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This photo was taken with a big (glas) bowl filled with water. The bowl was illuminated from different sides with light (each light source had a different color)
Depending on the strength of each waterdrop, waves with different heights are caused. Depending on the height, different light colors are reflected in the water.
Here is the result. What you need?
Ingredients:
- e.g. Canon EOS 70D
- e.g. Canon EF 100mm
- e.g. 2x Yongnuo YN560-III Flash
- Several light sources
- Transparent color masks
- A big bowl with water
- 1 Pipet
Chosen as pick of the week in Nice as it gets (www.flickr.com/groups/nice_as_it_gets_level_2/) 10/04/2015. Thanks alot!
A blue dasher skimmer dragonfly, momentarily at rest in late morning.
Decatur (Decatur Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
27 May 2023.
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▶ Thank you to Flickr-er Dah Professor for identifying the species of dragonfly pictured. [See comment below.]
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).
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Thicket tunnel...or allée over the trail?
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
DeKalb County (Medlock Park), Georgia, USA.
8 February 2023.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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Canada goose (Branta canadensis), wintering on...
Postal Pond
Decatur (Decatur Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
4 March 2023.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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An autumn breeding pair of mallards dabbling in a wetland pond of Burnt Fork Creek.
DeKalb County (North Druid Hills), Georgia, USA.
6 December 2022.
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▶ Photographer's note.
I used a 5:2 ratio to crop the image for a 'cinematic' look that included the edges of the 'whirlpool' the mallards were creating. I rather like the look.
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A pair of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) scope the carrion scene, atop a pine tree near the summit of Arabia Mountain.
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
DeKalb County (Stonecrest), Georgia, USA.
27 January 2023.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6.
— Settings: 300 mm | 1/1250 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 200.
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There were pink coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) a-plenty, in the...
Trailhead Community Park, of the...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
1 July 2022.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Olympus M.45mm F1.8.
— Focus stack (8 images).
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Morning woodland,
Autumn light.
Silent mien.
Decatur (Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
29 November 2022.
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Up, they jumped,
Winter sprites,
Vernal rising.
DeKalb County (Forrest Hills), Georgia, USA.
7 March 2023.
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▶ This is a closeup. The blossoms appear larger in the image than they did in 'real' life.
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Not really a grotto, but, in cold winter, the sylvan feel of Crooked Creek and its surroundings exuded Arcadian seclusion. We tarried awhile.
Mountain Lake, in...
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
DeKalb County (Stonecrest), Georgia, USA.
26 January 2023.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Lumix G 20/F1.7 II.
— Focal length: 20 mm
— Aperture: ƒ/5.6
— Shutter speed: 1/80
— ISO: 200
— Image stitch (3) via Hugin.
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Thanksgiving in rear mirror.
Pumpkins on back stoop.
DeKalb County (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
26 November 2021.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Settings: 150 mm | 1/640 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 200.
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It may have been 0 °C, but the native plant restoration was blossoming!
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
DeKalb County (Medlock Park), Georgia, USA.
19 March 2023.
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▶ "Podophyllum peltatum is an herbaceous woodland plant in the family Berberidaceae —with common names of mayapple, American mandrake, wild mandrake, and ground lemon— widespread across most of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Mayapple is unique in that It has only 2 leaves and 1 flower, which grows in the axil of the leaves [where the leaf joins the stem].
The stems grow to 30–40 cm (12 in to 16 in) tall, with leaves up to 8 inches in diameter (20–40 cm) with 3–9 deeply cut lobes. The flowers are white, yellow or red, 1-2 inches in diameter (2–6 cm) with 6–9 petals, and mature into a large, fleshy, lemon-shaped berry, 1 -2 inches long (2–5 cm). All the parts of the plant are poisonous, including the green fruit, but once the fruit has ripened and turned yellow, it can be safely eaten, as the ripe fruit does not produce toxicity."
— Wikipedia.
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▶ "Last year [2022]. we introduced Mayapple to one of the areas [in Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve] we have been restoring with sheep. Exciting to see it popping up. When we started, this area was wildly overgrown with English ivy. Now, it is supporting native plants.
— ACEcology (Instagram)
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▶ Photographer's note:
The administrator of a Flickr group called "Georgia in Spring" rejected this image (although it follows his rules: spring nature in the state of Georgia). When I asked why, he summarily removed me from the group.
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Rain on pavement.
Red no. 2 and yellow no. 5.
Poor thing almost made it.
DeKalb County (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
11 September 2022.
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▶ Photographer's notes:
☞ On 13 September 2024, the administrator for the Flickr group "Paths we walk" rejected this photo for NOT displaying a path that my dog and I walk almost daily. On that rainy day, my camera focused on the urban walkway beneath me instead of the scenery ahead. Despite this, the photo doesn’t break any of the group's established guidelines. My dog and I reject the rejection.
☞ I've 'appropriated' my doggerel's final line from a comment by viewer Susan, below!
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R.
— Olympus WCON-P-01 Wide Converter.
— Settings: 11 mm | 1/400 sec | ƒ/3.5 | ISO 400.
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Almost painterly: autumnal tree, in morning mist, on the boggy banks of Postal Pond, in...
Decatur (Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
28 October 2020.
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Native purple coneflower wildflowers (Echinacea purpurea) bloom in a pollinator garden.
Avondale Estates (Rail Arts District), Georgia, USA.
7 June 2026.
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▶ Photo and — Pic(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Settings: 42 mm | 1/800 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 400.
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A native Jerusalem artichoke blooms in an urban meadow.
DeKalb County (Forrest Hills), Georgia, USA.
4 June 2026.
▶ See 'pulled back,' in meadow: here
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❀ Botanical notes:
"Helianthus tuberosus — commonly known as Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke, sunroot, wild sunflower, or earth apple — is an herbaceous perennial edible root vegetable that is a species of sunflower in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the eastern and central United States and parts of Canada.
☞ Helianthus tuberosus grows 5 to 10 feet tall (1.5–3 m). The leaves have a rough, hairy texture. The flowers are yellow, 2-4 inches in diameter (5–10 cm), with 10–20 ray florets and 60 or more small disc florets. The flowers are briefly fragrant, giving off a light, vanilla-chocolate perfume.
☞ The plant's tubers are edible, similar in texture to water chestnuts, with a nutty flavor. They may be boiled, mashed, roasted like potatoes, or eaten raw. They do not contain starch like potatoes; instead contain inulin, which converts to fructose, and may be tolerated better by diabetics. The knobby tubers are harvested in the fall, approximately two weeks after the flowers fade (October-December).
☞ Despite its common name, Jerusalem artichoke is not an artichoke and not associated with the city of Jerusalem. The 'artichoke' in its name comes from its similar taste. 'Jerusalem' is believed to be a corruption of the Italian word 'girasole,' meaning sunflower. Italian settlers in the United States likely referred to the plant as girasole because it resembled sunflowers."
— North Carolina Coperative Extension
— Wikipedia.
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▶ Photo — and Pic(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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Its teal-colored drupes fruiting, a small, native silky dogwood shrub (Cornus amomum ) grows on a rocky bank of the Ocoee River.
Ocoee Whitewater Center in Cherokee National Forest
Ducktown, Tennessee, USA.
1 August 2026.
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❀ “Cornus amomum — commonly known as silky dogwood — is a deciduous shrub in the dogwood family (Cornaceae), native to central and the eastern part of the United States and parts of Canada. It is typically found in swamp borders and wetlands, and near streams and ponds.
Silky dogwood may grow 6 to 12 feet tall (1.8 to 3.6 m). The leaves and twigs have silky hairs. A distinctive feature of this shrub is the dark brown pith in 1- to 2-year-old stems and the dark reddish twigs. Clusters of creamy white flowers bloom in the spring followed by small, 1-inch (2.5cm) blue drupes [stone fruits] that ripen in late summer.”
— North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
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▶ Photo and — Pick(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Settings: 132 mm | 1/1600 sec | ƒ/5.4 | ISO 400
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Summer treat: a passion butterfly sips sweet nectar from a Texas lantana flower.
Avondale Estates (Rail Arts District), Georgia, USA.
9 August 2026.
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🐤 Fauna:
“Dione vanillae (synonym: Agraulis vanillae) — commonly known as Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly — is a bright orange butterfly in the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. The Heliconiinae are 'longwing butterflies,' with longer, narrower wings than those of other butterflies.
Gulf fritillaries are found primarily in the southern parts of the contiguous United States, from Florida and Georgia to Texas and California, in open habitats near open grasslands, parks, and woodlands.
In its adult form, the gulf fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly with extended forewings and a wingspan of 2½ to 3¾ inches (6½ to 9½ cm). The underside of the wings is brown and speckled with silvery white dots. In contrast, the top surface layer of the wings is deep orange, with black streaks running across.”
— Wikipedia.
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❀ Flora:
“Lantana urticoides — commonly known as Texas lantana or calico bush — is a three- to five-foot (0.9 to 1.5 m) perennial flowering shrub within the verbena family (Verbenaceae), that grows in Mexico and the southeastern U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, especially along the Gulf coast.
Flowers are colorful red, orange, and yellow small tubes with four flared lobes; in dense, rounded clusters with a leafy bract [specialized leaf, associated with a reproductive structure] subtending each flower, at the ends of peduncles [long paired stems] usually extending beyond the leaves, appearing from April to October.”
— Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
— Wikipedia.
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▶ Photo — and Pic(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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On the beach,
A morning sun struggles
Through cloud and ocean spray,
A beacon in gloom,
At peace.
St. Augustine Beach (Crescent Beach), Florida, USA.
30 October 2022.
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👎 Rejection.
The administrator of the "Fine Art Photography (Curated)" group deemed my image insufficiently "prestigious, exclusive, creative, technically advanced, and/or original" and summarily rejected it from the group.
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Native lanceleaf coreopsis wildflowers (Coreopsis lanceolata), blooming in a field adjoining a city street.
DeKalb County (Forrest Hills), Georgia, USA.
5 May 2026.
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▶ Photo — and Pic(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Meike MK 25mm f/1.8 (manual focus).
— Settings: 25 mm | 1/200 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 400.
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"What I really want to know,
Should I stay or should I go?"
An American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) sits in a small, pool fed by a natural spring. Decades ago, the pool was a source of water for dairy cows. Now, it's a haven for amphibians (and waterfowl).
Seminary Wood in Decatur Legacy Park
City of Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
13 June 2025.
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📷 Photographer's note:
An apology to Joe Strummer for the photo caption!
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👎 Rejection:
On 19 July 2025, an administrator for the Flickr group "Nature Shoot All the World/ No flowers Wild animal only" rejected this photo for NOT displaying a wild animal! When I asked why, they deleted my question!
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Settings: 150 mm | 1/40 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 800.
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Preying,
She hunts.
Prematurely autumnal.
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
22 August 2021.
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▶ The praying mantis (Mantodea), like the cockroach, has existed since the Cretaceous period, 145 million years ago.
▶ Photographer's note
Close-up via a telephoto lens; closer yet via cropping to 16:9.
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— Lens: Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6.
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Ephemeral pools, overfilled by rain, empty down the exposed rock face of...
DeKalb County (Stonecrest), Georgia, USA.
26 January 2023.
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▶ Composed primarily of granite-gneiss migmatite rock, Arabia Mountain is a monadnock —"an isolated small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain."
▶ Arabia Mountain is 955 feet (290 m) above sea level, but it rises only 172 feet (52 m) above the surrounding countryside. The hillcrest in the image is a short climb from the summit.
▶ These temporarily cascading rivulets eventually flow into Crooked Creek, itself a tributary of the South River.
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A riparian tree in late autumn mist.
Postal Pond in Decatur Legacy Park
City of Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
7 December 2025.
📷 Obverse angle (in deeper fog): here.
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▶ Photo — and Pic(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Settings: 89 mm | 1/80 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 200.
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A synadoche maze,
These tractorial innards.
Now, idled in the mead.
An old tractor parked in a field in...
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
25 February 2022.
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Fiddleheads of Christmas ferns (Polystichum acrostichoides) unfurl in late winter.
City of Decatur (Glennwood Estates), Georgia, USA.
12 March 2026.
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🔥 Foraging warning:
Unlike Ostrich ferns, whose cooked fiddleheads are edible, the fiddleheads of Christmas ferns are NOT EDIBLE and can be toxic if ingested.
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▶ Photo — and Pic(k) of the Week — by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
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— Settings: 42 mm | 1/125 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 400
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In a summer garden, an eastern tiger swallowtail pollinates a zinnia.
DeKalb County (Northlake), Georgia, USA.
11 August 2022.
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▶ Thank you to Flickr-er Lasse for the butterfly identification. (See their comment below.)
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A wild bigleaf hydrangea shrub (Hydrangea macrophylla), illuminated by riparian morning light.
On Glenn Creek in Melton Park
DeKalb County (Clairmont Heights), Georgia, USA.
23 May 2025.
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👎 Rejection:
Alas, poor BLUE hydrangea! On 29 May 2025, the administrator for the Flickr group "Flowers/blossoms in blue - Blumen/Blüten In blau" rejected this photo for NOT displaying a blue flower. With no recourse for appeal (the administrator had disabled discussion), I left the group.
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Ephemeral beauty on a winter forest floor: a native trout lily wildflower blooms alongside the Mile Rock Trail, on...
DeKalb County (Stonecrest ), Georgia, USA.
28 February 2026.
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❀ "Erythronium umbilicatum — commonly known as the dimpled trout lily— is a species of perennial flowering plant in the lily family (Liliaceae), native to the southeastern United States, primarily in the piedmont and southern Appalachian areas. It is a spring ephemeral [short-lived] and its preferred habitat is forests.
Erythronium umbilicatum has green, mottled leaves that are up to 8 inches long (20 cm). The scape [long, leafless flowering stem] is up to 8 inches long (20 cm), bearing a single, nodding, lily-like flower on a 5 to 8-inch stalk (12-20 cm) with 6 petals, yellow on the inside and streaked with brownish-purple on the outside, that recurve backward. The stamens are conspicuous, brownish-purple in color. The flower blooms in late winter/early spring before the surrounding trees leaf out and cast shade."
— North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
— Wikipedia.
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📷 Photographer's note.
After a 13-kilometer hike on the mountain, I was just a short distance—less than half a kilometer—from my parked car when I stumbled upon a cluster of trout lilies blooming on the side of the trail. I shot a close-up of one of the delicate blossoms, which appears larger in the image than it did in 'real life.' To say that I was delighted AND surprised would be an understatement.
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"Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught."
An old, gnarly red mulberry tree (Morus rubra), in...
Seminary Wood in Decatur Legacy Park
City of Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
26 June 2026.
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Desolation on...
St. Augustine Beach (Crescent Beach), Florida, USA.
30 June 2021.
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On 13 July 2021, Flickr's editors chose this image for inclusion in Flickr's Explore feature.
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Look up! You might see (and hear) ospreys in their nest, high overhead...on a light pole, in a supermarket parking lot.
St. Augustine Beach, Florida, USA.
3 July 2021.
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▶ "The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. Ospreys construct their nests at the tops of dead trees, atop power poles, on manmade nesting platforms, and sometimes on buoys, chimneys, or other structures."
— U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
▶ "The osprey —or, more specifically, the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus), also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk— is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than two feet in length (60 cm) and six feet across the wings (180 cm). It is brown on the upper parts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant."
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Several 'restaurants' share a common kitchen for take-out.
City of Decatur (Sams Crossing), Georgia, USA.
23 December 2025 (7:54 pm EST)
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👎 Rejection:
On 17 January 2026, the administrator for the Flickr group "HOPPEResque" rejected this photo. Phooey!
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Little Creek Horse Farm Conservancy
DeKalb County (Scottdale), Georgia, USA.
12 December 2021.
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Nearly obscured by growth, a weathered bench sits among the grasses and vines.
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
24 September 2020.
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Just before sunrise, it was 'blowing a hoolie' on the summit of...
DeKalb County (Stone Mountain Park), Georgia, USA.
10 October 2025 (7:20 a.m. EDT).
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📖 Blow a hoolie
“To storm; to forcefully gust, blow, and rain. (The stand-alone hoolie, ‘a severe storm,’ is rare outside of the 'blow a hoolie' construction.) Perhaps connected to 'hooley' defined by Jonathon Green’s Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang as a 'rip-roaring party' and marked as originally Irish.”
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👎 Rejection.
On 12 November 2025, an administrator for the Flickr group "A Kind of Minimalism" removed this photo from the group for NOT depicting 'minimalism.' Ils sont fous!
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A wooden fence and woodland suggest a picturesque rural location. Appearances can be deceiving. They're actually within the front yard of a house in a densely populated suburb of Metro Atlanta.
DeKalb County (Oak Grove), Georgia, USA.
24 August 2026.
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🌏 Geographical/historical note:
There's a small, unnamed creek just beyond the fence. To left of frame, it flows under a suburban street into Echo Lake, an 18-acre private residential impoundment lake.
☞ “Echo Lake was built in 1938 by the Soil Conservation Service, now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service (part of the USDA). Congress passed a law establishing the SCS in 1935 stating, 'the wastage of soil and moisture resources on farm, grazing, and forest lands is a menace to the national welfare.' It was a massive national effort with most of the work done by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Civil Works Administration (CWA), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA).”
☞ “Five lakes were built with earthen dams to control flooding and prevent soil erosion in tributaries of North Fork Peachtree Creek. At the time, this was a rural area of forests and farms. Today, only Echo Lake [and a reduced Doreen Lake] remains. Prior to becoming a residential development in the 1950s, Echo Lake was a paid fishing lake.”
— EchoLakeGa.org (accessed 2021).
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South Africa invades the southeastern US!
Crocosmia, blooming wild and creek-side, on the...
DeKalb County (Forrest Hills), Georgia, USA.
1 July 2022.
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▶ "Crocosmia —also known as montbretia— is a small genus of flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is native to the grasslands of southern and eastern Africa, ranging from South Africa to Sudan. The plants have colorful inflorescences of 4 to 20 vivid red and orange flowers on a horizontally branched stem, flowering from early summer well into fall."
— Wikipedia.
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Native to China, a flowering quince shrub (Chaenomeles speciosa) blooms in winter, far from home.
DeKalb County (Oak Grove), Georgia, USA.
25 February 2025.
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A northern mockingbird stopped upon, well, a stop sign. And, then, she sang...and sang...and sang!
Decatur (East Decatur Station), Georgia, USA.
14 May 2023.
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Rapids and riffles on the South Fork Peachtree Creek, as seen, after rain, from the...
DeKalb County (Mason Mill Park), Georgia, USA.
9 February 2023.
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▶ Photographer's note.
Not precisely on the PATH Foundation's South Peachtree Trail, but connected to it via the Watershed Trail, one in a newly blazed series of trails in and around a 120-acre suburban Piedmont forest, in Mason Mill Park, a DeKalb County park.
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"If you hold my hand and sit real still,
You can hear the grass as it grows.
It's a lazy afternoon,
And I know a place that's quiet."
There's a flowing creek hidden under all that dense summer foliage!
Seminary Wood in Decatur Legacy Park
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
2 July 2026.
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A large winter ice storm swept the U.S., from southwest Texas to northeast Maine. In north-central Georgia, the temperature fell to -10 °C (14 °F).
Hawthorne Nature Trail
DeKalb County (Northlake), Georgia, USA.
25 January 2026.
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In the forest
One, expected, returns
Mauve, too briefly.
Decatur (Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
31 July 2021.
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▶ "Hibiscus syriacus is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is native to south-central and southeast China but widely introduced elsewhere. Common names include the rose of Sharon (in North America), Syrian ketmia, and shrub althea (UK)."
▶ "Mauve is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower. The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–98 according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Another name for the color is mallow, with the first recorded use of mallow as a color name in English in 1611."
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Municipal Yuletide decorations, at night.
City of Avondale Estates (Town Green), Georgia, USA.
23 December 2025.
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Swamp thing! A dead tree retains grandeur as a spring storm gathers.
City of Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
3 May 2025.
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📷 Photographer's note:
It felt good to walk about again with my weathered Olympus Pen E-PL1. Even though the camera is fourteen years old and has developed a few quirks, it can still capture a good image.
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Coquina rock at sunrise, on an Atlantic Ocean beach.
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park
Palm Coast, Florida, USA.
6 September 2025 (8:21 am EDT).
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🏆 Commendation:
On 8 June 2026, Flickr's editors included this photo in its "Happy World Ocean Day!" gallery of 70 images.
▶ "World Ocean[s] Day is an international day that takes place annually on June 8, officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008. The day supports the implementation of worldwide Sustainable Development Goal 14 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fosters public interest in the protection of oceans and the sustainable management of its resources.World Ocean Day is observed by all UN member states."
— Wikipedia.
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📷 Photographer's notes.
☞ Sunrise occurred at 7:04 a.m. EDT, but I didn't capture this photo until 8:21, an hour and seventeen minutes later. Why the delay? When I arrived at the park entrance at 6:30, the gates were locked. Florida state parks don't open until 8 a.m. The moral of the story? Do your research.
☞ I've also released a black-and-white edit of the image. (See/compare it: here.) I don't know which I prefer.
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A red-eared slider turtle blows bubbles as she surfaces.
St. Augustine Beach (Crescent Beach), Florida, USA.
3 July 2023.
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▶ "The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. The red-eared slider is native from the Midwestern United States to northern Mexico, but has become established in other places because of pet releases, and has become invasive in many areas where it out-competes native species. The turtle gets its name from the small, red stripe around its ears, or where its ears would be, and from its ability to slide quickly off rocks and logs into the water."
— Wikipedia.
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