the Canadian Arctic, and the north coast of Greenland, roughly north of 70° North latitude. Their world is extremely harsh as well as remote, and few scientists venture into that world during the long, dark winter - even the vast majority of Inuit live further south than the Arctic wolf. As a result, the details of their lives through much of the year are virtually unknown.
Brownies (double batch because these will be popular at the office):
4 eggs
1 1/2 Cup (C) sugar
2 teaspoon (tsp) vanilla extract
1 C melted butter
1 1/2 C cocoa (I used unsweetened you can sub sweetened if you like em sweeter)
1 1/3 C unsifted flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 C bittersweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. Mix together eggs, sugar and vanilla until well moistened then add butter. Stir together in a separate bowl the cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt. Stir this mixture into the egg mixture until blended. Add chocolate chips. Spread into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 27 minutes. (25-35 depending on your oven less time means chewier brownies. If you like them cakey then bake them closer to 35 min.)
Place on wire rack to cool and "frost" with coconut topping (recipe follows).
Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
6oz white chocolate (chips or chop bark)
8oz cream cheese softened
1 1/2 C sweetened coconut
1/2 tsp coconut extract
Melt chocolate, stir in cream cheese, add coconut and coconut extract. Spread over slightly cooled (5 min) brownies.
Chocolate Icing
6oz semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
Melt chocolate and butter, spread over coconut frosting.