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To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter ..... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring ..... these are some of the rewards of the simple life.~ John Burroughs
What better time than December to say Thank You to all the bloggers who choose to make their blog photos at Frogmore and have done so for 3 years!! See all the Rewards details here ---> www.flickr.com/groups/frogmore/discuss/72157721915496301?new
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on the River Bradford. Second weekend that I’ve see the Kingfisher’s by the River Bradford. Such an exciting treat.
One of the rewards of getting up in the middle of the night shooting a city is being able to scout a perfect location that will have a subject and composition for the sunrise using one of the many available phone tools for determining in which direction and when the sun will rise.
Captured here in the early light is the Castello di Trani or Castello Svevo the defensive fortress built by the Swabian Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who dotted the Adriatic and Mediterranean coastline with defensive fortresses to protect his Sicilian empire, today it is a small museum and event location as well as the subject of many photo’s.
The castle is a design you would find in the Holy land as a Crusader fortress and itself was based on Roman castrum designs, the courtyard clock tower was added in a 19th century conversion to a prison which remained its function until the 1970’s when it was taken over to be used as a museum.
I took this on Sept 18, 2016 with my D750 and Nikon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 Lens at 52mm 1/25 sec f/9 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Echeveria flowers take different forms, this type would fit in the shepherd's crook style due to the distinctive shape.
I have 2 with yellow flowers,
This one was from 3 years ago taken with my Nikon D80, Nikkor f/1.4 50mm lens.
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I had been driving all day and was tired so drove past the turn off to the Trestle Bridge because I couldn't be bothered. I metaphorically kicked myself up the butt, turned around and got the camera out.
Tulips in my garden still waiting for warmth to open. Not my ideal POV but my better half has been busy digging up our back lawn, putting fresh soil from another part of the garden, rolling it out ready to reseed it so I daren’t even kneel on that.....yet...
So very much worth the effort of the drive - especially as it was chucking it down on the way there!
Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea
- Custom Resolution
- Reshade Framework
- SunBeam CE Table (PlayersOnly, Fly, Ghost, ToggleHUD)
- jim2point0's CE table (FOV)
Blair outfit bought mostly with 400L$ Rewards giveaway at Vision. Picture taken at Angel Manor, The Rose Theater
One from last winter, a rewarding visit to Langley Park.
Processed in Lightroom and NIK Collection Silver EFEX Pro 2.
Image info:- Nikon D750 with Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 @ f/6.3, ISO 400, shutter 1/1250th focal length 24mm. Hoar frost in the trees along with mist made for a chilly December morning.
The rewards that are found with the discovery of a little gem of a waterfall that is Goit Stock. A short walk down a country lane leads to a scene that you would think had come straight from a page of "The secret garden". Every time i go exploring the thought of finding these special places helps drive me on in fulfilling the overwhelming urge to photograph.
"What do we look for as reward?
Some little sounds, and scents, and scenes
A small hand darting strawberry-ward
A woman's aprons full of greens.
The sense that we have brought to birth
Out of the cold and heavy soil,
The blessed fruits and flowers of earth
Is large reward for our toil."
- Ruth Pitter
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At sunset a regal dairy barn sits empty like a king without a kingdom. After retirement, many people look back on years of travel and sacrifice for their career and regard their hard work for a company only as a reminder of family loss.
“Life isn't as magical here, and you're not the only one who feels like you don't belong, or that it's better somewhere else. But there ARE things worth living for. And the best part is you never know what's going to happen next.”
― O.R. Melling
So... if you read what I wrote with my most recent clown photo... I did just that. I put on a long sleeved shirt (in 90 degree heat with 90% humidity... and later (when it was already too late) realized it was one of those COLD Gear shirts.... designed to keep you WARM in cold winter weather... it was thin and lightweight... I didn't know.... can you say "heat stroke"? UGH!!) and went out with a machete and pruning shears to bushwack a trail to the abandoned section of the farm where I took the clown photos... and then proceeded to cut away the weeds and trim a tree that was covering another window there. My reward for my misguided prioritization was uncovering TWO new windows to shoot (and sweating off a few pounds... yey!) I won't bother to list all the things that I SHOULD have been doing, that are ... STILL ... undone. So, I can now cross "yard work" off of my "To Do" list ... afterall, I never did specify that the work had to be done in MY yard.
Works for me!
In addition to a Charcuterie Board, I made this Cream Cheese with Pepper Jelly Topping as an appetizer. Definitely keeping this in my recipe file. It was so delicious!
Inspired by:
Cream Cheese with Pepper Jelly | Kellogg's Family Rewards
www.kelloggsfamilyrewards.com/en_US/recipes/cream-cheese-...
9th Blogiversary for Blog, sometimes SAVORY-belated [Cream Cheese topped with Apricot and Raspberry Pepper Jelly]
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Cream Cheese topped with Apricot and Raspberry Pepper Jelly RECIPE
Servings: 8
INGREDIENTS:
1 package (8oz.) cream cheese [ cut in half]
APRICOT JAM: [pour over ½ of cream cheese]
1/4 cup apricot jam [add more if desired]
1-2 tablespoons Huy Fong chili garlic sauce [add to desired heat level]
1 teaspoon soy sauce [add more if desired] [optional]
½ scallion– cut thinly on the diagonal [add more if desired]
RASPBERRY JAM: [pour over other ½ of cream cheese]
¼ cup raspberry jam [add more if desired]
1-2 tablespoons Huy Fong chili garlic sauce [add to desired heat level]
1 teaspoon soy sauce [add more if desired] [optional]
½ scallion– cut thinly on the diagonal [add more if desired]
TOPPING:
2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, toasted (optional)
½ scallion– cut thinly on the diagonal [add more if desired]
SERVE WITH:
Crackers
DIRECTIONS:
Cut SCALLIONS thinly on a diagonal. Set aside. Use it in the jellies and as a topping.
Heat PECANS in a small skillet for 5-7 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool. Chop finely. [You can do a coarser chop if you prefer.] Set aside.
APRICOT JELLY PREP:
In a small bowl, add the apricot jelly. Stir to smooth out.
Add chili garlic sauce.
Add soy sauce.
Add cut scallions. mix. Set aside.
RASPBERRY JELLY PREP:
In a small bowl, add the raspberry jelly. Stir to smooth out.
Add chili garlic sauce.
Add soy sauce.
Add cut scallions. mix. Set aside.
CREAM CHEESE / JELLY PREP:
Cut cream cheese in half.
Smooth out the edges with a butter knife.
Place the two pieces of cream cheese on a serving plate side by side.
Spoon apricot jelly over top of the first cream cheese block.
Spoon raspberry jelly over top of the second cream cheese block.
Sprinkle pecans over the two jellies.
Add a few scallions over the two jellies.
SERVING:
Spread the Cream Cheese Jelly over crackers.
YIELD: 1 cup spread; 8 servings; (1 serving = 2 tablespoons spread plus 4 crackers)
And this morning… I was rewarded for all of my hard work in getting this wreath up. I woke up to a light coating of snow…. the icing on the cake !!! I stopped on my way to work to snap a quick cell phone shot before the snow melts. I wait every year for this! My heart is happy! ❤️❄️❤️
After 75km of hiking during a 5 days Trek, it could have been easy to miss sunrise. But battling my tiredness was rewarded with this amazing morning glow!
Macro Mondays theme: Ribbon
Still unpacking from our November move and have yet to uncover my ancient store of ribbons. I did come across two: The first is a first place blue ribbon I received for a lovely batch of peanut butter cookies when I was eleven years old (1958) at the Cleveland County Fair in Norman, Oklahoma. The second (shown in first comment) is a reminder to be vigilant with breast cancer health checks.
HMM
" A Break Between Takes...(see the photo' shoot below)..."
" I Found That This Grey Squirrel Would Climb a Tree ? Situated On A Small Island In' Fairy Glen ', Sefton Park and Would Leap Across The Glen Stream ( Spooking All The Faries In The Process) To a Large Conifer Tree On The Main, Park Land...It Would Then Scurry Down The Trunk Of The Conifer To Collect Some Of The ' Monkey Nuts ' (Peanuts) That I Distribute In That Area For The Surrounding Squirrels (About a Dozen) To Eat / Collect..."
" Sciurus carolinensis, Common Name Eastern Gray Squirrel or Grey Squirrel depending on region, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus...It is native to Eastern North America, where it is the most prodigious and ecologically essential natural forest regenerator....The eastern grey squirrel in Europe is regarded as an invasive species..."
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two old Chevy trucks
next to a makeshift living space in a small commercial building
Arcata, California
There is a long story to this photo so I hope you are sitting comfortably with a cup of tea or something a bit stronger :-)
The fields behind our house have been bought by a new farmer who intends to grow just salad stuffs but as he wanted to get them planted quickly he planted wheat in all but a few. The land is transected by a road and the fields on the far side are more picturesque as they are gently undulating. As the wheat ripened this year I hoped to get a good shot of them reaping in these fields with the north downs in the background. I walked Brac over there every day as the time approached but on a day when I walked in the morning, they managed to cut all of that side in the afternoon! They must have had several machines going at once to get it done. Anyway, there were still the fields on my side of the road and as our house backs right onto them I would be sure to hear if any reaping was going on.
The weather turned bad from that point on. Barely a day went by without some amount of rain or if not it was damp. No reaping could take place until the crop dried out or it would rot. As the weeks went by a black mould started to appear on the husks so something had to happen soon. Finally we had a dry day followed by another but it was not until that night that the combines moved in. I laid in bed listening to them working through the night.
The forecast was for more rain in the morning. When I woke up it was raining and had been for some time. I took Brac over the fields and was relieved to see that there were still two fields they had not managed to get done. I was still in with a chance.
Ok, so back to walking Brac over the fields every day with camera in hand only now, as the fields left were the least interesting photographically, I was only taking my little sony P&S camera as I didn't feel it was worth the effort of carrying my very heavy D300. Another week went by and nothing happened. Then, one day I went out with my Sony in my pocket and as I entered the fields I could see the dust rising in the distance. They were reaping. At last I could get some shots. I walked over to the field they were working on and got my camera ready only to discover I had left the memory stick in my PC! AAAAH! That's it, it's just not meant to be. I finished Brac's walk in disgust.
When I got in I thought about it some more. that was likely to be my last best chance of getting such a shot as from now on they will only be growing onions and lettuce over there. I had to go back. I grabbed my D300 and headed out knowing that they were 2/3rds finished when I saw them last.
Brac couldn't believe his luck; two walks straight after each-other!
As I headed out in a hurry now a neighbour who's wife had not been well for some time was in his garden. I knew it would be rude of me to just pass by so I had to stop and ask after her. It was a longer conversation than I really wanted but what could I do?
Finally I head off into the fields. By the time I got to where the combine was there was only a few strips of wheat left to reap. No matter, it would be enough. The tractor was parked at the end of the rows and the combine was going to it to unload the grain into its trailer as the field was quite small so no need for them to work in formation. I positioned myself at the other end of a row and waited for the combine to come towards me. As it approached I started snapping moving around for a different angle. I than saw the combine extend its arm and to my express delight the tractor pulled up along side. They decided to transfer the grain in formation and I'm sure it was for my benefit. To make matters even better the sun decided to poke it face out for those few minutes too. When they got to the end of the row the combine driver gave me a wave as he turned to go back.
If I had remembered to check the memory stick in my Sony I'd never have got these shots. I guess it was meant to be after all.
my bonus for picking up garbage along the highway. it's in french so i'm imagining some canadian exhausted his prayers, then thoughtfully gave us americans the same opportunity by tossing it out the window. must have worked because my kids didn't get hit by an 18 wheeler.
One from a couple of weeks back.
What was supposed to be a 90 minute journey to Spurn ending up taking nearly 3 hours due to 2 crashes on the way. This, followed by hiking with my mountain bike across sand for 20 mins, and finally a 10 mins bike ride to the lighthouse, meant it was a bit of a mission to get there.
At least i was rewarded with some lovely evening light.
With everything completed so I can get a tick under FM6. I am now ready to see what is needed for tier 10.
Having spent a whole afternoon @ the lake, the result was rewarding. No filters, or processing. A photo as served by nature!